It has been a lit first month of 2021! As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ we haven’t had out already on the site –… Read More ›
Events
Back to Africa Writes – AiW’s #PastAndPresent – Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, 2020.
In the run-up to the digital conversations of a remote Africa Writes, the Royal Africa Society’s annual literature festival, 2020, we are running a selection of #PastAndPresent posts from our archive of coverage of the Festival over the years. We’ve… Read More ›
Event: CIAD’s 2nd Biennial Conference: Textiles and Fabrics as Material Culture in the African Diaspora (10 October)
The Costume Institute of the African Diaspora’s (CIAD) 2nd Biennial Conference London College of Fashion New date: 10 October, 2020 Bringing together academics and researchers from across the world who are working within the field of Material Culture, African Fashion,… Read More ›
Exhibition: Michael Armitage at Norval Foundation (South Africa, June 2020)
Norval Foundation brings rising Venice Biennale star Michael Armitage to South Africa At just 35, Kenyan artist Michael Armitage is swiftly emerging as one of the most exciting young voices of contemporary art, heralded as a stand-out artist at the… Read More ›
Event: TJ Dema at Lyra, Bristol Poetry Festival, UK (22 March)
TJ Dema, recent winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, will be at this year’s Lyra Festival, Bristol’s poetry festival on 22nd March. In a session titled Habitat: An Eco-Poetry Workshop, TJ Dema will lead an engaging… Read More ›
Event: Time of the Writer Festival, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (16–21 March)
23rd Time of the Writer Festival University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) 16 – 21 March 2020 The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA), in partnership with eThekwini Municipality, will host the 23rd Time of the Writer… Read More ›
Exhibition: Toyin Ojih Odutola at Barbican, London (Until 26 July)
Toyin Ojih Odutola “A Countervailing Theory” Open now, and until 26 July 2020 Barbican Centre, London The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, this epic cycle of new work will explore an imagined ancient myth, with an… Read More ›
Event: Sierra Leone National Book Fair (05-07 December)
Sierra Leone National Book Fair 05- 07 December At the National Book Fair in Sierra Leone this year, there will be book exhibitions, book launches, reading sessions, panel discussions, poetry competitions, and much more. There will be opportunity to meet… Read More ›
Exhibition: African Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection, SOAS (Ends 14 December)
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London is hosting an exquisite exhibition of ‘African Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection’, arguably one of the world’s largest private collections of African textiles. Featuring high quality material, that highlights the sophistication of historical… Read More ›
Exhibition: Sokari Douglas Camp (London, Ends 03 December)
We are delighted to share information about this exhibition: Sokari Douglas Camp’s work in welded steel is on show at Petronilla Silver in London. The sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp (CBE) works primarily in steel. Her subjects are rooted in Nigeria,… Read More ›
Event: Abantu Book Festival (South Africa, 05-08 December)
The fourth Abantu Book Festival 05 – 08 December At Eyethu Lifestyle Centre, Mofolo & Soweto Theatre in Jabulani South Africa The Abantu Book Festival was founded in 2016 by a team led by Thando Mgqolozana for all people/ abantu… Read More ›
Events: Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (18 & 23 November)
ZEITZ MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town is hosting a number of exciting exhibitions and events in November this year: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN KATE FOWLE AND KOYO KOUOH 18th November, 6pm Kate Fowle, Director of MoMA PS1, New… Read More ›
Event: AKAA Art Fair 2019 (Paris, 09-11 November)
The 4th Edition of ‘Also Known As Africa’ (AKAA) Art Fair from 9-11 November, 2019 in Paris Also Known As Africa (AKAA), the only art fair in France dedicated to contemporary art and design from Africa, is back for the 4th… Read More ›
Call for Papers: ‘Colonial and Postcolonial Print Mobilities’ workshop (Deadline: 16 January 2020)
‘Colonial and Postcolonial Print Mobilities: Black Periodicals and Local Publications, 1880-present’ A Workshop at Newcastle University, 10-12 June 2020 The workshop at Newcastle University, UK will explore local and global networks of circulation for literary and political writing produced by black authors,… Read More ›
Event: “Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern” (SOAS, 28 October)
We are delighted to share that The SOAS Centre of African Studies, International African Institute and Centre for English Studies at SOAS invite you to the following seminar and book launch as part of the Southern Africa Seminar Series: “Radio… Read More ›
Event: The African Concert Series, London (01 & 29 November)
In 2019 the award winning Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia launched the first ever African Concert Series in London, featuring monthly events of music by African classical composers. Described by the BBC World Service as “the African Art Music makes a comeback”, the programme of… Read More ›
Event: ‘Abina and the Important Men’, SOAS (21 October)
Screening: ‘Abina and the Important Men’ 21 October, 1700-1900 SOAS, London Abina and the Important Men (2017) was directed by Soumyaa Kapil. It is a lightly animated film adaptation of the award-winning graphic history by Trevor R. Getz and Liz… Read More ›
Event: ‘Film Festival Film’, SOAS, London (16 October)
‘FILM FESTIVAL FILM’ UK premiere & Q&A with directors Mpumelelo Mcata and Perivi Katjavivi and producer Anna Teeman. We are delighted to share that SOAS Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies and the ERC-funded project “African Screen Worlds: Decolonising Film… Read More ›
Exhibition: Mary Sibande, 1-54 Somerset House (Opens: 03 October)
1-54 London returns! 7th edition at Somerset House 03 – 06 October 2019. Founded by Touria El Glaoui in 2013, 1-54 is the first leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora with annual editions… Read More ›
Event: Zadie Smith in conversation (London, 02 October)
Zadie Smith, bestselling and award-winning author, will be discussing her brand new – and first – collection of short stories Grand Union with Diana Evans at The Royal Institution in London on 2nd October. ‘Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from… Read More ›
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