Showing at the Goethe-Institut: ‘Women*s Rights – A Tapestry of Perspectives’ Exhibition

The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg is hosting a four-day African Feminisms Gathering at the end of September 2025, uniting thinkers and creatives to explore justice, power shifts, and collective strategies for change in Africa.

In the lead-up to the Gathering, the institute will open a compelling exhibition titled Women*s Rights – A Tapestry of Perspectives on 12 September 2025. Here’s what you need to know.

Women*s Rights – A Tapestry of Perspectives exhibition at the Goethe | What's on in Joburg — Artwork from the ‘Women*s Rights – A Tapestry of Perspectives’ exhibition | Credit: Fayo Said

The opening of Women*s Rights – A Tapestry of Perspectives

Join for the official opening of Women*s rights – A tapestry of perspectives exhibition presented as part of the project African Feminisms – Rights, Representation, Resources.

Featuring new digital works by four selected artists alongside the House of African Feminisms (HoAF) display, the exhibition explores the theme of “Rights” through powerful feminist perspectives from across Africa and the diaspora. These works reflect on the legal, social, political, and cultural dimensions of women*s rights, offering bold artistic responses to lived experiences, resistance, and feminist imagination.

This exhibition marks one of the first events of the African Feminisms Gathering, taking place at the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg from 25 to 28 September 2025.

Join in celebrating these vital contributions by Asia Clarke (Canada/Ghana), Diane Kaneza (Burundi), Fayo Said (The Netherlands/ Ethiopia) and Irene A’mosi (Angola) to feminist artistic practice and dialogue.

Cost: Free entry

When: Opens Friday, 12 September 2025 from 3pm
Where: Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg

Gallery Walkabout

On Day 2 and 3 of the African Feminisms Gathering, there will be a gallery walkabout of the Women*s Rights: A Tapestry of Perspectives exhibition, offering a short intimate guided tour exploring diverse visual narratives that reflect the complexities, struggles, and solidarities within African Feminisms.

This walkabout offers space for reflection and conversation, inviting deeper engagement with the artworks and the layered stories they hold.

Cost: Free entry

When: Friday, 26 September 2025 from 5pm to 5.30pm | Saturday, 27 September 2025 from 5.15pm to 5.45pm
Where: Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg