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What It’s Like To…Run an Art Gallery in Harare
In a country where art doesn’t get enough recognition as an economic driver, gallery owners like Marcus Gora cultivate creative spaces...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


What It’s Like To…Be an Art Therapist in Egypt
Amany Shenouda combines her love for art and her desire to help people in her trauma-sensitive group workshops, bringing together...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


In “Strands & Structures,” Asia Clarke and Christian Saint Spotlight Social and Environmental Issues in Ghana
The "Strands & Structures" exhibition, featuring hair sculpture and documentary photography, addresses pressing social and environmental...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


MAPPING THE CURRENTLANDSCAPE OF THECULTURE AND CREATIVEINDUSTRIES IN UGANDA
This report, commissioned by multiple stakeholders including the British Council and the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social...
Apr 30, 20241 min read


KUONYESHA ART FUND2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ARTISTS or CREATIVES
Are you an Artist or Creative living and working in Africa? Kuonyesha art Fund is here to support You. Apply between 3rd April  2024 to...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Bringing Their Personal Art Collection to the Brooklyn Museum
Hot off of staging its successful Africa Fashion exhibition, New York City’s Brooklyn Museum is still on a mission to expand its body of...
Dec 8, 20231 min read


Ethiopia’s Skateboarding Community Sends a Love Letter to “The Streets, Our Playground”
Self-taught skateboarders turned self-taught photographers Yared Gobezie, Ruel Desta, and Bamlak Tesfa are gearing up for the debut of...
Nov 29, 20231 min read


AfroCuration is Bringing Untold Ghanaian Stories to Light
The drive to share and document knowledge in the vernacular across the African continent has gathered momentum over the past couple of...
Nov 10, 20231 min read


ART X Lagos Celebrates its Eighth Edition By Adding Film to the Mix
With Lagos Fashion Week wrapped up, it’s the art world’s turn to strut its stuff. ART X Lagos begins today and takes over the Federal...
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Ghanaian Photographer Prince Gyasi Chosen to Capture the 2024 Pirelli Calendar
The Pirelli Calendar, an eagerly anticipated annual publication known as "The Cal," is renowned for showcasing both the featured talent...
Oct 27, 20231 min read


In ‘Long Distance,’ Etan Comics Brings Ten New Stories to Life
Beserat Debebe is no stranger to taking his biggest dreams and making them come true. He founded Etan Comics in 2018, and in January next...
Oct 14, 20231 min read


How Jocelyn Bioh Brought ‘Jaja's African Hair Braiding’ to Broadway
The Ghanaian American playwright, who turned from acting to writing, in the hopes of bringing more stories that center Black women to the...
Oct 6, 20231 min read


Walking the talk: A new resource for more transparent and accountable philanthropy
This blog was originally published by Wings! In the eight years since the first edition of the WINGS Transparency and Accountability in...
Oct 6, 20231 min read


The 10 Best African Poems of All Time
These are the lines that have woken imaginations and stirred souls across the continent and beyond. Poetry has long held a special place...
Sep 8, 20231 min read


Helen Epega’s Pidgin Opera 'Song Queen' is Connecting Audiences to Africa
Once seen as an outsider, the Nigerian-British opera performer has broken the medium’s echo chamber, infusing Nigerian pidgin and other...
Sep 1, 20231 min read


Inaugural meeting of Kuonyesha Art Fund Advisory Committee
On August 11th, 2023, the Kuonyesha Art Fund (KAF), known for its dedication to support, promote, celebrate Art and artists in all their...
Aug 25, 20231 min read


African art needs more investment
In Europe, the Renaissance in the 15th to 16th centuries witnessed an extraordinary revival of ideas and achievements, particularly...
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Ugandan Artist Examines the Essence of South Sudan in his Exhibition
The exhibition is a testament to the strength of human diversity and the enduring beauty of cultural traditions. Despite facing years of...
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Photo Series: Emomé Art Festival, Togo’s Art Festival Lives On for a 5th Edition
Run by artist Ras Sankara, Togo’s self-supported performance art festival has become a vital space for artists to showcase their...
Aug 5, 20231 min read


Afrobeats star Mr Eazi launches international exhibition of African art alongside new album
Thirteen artists have been commissioned by the musician to make works corresponding to singles on his new record The Afropop star...
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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