Nairobi What's on
4 Dec 2009-4 Jan 2010. This exhibition brings together the work of the self-taught artist from Thika Peter Ngugi. Ngugi likes to portray animals in oils using vivid colours. Following his early emacia...
Cairo What's on
Paintings by Souad Mardam Bey.
1-31 Dec 2009. This exhibition is dedicated to the Cairo-based artist Souad Mardam Bey. Her colourful canvases portray ethereal and ephemeral figures and silhouettes, such as Nubian faces and figures...
Lagos What's on
5 Dec-9 Jan 2010. Professional Nigerian makeup artists will be at the Alliance Fran
Cape Town What's on
Make music at Drum Mania (African Drumming)
The general public is invited to come along and make music with The Drum Mania band. This weekly event starts with a short performance of rhythmic sounds, after which the audience is given a demonstra...
Accra What's on
8 Dec 2009. This concert by Accragio, an international choir of amateur singers and musicians based in Accra, includes a great selection of carols. The money donated will be given to Afrikids, a child...
Cape Town What's on
Resolution: The Power of Innuendo.
30 Nov 2009-7 Jan 2010. This exhibition reflects on the use of photographs to capture, spread, propagandise and sell violent realities. On display are works by Lien Botha, Jean Brundrit, Carol-Anne G...
Nairobi What's on
28 Nov-23 Dec 2009. This exhibition brings together colourful paintings and sculptures by renowned and emerging East African artists.
Lagos What's on
28 Nov 2009. The fourth edition of WordSlam, the renowned annual poetry event at the Goethe-Institut Lagos, sees participation from established and emerging spoken word artists from Nigeria including...
Cape Town What's on
24 Nov 2009-16 Jan 2010. This funny two-hour comedy, directed by Heinrich Reisenhofer and starring Stuart Taylor, returns to Cape Town after several sold-out seasons. It is based on the book Learner H...
Cape Town What's on
22 Nov 2009-30 Apr 2010. On the bicentenary of Charles Darwin
Accra What's on
HIV/AIDS art exhibition and sale.
28 Nov 2009. On the occasion of World Aids Day the Foundation for Contemporary Art - Ghana, in partnership with West Africa Aids Foundation, brings together works by different artists on the theme of...
Lagos What's on
African Artists’ Foundation miniatures exhibition.
11 Dec 2009-11 Jan 2010. This exhibition features a selection of miniature works by contemporary Nigerian artists such as Bob Aiwerioba, Yomi Momoh, Emmanuel Dudu, Aisha Idrisu, George Edozie, Tola We...
Join 100s of international activists for historic nonviolent march to end the Gaza siege. Departures from Italy. Dec 28-Jan 4.
Cairo What's on
15 Nov-7 Dec 2009. This group exhibition entitled Il Corpus Humanus brings together paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs by renowned Egyptian artists including Ibrahim El-Dessouki, Essam Da...
Cairo What's on
Desert Sea Light by Mathias Pfeiffer.
15 Nov-10 Dec 2009. This exhibition displays porcelain artworks by the German ceramicist Mathias Pfeiffer, who gives everyday objects and home accessories a touch of design without making them lose th...
Lagos What's on
Jerry Buhari in Man and Earth.
21 Nov-3 Dec 2009. This exhibition, subtitled Life as an Artist, features the works of Nigerian artist Jerry Buhari. It presents a selection of introspective works including drawings, pastels, water...
Accra What's on
12-15 Nov 2009. This is the first edition of the annual High Vibes Festival, organized by the French embassy in association with the ministry of culture and chieftaincy, the ministry of tourism, UNESC...
Cape Town What's on
New Crayfish festival in Paternoster
28 Nov 2009. This year sees the start of a new annual festival in the Western Cape town of Paternoster, allowing visitors to savour wonderful seafood delicacies.
Amongst the many stalls, you will fin...
Cape Town What's on
26 Nov-6 Dec 2009. Pick juicy apricots at De Krans Winery in Calitzdorp and indulge in a delicious lunch prepared in true South African braai style.
De Krans Wine cellar, which is situated along the...
Cape Town What's on
Morbid Appetites by Frances Goodman.
12 Nov-12 Dec 2009. This exhibition by Frances Goodman features a set of six sculptures reproducing beaded luxury suitcases of famous brands. With irony and criticism she explores the transience of br...
