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The city of Wa in the Upper West region of Ghana is set to host the Woori 2024 Festival, an annual event that celebrates the rich heritage of Ghanaian weaving and textiles. Courtesy of Woori Festival …
The Absa L’Atelier art competition is a leading Pan-African art competition. The competition, which has been running for 37 years this year, is hosted annually by Absa in partnership with the South African National Association …
Kunsthal KAdE will exhibits Carla and Pieter Schulting’s collection of African art. Esiri Erheriene-Essi, Luster’s Pink Original, 2019. Oil, ink and xerox transfer on linen, 135 x 175 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Kunsthal …
Gallery 1957, Ghana is proud to announce its group exhibition ‘In and Out of Time’, curated by British writer and curator Ekow Eshun, opening on 16 September 2023 in Accra. Julian Knoxx, …_inawhirlwindofencounters, 2023. 4k …
In and Out of Time: Ekow Eshun curates a new exhibition at Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana Read Article
CAP Prize 2023 announces the five winners of the 12th International Prize for Contemporary African Photography – in partnership with the Eiger Foundation. The winners are: Nadia Ettwein, South AfricaYassmin Forte, MozambiqueMaheder Haileselassie, EthiopiaCarlos Idun-Tawiah, GhanaLéonard Pongo, Congo DR Over the …
The Contemporary African Art Prize announces 2023 winners Read Article
First U.S. retrospective – and major survey – of works by the pioneering Ghanaian photographer who photographed African and Afro-Diasporic lives through social and cultural changes in the 20th Century James Barnor (Ghana, b. 1929). A …
The Detroit Institute of Arts presents ‘James Barnor: Accra/London—A Retrospective’ Read Article
Nubuke Foundation presents Simon Bowman ‘Jnr’ as this year’s Young Ghanaian Artist. Get ready to be immersed in a symphony of visual delights at ‘Music to My Eyes’. Join to explore Simon’s harmonisation of the worlds of …
Music to My Eyes: Simon Bowman Jnr at Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana Read Article
The Absa L’Atelier is one of the most prestigious art competitions in Africa, which aims to recognise and nurture young artistic talent across the continent. Since its inception in 1986, the competition has been a …
Heller Gallery presents ‘What Do You See’, the gallery’s first exhibition of new work by Ghanaian artist Anthony Amoako-Attah. This is also Attah’s first exhibition in the United States. Anthony Amoako-Attah, OLD AGE, 2022. Screen …
Anthony Amoako-Attah: What Do You See at Heller Gallery, New York, United States Read Article
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board has been announced as a recipient of the 2022 Bank of America Art Conservation Project, along with 19 other significant global art restoration projects. The National Museum of Ghana will be using the grant for the …
