The Investec Cape Town Art Fair, which takes place from 21 to 23 February 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), has 124 exhibitors for the 12th edition of the fair. Each year, the Investec Cape Town Art Fair attracts more than 30 000 art collectors and enthusiasts from around the globe for a showcase of the very best contemporary art from Africa and around the world.
The 2025 edition of Investec Cape Town Art Fair welcomes more than 30 new exhibitors (including galleries from Europe, the US and other African countries outside of South Africa), including 11 new South African galleries.
Fair highlights
- The Investec Cape Town Art Fair remains the largest contemporary art fair on the African continent, featuring 124 exhibitors from across the globe, including top galleries from Europe and the US specialising in contemporary art.
- For the first time, galleries from Tokyo and Kuwait City are taking part in the fair.
- The 2025 edition of the fair will feature 30 first-time exhibitors, the largest group of new galleries in the event’s history.
- More than half of the exhibitors are returning to the fair, drawn back by the vibrant energy of Cape Town with its dynamic art scene and reputation as the key art hub of the African continent.
- Independent consultant and curator Céline Seror will take the reins of the SOLO section, while Egyptian curator, writer and researcher Heba El Kayal from Cairo will curate the Generations section.
- A new section, Lookout, is dedicated to emerging galleries that have been operating for under five years.
- The 2025 fair will also showcase the second iteration of its Cabinet series: Cabinet/Trophy: Playing the Field, curated by Exhibition Match (Alexander Richards and Dr Phokeng Setai).
- The fair continues to take art beyond the confines of the fair by activating Cape Town’s buzzing inner-city and surrounds through the Unbound City public programme, including an Art Fair Hub to enjoy after hours.
Focussing on play
“Interrogating the dynamics of experimentation, the 12th edition of Investec Cape Town Art Fair: PLAY bases its thematic framework around play as action, play your role, play as curiosity, play as the inherent human desire to create,” says fair director Laura Vincenti. “Through PLAY, Investec Cape Town Art Fair offers a space where the boundaries between creator and viewer are fluid, and where art itself becomes a living, interactive experience. Rather than being a passive observation of aesthetic objects, play invites the audience to actively participate in the unfolding of ideas. “
Programming and events
Visitors to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in 2025 can expect an extraordinary programme of events, talks and tours. Talks, conversations, guided art walks and panel discussions with thought leaders, art market professionals and experts on the world of contemporary art will provide invaluable insights and thought-provoking perspectives on the market for African art, collecting, current themes and new directions.
“We are pleased to welcome five independent curators to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025. The renowned curators overseeing the special sections include four newcomers and one returning curator,” says Vincenti.
The details
● The 12th Investec Cape Town Art Fair will run from 21 to 23 February at the Cape Town International Conference Centre from 12h00 to 19h00.
● Tickets can be purchased via webtickets.
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The competition ends midnight Sunday 16 Feb and the winner will be drawn 8am Monday 17 Feb.
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