Ghana Mon 21-11-2011

Glimpses: Ghana Artists Exhibition Heralds Conference on Culture and Development
John Owoo | AfricanColours.com

Curated by the acclaimed Ghanaian sculptor Kofi Setordji, the exhibition, which formed part of artistic events that marked a conference dubbed “City Forum on Culture and Development”.

Nigeria Thu 10-11-2011

The Africa Movie Academy Awards Call for Entries
News release

The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is calling for feature, short and documentary entries for its 2012 edition, to be held in April in Nigeria, home to the world’s third largest film industry. The deadline for submissions is 30 December 2011.


Mali Fri 07-10-2011

9th Edition of Bamako Encounters: An African Photography Biennial
News

Under the theme "For A Sustainable World", Bamako Encounters offers artists exceptional opportunities to meet not just one another but also professionals from around the world.


Nigeria Tue 06-09-2011

Alter Gogo by Andrew Esiebo Features at the Photoquai in Paris 2011
By a Correspondent

Alter Gogo is a diptych portrait series offering an alternative image of African women, featuring grandmothers who play football as a solution to many of their social and physiological problems.


Nigeria Wed 06-07-2011

Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank Deepens its Support for African Art
By Richard Coleman | Press Release

One of Africa's leading financial institutions, has announced another monumental arts partnership with Tate that will project the importance of Arts of African origin to global artistic developments.


Nigeria Tue 28-06-2011

Indigo Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, Remembers Prince Twins Seven-Seven : 1944 - 2011
By Tony Fisher | Indigo Arts

One of the leading African artists of his generation, and certainly the most celebrated, Prince Twins Seven-Seven, passed away on June 16th, 2011 at the age of 67.


Nigeria Tue 28-06-2011

Goethe-Institut Nigeria Presents 'Beyond Football - Shifting Interests and Identity'
Press Release | SAVVY Contemporary/Goethe-Institut Nigeria

As part of the events commemorating the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, this exhibition interrogates through football issues of gender, sexuality, discrimination, and lifestyle in contemporary societies.


Nigeria Fri 20-05-2011

Bonding Strings: New work by Uchay Joel Chima
By a Correspondent

Multi media Nigerian artist Uchay Joel Chima unveils his most recent works of paintings, videos and Installations in an aesthetical creation of exceptional creativity at Pan-African University, Lagos, Nigeria.


Ghana Fri 25-03-2011

Call for Participation: Kumasi Curio Kiosks II
By a Correspondent

Kumasi Curio Kiosks II, a part of the 2nd Kumasi Biennial Symposium is a response to the growing problem of the widening gap between contemporary arts practitioners & the broader public across the sub-Sahara.


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