CINTHIA SIFA MULANGA

Over the last decade, we've seen artists do more than just make work - they've built networks, platforms and possibilities. In short, they've hustled. Not only creating opportunities for themselves, but also for those around them. It's a defining feature of today's art world.

In the first episode of our new season, acclaimed photographer Ayana V. Jackson joins Refiloe Mpakanyane for an intimate and inspiring conversation about legacy, labour and the art of showing up.

What is the relationship between art and journalism in an age when traditional media has collapsed and has yet to find its feet in the digital era? In the South African context, where newsrooms and budgets have shrunk and there is no capacity to dig into meaty human-interest stories is there potential for visual artists to do so?

To mark the opening of the RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025, Marcus Neustetter - supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria - presented a live drawing and building projection. Explore more.

The UJ Art Gallery is proud to present Remembering and Forgetting: Landscapes in Dialogue, a powerful solo exhibition by artist and activist Kim Berman, from 7 August until 4 September 2025, as part of the University’s 20-year celebrations.

The episode happens under the aegis of revealing the realities and hidden truths of his studio practice; as well as unpacking the lessons he has learnt along the way and the events that triggered growth and change in himself and his creative practice.

In a year marked by reflection, stillness, and an enduring curiosity about what it means to be present, Naledi Maifala’s quietly powerful practice has risen to the surface, and captured the hearts of the ANNA Award judges.

Dr Adelheid Frackiewicz is a South African sculptor who holds a PhD in Fine Arts and currently works as a lecturer and Head of the Fine Arts department at the University of the Free State (UFS).

Putting pedal to the metal has seen Sello Letswalo make his mark while recalling the shacks that shaped his life from childhood

Having a foot in architecture has given Selwyn Steyn perspective, writes Tom van der Schijff

Naledi Maifala wins the ANNA Award, while Reem Aljeally and Fetelework Tadesse are awarded honourable mentions, and Azola Kingston wins the Audience Award!

Rory Emmett - Heat: Emerging Artists You Should Know

In this moving conversation, Cape Town-based sculptural ceramicist Zizipho Poswa joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to share the personal, cultural and spiritual underpinnings of her extraordinary art practice.

Our esteemed selection committee is hard at work deciding on a winner from the 2025 Top 12 Finalists, who we are beyond excited to present to you!

Of Kinship and Divergence: A Tswana Reflection on Identity Across Borders and The African Artist’s Right to Self-Invention.

Over the last decade, we've seen artists do more than just make work - they've built networks, platforms and possibilities. In short, they've hustled. Not only creating opportunities for themselves, but also for those around them. It's a defining feature of today's art world.

In the first episode of our new season, acclaimed photographer Ayana V. Jackson joins Refiloe Mpakanyane for an intimate and inspiring conversation about legacy, labour and the art of showing up.

What is the relationship between art and journalism in an age when traditional media has collapsed and has yet to find its feet in the digital era? In the South African context, where newsrooms and budgets have shrunk and there is no capacity to dig into meaty human-interest stories is there potential for visual artists to do so?

To mark the opening of the RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025, Marcus Neustetter - supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria - presented a live drawing and building projection. Explore more.