The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) is pleased to invite proposals for their 2026 exhibition programme. What Are They Looking For? The Association for Visual Arts is looking…
After twelve years of pushing boundaries and shaping conversations in the South African art scene, Kalashnikovv Gallery is officially closing its doors. M.J Turpin and Matthew Dean (Image…
Yale University has turned down two federal grants, citing objections to new restrictions targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The grants, from the National Endowment for the…
Exhibition Dates: 3 July – 30 August 2025Location: dot.ateliers | South Labadi, Accra dot.ateliers is pleased to present some things just don’t wash off, a group exhibition featuring…
France’s parliament has passed a new law allowing the permanent return of a sacred Ivorian drum taken by colonial troops in 1916. The Djidji ayôkwé talking drum (Image…
Art Basel has appointed celebrated Egyptian artist and filmmaker Wael Shawky as Artistic Director of its inaugural Qatar edition, set to take place in Doha in 2025. The…
BME CIC is pleased to present For Such a Time Like This, an outdoor exhibition at the Greenwich Food Festival sponsored by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. In…
The Sharjah Art Foundation has named Angolan architect and curator Paula Nascimento as co-curator of Sharjah Biennial 17, set to open in January 2027. She will work alongside…
Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki, known for his sharp political paintings and bold institutional critiques, was blocked from attending his own exhibition at Africa Basel after Swiss authorities denied…
The 1952 Africa Foundation, in partnership with the HOW Foundation, has officially announced the shortlist for the 2025 Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism. This distinguished $15,000 award…
Yinka Shonibare has been announced as one of the key contributors to the Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial in central London. His involvement marks a bold and also…
Sikelela Owen has clinched the 2025 Charles Wollaston Award at the Royal Academy for her oil painting Knitting. The £35,000 prize goes to the most distinguished work in…
Emmanuel Idowu, the 2023 Absa L’Atelier Ambassador, brings his solo exhibition Echoes of Innocence to Alliance Française. The show reflects on how childhood memories shape personal identity. Using…
STEVENSON presents Appellations and Speculations on Drawing by Meleko Mokgosi, taking place across the gallery’s Cape Town and Johannesburg spaces, jointly marking the artist’s third exhibition with the…
Wangechi Mutu is now the first living female artist to exhibit at The Galleria Borghese, Rome with her new show Black Soil Poems. The Galleria Borghese is a sumptuous…
Lagos, Nigeria – Absa Group, in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), proudly presents “Echoes of Innocence”, a solo exhibition by Nigerian…
What if Africans stopped waiting for Western museums to return their stolen artifacts, and took them back instead? That’s the premise behind Relooted, a bold new video game…
Standard Bank has opened a new space for contemporary visual arts in the heart of Sandton. Called The Standard Bank Art Lab, the space sits at Nelson Mandela…
Akademie Schloss Solitude, in partnership with the National Art Gallery of Namibia and the Goethe‑Institut Namibia, has opened applications for its 2025 residency program. The initiative seeks to…
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with the Art in Black Foundation to present The South African Collective — a debut curatorial…