Harare Sets the Stage for the First Major Art Show.
Zimbabwe's first major art show will open in Harare this month. The Cheuka Art Fair will start on February 27 at Andy Miller Hall.
Laura Ganda leads the event with help from Wallen Mapondera, Admire Kamudzengere, and Merilyn Mushakwe. Many other artists, including Gareth Nyandoro and Mostaff Muchawaya, plan to join them.
"I have made art for ten years," Mapondera said. "I see our artists win more praise abroad than at home. We need our art show here." He wants to make space for young and old artists to meet and share ideas.
The fair brings art shops, makers, and buyers together in one place. They can trade work and see new art from many places. The team picked certain art shops and artists for this first show.
"We want new artists from around the world to show their work," Mapondera said. People who learned from skilled teachers like Gareth Nyandoro will share their art. Art experts and fans from other lands will come to see and buy.
Kamudzengere is happy about the fair. He has shown his work in South Africa, where three big art shows happen each year. Many Zimbabwe artists who work there also attend these shows.
"These shows help bring people here," he said. "They stay a week and help our travel business grow. New artists can meet art buyers here."
Such shows make a mark in Africa. Lagos holds ART X Lagos, a lead show in West Africa. Other big shows happen in Dakar and Marrakech. These help spread African art to the world.
The Zimbabwe show aims to keep our art alive and help artists earn money. Art buyers want Zimbabwe art, which means artists could sell much work here.
The fair plans talks and shows to teach people about art. Shop owners and artists will meet to plan future work, and young artists can learn how to reach people in other lands.
Many banks and groups back this new art show. They see it as a way to make Zimbabwean art known to more people. The show marks a new era for art in Zimbabwe, and it promises growth in the years ahead.
Zimbabwe's first major art show will open in Harare this month. The Cheuka Art Fair will start on February 27 at Andy Miller Hall.
Laura Ganda leads the event with help from Wallen Mapondera, Admire Kamudzengere, and Merilyn Mushakwe. Many other artists, including Gareth Nyandoro and Mostaff Muchawaya, plan to join them.
"I have made art for ten years," Mapondera said. "I see our artists win more praise abroad than at home. We need our art show here." He wants to make space for young and old artists to meet and share ideas.
The fair brings art shops, makers, and buyers together in one place. They can trade work and see new art from many places. The team picked certain art shops and artists for this first show.
"We want new artists from around the world to show their work," Mapondera said. People who learned from skilled teachers like Gareth Nyandoro will share their art. Art experts and fans from other lands will come to see and buy.
Kamudzengere is happy about the fair. He has shown his work in South Africa, where three big art shows happen each year. Many Zimbabwe artists who work there also attend these shows.
"These shows help bring people here," he said. "They stay a week and help our travel business grow. New artists can meet art buyers here."
Such shows make a mark in Africa. Lagos holds ART X Lagos, a lead show in West Africa. Other big shows happen in Dakar and Marrakech. These help spread African art to the world.
The Zimbabwe show aims to keep our art alive and help artists earn money. Art buyers want Zimbabwe art, which means artists could sell much work here.
The fair plans talks and shows to teach people about art. Shop owners and artists will meet to plan future work, and young artists can learn how to reach people in other lands.
Many banks and groups back this new art show. They see it as a way to make Zimbabwean art known to more people. The show marks a new era for art in Zimbabwe, and it promises growth in the years ahead.
