African masquerade ensembles are recognizably carnivalesque, yet not aligned with Carnival as we know it. The exquisite, ...

Ajanku has been an artist for her entire life. “I sat at the knees of my quilt-making grandmother,” Ajanku said. “My other grandmother was a crochet hobbyist. Those are the hands that formed ...

Africa’s greatest global competitive advantage may lie in the artistic abilities of its people. To turn this untapped resource into real human benefits and economic growth, the continent must develop ...