International Wed 01-02-2012

MORTUARY ARTS in Africa & African Diaspora. A Call for Papers
Krydz Ikwuemesi

Funerals in Africa have never been a mere act of interment marked by rites of passage, but an important performance on the social stage conditioned by the incident  and social perception of  death. 

South Africa Mon 30-01-2012

The New Colonials, Lithographs
The Artist Press

In these lithographs Diane Victor takes on the issue of China’s relationship to Africa. in the making of the prints a meeting of two perfectionists in the studio, Mark Attwood the master printer and Diane Victor the maestro is made.


International Wed 25-01-2012

The Politics of Exclusion: The Undue Fixation of Western-Based African Curators on Contemporary Africa Diaspora Artists-A Critique
Rikki Wemega-Kwawu

There is a phenomenon emerging in Europe and America as regards the curating of contemporary African art shows and the publication of surveys on the subject. It is without doubt that African artists living in the West are preferred and circulated well above...


International Mon 23-01-2012

Skoto Gallery at 20
by Geoffrey Jacques

To say the quality of the work shown at Skoto Gallery during these last twenty years is responsible for its success would be one obvious truth. There is, however, more to it than that.


South Africa Thu 19-01-2012

An Arts Renaissance in Johannesburg
Donna Bryson | Associated Press

Since apartheid ended in 1994, downtown Johannesburg has become a place for the arts, where business, residential and entertainment mix along with the races.


International Tue 17-01-2012

The Market Photo Workshop Briefing Sessions
Press Release

The Market Photo Workshop will hold briefing sessions on Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 1pm for applicants wishing to enter either for the 2012 Women's Photography Mentorship or for the 2012 Media and Advocacy Photography Mentorship.


Kenya Tue 17-01-2012

The Matatu Project: A Collection of Woodcuts
Press Release

Dennis Muraguri's first solo show in Kenya is on at Le Rustique Restarurant Gallery. It features his unique interpretation of the popular kenyan mode of transport 'The Matatu'.


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