Dragão offers a more homespun alternative to Brazil’s two more mainstream fashion weeks in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Here is the ARISE edit of the highlights of the week… Read more...
Originally from Gugulethu, Cape Town, Wa Lehulere co-founded Gugulective, a renowned artist collective Read more...
Artist Julie Mehretu is known for her giant, abstract works. But look closely and you'll find reality - from city structures to global uprisings Read more...
As London prepares to welcome back Breakin' Convention, bboy star Junior talks street dance in Kinshasa, performing worldwide and getting hired by Madonna Read more...
Olivier-Award winning playwright Bola Agbaje on reclaiming her Nigerian identity, African Buddhists and seeing her London council estate play reworked in Italian Read more...
Discover the process behind the picture as we talk to Bisi Silva, director of CCA Lagos and curator of Art Dubai's recent West Africa-focused Marker programme Read more...
We meet the advisor of new African design project Afrofuture to talk innovation, ingenuity and Milan Design Week Read more...
Stephen Byrd returns with another eagerly anticipated all-black production, this time reviving the classic play by Horton Foote Read more...
ARISE's KK Obi selects the hottest fashion blogs, news and videos of the week... Read more...
Birds Eye View presents films, shorts, debates and more in their London festival dedicated to Arab women filmmakers Read more...
Sway, Kano and Rankin among the special guests at Hyperlink, a new festival by and for young people at London's Tate Modern Read more...
David Adjaye, David Harewood, Johnnie Sapong and others take centre stage in Simon Frederick's new London portrait exhibition Read more...
Beyoncé stars in H&M;'s summer collection campaign, while Joan Smalls provides the muse for the New Icons collection Read more...
Fed up with the West’s inaccurate portrayals of Africans in novels, Nigerian Chinua Achebe started writing. His books reshaped views of Africa abroad – and won Achebe international acclaim in the process Read more...
High-street favourite Topman goes luxe with its new line of high-end classic suits, casual basics, accessories and more Read more...
HMV´s new label, & Other Stories, opens its flagship London store and prepares to launch branches across Europe Read more...
Limited edition Richard Nicoll dress is up for grabs... Read more...
The second edition of the Women of The World Festival at London's Southbank Centre is over. ARISE picks the best moments Read more...
Solange Knowles got the party started at the Museum of Modern Art´s annual benefit event Read more...
The stars were out for the launch of Diesel and EDUN´s STUDIO AFRICA 2013 capsule collection, proudly made in Africa Read more...
