The Zambia National Visual Arts Council (VAC) is a national Zambian visual arts organisation established in 1989. Founded and led by artists themselves, VAC works to promote awareness of the arts and the interests of artists in Zambia.[1]

VAC's founder members included Martin Abasi Phiri,[2], Agness Yombwe,[3] and William Miko, who formed VAC's first interim national executive committee.[4]

The Visual Arts Council's offices are at the Henry Tayali Visual Arts Center in Lusaka. However, the Council has supported exhibitions in a variety of other Zambian venues: for example, the Martin Phiri Art Centre in Chipata,[5] and the Garden City Mall in Lusaka.[6] It has also participated in international collaborations: in 2018 Zambian art was showcased at the African Studies Gallery in Tel Aviv,[7] and in 2020 'Stories of Kalingalinga' was a touring exhibition in collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom.[8]

In 2004 VAC produced the book Art in Zambia, written by Gabriel Ellison with photography by Billy Nkunika.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Scott D. Taylor (2006). Culture and Customs of Zambia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-313-33246-3.
  2. ↑ Andrew Mulenga, The Man Who Changed the Zambian Art Scene, Contemporary And, 14 July 2017. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Kelvin Kachingwe, African Inspirations opens, Zambia Daily Mail, 3 November 2017. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Moses Walubita, Lusaka trio tells tales, Zambia Daily Mail, 12 October 2018. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Andrew Mulenga, Mulling over Art, The Mast, 23 October 2019. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Chanda Mwenya, Caleb Chisha on a bird hunting spree, Zambia Daily Mail, 21 July 2017. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Chanda Mwenya, Zambia debuts cultural diplomacy in Israel, Zambia Daily Mail, February 9, 2018. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Adrian Curtis, Cambridge photographic exhibition captures real life in Lusaka, Cambridge Independent, 4 January 2020. Accessed 16 January 2020.


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