Cairo What's on
Swiss-Egyptian project examines visual arts
The Swiss arts council Pro Helvetia examines the development of the visual arts in both Switzerland and Egypt at the beginning of the 21st century.
The project starts with a panel discussion led by...
Accra What's on
What effect do imported second-hand clothes from different cultures have on identity? Ghanaian artist Zohra Opoku explores the changes that can take place at the individual, cultural and economic leve...
Cape Town What's on
Maboneng Township Arts Experience
Houses and public spaces in the Gugulethu township are converted into galleries, stages and performance areas in the annual arts project which first started in Johannesburg in 2000.
The home galler...
Cape Town What's on
Open studies, exhibitions and talks. There are over 100 artists participating in 20 Open Studios that are open on 28-29 Nov.
The public can buy directly from the studios. Work by the Standard Bank...
Nairobi What's on
Artists and galleries show their modern and contemporary art works at the Sarit Centre. There are also seminars, performances and installations.
The Wasanii exhibition displays the work of young an...
Cape Town What's on
A new drama by writer/director Lara Foot.
The play is set “somewhere in Africa” and explores aspects of hope in a fishing village, probably on the shores of Lake Victoria.
The play&r...
Maputo What's on
Works by Mozambique artists in the collection of Alda Costa, assembled during her career as art historian, educator and museum expert.
The exhibition coincides with the publication of the book &ldq...
Cape Town What's on
The Cape Town art fair is back after a successful launch in 2013. This year 34 galleries are participating with a range of visual arts from the traditional to the contemporary.
There are also works...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
The East African Art Biennale association was founded in 2003 as a non-profit organisation to promote the arts in East Africa.
It is based in Dar es Salaam but is also active in Burundi, Kenya, Rwa...
Cape Town What's on
Cape Town contemporary art fair
Cape Town's first contemporary art fair, Art for Me, is organised in conjunction with Fiera Milano, which opened a company in South Africa last year.
About 40 galleries will show work by 150 South...
Cape Town What's on
Maboneng Township Arts Experience
Art in private homes and public spaces in Gugulethu township. The two-day cultural event includes films, visual arts, dance, theatre and music. This year it coincides with the first Cape Town Arts Fai...
Maputo What's on
Bon Voyage. Maimuna Adam’s first solo. The artist is inspired by tales of travel and immigration as she explores her own identity and her family’s stories of travel.
Adam has a fine ar...
Nairobi What's on
Life Perceptions. Daily activities in oil and acrylic on canvas. On display are works from three different stages of Tom Mboya’s career. Mboya is a self-taught artist who left the hotel business...
Nairobi What's on
Photographic Competition: Les Metiers du Monde
6 Nov-11 Jan. On occasion of the third edition of this international photographic competition, Alliance Française invites amateur photographers to participate.
This year’s theme is The...
Nairobi What's on
Workshop on Art and Entrepreneurship
11 Dec. Professor Ole Lutzow-Holm of the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg and Lotta Lekvall from Natverkstan in Sweden will hold a workshop with academics engaged in the crea...
