Opening at The Bag Factory this June is 2021 Cassirer Welz Award winner Mpumelelo Buthelezi’s solo exhibition Ukuzihlukanisa, curated by Thlalefi Maditsi. In Ukuzihlukanisa, Buthelezi explores ideas of self-reflection, identity
Currently on at The Bag Factory is Azilime ziyetsheni a solo exhibition by Durban-based contemporary artist, Kenneth Shandu. The exhibition, curated by Rohini Amratlal, is a visual exploration inspired by
Sizwe Sama Sibisi is a visual artist from KwaZulu-Natal. Originally trained as a nurse, he now works as a full-time artist after teaching himself about art through the local library
Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, in partnership with Strauss & Co Fine Art Auctioneers, has announced the winner of the 2021 Cassirer Welz Award, Samuel Nnorom. Nnorom is a multi-talented
The Bag Factory is once again inviting applications for the Bag Factory Young Womxn Studio Bursary, funded by Bag Factory alumni artist Sam Nhlengethwa. The Bag Factory Young Womxn Studio
A new retrospective exhibition at the Bag Factory’s pop-up space in the Oxford Parks precinct celebrates ten years of the prestigious Cassirer Welz Award. The award was founded in 2011
An incredible 30 years of South African contemporary art is currently being showcased through a new exhibition, Bag Factory 30 Years: So far, the future. Paying tribute to a rich
The Bag Factory announces its 30th anniversary exhibition, Bag Factory 30 Years: So Far, The Future, presented in partnership with FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg. The Bag Factory is celebrating
Johannesburg-based visual artist Levy Pooe will present a solo exhibition of new work at the Bag Factory this February. The exhibition follows Pooe’s announcement as the winner of the 2020
In March 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic and the possibility of a lockdown in South Africa loomed, the Bag Factory Artists’ Studios had three international artists in
Creative Feel joins the artists, staff and board of Bag Factory Artists’ Studios in mourning the passing of Dr David Koloane, known affectionately to many as Bra Da, at his
Artist Proof Studio (APS) is an innovative and engaged community printmaking centre of excellence founded in 1991. The organisation focuses on all aspects of professional printmaking: creation, sales, training, and
tête-à-tête positions the exhibition as the culmination of a series of intimate conversations, or back-and-forth exchanges that take place during the process of thinking about, making and showing art. From
Drawing inspiration from the theme of #METAMORPHOSIS has seen UJ Arts & Culture plan to change more than its content. The 2018 programme features two new festivals as well as
For thousands of artists across Africa whose creativity is their livelihood, art gives life. Now, the continent’s flagship visual arts competition for emerging artists, Absa L’Atelier, is asking these artists
The Fulcrum Group, in collaboration with The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios and Business and Arts South Africa, BASA, are excited to announce that the call for entries for the annual,
The Absa L’Atelier is one of Africa’s most prestigious and revered art competitions. Each year, it provides young visual artists aged 21 to 35 with the opportunity to develop their
It has been a great success story for Neo Image Matloga since he pursued his Fine Arts studies at the University of Johannesburg and graduated in 2015, the same year
25: A Contemporary Art Auction will be taking place at the Absa Art Gallery on 17 November, in celebration of the Bag Factory’s 25th anniversary Founded in 1991, the Bag Factory was one
Over the last 25 years, the Bag Factory in Fordsburg has served as a space to facilitate, educate and provide opportunities for cultural exchange for both local and international artists.
This year’s Barclays L’Atelier has proven to be one of the most strongly contested editions of the annual contemporary art competition. With a fresh pool of young African artists significantly raising previous benchmarks, the 2016
To commemorate his upcoming exhibition, Benon Lutaaya is sponsoring a Bag Factory Visiting Artist Residency. On the 5th May 2016 Affinity, a two-person exhibition by Benon Lutaaya and photographic artist