Staff Writer

The 2025 artweb Power 100 Zimbabwe is an annual list recognising the individuals, institutions, and platforms shaping Zimbabwe’s contemporary art ecosystem. The 2025 edition arrives at a moment of recalibration, when visibility alone is no longer the primary measure of influence, and when clarity, structure, and intention have become the true currencies of cultural power. More than a just a list, the artweb Power 100 Zimbabwe examines how influence actually functions. It traces how art and...

by artweb Zimbabwe stands proud in Turin (image: supplied) At the 57th CIMAM Annual Conference in Turin, an important milestone was reached for Zimbabwe and the wider African museum community. Raphael Chikukwa, the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, has been elected to the CIMAM Board for the 2026–28 term - positioning him at the forefront of global museum leadership and strengthening Zimbabwe’s voice within one of the most influential international cultural...

by artweb Minister Mthuli Ncube standing from of a sculpture at the Parliament of Zimbabwe before presenting the 2026 National Budget. (Image: Facebook/Financial Times) The 2026 national budget presented by Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube has sparked new discussion across Zimbabwe’s creative sector, especially as the government frames “Job Creation, Youth Entrepreneurship and Development, Creative Industry and Culture” as one of its ten national priorities for the coming year. At the centre...