CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Kylie Thomas, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies South African visual activist Zanele Muholi’s celebrated work centres the lives and experiences of Black lesbians and trans people. For … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor If there is an art initiative that has stood the test of time, travelling successfully the difficult path from apartheid into democratic South Africa, it … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor He ranks as an important literary voice of his generation, if not the foremost. His is a literary talent and voice that for the longest … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer Making It! 2026: Scaling South Africa’s creative economy Making It! 2026 marks 25 years of the Craft and Design Institute shaping South Africa’s creative economy, convening … Read More
By Funeka Bambalele Over the years, every time the legendary choreographer and dancer, Gregory “Greg” Maqoma unveils a new dance work, I find myself convinced it is his finest creation … Read More
The building was abandoned by staff when the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture halted funding last year, citing dysfunction of the board and lack of accountability. By Edward Tsumele, … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor A few years ago, Icelandic multimedia artist Erla S. Haraldsdóttir stumbled upon a family secret that changed her artistic trajectory. It sparked an artistic curiosity … Read More
