If you’re an avid follower of the South African creative industries, you’ve likely come across the striking works of Baba Tjeko. The Free State-born multidisciplinary artist works with painting, drawing,
In recognition of their achievements, for the impact they have had internationally on the arts, and for their role in enriching the global community, the Japan Art Association has announced
Intimations and Arrangements is a fresh, furious, innovative, pulsating and thought-provoking new body of work that Thomarts Gallery, an artist-owned studio-cum-art gallery, will be exhibiting at RMB Turbine Art Fair
Juan Stockenstroom’s intuitive, streetwise, mixed-media paintings are a far cry from the process-driven lino cuts of his Model C high school art classes. Fed the inexpensive medium as a mono
Creativity @ Work is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. ‘Arriving in the Netherlands was shocking. Because I realised immediately, something I oddly enough
The upcoming Wits Art Museum (WAM) exhibition Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective surveys the print work of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa from 1978 to 2018. Leeto is a seTswana/seSotho
World record for Anton van Wouw World record for a still life by Irma Stern World record for a tapestry by Athi-Patra Ruga Two pioneering artists, Irma Stern and Anton
The development of South African art and its artists owes a great deal to the longstanding presence of its nationwide art competitions. Competitions for emerging and established artists help the
The Goliath Protocol, opening at Circa Gallery in Johannesburg, will be Conrad Botes’ first major solo exhibition in five years. The work will include four large-scale canvasses, including a 2
Artist Karen Stewart has come full circle on her creative journey. She began her professional life as a graphic designer in the late 1980s when the scalpel, Rotring pens, steel rulers,
Everard Read’s CIRCA Gallery Johannesburg presents Olivié Keck’s exhibition Drop Dead Gorgeous from 11 April – 18 May 2019. Society’s love affair with ‘crimes of passion’ as entertainment is at
Bombay Sapphire believes that everyone has the ability to unlock their full creative potential. The premium gin brand is set to stir up our expectations of where creativity begins and
The Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg presents A Black Aesthetic: A View of South African Artists (1970 – 1990), an exhibition that draws from the University of Fort Hare Art
A world-first solo stand-up paddle (SUP) crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by South African big wave surfing champion Chris Bertish has been commemorated in a trilogy of oil paintings by
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. Earlier this year, I enjoyed the strange experience of watching a live theatrical
The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) offers Fine Art courses at different levels that emphasise the mission of the university by ensuring that graduates have the academic and technical skills
Everard Read/Circa is pleased to present A03 2034/538/18, Andrzej Urbanski’s debut solo exhibition at Circa JHB, which opened on 15 November 2018. Andrzej Urbanski is a contemporary painter who functions
Nicholas Hlobo’s latest solo show, Isango, is an exhibition of sculpture, painting and installation. Currently showing until 26 January 2019 at STEVENSON in Johannesburg, this is his seventh exhibition with
Graffiti South Africa in association with The Bioscope Independent Cinema presents Street Art Cinemart. This multi-dimensional event will take place at The Bioscope in Maboneng, Johannesburg, on Saturday, 17 November 2018,
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. When it comes to pieces of performance or visual art such as dance
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. ‘There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way, and the
British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare, MBE, will return to the African continent for his first solo exhibition in 15 years. Ruins Decorated, a new body of work that sparks a state
StateoftheART Gallery Award 2018 finalists announced and shortlisted artists are in the frame for a R10 000 prize and solo exhibition. Cape Town based gallery StateoftheART is pleased to announce
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. ‘The longing had always been a place to call my own. Now my
With submissions closing on 3 July, now is the time to get your entry ready to submit! Held annually, in proud partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria,