Artists cannot live on streaming revenue
With no live gigs, musicians in South Africa and abroad have struggled financially. The UK is looking at new legislation to ensure creators are fairly compensated when their songs are
Paul Grootboom’s ‘A Better Life’ comes to The Market
A Better Life was commissioned and produced by The Market Theatre as part of the 45th year programming celebration. Making his eagerly awaited comeback to the theatre after ten years
Join Pfunzo Sidogi for a walkabout of the 2021 Sasol New Signatures exhibition
The Sasol New Signatures Art Competition exhibition, featuring the work of the 2021 winners and finalists is currently underway at the Pretoria Art Museum until 9 January 2022. A total of
She Had a Name 365: Carin Bester’s durational performance art urges us to remember
This 25 November marks the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, an international campaign supported by numerous activists and organisations. The South African artist Carin
Call for submissions: 2022 Episodic Lab and Development Executive Traineeship
The Realness Institute, a non-profit organisation which aims to empower Africans to tell their stories from an unapologetically African point of view, has announced a call for submissions for the
Q&A | Zakes Mda on his latest novel, set in Lesotho’s musical gang wars
Zakes Mda is one of South Africa’s best-loved novelists – though he is also a celebrated playwright, children’s book author and an increasingly visible painter. His latest novel, Wayfarers’ Hymns,
Art comes to life in the Eastern Cape with the Imbali artbook workshops
In October 2021, the Imbali Visual Literacy Project headed to the Eastern Cape for a whirlwind tour of artbook workshops and creative learning. From 18 – 22 October 2021, the
‘The process is a contemplation’ | Coral Bijoux on the Voices of Women Museum’s latest exhibition
The Voices of Women Museum (VoWM) launched its first virtual exhibition earlier this year, titled There is no silence here. The exhibition, in a specially designed virtual gallery from Ikonospace,
A weekend of classical music in Oudtshoorn
The Klein Karoo Klassique, Oudtshoorn’s festival of classical music, takes place from 27 – 28 November this year. ‘It is wonderful to present this festival of classical music in
Gregory Porter is Still Rising
Celebrating a decade of success, his 50th birthday and four spectacular sold out shows at The Royal Albert Hall in October, two-time Grammy winning, Jazz-Soul legend Gregory Porter announces his partnership
Call for applications: Join the KwaSha Theatre Company in 2022
KwaSha Theatre Company, launched in 2018 by the Market Theatre Laboratory and the Windybrow Arts Centre, is looking for exceptional performing arts graduates to join the company in 2022. The
An ephemeral world of light and shadow | A Q&A with painter Patrick Rulore
In 2019, the artist Patrick Rulore won the title of overall winner for the Sasol New Signatures competition. As part of his prize, he received the opportunity to have his
2021 Fleur du Cap Awards celebrate mentorship and new talent
The winners of the 56th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been announced and the organisers are upbeat and optimistic about the future of local theatre and its relevance in
‘We don’t exist on this planet in isolation’ | A Q&A with Sasol New Signatures winner Andrea du Plessis
In a period of global upheaval, South African artists have continued to innovate. This much is clear from the 2021 Sasol New Signatures art competition, the winners of which produced
Amy Jephta’s ‘Barakat’ to represent SA at the Oscars
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has selected the multi-award-winning film Barakat as South Africa’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. This
Joburg Ballet’s RAW 2 showcases new works by aspiring choreographers
This month will see Joburg Ballet performing at the company’s studios at the Joburg Theatre when JOBURG BALLET RAW 2: A Showcase for New Choreography is presented for four performances
Composer and cellist Dr Thokozani Mhlambi to perform in Johannesburg this month
After a successful showcase in Durban and Cape Town, South African composer and cellist Dr Thokozani Mhlambi closes off his South African circuit of concerts in Johannesburg later this month.
Multi-disciplinary artist Andrea du Plessis wins Sasol New Signatures 2021
Cape Town-based artist, Andrea du Plessis, 40, has been announced as the winner of the 2021 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. Du Plessis won the coveted title for her mixed
Transient murals and immovable bronzes: our contested heritage plays out with ACT Warrior Wall project
The below article is produced by a writer who formed part of Creative Feel’s 2021 My Art Radar project. Read their work here. Warriors of yesteryear are often memorialised in epic tales, songs,
In Conversation with Heroic Memory: the ACT Warrior Wall Revealed
Memorialising some of our country’s most important and revolutionary artists in a meaningful way cannot be an easy feat. Miriam Makeba, Sylvia Glasser, Dr John Kani, Don Mattera and David Koloane
Take a look at these limited-edition silk scarves by South African artists
Latitudes Online and L’MAD Collection present a summer collection of limited-edition silk scarves by South African visual artists. L’MAD Collection is a luxury label that works together with select African
Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: an introduction to the man and his writing
The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year it
The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced
South African writer Damon Galgut’s The Promise has been announced as winner of the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction. The announcement made by Maya Jasanoff, chair of the 2021 judges,
Take a look at Imbali’s ground-breaking set of South African artbooks
Having access to an arts education that’s informative, engaging and exciting is vital at all levels. That’s why the team at the Imbali Visual Literacy Project put together Adventuring into
Meet the winners of the 2021 BIC Art Master Africa competition
BIC has announced the winners of its 2021 Art Master Africa competition, with three of the top 10 Art Masters announced hailing from South Africa. This includes Kwa-Zulu Natal’s Astral
South African painter Johannes Phokela’s new exhibition opens at Zeitz MOCAA
A new exhibition by South African painter Johannes Phokela opened at The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) last week. The exhibition, titled Only the Sun in the