African Arts is a quarterly journal devoted to the plastic and graphic arts of Africa, broadly defined to encompass sculpture in wood, metal, ceramic, ivory, and stone, and less familiar work in fiber, hide, mud, and other materials. Included in this mandate are architecture, arts of personal adornment, contemporary fine and popular arts, and the arts of the Africa diaspora. In addition, the journal encourages dialogue on other forms of African expressive culture: film, theater, dance, and music.

African Arts is published quarterly by the James S. Coleman African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles. It is distributed by MIT Press .