The history of Africa Day is deeply rooted in the liberation movements that marked the 20th century. The starting point was in 1958, when the Congress of African States was held for the first time, a ...

African Textiles in Iowa," a current exhibit at the Stanley Museum of Art, highlights a selection of textiles from a ...

Portraiture and Political Imagination' at MoMA, New York, studies African creativity in photography in front of and behind ...

Inside the vibrant corridors of Victoria Yards in Johannesburg stands a studio filled with colour, texture and the heartbeat ...

On a recent weekday morning, some two dozen smartly dressed art enthusiasts gathered at Tate Modern before its doors opened for a private tour of the expansive solo exhibition of South African visual ...

The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, designed to elevate the work of contemporary African artists, has found its latest artist to thrust into the spotlight. Inspired by Moroccan architecture and ...

African artists are making waves in the world of botanical art, adding their own unique touch to the centuries-old tradition ...

Inside the palace of the high priest of Vodoun in Benin, there is a framed portrait of George Floyd, with Breanna Taylor and Rashad Lewis on either side. Below their images is a line written in red ...

Artworks at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions don’t just look African. They are African. Hand picked by owners Todd and Shari Nelson–and family–on purchasing trips to the continent. ByChadd Scott, ...

In a tour of the African Fashion exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, designer Reni Folawiyo posed a question: “What does it look like creatively, economically, and politically for us to decide to stand ...

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...

“Our primary goal is simply, ‘Look closely, see further,’” said Kevin Dumouchelle, exhibit co-curator, during the press preview for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s upcoming exhibit, ...