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A Guide to Alternative Art Schools in Africa: blaxTARLINES

Many of the arts education institutions throughout Africa date to the mid-twentieth century, largely founded as colonial or missionary projects, like the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa, or as

"POWER 100" IBRAHIM MAHAMA RANKED NO. 47

In the ever-evolving world of contemporary art, the luminaries who leave indelible marks often possess a distinct blend of talent, vision, and a commitment to re

Department of Painting & Sculpture, KNUST hosts curator Solvej Helweg Ovesen

Department of Painting & Sculpture, KNUST hosts curator Solvej Helweg Ovesen

Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh on International Biennial Foundation (IBA) Stage

Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh on International Biennial Foundation (IBA) Stage

Special Issue of African Arts on BLAXTARLINES

Special Issue of African Arts

MFA Student Priscilla Kennedy Wins 2022 Yaa Asantewa Art Prize

Congratulations to MFA student at the Department of Painting & Sculpture, K

Book presentation with Łukasz Stanek

blaxTARLINES, in collaboration with SCCA Tamale, Opoku Ware II Museum and the Department of Painting and Sculpture, KNUST, is honored to host  Łukasz Stanek for a presentation on his book titled 'A

blaxTARLINES (Dept. of Painting & Sculpture, KNUST) and Städelschule mixer sessions.

Born out of the Department of Painting & Sculpture’s longstanding relationship with Städelschule,Frankfurt, Germany, the series of Mixer sessions were initiated earlier this year.

Kelas Bareng (Joint Class) with Camille Norment

KELAS BARENG (Joint Class) emerges out of collaborative efforts between the educational institutions Gudskul (Indonesia), Städelschule (Germany), blaxTARLINES KUMASI (Department of Painting & S

Ibrahim Mahama Public Lecture at KNUST Great Hall

All are warmly invited to attend the public lecture of internationally renowned Ghanaian artist, Ibrahim Mahama, titled "The Burden of the Void: Potential of Capital Failures". 

Curator Talk with Clémentine Deliss

Topic : “Recasting the civic imperative of the museum in the 21st century”

Thursday March 17 

Venue: Old Techsec KNUST. 

Time : 5pm

 

 

Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh gives public lecture at MARKK Museum in Hamburg, Germany

On 26th May, 2022, Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh, assistant research fellow at the Department of Painting & Sculpture, KNUST, gave a public lecture at the Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt