CALL FOR PORTFOLIO SUBMISSIONS FOR 2026 EXHIBITIONS: SCHREINER GALLERY, TATHAM ART GALLERY The Schreiner Gallery in the Tatham Art Gallery is a temporary exhibition space for artists and groups working primarily in the Msunduzi region. Artists and/or art groups are invited to make portfolio submissions for exhibitions to take place in 2026. These exhibitions are… Read More »
‘THE ICON AS CULTURAL MODEL: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE’ CALL FOR PAPERS On Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of January 2026 the Humanities Department of the Open University the Netherlands organises the international conference ‘The Icon as Cultural Model: Past, Present and Future’. We cordially invite scholars from various disciplines to send in their abstract… Read More »
LIVING PORTRAIT MASTER COMPETITION South African Portrait Society hosts an annual Art Competition where the top portrait artists in South Africa gets a chance to compete on National Level. This is open to any artist currently living and working in South Africa, independent of Nationality. Artists must be 18 years and older, students are welcome… Read More »
GALLERY MANAGER: EBONY CURATED IN CAPE TOWN Ebony is looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join their existing team as Gallery Manager in their Cape Town Gallery TO BE FILLED by March 2026 Ebony/Curated in Cape Town is looking to appoint a new full time Gallery Manager. Ebony is looking for an experienced… Read More »
All the winners at the 2026 SAFTAs THE 11th annual South African Film and Television Awards took place this past Saturday at Sun City, Johannesburg. The theme for this year’s awards was “SA has got it, let’s celebrate it”. The awards are aimed at celebrating the talent that the country has, and showing appreciation to… Read More »
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026: YOUNG FEMALE RESIDENCY AWARD AT THE BAG FACTORY The Bag Factory is inviting applications for the Young Female Residency Award The Bag Factory is looking for young emerging artists to apply to the Visiting Artist Residency Programme. The programme, sponsored by studio artist Benon Lutaaya will offer an emerging female artist… Read More »
BLOEM FIRST FRIDAYS LAUNCH INVITES ARTISTS TO REGISTER Bloem First Fridays initiative is a once a month late night art platform every first Friday of the month, that serves as a mutually beneficial advertising platform for businesses to showcase works by local artists. This can be in the form of exhibiting the works of art… Read More »
Book launch: Nwelezelanga: The star child When: Thursday, 06 April 2026 – Thursday, 06 April 2026 Where: Braamfontein Campus East Wits Writing Centre, Ground Floor, Wartenwelier Library Start time: 13:00 RSVP: Kgaogelo.Lekota@wits.ac.za Unathi Magubeni will be reading from his debut novel, Nwelezelanga: The Star Child, published by Jacana. “Magubeni handles the sacred subject in a… Read More »
CALL FOR PAPERS ON CULTURAL POLICY, CULTURAL PLANNING AND THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES : PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICAN CONTEXTS AND BEYOND PROPOSED BOOK PROJECT – Call for Papers. Cultural Policy, Cultural Planning and the Creative Industries: Perspectives from African Contexts and Beyond Co-edited by: Mzo Sirayi & Kennedy Chinyowa, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa In… Read More »
ARTERIAL NETWORK | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Arterial Network seeks a full-time person to manage finances of the organisation. Arterial Network is a Pan-African network of artists, arts organisations and activists engaged in capacity building, advocacy, research, cultural policy, information dissemination, workshops, conferences, publication of reports and best practice toolkits, all geared towards growing and strengthening the… Read More »