2019 Praemium Imperiale Award winners announced
In recognition of their achievements, for the impact they have had internationally on the arts, and for their role in enriching the global community, the Japan Art Association has announced
Thomarts Gallery is at RMB Turbine Art Fair 2019
Intimations and Arrangements is a fresh, furious, innovative, pulsating and thought-provoking new body of work that Thomarts Gallery, an artist-owned studio-cum-art gallery, will be exhibiting at RMB Turbine Art Fair
Symbols and metaphors in Juan Stockenstroom’s paintings
Juan Stockenstroom’s intuitive, streetwise, mixed-media paintings are a far cry from the process-driven lino cuts of his Model C high school art classes. Fed the inexpensive medium as a mono
The interdisciplinary language of Heidi Sincuba
Creativity @ Work is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. ‘Arriving in the Netherlands was shocking. Because I realised immediately, something I oddly enough
Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2019 – Last call for entries
With just 2 weeks to go until entries close, now is the time to get your entry ready for submission. Held annually, in proud partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria,
Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective
The upcoming Wits Art Museum (WAM) exhibition Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective surveys the print work of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa from 1978 to 2018. Leeto is a seTswana/seSotho
Historical artists prove their staying power at Strauss & Co auction
World record for Anton van Wouw World record for a still life by Irma Stern World record for a tapestry by Athi-Patra Ruga Two pioneering artists, Irma Stern and Anton
Sustaining a growing creative culture with the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
The development of South African art and its artists owes a great deal to the longstanding presence of its nationwide art competitions. Competitions for emerging and established artists help the
Circa Gallery presents Conrad Botes’ The Goliath Protocol
The Goliath Protocol, opening at Circa Gallery in Johannesburg, will be Conrad Botes’ first major solo exhibition in five years. The work will include four large-scale canvasses, including a 2
Karen Stewart: Street Life, Global Warming and The Weather Girls
Artist Karen Stewart has come full circle on her creative journey. She began her professional life as a graphic designer in the late 1980s when the scalpel, Rotring pens, steel rulers,
Everard Read presents Olivié Keck’s Drop Dead Gorgeous
Everard Read’s CIRCA Gallery Johannesburg presents Olivié Keck’s exhibition Drop Dead Gorgeous from 11 April – 18 May 2019. Society’s love affair with ‘crimes of passion’ as entertainment is at
Bombay Sapphire Stirs the Creative Spirit of South Africa
Bombay Sapphire believes that everyone has the ability to unlock their full creative potential. The premium gin brand is set to stir up our expectations of where creativity begins and
A BLACK AESTHETIC: A View of South African Artists (1970 – 1990)
The Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg presents A Black Aesthetic: A View of South African Artists (1970 – 1990), an exhibition that draws from the University of Fort Hare Art
Oil paintings commemorate a South African world first
A world-first solo stand-up paddle (SUP) crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by South African big wave surfing champion Chris Bertish has been commemorated in a trilogy of oil paintings by
Live-stream performance: Art and tech
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. Earlier this year, I enjoyed the strange experience of watching a live theatrical
A holistic foundation for a successful career in the arts
The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) offers Fine Art courses at different levels that emphasise the mission of the university by ensuring that graduates have the academic and technical skills
Andrzej Urbanski’s debut solo exhibition opens at Circa in Joburg
Everard Read/Circa is pleased to present A03 2034/538/18, Andrzej Urbanski’s debut solo exhibition at Circa JHB, which opened on 15 November 2018. Andrzej Urbanski is a contemporary painter who functions
Isango: A new multidisciplinary exhibition by Nicholas Hlobo
Nicholas Hlobo’s latest solo show, Isango, is an exhibition of sculpture, painting and installation. Currently showing until 26 January 2019 at STEVENSON in Johannesburg, this is his seventh exhibition with
Street Art Cinemart: A Graffiti and Street Art Affair
Graffiti South Africa in association with The Bioscope Independent Cinema presents Street Art Cinemart. This multi-dimensional event will take place at The Bioscope in Maboneng, Johannesburg, on Saturday, 17 November 2018,
The activity of sound: Art and music
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. When it comes to pieces of performance or visual art such as dance
Across disciplinary boundaries
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. ‘There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way, and the
Yinka Shonibare’s “Ruins Decorated” comes to SA
British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare, MBE, will return to the African continent for his first solo exhibition in 15 years. Ruins Decorated, a new body of work that sparks a state
Shortlisted artists in the frame for R10k prize and solo exhibition
StateoftheART Gallery Award 2018 finalists announced and shortlisted artists are in the frame for a R10 000 prize and solo exhibition. Cape Town based gallery StateoftheART is pleased to announce
Performance as a means of play
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. ‘The longing had always been a place to call my own. Now my
Sasol New Signatures 2018 – Last call for entries:
With submissions closing on 3 July, now is the time to get your entry ready to submit! Held annually, in proud partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria,
Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2018 – #Limitless
The scope of an artist’s influence is often equivalent to their willingness to challenge the limits of current thinking in artistic practices. In an industry where creativity and innovation are