Latest Dr. Rashid Diab Paintings Available to Collectors Now!

Sudanese artist Dr. Rashid Diab considers art to be the connection between mankind. His work is strongly themed around the Nile, the desert and women.

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Koroga Enchants!

Koroga is an experiment where poets would respond to photographs and photographers would respond to poetry. At the heart of Koroga is a deep desire to understand how art shapes our social imaginations.

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Call for African Speakers: 5th World Summit on Arts & Culture

The Australia Council for the Arts and IFACCA is calling for proposals from African keynote speakers for the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture to be held in Melbourne, Australia in 2011. 

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"L'Ascenseur Présidentiel" D'Ousmane Dia Au Coeur du Jura Suisse

Exposition artiste sénégalais Ousmane Dia à la galerie Emibios en Suisse représente l'art de l'hospitalité.

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Introducing The Artist Mary Collis

Kenyan artist Mary Collis is well known for her colourful, cheerful and strong abstract paintings. Her art work is a reflection of her keen observation and experience.

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Spectre Of Memory In Contemporary African Art

Author Aminatta Forna admires a painting by Zimbabwe’s Lovemore Kambudzi at the Edinburgh Art Festival. “If you are in Edinburgh go to this show, it's brilliant.”

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'Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions'

'Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions' is an artists’ resource centre in Harare offering contemporary artists a much needed platform to showcase their abilities through workshops and residencies.

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The Trienal de Luanda: Seven Artists from Seven Cities

This is a call out for artists to submit their work for consideration for the 7 artists in 7 cities show in Luanda, Angola, curated by Simon Njami. It is aimed at assembling 7 artworks from 7 young emerging artists.


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Kind of Blue by Sam Nhlengethwa @ the Goodman Gallery

The solo exhibition of new drawings, prints and paintings pays homage to trumpeter and composer Miles Davis and celebrates the recent 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking album Kind of Blue.

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World Cup Art: The Day before Yesterday & the Day After Tomorrow

Herve Momo's exhibition 'Brushes From The Den' is a combination of individual art and collective prowess as well as Cameroon’s celebration of football excellence.

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Contemporary African Art Comes To Life In Diani Beach, Kenya

The Gallery’s triple unit of airy and lofty space lends itself to the exhibition and support of painted art, sculptures and creative objects. The vision is to create a space for artists, art lovers and patrons alike.

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OneOff Gallery August Selection

August 2010 selection art works by renowned Kenyan artists, Peterson Kamwathi, Peter Ngugi, Simon Muriithi and Rwandan artist Collin Sekajugo are being showcased at the Loft.

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Cape Craft & Design Institute Invitation

Cape Craft & Design Institute is inviting all interested participants to apply for 2 exciting opportunities, a residency and internship as well as 3 workshops that are taking place as part of its programme.

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One Day On Earth

Through the eyes of citizen filmmakers, 'One Day on Earth', an online community video time capsule and film, explores our planet's identity in the attempt to answer the question: Who are we?

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The Great 2010 African Art Banner

The Great 2010 African Art Banner team is inviting 10 talented and gifted emerging artists from each African country to participate in the construction of the Great African Art Banner project.

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2010 Freedom To Create Price

With only a few days remaining, this US$ 125,000 Prize celebrates the power of art to promote social justice, build the foundations for an open society and inspire the human spirit. Apply Now!

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Diesel And Dust Photography Exhibition

South African photographer Obie Oberholzer, known as the father of colour photography, presents his exhibition 'Diesel & Dust', at the Ann Bryant Gallery in Cape Town from 5th August to 12th Sep 2010.

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Between Art And Anthropology

'Between Art and Anthropology' provides new and challenging arguments for considering contemporary art and anthropology in terms of fieldwork practice.

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Zimbabwean Art Legacy Firmly Secure

Contemporary Zimbabwean art legacy is secure in the custody of its young artists who offer a gritty face to issues that are bursting out to be heard, be they social, political, aesthetic or economic.

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‘The Big Hole’ At The Kimberley Hotel

'The Big Hole' exhibition provides an opportunity for artists to investigate the sometimes murky legends circulating around the Kimberley, as well as some of the various South African histories ingrained in the site.

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Namibian Art “Made In China”

Titled 'Made in China' Contemporary Namibian artist Imke Rust hits the mark with her solo exhibition from 27th of July to the 16th of August 2010 at the Bank Windhoek Omba Gallery.

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Contemporary Rwandan Art @ The Pan African Dance Festival (FESPAD) 2010

The annual Pan African Dance Festival (FESPAD) took place in Kigali, Rwanda last week bringing together a rich and diverse showcase of both performing and contemporary African art.

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10th Tabriz International Cartoon Contest - 'Work'

International artists specialising in cartoons are invited to submit their works for the 10th Tabriz cartoon contest to be held in Iran on september 15, 2010.

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Spectre Of Memory In Contemporary African Art: Edinburgh Art Fesival

Ed Cross fine art showcases work by Richard Onyango, Soly Cisse, Lovemore Kambudzi and Peterson Kamwathi at the Edinburgh art Festival from August 5 at 6-9pm. 

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Gallery MoMo Presents David Adjaye's Urban Africa

One of the leading architects of his generation, David Adjaye has stepped out of his regular line of work to photograph and document key cities in Africa as part of an ongoing project to study new patterns of urbanism.

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Campus Artistique A Maputo

Le peintre mozambicain artiste vétéran Malangatana Valente Ngwenya la garantie d'un large public international, d'influencer de nombreux jeunes artistes sur le continent aujourd'hui.


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For The Sake Of Colour By Mohamed El Masry

Using colour as a means of expression rather than description, Egyptian artist Mohamed El Masry presents his works 'For The Sake of Colour' at the Maria Pestana online art gallery.

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Samuel Githui: Visual Story Teller

Kenyan artist Samuel Githui's work has a charm that ‘knocks your socks off’ with his genius painting. His brand of social realism is infused with a deep appreciation of ordinary Kenyan scenes.

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'Aint I A Woman'

Opening 15th July 2010, contemporary art exhibition 'Aint I a Woman' offers artistic depictions of women of African descent, focusing specifically on their interiority.

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Probing Nelson Mandela

Courting controversy, South African artist Yiull Damaso's painting 'An anatomy lesson', showing a dead Nelson Mandela, has drawn criticism with many terming it as disrespectful and in bad taste.

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Born In Zimbabwe

5 contemporary Zimbabwean artists Dominic Benhura, Lovemore Kambudzi, David Chinyama, Voti Thebe and Batsirai Muskwe, exhibit at the Cerncice Gallery, Czech Republic until Sep 2010.

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Getahun Assefa Balcha's "Azmari Of Arada"

Collectors now have the opportunity to experience & appreciate contemporary Ethiopian artist Getahun Assefa Balcha's art in a series of paintings he calls “Azmari of Arada."

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Ugandan Artist Going Back To Basics

Other than delving into an all out white wash of the usual expectations, contemporary Uganda artist Opio Michael is finding new styles using dots, lines and finally stick figures.

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Football For Hope

Football for Hope Festival in Johannesburg hosted a 2 week workshop which saw many young artists expressing contemporary issues close to their hearts namely, football and identity.

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La Dynamique De Creativite Plastique Dans Le Pays Est Essentiellement Endogene

Cette compilation qui réunit la dizaine d’exposes faits sous un design avant-gardiste, une impression en quadrichromie et un solide façonnage.

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The Curator As Culture Broker: A Critique Of The Curatorial Regime Of Okwui Enwezor In The Discourse Of Contemporary African Art

Dr. Sylvester Ogbechie calls for a critical examination of Okwui Enwezor's curatorial practice and its promotion of an ahistorical interpretation of contemporary African art.

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The Essence Behind The Pricing Of Artworks

Pricing artworks is one of the most difficult aspects of being an artist. An artist must somehow divorce himself from what his creations mean to him personally and view his art in a cold commercial light.


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National Gallery Of Zimbabwe Appoints New Curator

Raphael Chikukwa is the new curator of the National Gallery of Zimbawe. In this interview he talks candidly about his new role and plans for art in Zimbabwe.

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The Love Of His African Art

This book, Contemporary Art in Nigeria & Ghana, presents the works of some 40 artists, an extensive range that gives a fairly good introduction to the contemporary art produced in that part of the continent.
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'Transitions' @ Smithsonian National Museum Of African Art

This exhibition comprises a series of 5 ostensibly ‘photographic’ works by Paul Emmanuel revealing a sensitively hand-drawn, photo-realist sequences of images.

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The Courier Photo Award Competition

The Courier’s photo competition is open to young photographers (amateur and professional) under the age of 25 from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the European Union.

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Pan African Craft Exhibition

The Pan African Craft Exhibition 2010, which opens in Johannesburg in June 2010, aims to showcase bold new directions in hand-made African design.

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Rhode Makoumbou En H.K.H. Prinses Mathilde Van België.

De Congolese kunstenares (Congo Brazzaville) Rhode Makoumbou heeft op 5 juni 2010 haar werken tentoongesteld in de KBC bank te Leuven

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“Who Knows Tomorrow” In Berlin

During summer, five internationally renowned artists of African descent will show their art on the grounds of the Nationalgalerie Berlin. El Anatsui, Zarina Bhimji, António Ole, Yinka Shonibare.

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The State Of L3: Mémoires De La Négritude

Mémoires de la Négritude: installatie (objecten, foto, video) van het Pan African Contemporary Arts & Film Collective (Brazilië, Nederland, Senegal).

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Cyrus Kabiru Presents:The C-STUNNERS

Cyrus has created his limited edition C-STUNNERS using old and broken pieces of sunglasses fused with other found objects giving them a unique and 'arty' feel as no two look alike.

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African Art: Does It Exist?

For me, discovering and acquiring art is part of travelling, like tasting a local dish or visiting a monument, except that you get to take it home with you

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Nii Hylton: Trading Conflict For Success

Anyone who has any critique of African art has heard the story of a struggling African artist. But there is one artist we know of, who is sharing his dream, that artist is Ghanaian Nii Hylton.

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Art On Paper

Saidou Dicko, Dumil Feni, Dumisane Mabaso, Aida Muluneh, Lyndi Sales, Sergio Santimano, Ransome Stanley, Manfred Zylla - 10 to 29 June 2010

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The Heron And The Snake In A Tale Of Two Cities

There is a magic and charm inside the Nairobi Serena Hotel that its grotto-like exterior belies. Expedito Mwebe’s panels make this lounge priceless with his sense of realism in story telling.

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'What I Have Always Wanted To Tell The World'

Arguably the highest achieving of Ugandan artists', Odoch Ameny isbetter known for his sculptural pieces out of pistons, bicycle chains, typewriters, and myriad other former machines welded onto them.

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