Nike Davies-Okundaye is a Nigerian artist born in 1954, celebrated for her work in indigo-dyed cloth and batik. She has played a pivotal role in preserving and promoting traditional Nigerian textile ...

This year, the Institution’s museums are bringing to the public everything from the flair of state fairs to the artwork of ...

Running simultaneously with Calabar Carnival, Traces of Time provided tourists, collectors and art enthusiasts a fresh window to savour the rich culture of Calabar and its environs as captured by the ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the ...

To wear batik is to drape oneself in a piece of Malaysia’s soul. Its colours and patterns celebrate nature, culture and ...

LANGKAWI, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Batik painting, which is seen as a way to express love for nature, has encouraged the natives of Langkawi to be involved in the creation of decorative items and souvenirs ...

The Art Institute’s massive survey wrestles with this vastness by bringing together a broad swath of African and Black art that reflects the beauty and nuance of the African story. Pan-Africanism, the ...

Keenan, founder of Pigment International, as she shares her journey in collecting Black art and mission to amplify Black ...

Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...