The Five Films for Freedom campaign is back for its ninth edition, and it promises to be another exciting year for the world’s largest LGBTQIA+ digital campaign. The British Council has partnered with BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival to showcase five powerful LGBTIQ+ themed short films from the BFI Flare programme.
A new book, Convening Black Intimacy, explores the history of Christianity, gender and precolonial marriage and sex traditions in South Africa in the late 1800s and early 1900s. To conduct her study, historian Natasha Erlank drew on court records of cases of seduction, church records, anthropological texts, and many sources from black ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in the creative world, with many artists wondering how this technology will impact their craft. While some fear that AI will take over and make traditional artists obsolete, others see it as an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is possible in the art world.
The ongoing battle between Britain and Greece over the Elgin Marbles, the ancient sculptures taken from the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens, is a highly contentious issue that has been raging for over two centuries.
Johannesburg-based mural artist Dbongz Mahlati has recently collaborated with Disney Plus to create a proudly South African mural celebrating the launch of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3. As a contemporary artist, Dbongz Mahlati brings a unique perspective to the traditional street art scene, using his talents to tell stories of t...
On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of women all around the world. We highlight the remarkable accomplishments of African women and women in art who are creating a difference in how the worl...
The Basha Uhuru Creative Uprising is an annual festival in South Africa that celebrates art, culture, and human rights. Hosted at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, the festival provides a platform for activists, artists, and social just...