Modzi Arts

We are excited to announce our 2026 edition of the Modzi Artist-in-Residence program, a self funded residency that aims to bring together artists from around the world to create new bodies of work or expand on already existing works without the pressures on the selection process we give space to a wide thought process. This year we look for proposals from artists without a theme but from an ecosystem to work from 1 to 3 months at Modzi Arts in Lusaka. Modzi AIR is calling for applications that will happen between May and November 2026 residency cycle! We are proud to present to all emerging to mid-career artists, for a chance to exchange on different art practices and experimentations. We welcome local, pan-african and international artists working in visual arts, music, design, DJs, performance, curation and research to come and toil the art scene in Zambia. DEADLINE | Sunday 12th April 2026

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Be Fair with brings together Natasha Evans, Mwamba Chikwemba, and Mapop Hussein Manda in an exhibition that moves across belonging, ownership, identity, and social commentary through material and process. The show returns to Lusaka after travelling to Basel and Johannesburg — its homecoming is part of what it is asking. Opening 17 May, 15h00–19h00. On view 18–25 May, 14h00–19h00. ‼️Disclaimer‼️: No copyright infringement. All rights and credits are reserved for the rightful owner (s). Photo Credit : @modziarts #kyekyekuleafrica #artevent #artexhibtion #africanart #art

Be Fair | Mapopa Hussein Manda Mapopa creates his own ‘mock newspaper’ paintings and uses these newspapers to turn real local newspaper headlines from the colonial times to the present into mockery of Zambian politics in relation with societal development. Join us Opening | 17th May 2026 | 15h00 - 20h00 Exhibition | 18 - 25 May | 14h00 - 19h00 #mapopamanda #exhibiton #modziartsgallery #modziarts

Be Fair | Mwamba Chikwemba Showing my works at Africa Basel and FNB Art Joburg for the first time was Overwhelming at first ,the setup, the crowds, talking about my work for hours a exchange I thoroughly enjoyed. Join the Opening | 17th May 2026 | 15h00 - 20h00 Exhibition | 18 - 25 May | 14h00 - 19h00 #mwambachikwemba #modziarts #modziartsgallery #exhibition

Be Fair Exhibition | @natasha_leah_evans Much of my practice draws on the landscape of Zambia—not only as physical terrain, but as a site layered with memory, extraction, value, and belonging. My practice approaches excavation as both a material process and conceptual framework. Opening | 17th May 2026 | 15h00 - 20h00 Ends | 18 - 25 May 2026 | 14h00 - 19h00 Venue | Modzi Arts Gallery in Ibex hill on Main Street, west end. Contact | what’s app 0955 783992 or 0211 294763 [email protected]

Be Fair with Natasha Evans Mwamba Chikwemba Mapopa Hussein Manda An exhibition of works that traces on fairness of material and process. The artist practices are exploring belonging, ownership, identity, memory, absence, fragility, mockery and social commentary. We focus on our society and how the subconscious is influenced, by images that question and dialogue with Lusaka city. The work has toured to Basel and Johannesburg and now on it’s return to Lusaka we find peace to share moments of what was experienced through the artists, the art, and dialogue with different faces we have connected with. In a world becoming more unbalanced we ask for more fairness and what that would look for the future. Opening | 17 May 2026 | 15h00 - 19h00 Exhibition | 18 - 25 May | 14h00 - 19h00

Is Copper the color? our 6th presentations at @fnbartjoburg under the Gallery Lab G section in September 2025, Three artists influenced this idea to think of the gallery walls without theme but to focus on our environment and how the subconscious is influenced, we find a correlation with hints of copper color that filtered through each of the art works. Natasha Evans | @natasha_leah_evans Mwamba Chikwemba | @mwamba_chikwemba Mapopa Hussein Manda | @mapopamanda Support by @iamsiwas @ba_taonga_julia_kaunda_kaseka @firstfloorgalleryharare Photos @khumalo_nathib We are thankful for all the friends we met and to the artists who accepted the collaboration! #fnbartjoburg #modziarts

Please join us for a Lunchtime Lecture titled Some Spirits Need a Re-introduction by Ba Taonga Julia Kaunda-Kaseka, Founder of Modzi Arts @modziarts in Lusaka, Zambia. Created as a platform for artistic expression for artists, it has since grown to become a centre in developing and expanding the Zambian art scene through research and local dialogue, with programmes of artists’ residencies, mentorship, exhibitions, performances, concerts and the archives spanning in Modzi. The word ‘modzi’ is Chichewa for ‘one’. Ba Taonga’s interest are on artistic memory, art production, design, ancestor, the relationship between indigenous values and modern African societies, reviving knowledge systems and African history. Her work involves concert and exhibition production, research methodology’s, arts administration, curating, mentorship and advocacy in Zambia and internationally. Ba Taonga refuses to label any academic reference, all her schooling is from lived perspectives, intergenerational collective knowledge that has been passed on to her by the elderly and her ancestors. Through her work at Modzi Arts, she has initiated programmes like Modzi Arts Gallery a contemporary exhibiting space expanding the profiles of collaborative Zambian artists for international art fairs, collectors and institutions, Afro Ndi Luso Research a research residency for African artists living on the continent to develop research methodologies around African ancestral technologies, Modzi AIR a self-funded project residency for artists from around the world and the Zamrock Museum a space dedicated to the preservation, reviving and celebration of Zamrock music and its’ popular culture through archiving, research, lectures, initiation, performances and exhibitions. Date: Wednesday 15th April 2026, 1pm - 2pm Venue: Michaelis Lecture Theatre, Hiddingh Campus, UCT Open to the public, no RSVP required. Please note that the lecture venue is accessible by a staircase only.

Modzi AIR Jury for 2026 and we are grateful to all their support. - Mutale Ballad Zulu, Musician & Economist, Modzi Arts Board Member, Zambia - Cyprien Schaffner, Visual Artist, France - Joseph Kwilemba Kasau, Multidisciplinary Artist & Curator, Democratic Republic of Congo - Ainhoa Vernet, Curator, France Yoyo Jin, Interdisciplinary Artist, South Korea - Ba Taonga Julia Kaunda-Kaseka, Zambia #artistresidency #modziair #modziarts

Calling all creatives! @modziarts in Lusaka, Zambia is opening its doors for the Artist-in-Residence 2026. If you are an emerging or mid-career artist from Africa or anywhere in the world, this is your chance to spend 1 to 3 months (May to November 2026) creating, experimenting, and connecting with Zambia’s creative community. Whether you are into visual arts, music, design, DJing, performance, curation, or research, there is a space here for you. This is a self-funded residency, so come ready to invest in your craft and your growth. Applications close 12 April 2026. Don’t sleep on this one. 📩 Apply now and link in their bio for more info. No copyright infringement intended. All rights and credits reserved for the rightful owner(s). 📸 @modziarts

The application deadline is 29 March!