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EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… and Natal as well as landscapes. Bowler began teaching art to children to supplement his income and subsequently opened his own art school in 1861. He took…
ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… and advisers living inside the main city, which was the centre of their society. The royal area, or Great Enclosure, … over a gold mine, and that the city…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.2 Apr-May 1979
… Poems by: Sibusiso Damoyi,Mmaphuti wa Mailula Zamani Art Association (Dobsonville) Poems by: Maswabi a'Legwale,Batlang wa Pule, Soweto Art Association …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.4 Mar 1982
… Bra Luke Sophiatown by Miriam Tlali; Society and Art, Toward Patriotic Art by Mpikayipheli; Staffrider Profile Drum: The Inside …
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… First is appointed professor and research director at the Centre for African Studies at Eduardo Mondlane University in … published. 1982 13 August, First…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.4 Dec-Jan 1980
… THE GHETTO The Last Train from Faraday by Miriam Tlali, ART AND SOCIETY Committed Art — Where Is It? by Joyce Ozynski and Andy Mason. …
David Lurie
… Iziko National Gallery; Side Gallery, Newcastle; Getty Centre for Arts and Humanities (Los Angeles); Black Gallery …
David Lurie
… Iziko National Gallery; Side Gallery, Newcastle; Getty Centre for Arts and Humanities (Los Angeles); Black Gallery …
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… photographer to ever exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, announced that he would be moving both the … toward the end of 2015 the university…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.1 1988
… A.W. Oliphant. Essays: Gerard Sekoto: A Perspective on his Art by Barbara Lindop; Socialist Explorations in South Africa … Staffrider; Oral Poetry by Mafika…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.2 Jul-Aug 1981
… Joel; Modderdam, Death of a Shanty Town by Andrew Silk; Art and Society, Art is not neutral ‘Whom does it serve?’ by Dikobe WaMogale …
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… instruction in painting, his charming style appealed to art lovers and investors alike and he held his first solo … that forgeries were printed and sold as…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… held in Johannesburg, was staged at the Bantu Men's Social Centre'”Š 69 ”‰early in August. The B.M.S.C. represented by … the formation of some academy for…
PlaceKwaNzimakwe, South Coast
… feel welcome! Within the village is the: 'WowZulu Welcome Centre', visitors are welcomed by local hosts, Neli Nzimakwe … and will add an extra bit of beauty…
EventThe South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years of its existence
On 20 October 1820, the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope, which became known as the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) was founded. It is the…
PlaceUniversity of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)
… construction of wood and galvanised-iron hutments in the centre of the campus. These huts remained in use until 1972. … the form of over 60 student societies…
BiographyTim Bruwer
… financial assistance for the Ithuseng Community Health Centre, which Dr Ramphele had started in her place of … outside the South African Airways (SAA)…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… from 1974 to 1986 juxtaposes African folklore and art with an increasingly Westernised society. This unique take on art and society as a huge drawpoint for…
ArticleThe Freedom struggle in Cape Town
… apartheid. Thus, Cape Town has and continues to occupy centre stage in shaping the history of South African society. …
Durban an Overview
… 1902. The Durban Museum was established in 1887, while an Art Gallery followed in 1899. During the 1920s the city began …
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… the audience. Coloured, a documentary produced by the Centre for Curating the Archive, will be part of South Africa … 2019 Annual tribute to Mafika Gwala…
PlaceWits School of Arts (WSOA)
… Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The University introduced the Art faculty in 1923 after they moved premises from Eloff … and Television, Music, Theatre and…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… by artist, curator and teacher David Koloane and British art collector and philanthropist Robert Loder, who saw a need … to connect artists to the local and…
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… According to E S Reddy 's, (Director of the United Nations Centre against Apartheid and author) quotes from an interview …
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
… Congress (SAIC). However, Moroka’s distance from the centre prompted critics to say he lacked an understanding of …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
… events and discourse. Direct influence in performance art (theatre/dance/music) shows in the music of Vuyisile … liberation culture, seeking to align…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Windybrow. 2017, saw the reopening of Windybrow as an Arts Centre under the auspices of the Market Theatre Foundation. … and there is an Exclusive Books…
PlaceThe Company Gardens, Cape Town.
… without a visit to the Company's Garden in Cape Town city centre. Home to historic buildings, museums, places of worship and an art gallery, it is also…
Archive‘It’s Dangerous and Difficult’: Artist William Kentridge on the Challenges for Young Artists Facing Quick Fame and Market Speculation by Devorah Lauter (news.artnet.com), October 20, 2021
… Kentridge spoke to Artnet News about the pressures of the art industry on young artists, identity politics, and the need for freedom to make art about any…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… three sides by means of the main force or chest in the centre, and an extended left and right ‘horn’ on each side. … River and advance towards Ulundi by way…