Art Multimedia South Africa

On 29 May 2024, South Africans voted in a pivotal election, with the leadership outcome uncertain for the first time since 1994. Students from the Thokoza-based initiative, Of Soul and Joy (OSJ), documented the election day through photography, capturing historical moments.

World-renowned street artists from all over the world came to Cape Town for the 2022 International Public Arts Festival (IPAF) which took place from 23-27 February. The profound topic of 'humanity' ran across the artworks, commenting on social connectedness and togetherness.

The International Public Arts Festival (IPAF), one of Africa's largest and most anticipated public arts festivals took place recently producing an array of captivating art murals from top South African and overseas talent.

Below is an art piece by the talented Alicia McFadzean (Cheeky Observer). The vehicle, which was in a burnt state prior to the artwork, was torched on 6 May in an attempt to discourage Sea Point residents Peter and Lesley Wagenaar - the owners of the car - from feeding homeless people. McFadzean said she was delighted by the opportunity to transform the exterior of the Mini into an artwork that is reflective of the Wagenaars' ethos....

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) recently reopened with Home Is Where The Art Is: Art Is Where The Home Is, a proudly Capetonian exhibition, which showcases around 2,000 artworks from Cape Town-based professional and amateur artists, children, collectors and others.

Photographer Barry Salzman's new exhibition - titled The Other Side of Christmas - will show at the Deepest Darkest Gallery in Cape Town from 7 November to 28 December 2019. The opening will form part of First Thursdays on 7 November.

Standard Bank Joy of Jazz acknowledged the efforts of 11 of South Africa's leading artists in promoting the arts.

The 2019 Baz-Art International Public Art Festival (IPAF) was held in Salt River, Cape Town from 9-17 February 2019 and featured over 20 local and international artists creating public art under the theme of "Generation Next: Educate, Collaborate, Empower".

MANDELA: 100 Moments in Time - A Centenary Memorial Exhibition by Dr Peter Magubane launched on Friday 6 July at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island at the V&A Waterfront. The exhibition features 100 images of Nelson Mandela as taken by veteran South African photojournalist 86-year-old Dr Peter Magubane. The exhibition will run till the 30 September.

The 2018 International Surrealism Now exhibition took place at Times Square in New York City and is the newest edition of the multimedia art show by surrealist artist Santiago Ribeiro.

Yesterday, 14 February 2018 the International Public Art festival (IPAF) special guided street art tour took place in Salt River.

The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) lunched the international Live Art Network Africa with a live performance yesterday, Wednesday 14 February 2018, in The Company's Garden and at The Iziko Slave Lodge in Cape Town.

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) was officially unveiled to the public at the V&A Waterfront's Silo District on Friday, 22 September 2017. The R500m project is a joint not-for-profit partnership between the V&A Waterfront and German business entrepreneur Jochen Zeitz.

Andrew and Jeanne Dunn, in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, hosted a special private viewing of John Meyer's Mandela: A Life's Journey at The Lookout in Cape Town on 3 May 2017.

Olantunji Sanusi, the Nigerian-born and South African-based fine artist, pays homage to water as a vital and sacred origin of life.