African clay painting is a traditional art form that has been practiced for centuries. It involves using natural clay to ...

Selecting the right kind of clay is important for successful carving. Go for natural clay that is easily moldable and dries ...

Weaving through corridors of white walls adorned with striking, spotlit artworks, one piece stops me in my tracks. At first, I see a collision of earthy colors—browns and reds of clay spilling into ...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is bringing African art to Philly. The plan is for the art to stay permanently. Imani Roach, curator for the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Brind Center for African and ...

Erika Witt had been up until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, making sure that every ceremonial mask, every piece of fragile pottery and every carved wooden figure was perfectly in place. The Southern University ...

For Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. More than 6,000 miles from the African continent, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art boasts a ...

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