The Diriyah Biennial Foundation (DBF) announced that the first Islamic Art Biennial will be held at the iconic Hajj terminal in Jeddah from Monday, January 23 to Sunday, April 23, 2023. Islamic Arts Biennale curators architect Sumayya Valley, art historian Julian Raby, archeologist Saad Alrashed and scholar Omniya…
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art fair in Marrakech will return from February 9–12, 2023. It will be an exciting time with the return of 1-54 Marrakech. The leading international art fair devoted to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora. Kicking off from next week, the fourth…
NEW APPLICATION CYCLE FOR BLACK ROCK SENEGAL OPENS TODAY! Mbali Dhlamini, Zohra Opoku, Heather Jones, Kambui Olujimi, Ytasha Womack, and Grace Lynne Haynes at the opening of “Black Rock 40.”Image courtesy of Black Rock DAKAR, Senegal, January 12, 2022— Black Rock Senegal today announces that we arenow accepting…
The founder of the Nike Arts Foundation, Chief Dr. Nike Davies-Okundaye welcomed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band for a collaborative musical experience at the Nike Art Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria during exercise Obangame Expresss 23 (OE23), Jan. 29, 2023. Image courtesy of Daily News…
In collaboration with Art in the City, AMG Projects presents its first exhibition of the year2023 titled ‘Colour Theory’. The group exhibition features work from; Oladotun Abiola, Adeoti Azeez Afeez and Stephanie Weaver. Opening on Sunday the 5th of February 2023 through to Sunday the 5th of March…
Prior to the Harlem Fine Arts Show’s 15th anniversary celebration, which will take place in New York City on February 24-26, 2023, several of the included artists met in Harlem to discuss their work and the value of the HFAS’s platform for “African diasporic artists.” WASHINGTON DC 2022…
As part of the aim to equip the new generation of Africans to be leaders in heritage management, Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) has trained 527 students on careers in arts and heritage. Image courtesy of Adjaye Associates The nonprofit organization EMOWAA is an initiative to create…
Over recent years African artists, curators and galleries have transformed the African art scene in London. With the likes of 1-54 Contemporary art fairs, Tiwani Contemporary and many others, the engagement of African art has proliferated. Integrating art from the continent has significantly changed our perception of its…
The Art Dubai Group (ADG) is a commercial public-private collaboration that has been running the region’s most popular cultural events for 16 years. It also provides its industry knowledge to both private and public institutions. In order to foster a culture of exploration, Art Dubai Contemporary presents solo…
Today marks the end of the SOTO Gallery exhibition featuring exciting works by Nojeem Muse, VictoriaMakinde, Johnson Uwadinma, Imomoh Edgar Asemokha, and Francisco David. Image courtesy of Soto Gallery GALLERY STATEMENT:Responding to a contemporary moment defined simultaneously by increased integration andincreased polarization, the works in this exhibition draw…
At the opening of his exhibition Femicides/Art Report – a mesh of painting, photography and infographic artworks, Colombian artist David Palacios trained eight young Nigerian artists on how to transform data into art. Image courtesy of Leadership This exhibition proposes a critical reflection on Femicides using data and…
Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts & Craft Organisation in partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni’s Sports Recreation Arts and Culture Department are calling emerging visual art practitioners to submission of artworks to be selected for a special curated contemporary exhibition at the Springs Art Gallery. Image courtesy of Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts &…
Mwili, Akili na Roho will run at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, Nairobi, Kenya from until 18th Feb 2023 Mwili, Akili na Roho (Mind, Body, and Spirit in Swahili), an exhibition of more than 40 works produced between 1950 and 2000, offers a starting point for a greater…
Makgati Molebatsi, Violet Nantume and Luvuyo Equiano Nyawose have been announced as mentors for the second edition of Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. RMB Latitudes has invited 10 aspiring curators from different countries in Africa to apply to the 2023 residency…
Founder and director of the International Fair of Contemporary African Art 1-54, Touria El Glaoui and Franco-Moroccan painter and President of the Foundation of Museums of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mehdi Qotbi have been honoured by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in recognition of their…
Latitudes have announced the 12 curators for the 2023 Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. The residency will run for 6 weeks from January to April 2023 and participants will plan and conceptualise their own show to be hosted on Latitudes Online,…
“House of Bondage,” Ernest Cole’s unflinching and comprehensive indictment of apartheid, is now available with a new edition in the market. Ernest Cole – Image courtesy of Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand Ernest Cole was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust,…
Image courtesy of The Art Newspaper Renowned artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah has been selected to represent the UK at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. He is widely known for exploring issues around climate change and post-colonialism in his installations. Akomfrah uses film as a medium to…
This artist has significantly used traditional cultural elements throughout his creative process. In his recent series, “Guardians” and “Of Myth and Legend.” he investigates the iconography of Yoruba deities. In recognition of her power, Metallic Print 53 x 35 cm; 76 x 51 cm; 109 x 71 cm…
Iman Issa and Lina Laraki have been selected to join the Art Explora Residency Programme for 2023. Every year, the Art Explora foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts, welcomes about twenty residents – artists, art collectives and researchers – from all over the world. This…