AVAC Arts has donated 2 tonnes of raw sculpting stones to upcoming resident artists working from the Chitungwiza Arts centre as a pilot project in a bid to promote and improve the overall livelihoods of young sculptors and female artists. The future of stone sculpting does not lie in the hands of the present…
AVAC Arts donates 2 tonnes of sculpting raw stones to Chitungwiza Arts center youth and female artists
Lifeline for Chitungwiza Arts Centre
BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI The Covid-19 pandemic has caused devastating effects on all sectors of the economy and one such is the cultural and creative industry. Since the cultural and creative sector relies mostly on the movement and availability of people, Covid-19 restrictions narrowed business in the sector leading to several jobs being furloughed. In Zimbabwe,…
Benhura’s Inspiring Journey To Stardom
Renowned sculptor Dominic Benhura shrugged off the melancholy of losing a father before he was born to become one of the country’s best artists. He has been in the game for almost four decades now and has seen it all, producing scintillating sculptures and touring the world with his works. Benhura says his life was…
Roki Kicks Off 2022 With Chidzoka Acoustics; video shot at a stone sculpture gallery
URBAN Grooves sensation, Roki has kicked off the new year with an acoustic version of his yesteryear chart topping track, Chidzoka. Chidzoka acoustics music video premiered on Tuesday last week and the sterling visuals have garnered over 100 000 YouTube views a day after release. The acoustics come after he dropped the banger’s remix two weeks…
Chango Chitoko challenges inequalities in communities through Visual Art
…WOMEN AND MEN SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY. CHANGO CHITOKO is a mother of three children, two in high school and her first-born waiting to go into College. Chango who grew up in rural Murehwa took inspiration from friends and her grand father who mentored her on wood carving cooking sticks and mortar and pestles. Years…
Black Friday – Cyber Monday Year End Sale!!!
Save 50% off everything as we mark the end of 2021 and the end of the “Name your Price” feature that we introduced at the beginning of the year. This offer runs until the 1st of December 2021. Please visit our online gallery and don’t be left out!
Chikukwa challenges banks
By Zivisai Chagaka TOP Zimbabwean arts curator Raphael Chikukwa has challenged local financial institutions and other corporates to support the arts sector and reap the sure benefits of art collection. Chikukwa, who is also the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) executive director, is hosting an online talk series under the FNB Art Joburg Talk Series,…
Chidawu carves to preserve wildlife
BY TENDAI SAUTA YOUTHFUL visual artist Abishebah Chidawu says he seeks to bring to the world’s attention the importance of protecting wild animals against cruelty. Chidawu said animals were becoming scarce because of human predators and migration hence they needed safeguarding. “Wild animals are becoming scarce and through my art, I wish to tell the…
Government approves African cultures conference
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO GOVERNMENT has approved the hosting of the third edition of the International Conference of African Cultures (ICAC) 2021 scheduled to run from November 23 to 25 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) in Harare. On Tuesday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a post-Cabinet media briefing that ICAC 2021 seeks to explore…
Swerengoma Arts Production out to promote cultural tourism
by Fungai Lupande Swerengoma Arts Production, a locally-based theatre and traditional dance outfit, is preserving unique and distinct traditional dances from different parts of the country to promote cultural tourism. Speaking after a sterling performance at the World Tourism Day commemorations last Saturday in Bindura, Swerengoma proprietor William Majuru said dance was an important part…
