The Amila Africa Art Soirée returns to Cape Town this October, not as a routine gathering but as a statement of intent. Each year it asks a simple yet powerful question: how can Africa’s creative pulse and its energy ambitions fuel the same future?
The answer lies in a night that embodies the AU’s Agenda 2063 – a vision of a prosperous, culturally confident, and globally connected Africa.
Amila Africa is a pan-African, women-led advisory and execution firm committed to advancing trade, investment, and development across the continent. With a focus on mobilising resources and building strategic relationships, the firm has positioned itself as a trusted partner in shaping Africa’s transformation.
Its flagship platforms during Africa Energy Week — the Amila Africa Art Soirée and the Let’s Talk Energy podcast reflect its mission to connect commerce, culture and conversation in ways that resonate globally.
Since its inception in 2022, the soirée has been imagined as a space where art and energy could share a stage.
In a short time, it has become one of the most distinctive gatherings during Africa Energy Week, drawing investors, policymakers and cultural leaders into conversation with artists and storytellers.
In 2024 Amila Africa strengthened this trajectory by partnering with cultural strategist and art advisor Monalisa Molefe, founder of Artform Factory and Artform Advisory. Her expertise lies in bridging the art ecosystem, luxury, and investment — an alignment that deepens the soirée’s role as a catalyst for dialogue.
Together with Christopher Moller Gallery, they introduced Reflections of Identity, a portraiture showcase that captured the nuances of African self-representation. It demonstrated how art can be both mirror and messenger, framing conversations about who we are and where we are headed.
This October, Amila Africa, Artform Factory, and Christopher Moller Gallery come together once more in a partnership that underscores the place of culture at the centre of Africa’s development story.
The 2025 programme introduces a fresh dimension with a retrospective dedicated to the acclaimed Cape Town-based photographer and artist Tony Gum. Tracing her journey from the groundbreaking Coca Cola and Xhosa Woman series through to her recent Cheese and Milk works, the exhibition offers a rare chance to engage with a practice that has already secured its place in history.
Tony’s work is represented in major institutional collections in the United States and Switzerland, evidence of its continuing significance. At the Art Soirée, her presence anchors the conversation between art, identity, and progress, giving guests an intimate encounter with one of Africa’s most vital contemporary voices.
For artists, the soirée opens new pathways to patrons and collectors who are actively shaping Africa’s cultural landscape.
For the energy sector, it is a reminder that progress cannot be measured by economics alone but also by the stories and identities that endure alongside it and for guests, it is an evening where Africa’s ingenuity is experienced first-hand through conversation, art, and exchange.
The Amila Africa Art Soirée grows each year because of its ability to connect worlds that rarely meet. It is a place where culture, commerce and diplomacy share the same table, advancing the collective vision of Agenda 2063.
