Buffalo City looks at the recovery of arts, culture and heritage and alignment programs to help sustain the sector.

Ex Miss SA Lalela Mswane reflected on how her trip to Miss Universe in Israel almost cost her mental health following widespread backlash.

A play about anti-apartheid activist Onkgopotse Tiro has catapulted a Dunoon playwright from his informal settlement shack to Baxter Theatre

IPAF returns to Cape Town from 1 to 5 March. Visitors can join a guided tour or follow a self-guided map of the Public Art Route.

The Suidoosterfees is back in Cape Town to celebrate culture and heritage with a series of shows, concerts and more.

Artists who want to take part in the 2023 National Arts Festival are being asked to submit new or previously staged works.

Artist Sam Cox, better known as Mr Doodle, has gone public with his boldest project yet – covering his own house with doodles.

This week AfriForum took a formal stand against the name change of the Afrikaans Language Monument and Museum.

The National Arts Festival will be staging the inaugural Mandela Bay Arts Festival this year. Here’s everything you need to know.

One of SA’s biggest cities, Joburg has been named the 38th best city in the world for arts and culture. Cape Town landed the 43rd spot.

South Africa’s pig prodigy, Pigcasso, is binging home the bacon after selling a painting for more than R400 000.

You can see Joni-Leigh Doran’s exhibition – which highlights the relationship between horses and humans – at La Galleria in the new year.

Razia Myers will showcase pieces informed and inspired by the ‘permanence of bedrock and the unbridled ocean’ in an exhibition in Cape Town.

The 100 Beautiful Baskets exhibition will kick-start the V&A Waterfront’s festive celebrations this November.

The DA are absolutely furious over the Gauteng Department of Sport and Arts’ spending on “corporate gifts”.

Take a look at the South African artist, Strijdom van der Merwe’s simple but impressive optical illusion titled ‘Staircase to Heaven’.

The local film, ‘One Take Grace’ will be available to watch for a limited time on the National Arts Festival website.

According to the recently published amendments by the Department of Basic Education, the following school activities may resume with spectators.

The ‘Nic Fredman: A Retrospective’ will be on show at the Spin Street Gallery in Cape Town for one month only.

Muhammad Ali hoped to use his drawing of South Africa to speak out against apartheid in Namibia and South Africa.

Various South Africans are being celebrated in a new visual art book “encapsulating South African culture of greatness”.

The hand-painted fridge by Sicilian artists has triggered a bidding war that could see it sell for more than the R1.3 million price.

Would you pay for a partially destroyed piece of art? This piece was destroyed by Banksy shortly after it sold for millions in 2018 and it’s going under the hammer again.

A chosen group of 40 young design mavens will have the opportunity to showcase their work on the Design Indaba platform next year.

The artist, Willem Pretorius, believes that a ‘bergie’ stole his painting worth R100k after mistaking it for a television.

‘COVID-19 is not the only killer,” said comedian Marc Lottering in an interview addressing how artists are being treated like the ‘stepchild’ of the nation.

A portrait of the Queen ‘looking like a corgi’ is set to feature in a special Lucian Freud Exhibition in the UK.

In an exclusive interview, Rasta the Artist speaks about being a father, how much money he makes and what he thinks about those who criticise his work…

Time for Plan B! The 2021 National Arts Festival is set to move into an online space for the second time this coming July.

Sculpture artist, Godfrey Dambuleni recently created a special version of Oscar the Seal by recycling used coffee capsules.

The ‘My Community Cooks’ programme is calling all creatives to submit and showcase their work.

Celebrity painter Lebani Sirenje, otherwise known as Rasta, has paid tribute to the late actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards. And fans are not pleased…

The 2021 National Arts Festival will take place in various cities in South Africa from 17 June to 4 July.

Shaleen Surtie-Richards was found dead at a guesthouse in Cape Town, where she was shooting scenes for a local soap

Toya Delazy is celebrating the lyricism of her native tongue whilst delivering dance-floor fillers with her latest album, ‘Afrorave Vol. 1’.

Art is what you make it and Salvatore Garau’s invisible sculpture – which exists in the imagination – was intriguing enough to fetch R250 000 at a recent auction.

Pitika Ntuli’s’ exhibition ‘Azibuyele Emasisweni’ won one of the two People’s Choice Awards at this year’s Global Fine Art Awards.

Artist Faith XLVII (read as Faith 47) recently completed the final instalment of the iconic Mural Trilogy in honour of the women of Johannesburg.

Introducing the National Arts Festival, a hybrid festival of the arts, anchored in Makhanda, accessible online and coming to you in cites across South Africa.

Here is your very own guide to some of the most noteworthy Cape Town-based galleries and exhibitions to explore in the month of May.

Researchers used Google search data to reveal the most Googled artist of 2020 in each country. Here’s what they found:

Cape Town’s famous Fugard Theatre has closed its doors for good. Two leading South African arts personalities examine what went wrong.

Tweeps are impressed by celebrity painter Lebani Sirenje, otherwise known as Rasta’s two portraits of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini.

After a year of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The iconic Fugard Theatre in Cape Town announced that it will be closing its doors permanently.

The NAC has suspended its CEO and CFO after an investigation into alleged corruption and mismanagement of COVID-19 relief funds was launched.

The kykNET Fiëstas awards annually honour exceptional work presented at arts festivals across the country during the previous year.

French-Swiss artist Saype recently brought his impressive Beyond Walls series – which sees hands painted on land – to Cape Town.

Celebrity painter Lebani Sirenje, otherwise known as Rasta, has had a go at painting the late minister Jackson Mthembu.

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthetwa’s comments that SA’s theatre scene is ‘alive and well’ went down like a lead balloon.

Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West will celebrate artists of the Riebeek Valley by hosting a three-day arts showcase in December.

A collection of important South African art assembled by the late Giulio Bertrand will be auctioned this November.

A new collaboration between two South African treasures Carol Bouwer and Esther Mahlangu will launch this November.

An online-only sale of modern, post-war and contemporary art, jewellery and fine wine ends 19 October.

Art work sold for just under R658-million, a whopping R395-million more than experts believed it would sell for.

Leading artists recently came together in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the endangered African Painted Dog.

It’s believed that up to 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s material cultural legacy is outside of the continent.

Like many other industries, the sector has also been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Cape Town’s popular First Thursdays returned to the city on the 3 September.

A new mural in the heart of the Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton allows people to hang out while adhering to social distance guidelines.

Enjoy Ian von Memerty’s online show called ‘Prince of the Piano’ from the comfort of your home this coming week.

The pitch at Twickenham Stadium in England has been transformed into a portrait of three Premiership Rugby players.

The kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival will be transformed into an informative webinar this year.

The announcement comes as a number of sporting and heritage events have been cancelled, in the wake of the pandemic

Art lovers can still buy tickets and passes, and catch a growing and expanding virtual Fringe which which runs until 31 July.

Msomi’s death comes months before he was set to be sentenced for fraud and theft over R8 million was stolen from a trust

The Zeitz MOCAA contemporary art museum will be hosting an online music art and cocktail making event this Saturday. Here’s how you can join.

The National Arts Festival ends on Sunday 5 July but you can still watch shows released at the virtual event on demand until 16 July.

Watch the dancers from Joburg Ballet’s choreographic response to the coronavirus while in lockdown.

Nathi Mthethwa found himself at the centre of a a fresh Twitter war after he inserted himself into the AKA and Sizwe Dhlomo beef.

The arts world has been completely decimated by the pandemic. Here’s what you can do to help.

The culture and sport relief fund options focus on the business continuity and recovery phases of the fight against COVID-19.

Nelson Makamo and Laduma Ngxokolo combined their skills to create a massive African tapestry which was sold in aid of small businesses in SA.

‘Home – The Virtual Art Show’ is an online gallery experience created by AR artist and illustrator Martina Martian, and features ten global artists. Here’s how to get your art fix while stuck in isolation.

The Lockdown Collection will see artworks uploaded online and put up for sale to raise funds for vulnerable South Africans and for artists during this national lockdown.

The whole world’s getting creative with this lockdown challenge – taking shape thanks to Twitter – as we recreate art history in our own homes.

The Vincent van Gogh work, called ‘Spring Garden,’ was snatched overnight from a Dutch museum this past weekend.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has finalised the process to identify beneficiaries of a R150 million relief fund, set up to assist artists and athletes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Arts, Culture and Sports, as well as the Department of Mineral Resources, have provided lockdown updates.

World Poetry Day is celebrated worldwide on 21 March after it was formally adopted during Unesco’s 30th session held in Paris in 1999.

The National Arts Festival is a South African institution and usually draws thousands of visitors to the university town.

Art aficionados take note…These are some of the must-see exhibitions happening around the globe this year.

Hobby-X, South Africa’s leading hobby and crafts exhibition makes its return to the Ticketpro Dome from 5 to 8 March 2020.

Our 2020 hot-list of some of South Africa’s most popular music and arts festivals and why they should be added to the agenda. And fast.

The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is said to be the largest art fair on the African continent, showing cutting edge contemporary art.

Experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s wall is Gustav Klimt’s ‘Portrait of a Lady,’ which was stolen from the gallery back in 1997.

Ever wondered if art can change lives?

Locals have called for the removal of Limpopo Arts and Culture MEC, Thandi Moraka, after claims surfaced of her alleged hatred of Tsonga music.

All of the art galleries you ought to visit when in Cape Town, SA’s design capital. From classic to contemporary, local to international

A collection of the best art galleries to visit in Johannesburg, featuring artworks and exhibitions by local and international artists

Adobe MAX, the world’s biggest design conference, kicks off on Monday, 4 November 2019 at 19:00. Here’s what you need to know.

Four artists from Durban spent this past Sunday creating a mural in celebration of the Springboks and their Rugby World Cup win.

Nathi Mthethwa: “We know that such things have been happening.”

From books, music, performances, and art, there’s something for everyone at the 2019 Aardklop national art festival in Potchefstroom.

You can expect film screenings, gallery brunches, off-site artist-led collaborations, special exhibitions and much more from this year’s FNB Art Joburg.

Watch as Nelson Makamo describes how he became a world-renowned artist and why he wants to portray Africa in a more optimistic light.

The AbFab Drag show will grace the Artscape theatre’s stage this weekend showcasing some of the finest drag acts in Cape Town.

Lorcia Cooper joins the cast of The Queen as a complex, no-nonsense character. Here’s what you can expect to see from the award-winning actress on the show.

South African actress Nomhle Nkoyeni passes away at the age of 77.

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the life of David Koloane, calling him a giant in the arts and praising his contribution to South Africa as an activist.

Thankfully the illusionist Li Lau, who was shot in the head with a crossbow bolt after a magic show mishap, did not sustain any serious injuries.