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PlaceFreedom Park
… through compelling stories, performances, exhibits and architecture. The project was officially launched on 1 June …
PlaceCamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
… the Karoo. Aberdeen is filled with examples of Victorian architecture, and the Steeple of the Dutch Reformed Church, …
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
… of the best preserved Zuid Afrikaanse and old Transvaal architecture in the Country. Lydenburg, which means "place of … of the best preserved Zuid Afrikaanse…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
Set in a twist of the Sundays River, the Great Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, dating back to the Great Trek, between…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
Lying in the North Western corner, of the Sundays River Valley, Zuurberg lies at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Historic Zuurberg Pass, almost…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… Vladislavic: What work are you showing at the Art Fair? Goldblatt: I've chosen 30 pictures, both old and … show the work I've been doing on post-apartheid…
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… born on 26 October 1948 in Durban. Msimang's interest in art began at school although art was not offered as a subject. He left Lamontville High … after…
PlaceComrades Marathon- 'House' or Museum
… restored during the 1980’s, racking up two awards for architecture and craftsmanship. The first Black runner to win …
PlaceOrigins Centre
… heritage and boasts an extensive collection of rock art from the Wits Rock Art Research Institute. Much of the museum showcases the … in Africa. It then…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… Portway was born in Johannesburg in 1922. He studied fine art at the Witwatersran Technical College and later taught at … retained some form of mystery to it…
The Pioneers
… a new educated elite began exploring western approaches to art. What they had in common was an historical connection … illiteracy. (2) Hence the pioneers of…
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
… this exhibition displays contemporary, “decolonizing” art practices by African artists and reflects on their … at the Michaelis Galleries, aims to address a…
PlaceCoornhoop Dovecot, Dixton Road, Mowbray
… of the dovecot is a unique feature in classical Cape architecture. Centre for Conflict Resolution Coornhoop …
PlaceJan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town
… Shortmarket Street are typical of eighteenth Century Cape, architecture The present teak Georgian windows and door …
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
… owes much of its character to the nature of its domestic architecture, mostly single storey houses with flat roofs …
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… square, flat-roofed construction, a form of residential architecture which eventually became ubiquitous in the …
EventWalter Battiss is born in Somerset East
… He first became interested in archaeology and primitive art as a young boy after moving to Koffiefontein in 1917, and drew and painted since childhood. His…
The CASA Conference
… in order to support the promotion and growth of Black art and culture, as well as being a form of affirmative …
Thupelo (1985)
… Rustenberg in 1985 and was supported by the Johannesburg Art Foundation (JAF), The Federated Union of Black Arts …
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… "For sisters in jail" poem by Barbed Steele Progressive Art Project …
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… their skilled and varied beadwork, their clear language of architecture, and their stately forms of dress have made them … of material culture, and more…
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… in Johannesburg. Although he never received formal art training, he was greatly inspired by two fellow artists … Stern. He read as much literature as…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… and teachers. In 1977 it became known as the Johannesburg Art Foundation. The core idea of a school was of a network of … spirit. Bill Ainslie was a key…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… he was ultimately prevented from embarking on formal art training for fear that it would spoil and corrupt his … earliest paintings and drawings date from…
EventThomas Kgope is born
… in Rustenburg, Transvaal. After Kgope showed interest in art, artist Norman Catherine, for whom he worked as … electrician, gave him some material and…
EventRuben Xulu is born
… He exhibited in 1965 and 1978 in the Bantu Inter Faith Art Exhibition and Mariannhill Art Centre, Natal. He passed away in 1985. Source: Sack, S. … The…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… an artist and freelance gallery curator. His interest in art started when as a young child, Marc discovered an ability … 1995 he started a seven year career…
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… who played a leading role in introducing avant-garde art to the country. Born in 1894 in South Africa, Irma Stern … artist during her lifetime with critics…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
… job as a lecturer led to a string of others in the visual art industry, including founder and director of a gallery, founding a community art workshop and…
The Neglected Tradition
… first approached by Christopher Till of the Johannesburg Art Gallery to curate an exhibition of art by 'black South Africans, I spent much time consulting ……