When the owners of the Kalahari water park resorts began buying African art, they did so in a fashion typical to most western tourists: little, touristy things. Curios.

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Julien Benoit from the University of the Witwatersrand confirmed that the rock art from the early 1800s depicts a tusked animal, and that it sits ...

In African body painting, colors are chosen for their symbolic meanings. For instance, red may stand for strength or courage, while white could mean purity or peace. Green may symbolize fertility or ...

African art is a treasure trove of creativity and culture, with many forms that can make your daily life more fulfilling. From enhancing your home decor to inspiring your personal growth, these art ...

Malangatana: Eye of the CrocodileRichard Gray, Galda Verlag Berlin, £172AFRICAN art has, in past centuries, been largely ignored by Europeans and/or dismissed as “primitive” and only worthy of ...

The African museum, tiny amid the colossal footprint of Smithsonian flagships along the National Mall, is among the eight targeted by the White House for immediate review. In hindsight, no wonder. The ...

The artist’s blockbuster survey across nearly five decades at the Royal Academy of Art in London tackles Black history in all its complexity.

The fall term of Art Center East's Community African Drumming begins Oct. 7, and registration is open until Oct. 14. (Art Center East/Contributed Photo) Fall term begins Oct. 7 at Art Center East LA ...

A Continuation” includes beadwork, birchbark artistry, clothing, film, photography, graphic design, jewelry, painting, pottery, sculpture, and woodwork.

A recently opened exhibition of British art from the 1990s to today poses the question of whether a bad economy is good for art. The theory, say the organisers of Don’t Look Back at London’s Unit ...

A site in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates which contains evidence of the earliest humans to leave Africa, has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The Faya Palaeolandscape, which is around ...

Cape Town’s Academy of Digital Arts is making history once again with the launch of South Africa’s - and Africa’s - first and only Bachelor of Arts in Concept Art.Building on its track record of ...