By Kundai Marunya – Herald Arts Correspondent Renowned online gallery Avac Arts has moved to expand their operations, thus opening their first physical gallery space at Victoria Falls Airport. This is in line with the organisation’s 2023 vision to increase their visibility and foster development in the sector. The space, set up towards the end…
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND AVAC Arts is an arts sector focused community development initiative (social enterprise) that was founded by Terrence Tawanda Musiyiwa during the year 2002. The entity was eventually registered in 2003. AVAC Arts was a necessity created after realising the opportunities and challenges faced by Chitungwiza stone sculptors. Our operations are aligned to…
Zimbabwean dancehall legend Winky D is up for two awards in the 2022 African Music Awards (AFRIMA). He was nominated for his song Happy Again in the Best Artist, Duo or Group in African Reggae, Ragga, Dancehall and Best Male Artist in Southern Africa category. Nutty O is also in the later category for his iconic single Handipere…
By Paidashe Mandivengerei UNITED STATES city of Carmel, Indiana proclaimed May 14 as Dominic Benhura day after the internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean sculptor. The proclamation is in honour of the value that Benhura’s art has added to the city’s economic development and diversity. This came after Carmel commissioned Benhura’s sculpture ‘Swing Me Higher, Mama’ made from…
It’s a new year and a new beginning. It`s that time of the year when you leave behind your previous year’s troubles and challenges, and embrace the new energy. It`s time to reset and refocus. Although it`s a new year with new promises, technically speaking nothing has changed except the date on the calendar. A…
Imagine a world without music to comfort, uplift, inspire and give you hope! A world without drama, film, paintings or sculptures to extend your imagination! No poetry to ask the difficult questions! No literature and no craft! As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is need to spare a thought for the artists.…
Please make a date and check out the documentary about AVAC Arts on BBC, Inside Business Africa. AVAC Arts is a hub of Zimbabwean arts and the story explores their operations as a business in the Arts Industry. The BBC Inside Business Africa, program is on DStv channel 400, you can make a date and…
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 PRECIOUS CHIDA TOP stand-up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube says there is more to Zimbabwe than President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa who tend to dominate news headlines about the country. The jester who has since branded himself as a professional speaker told NewsDay Life & Style on Friday, ahead of a trip…
Please visit our online store to view new products this October. Prices are discounted to promote International art trade this year due to low tourist arrival in the country. Wholesale Facility Featured Random Products Walking Elephant Dancers (True Lovers) An Angel visited me in my dreams (2 piece sculpture) Mukombe neHari (Gourd and Clay Drinking…
After taking into consideration concerns that were raised by our present and potential clients, we have reduced prices on almost all artworks on our website. We have taken into consideration the packing and freight costs that are associated with shipping artworks to various corners of the world as a hindering factor in improving sales by…
We would like to advise you that our website is now up and running after nearly 3 months of discruption in service provision by our host webnames.co.zw. We have however been able to get a new more stable international host. We are still in the process of trying to sort out our emails @avacarts.com and completing…
You may already know that Atlanta is home to DSTV’s popular news network CNN or that Atlanta is where Coca Cola the maker of your addictive fizzy drink is run from. But did you know that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) in Atlanta, the United States, is not only the busiest airport in the world…
As AVAC Arts we try to support the efforts by upcoming younger artists. Please visit our online store to view new works uploaded by Personal Zenda and Blessing Mutorozo. Featured Publications: Wholesale Facility Featured Artworks: Lullaby Together we can stand Raging Fire Play with me Happy Spirit Nesting Birds (Family)
After an intensive six days of training at the National Gallery of Zimbawe participants were encouraged to interrogate their dreams. Tashinga Majiri created a hatching egg which he believes is a metaphor for his dream to become a decent artist. According to Tashinga birth is a bloody and painful yet rewarding process and he feels…
By Sydney Kawadza The Zimbabwe government has pledged 2000ha to the African Union for the Wakanda One village to be shared by Zimbabwe and Zambia as part of joint development efforts across Southern Africa. Wakanda One village is a concept that seeks to rope in Africans living in the Diaspora in spearheading development at identified…
CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) student Orina Ndemera is set to hold an art exhibition in Harare next month titled Art-imagination. The three-day exhibition will see 23 year-old Ndemera, who is studying towards a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Creative Art and Design at CUT, showcasing her ceramic drawings, paintings, photography, fashion designs, graphic…
Tsitsi Dangarembga is one of Zimbabwe’s renowned authors and filmmakers whose contribution to the development of film and book industry is immense. She has won several awards along the way for some of her films, with her novel, Nervous Conditions, scooping the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa in 1989. Dangarembga speaks to NewsDay (ND) features…
Visit our online store to view new products uploaded. The collection includes works by Liwanika Madamombe, Evans Chinyanya, Edious Nyagweta, Tariro Mashaire, Tawanda Seremwe, Godfrey Matungamidze, Uparty Majengwa, David Mashoko and Bernd Sakarombe. Follow link to view products: https://avacarts.com/product-category/stone-sculptures/
STAKEHOLDERS in the local arts sector have pleaded with government to set up a command arts and culture fund to enable the sector to catch up with the rest of world. Speaking during an arts seminar organised by Africa Innovation Trust in partnership with JIVE Zimbabwe in Harare last week, players in the arts industry…