August - 2024

Braunschweig University of Art Seeks Applicants for Its Curatorial scholarship

Braunschweig University of Art (HBK) is now accepting applications for its scholarship programme Braunschweig Projects for curators...

Liu Shiming Artist Foundation Opens Call for $5,000 Grant

Aug 28

Liu Shiming Artist Foundation Opens Call for $5,000 Grant

The Liu Shiming Artist Grants have been established to support the development of promising visual artists in the early stages of their...

Open Call for the Felabration 2024 Art Competition

Aug 28

Open Call for the Felabration 2024 Art Competition

The Felabration 2024 Art Competition invites artists in Nigeria to participate in this year’s competition. Participants in the art...

Episode 7: Art Professionals Africa Unplugged: In Conversation with Wunika Mukan

Aug 25

Episode 7: Art Professionals Africa Unplugged: In Conversation with Wunika Mukan

On this episode we speak to curator and founder of Wunika Mukan Gallery , Wunika Mukan on her journey into the Art Market and navigating...

Africa Art Fund and NESG Opens Call for a National Art Competition

Aug 25

Africa Art Fund and NESG Opens Call for a National Art Competition

The Africa Art Fund has partnered with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to launch an innovative initiative aimed at young...

The Chinwe Russell Art Prize Opens Application to Nigerian Visual Artists

Aug 23

The Chinwe Russell Art Prize Opens Application to Nigerian Visual Artists

The Chinwe Russell Art Prize is an exciting new initiative aimed at showcasing the exceptional talent of Nigerian visual artists on a...

Mmangaliso Nzuza Debuts Solo Exhibition "An Open Letter" at Southern Guild Cape Town

Aug 23

What's On

Mmangaliso Nzuza Debuts Solo Exhibition "An Open Letter" at Southern Guild Cape Town

Emerging South African artist Mmangaliso Nzuza is set to present his first solo exhibition, titled "An Open Letter," at Southern Guild...

Ayodeji Awoyomi Clinches the British Photography Award, Becomes First Nigerian Photographer to win award!

Aug 20

Ayodeji Awoyomi Clinches the British Photography Award, Becomes First Nigerian Photographer to win award!

Nigerian photographer Ayodeji Awoyomi has won the International Prints Photographer of the Year in the student category, organized by the...

Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts Set to Open to the Public in October

Aug 15

Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts Set to Open to the Public in October

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, rebranded as the Wole Soyinka Centre for...

Aug 13

The National Arts Festival Opens Call for the 2025 Curation, Includes Standard Bank Young Artists Nomination

The call for submissions to the 2025 National Arts Festival Curated Programme South Africa is now open, running for seven weeks from...

God's Artist: Dianna Offor is Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Art

Aug 9

God's Artist: Dianna Offor is Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Art

Dianna Offor, nicknamed "God's Artist," is a Nigerian-born visual artist, whose work is dedicated to expressing the essence of God and...

Angels and Muse Foundation Announces 2024/25 Residency Participants

Aug 9

Angels and Muse Foundation Announces 2024/25 Residency Participants

The Angels and Muse (A&M) Foundation for Contemporary Art has revealed the six participants selected for its 2024/25 research-based...

Fresco Gallery Presents "Anchors": A Group Exhibition Exploring Identity

Aug 8

What's On

Fresco Gallery Presents "Anchors": A Group Exhibition Exploring Identity

Fresco Gallery is set to open "Anchors," a group exhibition featuring monoprints and limited edition works by five artists, along with an...

Rencontres de Bamako 2024 selects Artists and theme for its 14th Edition

Aug 7

Rencontres de Bamako 2024 selects Artists and theme for its 14th Edition

The Bamako Encounters, Africa's premier photography biennale has announced 30 artists and a thought-provoking theme: "Kuma," which...

KLA ART: Kampala’s Premier Art Festival Embraces Cultural Heritage

Aug 3

KLA ART: Kampala’s Premier Art Festival Embraces Cultural Heritage

The city's longest-running contemporary art festival, KLA ART, returns for its fifth edition this August, promising a compelling...

The Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology Whirls an African-Diasporic Exhibition at Lisbon

Aug 2

Exhibitions

The Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology Whirls an African-Diasporic Exhibition at Lisbon

Wael Shawky's Epic Reimagining of Egypt's Past at the 60th Venice Biennale

Aug 1

Wael Shawky's Epic Reimagining of Egypt's Past at the 60th Venice Biennale

The Egyptian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale stands as a testament to the power of history, art, and narrative. Spearheaded by the...

Zimbabwean Artist Tawanda Takura awarded the 13th Cassirer Welz Award

Aug 1