Festivals and Films
Cape Town What's on
Mandela. Leader comrade negotiator prisoner statesman.
10 Feb-30 April. Exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) and other liberation movements by the whi...
Cairo What's on
Paintings by Hala El-Sharouny.
7-19 Feb 2010. For the first time a solo exhibition is entirely dedicated to the Egyptian artist Hala El-Sharouny. This series entitled In Absentia features the artist
Cairo What's on
7 Feb-4 March 2010. This exhibition features a series of 30 oil paintings recently created by the modern Egyptian painter Gazbia Sirry. Sirry
Cairo What's on
7 Feb-7 March 2010. This group exhibition dedicated to the human tongue features work by 44 emerging and established Egyptian artists. Participants include Enas El-Sediek, Adel El-Siwi, Ayman El-Semar...
Arusha What's on
2011. The minerals and energy ministry has announced plans to revive the annual gemstone exhibition in Arusha as of 2011 as a means of promoting Tanzania
Addis Ababa What's on
15 Feb-1 March 2010. Paintings by Berlin-based Ethiopian artist Engedaget Legesse explore the theme of empty rooms.
Legesse studied at the school of fine art in Addis Ababa before moving to Berlin i...
Cairo What's on
2-25 Feb 2010. This exhibition presents a large selection of oils on canvas by the Egyptian artist Kamal El Sarrag.
El Sarrag studied fine arts in Cairo, where he graduated in 1960, and at the Acade...
Accra What's on
Exhibition by Samuel Tetteh Katchan.
17-27 Feb 2010. This exhibition features the paintings of the Accra-based Togan artist Samuel Tetteh Katchan, who sees the world as a stained-glass window in which colours assume the same meaning as f...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Art camp at the Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski
31 Jan-5 Feb 2010. The renowned Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski in Dar es Salaam is playing host to a week-long art camp to promote the work of promising young Tanzanian artists and raise money for charit...
Cairo What's on
30 Jan-28 Feb 2010. This exhibition, entitled Girls and Vases, displays paintings by the Egyptian artist Farouk Wagdy, who graduated in applied arts, ornament and glass in 1960. He has taken part in...
Maputo What's on
Women and Borders photographic exhibition
8-17 March 2010. To coincide with international women
Addis Ababa What's on
Tulu Guya and Bisrat Tulu in Addis Ababa.
2-11 Feb 2010. Ethiopian artist Tulu Guya returns to the Alliance Ethio-Fran
Cairo What's on
24 Jan-31 March 2010. This exhibition features a large selection of paintings by the Egyptian artist Galila Nawar, who uses pastel colours to portray children and women in joyful situations.
Accra What's on
Multi Media by Charway Mawunya David.
20-30 Jan 2010. This exhibition brings together the paintings and sculptures of Charway Mawunya David, who experiments with different materials and media. Besides working on canvas, he likes to explor...
Cairo What's on
20 Jan-20 Feb 2010. This exhibition presents recent pottery and paintings by the Egyptian ceramic artist Nabil Darwish. Darwish uses vivid, metallic colours over a dark matte background to create a un...
Cairo What's on
Exhibition by Alexandrian Artists.
20 Jan-3 Feb 2010. This group exhibition brings together 35 oil paintings by Alexandrian artists including Mohamed Naguie, the late Mahmoud Said, Effat Naguie, Seif and Adham Wanli, Ezzat Ibrahim, Sam...
Nairobi What's on
13 Jan-4 March 2010. Rahimtullah Museum of Modern Art hosts three parallel exhibitions covering a range of disciplines and styles.
The first is an exhibition of work by Kuona Trust artist Michael So...
Lagos What's on
19 Jan-7 Feb 2010. This contemporary art exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Kano Heritage Society, pays tribute to fine arts. It presents work by Kaltume Gana, Sani Zango, Aminu Adamu, Sa...
