Festivals and Films
Nairobi What's on
Painting exhibition at the GoDown.
14 June-7 July 2008. Paintings by Meek Gichugu, Emily Odongo and Willie Wamuti are on display in
Addis Ababa What's on
Nude portraits in Addis Ababa.
27 June-3 July 2008. Fifty nude and fine art portraits by photographer Binyam Mengesha are on show in
Addis Ababa What's on
31 May-15 June 2008. Exhibition of paintings by Pascale Deneu. Tues-Sat 10.00-17.30.
Cairo What's on
Group exhibition at Zamalek art gallery.
15 June-30 Sept 2008. Prominent Egyptian artists including Abdel-Rahman El-Nachar, Hamed Owaiss, Farghali Abdel-Hafez, Farouk Hosni, Gazbia Sirry and Zeinab El-Segeiny feature in this group show at Za...
Cairo What's on
8 June-2 July 2008. Photographs by Adham Bakry explore the differences and similarities between various Arab cities through the use of Arabic lettering in signage, posters and graffiti. Opening 8 June...
Nairobi What's on
13 June-31 July 2008. Work by child members of Wajukuu art centre in the Nairobi slum of Makuru on before and after the disputed December 2007 presidential elections.
Established in 2005 by a group...
Maputo What's on
Exhibition at the French-Mozambican cultural centre.
10 June-7 July 2008. Photographs by French photographer Pierre Mathieu, sculpture by Mozambican artist Gon
Cape Town What's on
1 June-13 July 2008. Images by the late South African photographer Ernest Cole document the conditions of black South Africans under apartheid. Some of the photographs were included in Cole
Nairobi What's on
John Liebenberg photo exhibition.
19 June-18 July 2008. Exhibition by acclaimed South African photojournalist John Liebenberg featuring photographs documenting the horrors of the apartheid regime in South Africa and its wars in neighb...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
17-26 June 2008. Paintings by members of the Zanzibar Young Artists Association (ZAYAA) combining the age-old tradition of henna body painting with a modern sense of colour and creativity. Opening 17...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
27 June-12 July 2008. Exhibition in French and English dedicated to commerce and navigation in the Indian Ocean from ancient Egypt to the 19th century. Opening 27 June at 18.00. 10.00-18.00. Entry fre...
Maputo What's on
20-31 May 2008. Recent portraits by Anne-Laure Roy combining painting and photography in a blend of colours, textures and effects. Roy is a French national who lives and works in Mozambique.
Cape Town What's on
19 April-18 June 2008. Drawings, cartoons, watercolours, prints and other art works as well as letters and personal memorabilia give a private view of one of the icons of South African art. Tues-Sun 1...
Addis Ababa What's on
4-21 June 2008. Paintings by Ethiopian artist Behailu Bezabeh inspired by the scribbles on pupils
Accra What's on
24 May 2008. One-day exhibition organised by the Foundation for Contemporary Art (FCA) in Ghana in a private garden in Accra to promote local art and artists.
Cairo What's on
19 May-31 Dec 2008. Paintings by George Bahgory, Ahmed Askalani, Omar El-Nagdi, Salah Taher, Effat Hosni, Mohsen Shaalan, Farouk Shehata and others.
Cairo What's on
Bassem Hussein at the French Cultural Centre.
13 May-3 June 2008. Engravings by Bassem Hussein. The show is part of a new initiative,
Nairobi What's on
Guillaume Bonn photographs at the Nairobi Museum.
31 March-1 October 2008. Selected photographs from the book
