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Sharjah Art Foundation names grant recipients

The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2010 Production Program Grants. Artists Bani Abidi, Zarina Bhimji, and CAMP will receive funds of up to $300,000 to support the realisation of proposed projects.

An Austere Mix of Cultures: Deanna Petherbridge in conversation

DEANNA PETHERBRIDGE exhibited her latest series of ink and wash drawings at London's Fischer Fine Arts Gallery, since closed. One of her works deals with the Rushdie affair. In an interview with Sajid Rizvi, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Eastern Art Report, Petherbridge discussed her work, its relevance to the present times and her own place in art. Edited excerpts:

An African megamix

The Africa05 season entered London with a flourish this spring.

The Tate's engagement with Africa

Tate announced 1 November 2012 its new acquisitions of modern and contemporary African art and related programme in Africa as part of its new partnership with Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank).

africa95, Africa05 and beyond: El Anatsui in conversation with Sajid Rizvi

El Anatsui spoke to Sajid Rizvi, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Eastern Art Report and publisher of the first book on the artist's work (El Anatsui: A Sculpted History of Africa) at the opening of his exhibition at the October Gallery, London, in August 2005. Below are edited excerpts: