CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
By CityLife Arts Writer More than a decade after Fairytale first captured hearts across South Africa and beyond, the iconic Liquideepanthem has entered an exciting new era. Global superstar Tyla … Read More
We then hit the road, heading to our final destination, Zoo Lake, where we distributed the rest of the scarves, before heading back to Rosebank to go to our different … Read More
Lebone Marang and Summer has taken its programme national. Satellite offices are being established across multiple provinces to ensure that the quality of development on offer is accessible to young … Read More
Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor In the past five years, I have been in and out of the huge Strauss &Co Gallery, 89 Central Street Houghton, Johannesburg. In fact, I have … Read More
The chair is gone. But its invitation remains. By Thami John For a couple of months, an empty chair sat at the centre of African ReUnion (2025), a monumental painting … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer The 2027 AVBOB Poetry Competition opens its doors for entries in all of South Africa’s 11 official written languages on 1 August 2026. As before, generous cash prizes … Read More
What makes Ho Bona Ke Ho Rwala such a refreshing exhibition is how each of the photographers chose to photograph not only what was familiar but also, what is, misunderstood. … Read More
