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Be the next winner of Sasol New Signatures Art Competition

Independent online (SA) 23 Apr 2024
Sasol New Signatures is renowned for its support and development of South Africa's contemporary art scene, along with its role in boosting exposure for emerging South African artists.
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African Hidden Champions to host soir�e celebrating rising business stars

Daily News Egypt 23 Apr 2024
African Hidden Champions (AHC), a ... The Soir�e will culminate in a private concert by award-winning South African artist Ami Faku, reflecting the continent’s vibrant spirit and cultural wealth.
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Fort Monroe's African Landing Memorial sculpture design

The Virginian-Pilot 23 Apr 2024
Models depict what Fort Monroe’s future African Landing Memorial will look like. The larger figures in the foreground depict Anthony and Isabella, a couple documented among the first Africans, holding their baby, William Tucker.
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African beats entice China and US investors

Voa News 23 Apr 2024
African artists see it as an opportunity ... .
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Vera Ellen wins 2024 Taite Music Prize

RNZ 23 Apr 2024
Wellington artist Vera Ellen has won the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2024 ... "Honestly I really wasn't expecting to win, being alongside such amazing artists," the South African born singer said.
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John Legend, Janelle Mon�e to Speak at LMU Commencements

The Daily Independent - Ridgecrest 23 Apr 2024
An EGOT-winning artist with a trophy tally that includes 12 Grammys, three Emmys, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Tony Award, Legend is a paragon of artistic achievement and social commitment.
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South Africa: Esther Mahlangu - How the Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive

All Africa 22 Apr 2024
Now 88, the South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale murals in the ...
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Could you be the next winner of Sasol New Signatures Art Competition?

Independent online (SA) 22 Apr 2024
Sasol New Signatures is renowned for its support and development of South Africa's contemporary art scene, along with its role in boosting exposure for emerging South African artists.
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First look at the 3D design for Fort Monroe’s African Landing Memorial

Daily Press 22 Apr 2024
The Fort Monroe Authority Board of Trustees got a glimpse of what the future African Landing Memorial — which honors the first documented Africans brought to English North America in 1619 — will look like.
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Return of colonial-era statue to Congo fuels environmental revival

Philenews 22 Apr 2024
The collective will showcase their work at the 60th annual Venice Biennale in November, in hopes of inspiring global action on climate change and advocate for African artists’ recognition in environmental sustainability efforts.
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The Sister Accord Foundation launches in South Africa

The Cincinnati Herald 22 Apr 2024
... former South African anti-apartheid activist and the last living leader of the 1956 Women’s March ... Futhi Mtoba and Nolitha Fakude, and musical performances by South African recording artist Carletheia.
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The origin of all things: Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay

AOL 22 Apr 2024
The Moroccan artist Yassine Alaoui Ismaili (Yoriyas) is showing new work made during his Kyotographie artist-in-residence programme for young Africans ... devoted to the Dutch artist Viviane Sassen.
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Esther Mahlangu: How The Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive

MENA FN 21 Apr 2024
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Esther Mahlangu is having a retrospective of her world famous art in Cape Town. Now 88, the South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale ... .
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At the Galleries in Palm Beach for April 21, 2024

Palm Beach Daily News 21 Apr 2024
The gallery shows contemporary works by emerging and mid-career American, European, and African artists, including VR, sculpture, new media, and painting ... The gallery specializes in American contemporary art glass by emerging and established artists.
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The week in classical: Roman Fever/ The Human Voice; NYO, National Youth Brass Band; Celebrating Sir Neville Marriner – review

The Observer 21 Apr 2024
Pegasus’s credo, since its foundation in 1992, has been to provide opportunities “for artists from African and Asian heritage, promoting opera among people of all ages in underserved and culturally diverse communities”.
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