Government assistance in the form of grants or loans will go a long way in supporting artists according to Farai Tavengwa a sculptor from Chitungwiza. Farai believes the grants or loans will enable artists like him to purchase the necessary inputs required to invest back in their work.
Copy cats are a menace in the visual art scene and Ambrose Shambare does not hide his disdain for people who copy other peoples work. Despite copyright laws being present Ambrose does not see their effective implementation and accuses some buyers of fueling the scourge in an effort to pay less and short change original…
This year Zimbabwe hosted the Harare International Festival of the Arts. In a country dealing with cash shortages, power cuts and high unemployment, artists have been striving to reveal a beauty in the environment around them. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Harare.
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.
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.
The Chitungwiza Arts Centre (CAC) is going further to develop their working area through improving their structures. Currently they are refurbishing their exhibition stand, a building close to their offices. They are having a redo of its thatched roof and walls as the building was now getting old and had time not in its proper…
The National Arts Council (NAC) of Zimbabwe expressed concern with the small number of women involvement in the arts business. This was said by the NAC Director Elvas Mari during his visit to the Chitungwiza Arts Centre (CAC) recently. He encouraged women to take part in occupying influential positions in the running of the Centre…
Art centres play an important role in the creation and promotion of visual arts in Zimbabwe. The growth and development of the Shona Sculpture movement was greatly influenced by the establishment of formal and informal art centres.
“I was made an artist by other artists and the only way I can thank those who made me what I am today is promoting other artists in any way I can.” These are the words of world renowned Shona Sculptor Dominic Benhura on his visit to the Chitungwiza Arts Centre recently.
”I use wire; beads; and recycle cups, tea pots, spoons plates and beverage cans/tins to make my art. This creativity began when I was still a young boy, I used to like to put different things together and produce something impressive to the eye.” said Mugoti Musekiwa a resident artist at Chitungwiza Arts Centre when…
