Our Shona Heritage and Our Mission
Artistic Africa Gallery is a United States-based gallery encompassing stone and wooden sculptures. Our art, Moyo Collection, is predominantly Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe, where our artists work hands-on in the field. We are committed to first-class customer service and care.
We have grown rapidly from inception, playing a vital role in the resurgence of the Zimbabwean sculpture community.
Artistic Africa Gallery is an outlet for the immense talent of traditional and modern sculptors in Zimbabwe who have limited opportunities to access international markets and sell their sculpture. Artistic Africa is built on the basic principle that every person should have the opportunity to earn a living and support their family and has chosen to encourage artists to develop their talent while paying more than market value for their sculpture. We also provide stone, tools, and other materials for the artists.
In Zimbabwe, we are recognized as a company with integrity. We are committed to helping artists and their families find medical care and community support.
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Each time you purchase a Shona stone sculpture, you help our artists in Zimbabwe. #ShonaLife
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More News From Zimbabwe With Kim McDonald
Being a second-generation Zimbabwean and wanting to move to America, to help promote stone sculpture and artists.
A song by Neil Diamond comes to mind "America", and really that's what it's all about the American dream. And in our case, helping the Zimbabwean artists, these artists have God-given talents.
These world masters, and as such, we need to promote their art to the world to show what creativity exists within these artists.
And I'd like to take you on our journey and the number of little video clips over the next. I don't know how many months, but I hope you enjoy it. And thank you for watching.
Each time you purchase a Shona stone sculpture, you help our artist in Zimbabwe
Hi, I'm Kim McDonald, managing director of Artistic Africa, talking to you right now from Zimbabwe, and the year is 2021. We've just had new year and we are having a major Corona (COVID) outbreak as in the whole world.
Artistic Africa, last year, took it upon itself to finance a number of artists to the tune of $10,000. It was donated to them on a monthly basis to give them a subsistence allowance, because there is no tourism coming into Zimbabwe and their normal lines of income have dried up because of the Corona (COVID) virus.
Family and Sons are special
Pillar of support to me as a father and has been so supportive of his mother also. And I'd like to thank you, Mark, for your help in keeping this business going in these extreme times. Thank you also for watching our videos. Please keep watching.
Kim McDonald
I am a born and bred second-generation Zimbabwean,vand have a fluent command of English and the Zimbabwean Shona and Zezuro languages.
My knowledge of the local culture and customs is a huge benefit in communicating and dealing with the rural communities where all the stone is sourced.
My knowledge of the sourcing market and excellent reputation in the region give Moyo Collection the distinguished difference in a sea of other galleries worldwide. I work in the local artist community cooperatives and I feel that we represent our local artist with the best advantages. We work closely with our artists and their families to help them get their art to the world..
I can most often be found at home, under a campfire in the African Savannah where I feel one with my environment.
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Supporting Zimbabwean Artists During COVID
How Artistic Africa Is Supporting Zimbabwe Artist Community Suffering During COVID
Artistic Africa, together with help from collectors Robert and Amanda Brock of the United States, have provided significant help to the artist community in Zimbabwe during this time of crises.
Since May 2020, and during lock down, Artistic Africa and the Brock family have been contributing cash each month directly to the artists.