WHERE WE BECOME
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY TUSEVO LANDU
WORLDART is pleased to present Where We Become, a solo exhibition of new work by Congolese-born, South African-based artist Tusevo Landu. The exhibition opens on Thursday, 1 October and runs until Thursday, 29 October 2026 at the gallery's Long Street space in Cape Town.
Where We Become examines the formation of selfhood through place, familial relationships, cultural inheritance and lived experience, treating identity not as fixed or singular but as an ongoing process shaped by the environments we inhabit and the relationships we encounter.
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WORLDART10
WORLDART10 COMPETITION RETURNS FOR 2026
The WORLDART10 competition is an annual open call launched in 2023 to give emerging artists a platform and meaningful exposure through WORLDART.
Each year, artists are invited to submit their work, from which ten winners are selected. Their work is then placed where we feel it is best suited, taking into consideration each artist’s style, potential and the opportunities available through WORLDART. Some winners join a group exhibition at the gallery, while others may be featured at one of the art fairs we participate in or receive focused promotion through our social media channels.
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SALT AND STONE
A GROUP EXHIBITION BY SALON 104
Salon 104, a collective of Cape Town based artists, is taking over the first floor of WORLDART gallery for a weekend to show their work and host events. Titled Salt and Stone, the exhibition features paintings and sculpture, and opens on Thursday evening with an opening speech by Lizelle Kilbourn. The programme continues with a walkabout on Friday at 11am, a panel discussion on Saturday at 10am led by Amanda Botha and Gerhard Marx, and a final walkabout on Sunday at 11am, with the gallery open until 2pm.
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IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY SOTIRIS MOLDOVANOS
WORLDART is pleased to present In Order of Appearance, a solo exhibition by Sotiris Moldovanos, opening Saturday 29 August 2026 at the gallery's Long Street premises in Cape Town.
Moldovanos explores identity and urban culture through the fluid dynamics of human connection. The body of work captures a range of bonds, from fleeting everyday encounters to lifelong friendships and serves as a visual anthology of the figures who enter, exit and shape our personal narratives.
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HEAT WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL 2026
A GROUP EXHIBITION BY WORLDART
This winter, Cape Town's city centre comes alive for the HEAT Winter Arts Festival, running from 6–15 August across 15 galleries and museums. Opening on First Thursdays, 6 August, this year's festival theme, Ctrl + Z, invites reflection, revision, and reinvention.
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LET’S MAKE MISTAKES TONIGHT AND GO FOR THERAPY TOMORROW
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY JANINE GLANZ
WORLDART is pleased to present Lets Make Mistakes And Go For Therapy Tomorrow, a solo exhibition by Janine Glanz, from 4–25 June 2026 at the gallery in Cape Town. Janine is one of the ten winners of the 2025 WORLDART10 competition, an initiative established by WORLDART to identify and support promising emerging artists.
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RMB LATITUDES ART FAIR 2026
SHEPSTONE GARDENS, JOHANNESBURG
The annual RMB Latitudes Art Fair returns to Johannesburg from 22 - 24 May 2026, and next week WORLDART will once again present a focused selection of new works by artists from our programme. Set within the vibrant atmosphere of the fair, RMB Latitudes continues to bring together contemporary art, engaging conversation and an audience passionate about discovering new work.
If you’re in Johannesburg, join us at Booth B9 in the Centre Court at Shepstone Gardens for three days of contemporary art and the energy of one of the city’s most exciting annual art events.
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NOTES ON SCULPTURE
A GROUP SHOW CURATED BY LEAH MASCHER
WORLDART will present Notes on Sculpture, the first edition of a new annual sculpture exhibition hosted at the gallery during the month of May.
Curated by Leah Mascher, Notes on Sculpture brings together 28 Cape Town-based artists whose work explores what sculpture can be, how it comes into being, and how it occupies space. The exhibition marks Mascher’s first curatorial project. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Cape Town and has, since graduating two years ago, worked on a number of art exhibitions and related projects.
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WHAT’S THE MATTER
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY DARIA BALUTA
WORLDART is pleased to present What’s the Matter, the first solo exhibition by Daria Baluta, from 2-23 April 2026 at the gallery in Cape Town. Daria is one of the ten winners of the 2025 WORLDART10 competition, an initiative established by WORLDART to identify and support promising emerging artists.
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(WHAT I MEANT TO SAY)
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY LONA NDZIMANDE
WORLDART is pleased to present “(What I meant to say)”, a solo exhibition by WORLDART10 competition winner Lona Ndzimande that will run from 5 - 26 March 2026.
Her exhibition engages directly with the silences and constraints traditionally imposed on Black women, by culture, by society, and by norms that have long sought to define rather than listen. Through a disciplined yet expressive interplay of portraiture, collage, and material surface, her figures hold both vulnerability and agency.
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THE BRIDES AND GROOMS
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY BOYCE MAGANDELA
WORLDART is pleased to present “The Brides and Grooms”, a solo exhibition by WORLDART10 competition winner Boyce Magandela that will run from 5 - 26 March 2026.
His work demonstrates a confident command of line and material, with figures that carry emotional weight through restraint rather than excess. His training in drawing is evident, resulting in works that feel considered without being overworked.
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EMERGENT ECOLOGIES
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY KEONAH NYEMBE
The BNAP Foundation, in collaboration with WORLDART Gallery is thrilled to invite you to experience Emerging Ecologies, a captivating solo exhibition by one of South Africa's most exciting young artists, Keonah Nyembe.
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THE ILLUSION OF EASE
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY JOEL MAMBOKA
WORLDART is pleased to present The Illusion of Ease, a solo exhibition by Joel Mamboka, on view from 5 to 26 February 2025. In this new body of work, Mamboka examines what lies beneath images of apparent perfection, asking viewers to consider the labour, discipline, and vulnerability that shape contemporary visual culture.
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LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY DION CUPIDO
WORLDART is pleased to present Let me tell you something, a solo exhibition by Dion Cupido that will run from 8 - 29 January 2026.
The exhibition brings together a new body of paintings in which Cupido responds directly - and unapologetically - to the fractured realities of contemporary life.
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