Lagos What's on
World Festival of Yoruba Arts and Culture.
April 2008. The first edition of the World Festival of Yoruba Arts and Culture (WOFEYAC) in Lagos will promote the artistic and cultural heritage of the Yoruba people of West Africa. Besides local art...
Maputo What's on
Marrabenta festival in Maputo.
1-3 Feb 2008. Marrabenta, one of the best known forms of urban dance music in Mozambique, is celebrated in a three day festival of music and dance in Maputo. The festival opens at the French-Mozambica...
Addis Ababa What's on
Figurative art at Lela gallery.
31 Jan-17 Feb 2008. Lela art gallery hosts a new show entitled
Maputo What's on
African documentaries at French-Mozambican cultural centre.
19-22 Feb 2008. The French-Mozambican cultural centre presents a series of documentaries on Africa. The first,
Nairobi What's on
Photographs of Somalia by Giulio D’Ercole.
1-28 Feb 2008. Photographs of Somalia and its people by Nairobi-based Italian photographer Giulio D
Cape Town What's on
1-29 Feb 2008. Photographs of male and female models whose bodies are disfugured by disability and disease are on display in an exhibition challenging received ideas of beauty. The work on display is...
Nairobi What's on
Foreign Correspondents of East Africa photographic exhibition.
5-29 Feb 2008. The Foreign Correspondents
Nairobi What's on
Miriam Syowia Kyambi exhibition.
14-29 Feb 2008. Recent work by Kenyan artist Miriam Syowia Kyambi goes on display at the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi. The exhibition explores the connection between gender, power and control based on h...
Cape Town What's on
Spier Performing Arts Festival.
26 Feb-2 March 2008. Using Cape Town inner-city venues, this annual performing arts festival emphasises developing original work and re-staging pieces outside the conventional performance spaces: on t...
Lagos What's on
23 Feb-12 March 2008. Work by Nigerian multi-media artist Ayo Aina is on display at the Goethe Institut in Lagos. The exhibition, titled
Lagos What's on
14-15 March 2008. Displaced artisans from the former Maiyegun Art Center at Lekki beach car park present and sell their arts and crafts at a two-day bazar at the Goethe Institut in Lagos. The artisans...
Nairobi What's on
Karen Blixen Coffee Garden events.
From 4 Feb 2008. The Karen Blixen Coffee Garden in the southwestern suburb of Karen has a full programme of regular and one-off events. Weds night is game night starting from 18.00, when guests can pl...
Cairo What's on
Iman Issa videos at the Townhouse.
6-30 Jan 2008. The Townhouse Gallery in Cairo presents three works by young Egyptian artist Iman Issa, all dealing with the notion of place. The exhibition includes
Nairobi What's on
Banana Hill masks and faces exhibition at the Alliance Française.
14-31 Jan 2008. Metal masks and painted faces produced by members of the Banana Hill art studio are on display at the Alliance Fran
