Art has long served as a powerful medium for storytelling, cultural preservation, and personal discovery. Deana Buckley, ...

Senghor has big plans to increase the fair’s prestige and visibility and stabilize the African art market in France.

By Guest Contributor By Islam SalahThe 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, held in Marrakech for its sixth edition, stands as one of the most significant art events in Africa. This year, the fair has ...

Behind the making of NeKeia McSwain’s second line of furnishings created in collaboration with South Africa’s Ngala Trading.

Observer spoke with the fair’s founding director, the formidable Touria El Glaoui, about Marrakech’s specific appeal, the ...

By Kathy Chouteau The “Art of the African Diaspora” (AOTAD) exhibition, which in its 28th year is the longest running event ...

Since its founding in 2018, the Marrakech edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has been instrumental in raising ...

African macrame artistry, a colorful textile art, entails intricately knotting cords into beautiful patterns. Strongly ...

Carving is the soul of linocut printmaking. To truly capture the essence of African-inspired patterns, concentrate on perfecting different carving depths. This will add texture and a sense of ...

Yet today there are few African names in the global market for high-end spirits. Some entrepreneurs are trying to change that. Amma Mensah, the British-Ghanaian owner of Reign Rums, and Lola Pedro ...

The African Women in Art Award (AWAA), a competition for women artists from Sub-Saharan African countries, has unveiled its list of winners. This year, the theme of the competition, “Mother Africa,” ...