Get ready for a weekend of Intimate Art Encounters
If theatre, good food, fine wine, and a whole town full of art and performance is your idea of the perfect weekend away, look no further than Solo Studios –
Surrealism, duality, and the digital: A Q&A with Tshepiso Moropa
In a year that saw the arts undergo radical levels of change, many arts practitioners are still busy making sense of their creative disciplines in the context of the ongoing
Levy Pooe wins 2020 Cassirer Welz Award
Johannesburg-based visual artist Levy Pooe has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Cassirer Welz Award. In a small, virtual award ceremony held on Monday 23 November, Pooe, who
Inspiring innovation in the creative sector: A Q&A with NAC CEO Rosemary Mangope
Whether you’re an arts, culture or heritage organisation that wants to retain permanent staff or contract workers, or you’re an individual or organisation looking for financial assistance to create new
Calling all creatives: Apply for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme
It has been a significantly challenging year for the arts. South African artists, researchers, cultural practitioners, educators, administrators and more continue to struggle following the negative impacts of the global
On love, materiality, and consumption: A Q&A with Motlhoki Nono
Generational burdens, matrilineal relationships, labour, love, materiality, and form are just a few of the simultaneously nuanced and far-reaching points of interest in the work of multimedia artist Motlhoki Nono.
Winners of the 23rd annual BASA Awards announced
The annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards celebrate the synergistic power that comes from deep collaboration between the right partners and showcase the ways in which those partnerships
‘Never waste a crisis’ | A Q&A with Bongani Tembe on the JPO Virtual Spring Symphony Season
From heartfelt dedications to South Africa’s healthcare workers, to pulling off the country’s debut virtual Symphony Season, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) has been harnessing the talent and commitment of
Calling all artists: Submit your responsive artworks to the Rupert Museum
The Rupert Museum currently has an open invitation to artists to take inspiration from the monumental piece in the Rupert Art Foundation Collection – Colour Symphony by Michéle Nigrini completed in 1993. This is
Shining a light on the Unsung Heroes of SA’s natural history
A project titled Unsung Heroes shines a light on those who have and still are contributing to the valuable work of building and preserving the fantastic collections housed in the
New Esther Mahlangu exhibition opens at Melrose Gallery
One of South Africa’s most acclaimed painters, Dr Esther Mahlangu turns 85 this year. To celebrate her life and work, the Melrose Gallery is hosting the new solo exhibition Esther
New Theatre Production Company Launches in South Africa
Following what has been a profoundly difficult few months for the South African performing arts, a bit of good news comes in the form of a new theatre production company,
The 8th provides an urgent and exciting look at grassroots activism
The topics of abortion and women’s reproductive rights remain highly divisive the world over. In The 8th, a new documentary being screened as part of the 7th European Film Festival
Expanding the range of sensory engagement: A Q&A with Willem Boshoff
The launch of UJ Gallery’s Moving Cube in collaboration with the MTN Foundation is an important addition to the arts for a number of reasons, not least because it provides
JPO launches debut online symphony season
The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) has announced the launch of the Virtual Spring Symphony Season which will be taking place exclusively online this 11 November – 4 December. To continue
Turning inwards, infinitely: A Q&A with Adejoke Tugbiyele
The poetry and politics of power, identity, physicality, spirituality, and more take centre stage in Adejoke Tugbiyele’s solo exhibition Hybrid Spirit. Exhibited at the Melrose Gallery from 15 October –
Exploring ‘The Blind Alphabet’ with MTN Foundation’s Niel Nortje
South Africa’s corporate and arts sectors have a long history of successful and mutually beneficial partnerships. Whether it’s corporate sponsorship, the managing and showcasing of art collections, or towards social
Curating context online: Annali Cabano-Dempsey discusses UJ’s Moving Cube
Arts institutions the world over have had to radically rethink their approach to the creation and facilitation of new creative work this year. In response to the continued need for
BASA Awards 2020 finalists announced
The BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, are once again shining a spotlight on indelible business and arts partnerships in seven award categories. The awards, now in their 23rd year, serve as
Willem Boshoff’s ‘Blind Alphabet’ to be virtually exhibited through UJ Gallery’s Moving Cube
In 1991 the South African artist Willem Boshoff started working on an ambitious project that would earn him a great deal of recognition both locally and internationally. The Blind Alphabet,
Tenth annual FNB Art Prize awarded to Lady Skollie
Cape Town-born visual artist Lady Skollie (Laura Windvogel) has been announced as the winner of the 2020 FNB Art Prize. Lady Skollie, who is represented by Everard Read gallery, says
Free films and documentaries as this year’s European Film Festival goes online
Film-lovers will be delighted to hear that this year’s European Film Festival will be taking place online from 12 – 22 November, with a line-up including 12 brand new films,
Of zebras and bank heists: The history and mythology of the Phaeton carriage
October is Transport Month in South Africa, and to celebrate, we worked with DITSONG’S Willem Prinsloo Agriculture Museum to look at some of the fascinating uses of the horse-drawn phaeton
My Body My Space: A performing arts festival on Whatsapp
While the global Coronavirus pandemic has put a great deal of pressure on South Africa’s performing arts, it has also given rise to new levels of imagination and innovation as
Zanele Muholi discusses their work as a visual activist
Zanele Muholi’s work explores the power of images to show LGBTQIA+ people of South Africa, and QTIPOC worldwide, that they are not alone. Watch this powerful interview with the visual
Fostering creative art teaching with Imbali Artbooks
A love and appreciation for art begins at an early age and it is the work of teachers and educators in the classroom that helps harness and nurture that initial