Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Art Day 2024” through their pan African Community of “Art and Fashion with Purpose”, established by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation to raise awareness about sensitive health and social issues in Africa and beyond. Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of...
New York, New York, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a collaboration powered by INVNT GROUP’s digital innovation and Web3 agency, INVNT.ATOM, artist Michah Dowbak, aka ‘Mad Dog Jones’ is set to drop his newest NFT collection, “Fallen Gravity”. The collection (available on Nifty Gateway) offers collectors unique opportunities to mint exclusive animated artworks, prints, and NFTs inspired by...
The European Union Delegation to Namibia has announced the launch of the 2024 International Women’s Day Female Artist Exhibition, scheduled to commence on Wednesday, 6 March, at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) in Windhoek. Running from 6 to 12 March, the “All In – Inspire Inclusion” exhibition seeks to provide a platform for Namibian female...
Media are invited to capture stories of change and inspiration NEW YORK, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of Women’s History Month, Vital Voices Global Partnership, an organization dedicated to empowering women leaders worldwide, announces two initiatives aimed at honoring and inspiring women across the globe. March 1 – 22 – Vital Voices...
Art truly has the power to bring people together and to spark dialogue and to ignite something exciting in all our imaginations. This was on full display over the weekend at the recently held 2024 Investec Cape Town Art Fair by Italian exhibition group Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa, where over 100 exhibitors collaborated to create...
ONE of the most rewarding aspects of director Philippe Talavera’s sprawling career in film and physical theatre is to run into someone who remembers him from when they were a child. Twenty years ago, as Namibia grappled with its growing HIV-AIDS crisis, Talavera founded Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) as an educational tool employing theatre, cartoons,...
Art has the potential to tackle the unemployment rate in the country; therefore, there is a need to develop training centres across the country. Philippe Talavera, who has been involved in art for change through the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) with young people, says if art can receive the same priority as many other professions,...
By Adolf Kaure. Coastal artist, Lieze Meyer’s latest solo exhibition titled Art in Motion is currently on display at the Swakopmund Fine Art Gallery. The exhibition comprises Meyer’s latest artistry in oil and watercolour on canvas, transporting the viewer to fleeting, precious instances that often slip by unnoticed. Each work in “Art in Motion” is...
By Adolf Kaure. Namibian artist Josef Madisia’s artworks are on display at the Woermannhaus Art Gallery after he officially launched his latest exhibition tilted Visual Art Narratives at the Coast in Swakopmund. The exhibtion is made up of various contemporary prints which he assembled from 2012 to 2022. This captures his creative response to the...