At the Gallery The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is set to host the Zimbabwe -In design exhibition for the fourth time in a row. The exhibition which will officially open on the fourth of May focuses on six types of local design that are fashion, hair, architecture, material culture, graphic design (which includes vexillology) and…
The importance of businesses supporting the arts is not a frivolous pursuit. The arts play an important role and, when they thrive, it benefits not just the practitioners but also the country as a whole. In this economically driven world, the arts require adequate funding in order to thrive.
At the Gallery Officially opened in July 1957 the National Gallery of Zimbabwe quickly became a force to be reckoned with as it was renowned for being the best Gallery building in the world. The opening was broadcast by the BBC and a total of 181 press reports on the Gallery appeared in local and…
Local sculptors have cried foul over the piece that won the National Art Merit Awards (NAMA) Outstanding Three Dimensional Work saying it was not original.
Visual artist Admire Kamudzengerere, who is set to exhibit his works at the Catinca Tabacaru Gallery in New York, beginning tomorrow, said his father’s death inspired him to take up art.
FOR people passing by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, it is almost difficult to miss the intriguing sculptures erected outside this iconic arts space. These stone pieces are part of the gallery’s permanent collection and some of them have been there for decades.
In the past, art was associated with “the poor” with most parents discouraging their children from the discipline. Some artists would nurture their talent and develop it without even advancing their education. However, things seem to be taking a different dimension as the world now appreciates more than just natural talent.
FOUR local artists are to represent Zimbabwe at the Pavillion 57th international Art Exhibition-La Biennale di Venice in Italy. The four will be hunting for golden lion awards.
By Robert Mukondiwa Curator (Zim Art) African stone sculpture from Zimbabwe is often called Shona sculpture, named after the largest tribe engaged in sculpting. Zimbabwe – derived from the Shona word dzimbadzamabwe which means ‘house of stone’ – is the only country on the African continent that has large deposits of stone suitable for sculpting.
Over the past few years, collectors of Shona Sculpture have seen the marked commercialisation of the art, which has left a number of ardent collectors and connoisseurs of the sweet art of taming stone confused. ‘If I am buying the stone for both its beauty and as a worthwhile investment, how do I know the…
