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LIVE ART Festival Returns – Save the Date – Cape Town 1-16 Sept 2018
International LIVE ART Festival Returns Save the Date for Africa’s Greatest Performance Art Platform The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) announced the dates for the international LIVE ART Festival...
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A first for South Africa: Artist Vhils To Construct SA Icon Mural
Portuguese street artist ‘Vhils’ crafts Yvonne Chaka Chaka mural in downtown Jozi Portuguese graffiti and street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto, aka Vhils, collaborated with Hennesy for a worldwide...
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Street Food Festival Launches SFF Loves The Month Before The Festival
The annual Street Food Festival is returning for the 5th time this year to celebrate street food in all of its glory. From custodians of South African street food culture, to those who have settled...
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Cape Town’s Design and Innovation District Gets Creative Injection
500 creative minds, 14 agencies, An Open Source Office Space for Publicis Groupe Publicis Groupe’s fourteen Cape-based agencies have chosen the East City Precinct as their new home. The agencies and...
View ArticleNguni Villas Mic Sessions
Episode 2 of the Nguni Villas Mic Sessions The Nguni Villas Mic Sessions were established in May 2018 and are for all artists needing a platform, hoping to gain exposure. The project is currently based...
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Bad Paper Provides More Inclusive and Accessible Art
Bad Paper, founded in 2016, creates a space for artists where their work can reach its full potential through publications or specific editions. Founders, Ben Johnson (book/graphic designer) and Rodan...
View ArticleShane Malone Drops New Music Video – Hymn Vol. 1
A South African artist based in London has created a satirical persona critiquing white South African ex-pat culture through the moniker of Shane Malone. Shane is the archetypal ‘South African in...
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Fak’ugesi African Digital Residency goes Trans-Continental in 2018
The Fak’ugesi Digital African Residency, a creative residency to support digital creatives and innovators, has announced its fifth and most expansive artist residency yet. The Residency is running from...
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Gert Rautenbach Purveys Emotion Through Pencil Sketches
Gert Rautenbach is an Afrikaans blogger and artist who has taken a foray into pencil art. His concept is simple – he creates simple pencil sketches of everyday objects and experiences. This Cape...
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Etan Comics Publishes First Ethiopian Superhero Comic
The first Ethiopian Superhero character was written and created by Beserat Debebe, and in a world dominated by the superhero, the release could not be more timely. The story follows Amanuel Tilahun’s...
View ArticleFuture Africa Release Emotional Music Video for Ntombi Endala
Durban-based music group Future Africa was introduced to the world in May of 2018 through the music video presented by Aewon Wolf. The debut single Ntombi Endala tells the story of the close bond...
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Tyra Naidoo Seeks to Represent the Desi Community Through Her Art
Tyra Naidoo is a fine artist, model and gallery manager at Eclectica Design and Art. We had the privilege of asking her a few questions about her work. How do you find the difference between creating...
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Black Queer Identity Explored in House of Realness Photo Series by Sipho...
This project began with a casual conversation between myself (Sipho Gongxeka) and Thato Ramaisa (aka Fela Gucci.) We were interested in the role that fashion and clothing plays in queer culture in...
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Bicycle Stokvel Empowering The Youth of East Rand Townships
Bicycle Stokvel was established by a collective of passionate youths who share an interesting love for cycling and their immediate communities. It began on the grounds of introducing and further...
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Top 5 Instagram Posts from Creative Director and Model Josef Adamu
Josef Adamu is a prolific creative director, producer and model based in Toronto, Canada. In 2017 he founded a brand by the name of Sunday School (@ssunday.co). The brand focuses on developing and...
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Top 5 Instagram Posts from Nigerian Photographer Adeolu Osibodu
We take a look at Adeolu Osibodu’s top Instagram posts. The Nigerian photographer and photo artist has a distinctly African style that seems to reflect his experiences. Our list is not a definitive...
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Top 5 Instagram Posts from 3D Artist Alexis Christodoulou
Alexis Christodoulou is a Cape Town-based 3D artist who creates one of a kind rendered art. His work focuses on imaginary architecture. We looked at some of the artist’s best pieces on Instagram and...
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First independent DIY book fair in Africa hosted at AVA
The first independent DIY book fair in Africa was hosted at The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in collaboration with artist Jared Aufrichtig. The event formed part of the ending of the AVA’s winter...
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6 Afrofuturism artists to watch out for that explore modern African diaspora
Afrofuturism, a term coined by cultural critic Mark Dery in 1993, addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through a figurative science fiction and techno-cultural framework. It was...
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Braamfontein’s Newest Brunch Party Launches at 99 Juta
A dreamy marshmallow coloured courtyard makes for the perfect backdrop to Joburg’s new brunch-time party. That’s Nice! launches at 99 Juta Street, Saturday, 14 December from 11 am – 5 pm, taking...
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