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Testimony & activism: ‘When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists 1940 – 2000’ at Norval Foundation - ArtThrob We thought a lot about the politics of knowledge production after visiting When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists 1940 – 2000, curated by Dr. Portia Malatjie and Nontobeko Ntombela at Norval Foundation in Cape Town. The exhibition was important for putting us on to over 120 wor...

We are delighted to announce that we have now bought the building located at 9 McEwen Street, Yaba, Lagos where CCA Lagos was founded and has been running for the past 14 years. The building holds a lot of memories and now stands as a monument not only to the efforts of our founder Olabisi Silva, but to those who have supported CCA Lagos over the years.

From the Board, Director and Team at CCA Lagos we say a huge Thank You

Muchemwa girls conquer arts scene – DailyNews THE Muchemwa girls — Fadzai, Theresa and Elizabeth — are the perfect affirmation of the proverbial saying ‘the apple never falls far from the tree.’ Just like their father Professor Kizito Zhiradzago Muchemwa, the award-winning poet who edited the anthology: Zimbabwean Poetry in English (197...

Gladys Kalichini Wins Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022 Gladys Kalichini (Zambia) is the third recipient of the Henrike Grohs Art Award, conceived by the Goethe-Institut and Grohs family. She will be awarded with a 20 000€ cash prize and 10 000€ towards a publication of her work. The jury, made up of Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Serubiri Moses and Prin...

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2022 David Koloane Award.

The award is open to emerging contemporary visual South African-based artists, aged 21-35 and not represented by a commercial gallery working in the fields of painting; drawing, print, sculpture, digital, video, and performance-based art are invited to apply by Sunday 8 May 2022, 11:00 SAST.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be between 21 and 35 years of age at the time of application
• Applicants must not be represented by a commercial gallery.
• Applicants must currently be based in South Africa with the right to live and work in South Africa.
• Applicants should be professional practicing visual artists - not currently studying or employed full time.

Artist Portfolio Workshops

During the application period we will have two artist portfolio workshops covering the essential components of creating an effective artist portfolio.

Topics covered include:

• Digital formats to build your portfolio in
• What a basic portfolio contains
• Presentation and organization of artwork for various bodies of work or styles
• Basics of documenting artwork for various portfolio formats
• Image lists and organization
• What to include or exclude depending on your target audience
• Basic writing guidelines for an artist statement
• Basic writing guidelines for an artist bio
• Artist resumes/CVs

Artist Portfolio Workshop 1:
*Will take place in person at Bag Factory Artists’ Studios,
Date: Tuesday 5 April 2022
Time: 11am
Venue: 10 Mahlathini Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

Artist Portfolio Workshop 2:
*Will take place online
Date: Tuesday 12 April 2022
Time: 11am
Venue: Zoom

RSVP to [email protected] by 16:00 on Thursday 31 March confirming which workshop you would like to attend.

Click on link for more details http://www.bagfactoryart.org.za/david-koloane-award-2022/

Open Letter: "Not Our Namibian Pavilion" To Whom It May Concern, This letter serves to explain our concerns regarding the representation of contemporary Namibian visual art at the upcoming 59th Venice Biennale 2022. The 59th Venice Biennale opens on 23 April and runs until 27 November 2022. This is one of the largest events on the in