BY WINSTONE ANTONIO YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry says the country has hidden gems that must be unearthed, polished and showcased to the world. The former swimming gold medalist made the remarks on Twitter as she posted a video of pupils dressed in national flag colours dancing to the popular Mbende-Jerusarema at…
We would like to advise all our clients that our email info@avacarts.com is finally up and running thanks to the help of a good friend Patrick Makamure from Visit Zimbabwe. We have had challenges with our previous hosts over non-performance on their part resulting in the company using ttmusiyiwa@gmail.com as our main business email address…
By Tatenda Kanengoni, GPJ Zimbabwe MVURWI, ZIMBABWE — Sitting atop a large serpentine stone, his back slightly curved, Passmore Mupindiko continually hammers his chisel until ashy fragments fall away and the shape of a mermaid appears. Close by, a vehicle pulls up to drop off more large stone sculptures, briefly drowning out the sculptor’s hammering.…
Do you want to start a business in the art & craft industry? If YES, we have a wholesale facilty that will entitle you to trade discounts. Our artist network is composed of over 200 sculptors working in and around Harare and Chitungwiza. Please visit our online store to view new works available. We would appreciate getting feedback…
By Kumbirai Tarusarira In recent decades Zimbabwe has become globally recognised for its arts and sculpture and it is one of the African countries that stands firm in appreciating its culture. Shona sculpture has become world famous, having first emerged in the 1940s. The most common subjects of carved figures include stylised birds and human…
BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO YOUTH, Arts, Sport and Recreation deputy minister Yeukai Simbanegavi has admitted that the Arts Development Fund was moribund and needed to be revamped to extend a lifeline to artists from different disciplines to bankroll their projects. Artists, who included award-winning filmmaker Melgin Tafirenyika, actor Albert Charichafa Brown, former PPC Imaginarium award winner…
We would like to apologise for any inconviniences caused over the last 3 days we have been offline. We were facing technical problems with our local web hosts. The problem has now been rectified and all your information is safe. Please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or if you would…
Please visit our website to view new works available from our online store. Featured artists include Edson Kangadza, Witness Bonjisi, Donald Chapenga, Tawanda Kapusi and John Monera. We hope you will enjoy the collection and we greatly would appreciate gettting feedback from you. Here is wish you a great week!!!! Featured Stone Sculptures: Naturally beautiful…
By Robert Mukondiwa There is an Oliver Mtukudzi. He was in the media and was celebrated immensely when he passed on last week in all forms of mass communication. He read like a saint. In other insinuations he read like a sinner. One would wonder who was Oliver Mtukudzi really. Yet Tuku would be interpreted…
Born in Mhondoro in 1977, Wellington Chingondi started sculpting in 1996 at the famous Tengenenge arts community founded by Tom Blomefield in Guruve. Inspired by the master sculptor Bernard Matemera whom he has very fond memories of,Wellington was taught sculpting by his brother in law Takawira Chikwanyanga Wellington believes sculpting is about subtraction because you…
