‘We are what we speak’
In 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages and envisaged that actions taken during this year will generate
Heritage Day at DITSONG
With Heritage Day coming up later this month, Mariet Conradie and Julia Roelofse of DITSONG: Museums of South Africa explore the importance of celebrating heritage worldwide, and outline how they
Resistance and Liberation Heritage Route
Using the past to build a future has become more important all over the world as we honour Nelson Mandela’s statement: ‘One of our challenges as we build and extend
Being business savvy doesn’t mean selling out
In navigating an arts and culture landscape characterised by exclusion and privilege, emerging South African artists need to acknowledge that developing entrepreneurial skills and positioning themselves as economic players is
We are African: Celebrating Africa Day
On 25 May 1963, Africa made history with the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity, the precursor to the African Union. To commemorate this historical event, the month of
Museums, Memorials and Monuments
June is celebrated as Youth Month in South Africa, with a specific focus on 16 June in tribute to the school pupils who lost their lives during the 1976 Soweto
MaXhosa is stirring up a more creative and innovative future for fashion
Creativity can be a means of communicating ideas, cultures and heritage. It can help connect people from across the globe and, certainly, it can take you many places. For award-winning
5 iconic South African tourism monuments
South African history requires a revisiting wherein the citizens tell stories and record their memories, draw experience from others on the African continent, create a heritage for future generations that
Empowering the creative economy
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) is committed to optimising the creative industries’ impact on social and economic growth and has implemented many programmes since the advent of democracy
20 years of DITSONG
2019 marks 20 years since DITSONG: Museums of South Africa was first formed as the Northern Flagship Institution (NFI). Since the amalgamation, the museums have strengthened and grown their collections
Explore the 9 World Heritage Sites in South Africa
2019 marks 25 years since the first democratic elections in South Africa – an important milestone that Creative Feel will be celebrating throughout the year. In this first article in
Catching up with…
Lore Watterson is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Creative Feel Magazine Simply one of the best aspects of my job is to be able to interview someone I admire, someone
The fragmented language of collage
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. The collage forms an important, but often overlooked role in the realms of
Mungo: 20 years of honest, transparent and sustainable textile manufacturing
Since the company was founded in 1998, Mungo’s towels, bedding and kitchen linens have quickly become South Africa’s most desirable – both for their exceptional quality and the brand’s admirable
What to expect at RMB Turbine Art Fair 2018
Since its inception in 2013, the RMB Turbine Art Fair has unfailingly offered visitors an opportunity to view and buy quality artwork from emerging and established talent in a fun
Olatunji Sanusi’s multicoloured pieces of paper
Olatunji Sanusi has always been creative. From his days spent crafting superhero belts and small boats out of paper as a boy in Nigeria, to afternoons spent quietly sketching away
Des Baker award for student architecture passes the baton to the PPC Imaginarium Awards
Following 32 years of existence, the esteemed Des Baker Award for outstanding architectural design by students has been terminated by the sponsors and has been replaced with the PPC Imaginarium
#ArtMyJozi: Place making through art
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has for a number of years been passionately engaged in producing Public Art on behalf of the City of Joburg, with the guidance and collaboration
Going beyond
The South African Cultural Observatory will host its third annual national conference in Nelson Mandela Bay in March 2018. The impact of new technologies and the restructuring of popular culture
Beyond the creative economy?
It is conference planning season for the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO). This means an intense review of the trends and research emerging from the creative and cultural industries (CCIs)
Encore: Coral Bijoux
Coral Bijoux works in the art and heritage sector, currently for the Mazisi Kunene Foundation. She acts as curator for the Voices of Women Museum and has an emerging career
SA Cultural Observatory launches national workshop series in East London
Off the back of a wildly successful national conference in May, the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) kicks off a nationwide roadshow of eight domain workshops in East London in July.
#SACOConf2017 – it’s a wrap!
THE #SACOConf2017 was a real celebration of the current and future potential of the creative economy. Please enjoy this special edition newsletter which focuses on highlighting some of the speeches
20 years of enabling the arts
In 2017 the National Arts Council (NAC) celebrates 20 years since it was instituted, and over the years has seen how the local creative community come together to form a
SAJE Jazz Conference 2016: South African Jazz – Shaping the Future
The 13th SAJE Jazz Conference will be hosted by Wits Music, The Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, from Thursday 31 March to Saturday 2 April