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ArchiveCharles Pratt: nature photographer
Black and white poster. Photograph of a cow lying down in a field. Notice of a photography exhibition by Charles Pratt at The Photo Gallery at The Market. …
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town, located between Mowbray and Rondebosch. The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs…
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
'States of Emergence' is Johannesburg gallerist Warren Siebrits' coming of age. A former curator at the influential Everard Read Contemporary, circa State of…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
Company's Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town. This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese Garden; Fish Pond…
ArchiveExhibitions
Notice of Exhibition at Standard Bank Gallery on 14th September to 16th October 1999. Front page of Drum magazine dated August 1952. Reliving the 50's and 60…
ArchivePosters in the struggle against apartheid : t
Black, white and grey poster. Black border. Notice of a poster exhibition at Gertrude Posel Art Gallery, Senate House, University of the Witwatersrand. 5 to…
ArchiveArt Exhibition
Notice of Art Exhibition on 7th July at Market Gallery. White poster with black image of man lying upside down on ground. Black zig zag pattern with white…
ArchiveA few South Africans
Dark pink poster. Black and white photo of Winnie Mandela with blue border. Notice of an exhibition of Sue Williamson silksceeens and etchings at Gallery…
ArchiveNever-Never-Land
Multicoloured artwork of a small girl asleep on a toadstool in a field of flowers. Notice of an exhibition of book illustrations at S.A. National Gallery on…
ArchiveExhibition of work by the childrens art cent
Multicoloured art work of country scene with butterflies and birds. Notice of exhibition of children's art at Michaelis School of Art Gallery, Orange Street,…
ArchiveFour Johannesburg painters
Notice of an exhibition of four Johannesburg painters at the South African National Gallery. Black and white poster. Red strip at bottom. Painters - Anderson…
ArchiveDetention without trial : 100 artists protest
White poster with black block in centre showing artwork of dead flowers hanging down. Black lettering at bottom on white background. Notice of exhibition at…
ArchiveA broken landscape
Black and white poster. Notice of an exhibition of photographs, covering South Africa from 1984 to 1986, by Gideon Mendel at The Market Photo Gallery. From the…
ArchiveExhibition of alternative comix
Notice of an exhibition of comics from 31st May to 27th June, at Market Theatre Complex. 10th Anniversary year of The Market Gallery. Yellow, black and white…
ArchiveArt toward social development
Notice of an exhibition of South African art at the National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana. June 10th to August 10th 1982. Maroon border. Black…
ArchiveJoburg City : Whose City?
White poster with black lettering. Notice of an oral history research project and photographic exhibition, at Johannesburg Art Gallery, Joubert Park. Black and…
ArchiveSouth Africa : The Cordoned Heart Poster
Black and white poster. Second half of title in red letters. Photo of men carrying coffins with flowers in top. Exhibition on 4th March at Gertrude Posel…
ArchiveWorld Press Photo Exhibition 84
Notice of photo exhibition at Shell Gallery, 9 Riebeek Street, Cape Town on 26th April 1984. Black and white photo of small boy carrying large gun, with white…
ArchiveWorks on paper
University of Port Elizabeth, Silver Jubilee Festival Program. Black and white poster. Artwork by M.C. Escher entitled 'Sky and Water II' 1938. Notice of an…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
David Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for international success: a solo exhibition at New York’s…
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
Zwelethu Mthethwa, an internationally known South African artist, was found guilty on 16 March 2017 at the Western Cape High Court of murdering Nokuphila…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
Iziko is an isiXhosa word meaning “hearth.” A hearth is the traditional centre of the home where families would get together to share their stories, just as…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
The division of Oudtshoorn was originally part of the District of George, and was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The local economy was based…
EventThomas Kgope is born
Thomas Kgope, talented SA artist, was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal. After Kgope showed interest in art, artist Norman Catherine, for whom he worked as…
EventRuben Xulu is born
South African artist Ruben Xulu was born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission station and embarked on a…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations in its landscape and the differing contexts and…
PlacePretoria Art Museum
The Pretoria City Council started a permanent collection of paintings from artists such as the German Baroque painter Joachim von Sandrart (1606 – 1688), the…
PlacePioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
Museum in a former synagogue featuring exhibits on Jewish life & History in Port Elizabeth. The Jewish Pioneers’ Memorial Museum is open to the Public between…
EventLucas Seage is born
Lucas Seage, South African artist, was born in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
Andries Johannes Botha was born on 22 September 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject…