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New Generation Sculpture
… what appeared to be a completely autonomous aesthetic, an art that was in no way mediated by the forces of the white … that there is an indigenous…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
… of design. [32] An interesting note of the development of art during Akbar’s rule, is his encouragement of … because portraiture was considered taboo as a…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… These paintings include familiar features of the San rock art paintings, which are prevalent in South African rock art . These paintings are representative…
BiographyGovin Reddy
Govindasamy Reddy (Govin Reddy) was born on 16 June 1943 in Kranskloof, a farming area next to Claremont on the outskirts of Durban, Natal (now known as…
ArticleKey sites in and around Soweto
… Dube YMCA ELCSA Eyethu Cinema Fred Clark* Funda Centre George Tabor Technikon Hector Peterson Memorial Jabavu … Swimming Pool Ovl YMCA Pace College*…
PlaceStone Chapel, Tokai, near the Porter Reformatory School
… the 18th Century and currently house the Ruth Prowse Art Centre . It was declared a National Monument under old NMC …
ArticleThe Cordoned Heart
… by Badsha and Francis Wilson and the establishment of a centre for documentary photography at UCT.. The Carnegie … publication of a book to be launched at…
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…
PlaceMweni Valley, Drakensberg
… and rudimentary rondavels at the Mnweni Cultural Centre, but no shopping or meals – one has to be entirely … traditional meals and dancing, and a local Amafa…
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…
PlaceStellenbosch, Western Cape
… Galleries and Museums housing National and International art collections worth viewing. For the nature lover there are … to the growth of Stellenbosch, it…
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…
PlaceNgoye University of Zululand, Richards Bay
… of Zululand. Where the Teaching and Learning and Centre(TLC), comprises four units to drive the teaching and … for the establishment of a Department of…
The CASA Conference
… in order to support the promotion and growth of Black art and culture, as well as being a form of affirmative …
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… "For sisters in jail" poem by Barbed Steele Progressive Art Project …
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… activity, and by 1898 the present fabric of the city centre had already been defined. Most office and financial … the new municipal Civic Centre, Joubert…
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…
BiographyNarriman Gadija Bazier Samuels
Narriman Gadija Bazier Samuels, affectionately known as "Ma G" throughout Mitchells Plain, grew up during the height of apartheid in South Africa. While her…
ArchiveObituary for Andrew Verster
… etched glass, stainless steel panels and many other public art commissions. He was a poet, a writer of short stories, an art critic and served on many…
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
… The house Breytenbach grew up in is today a cultural centre, The Breytenbach Centre , that opened in 2007 after extensive restoration … in the arts. Amateur…
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…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… may be able to assist in this regard. The Documentation Centre has a complete set of the Who's Who. Use this link to … relatives and children, if any. 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 ……
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… unemployed African women Mid 1950's Cato Manor becomes a centre of political militancy. Chief Luthuli visits Cato … their properties Mid 1980's Cato Manor is…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… The family moved to Elandslaagte, Northern Natal, the centre of coal mining, where they felt that there would be …
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
… her successor and to remove her Imbangala allies from the centre of power. By the time of her death Njinga had cemented …