Wednesday 29 August 2007

making waves: a selection from the SABC art collection in Cape Town

A version of this exhibition, previously shown at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2004- 5 and at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in 2006, is to be shown at the Iziko Good Hope Gallery at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town from September 6 th to October 28th 2007.

The exhibition which will feature approximately 100 works attempts what no South African collection, either public or corporate, has previously done, to provide both an interpretation of the development of South African art through the 20 th century and a selection of the best contemporary South African work.

The historical coverage traces the emergence of a local tradition distinguishable from the earlier indigenous and Europe-derived traditions. The latter is illustrated in the work of Kay, Laubser, Preller and Stern among others.

The local tradition is seen as originating in the township painters from Sekoto among others in the 30s to Motjuoadi, Ngatane and Sihlali in the 60s and 70s and also in the very different hybrid products of the Rorke's Drift and Polly Street art schools in the third quarter of the century. Of pivotal importance in this process is the unique work produced in the context of political struggle after Sharpville 1960 and Soweto 1976, seminally in the drawings of Dumile and Motau in the 60s, followed in the 70s and the 80s by the work of Kumalo, Legae, Alexander, Ractliffe and others in a range of media.

In addition distributed through the exhibition spaces are some of the finest examples of contemporary South African work in a range of media, including the sculptures of Hlungwane, Mabasa and Schütz, the drawings of Kentridge and Victor, the photographs of Mofokeng and Tillim, the prints of Rakgoathe and Shilakoe, the mixed media of Nhlengethwa and Rose and the paintings of Hodgins and Siopis. The work of several younger artists including Gush, Hlobo, Hugo and Madikida is also featured.

The works are hung in a series of numbered and labelled spaces forming a suite of themes from Struggle and Identity through Street to that which informs much of the exhibition - Predicament. The exhibition includes a number of exceptionally fine recently acquired works, both historical and contemporary. An illustrated catalogue with text and alphabetical list of artists will be available to viewers.

The exhibition, which received a BASA award in 2006, has been widely acclaimed in art journals and in the press.

Among these, Art South Africa commented: "When it comes to corporate and public art collections, the SABC collection is one of the most potent assemblies of work this country has to offer." And the Sunday Times wrote: "Making Waves shows a consistent sensitivity to artistic quality and social relevance…In quantity and quality [it] has the critical mass needed to give an illuminating overview of our troubled history,"

The exhibition which has been curated by Koulla Xinisteris, Collection curator, and Graham Neame, Collection art advisor, will be opened on 6 th September 2007 at 6.00pm by the Chief Financial Officer of the SABC, Robin Nicholson.

The Iziko Good Hope Gallery at the Castle is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9.30am to 4.00pm. Safe parking is available in the grounds of the gallery.

For further information contact: Koulla Xinisteris
Curator: SABC art collection
Email: dxarts@icon.co.za

Friday 24 August 2007

Last Call for Entry: REAL Photography Award

The REAL Photography Award is a new and exclusive photography award created by ING Real Estate to promote international contemporary photography. Presented every two years, the final call for entries is open through September 1 for this year's themes: Nature, Development and Architecture.

The prize money of EUR 50,000, will be awarded by a jury that will consider only works that have been submitted for review. Nationality, gender or earlier productions made by the applying artists will not be considered. The 30 best photographers will be nominated and offered an exclusive exhibition. All works displayed will be published in a catalog.

Artists are invited to submit one participating photograph and two supporting photographs. The photographs are required to have been taken within the last two years, in order to reflect current contemporary photography.

Please read the conditions and guidelines of the application form carefully and send the completed application form and CD Rom before 1 September 2007 to:
The REAL Photography Award
Attn Art Management
Location HG 98.00
P.O. Box 1800
1000 BV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
www.realphotographyaward.com

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William Kentridge's Magic Flute - Shadows in the Age of the Enlightenment

Prof. Jane Taylor will be giving a talk on William Kentridge’s Magic Flute for anyone wanting a quick catch-up before going to see the show. The talk is entitled William Kentridge’s Magic Flute: Shadows in the age of the Enlightenment. All welcome.

Date: Thursday, 6 September 2007

Time: 18:30

Venue: Appollonia Theatre, Wits School of Arts, East Campus

This event will also mark the launch of the new joint MA between the Wits School of Arts and the Wits School of Literature and Language Studies. The MA is designed for students with an interest in graduate study in the interdisciplinary conjunction of arts practice, literature and cultural theory.

R.S.V.P: Natalia Fiandeiro – 011 717 4613
E-mail: natalia.fiandeiro@wits.ac.za


Thursday 23 August 2007

Call for Entry

Alexandria International Media And Light Arts (AMALA) Workshop 2007

International media artists are invited to take part in this unique cultural encounter in Alexandria, Egypt, from the 22nd of October to the 07th of November.

The workshop will take place at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria who is supporting the workshop and its main sponsor, in conjunction with the Atelier of Alexandria.

The workshop will culminate in a three day, indoor and outdoor, shows of works produced during the workshop.

More Information: http://www.atelieralex.com


Monday 20 August 2007

Re/action: an Evening of Performance.

In conjunction with his solo exhibition at the Bag Factory, Johan Thom ran a two weekend workshop on performance art with 11 arts practitioners. The workshop consisted of a brief introduction to some seminal performance art works in the history of the medium and a series of practical exercises which culminated in an impromptu day of performance at Johannesburg Art Gallery where the participants each presented a spontaneous performative interaction inspired by works on the Africa Remix show.

As a final presentation and to close Thom’s exhibition, The Theory of Flight the workshop participants proffered an evening of new and original performance pieces entitled RE/Action on the 8th August 2007. The workshop participants were Shane De Lange, Candice Hirson, Bronwyn Lace, Malvin Mokhonya, Anthea Moys, Rob Peers, Anthea Pokroy, Mishkaar Roberts, Debbie Rogers, Lerato Shadi and Rat Western.








Anthea Moys conducting her Aerobics Class

















Bronwyn Lace Justified Detachment
















Rat Western Department of Bureaucracy


Wednesday 15 August 2007

Call for applications to participate in Dwayer’s International exhibition for digital arts Egypt

Hosted by the Dwayer Group for arts and Dialogue of Cultures in collaboration with Atelier of Alexandria Assembly of Artists and Writers, this international exhibition which will take place from 20march to 31March 2008 invites all artists from all countries around the world to participate in this festival aimed at converging a high caliber of work from artists working in a digital medium. Interested artists are asked to submit printed copies of their executed works by the digital printing techniques accompanied by an updated CV and a complete application form obtainable on www.dwayer.org to both digitalarts@dwayer.org and info@atelieralex.com .

The deadline for applications is 30 November 2007.

Monday 13 August 2007

…in memory of craft[sic]

The Bag Factory About Art Programme presents:

…in memory of craft[sic]

A series of workshops and lectures will be presented by a panel of young and dynamic creatives. The theme revolves around process and creation set against issues of identity and location within the city of Johannesburg. The results of the workshops will be showcased in an exhibition opening on the 27th of August at The Bag Factory, Fordsburg Artist's Studios at 18:00

Venue : The Bag Factory Artist's Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Dates : 15th August - 29th August

Cost : R100 all inclusive

The panel:

Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko: Photographer

Athi-Patra Ruga: Multimedia fashion Illustrator

Kudzinai Chiurai: Visual artist/painter

George Mahashe: Documentary photographer

To book for participation please contact either The Bag Factory, Bronwyn Lace or Bianca Nobanda (details below)

Duration of the course: 15th August – 29th August 2007

15th August - George Mahashe - Lecture and Q&A (15:00 - 17:00)

16th August - George Mahashe - Work shop (15:00 - 17:00)

17th August - Kudanai Chuirai - Lecture and Q&A (18:00 - 20:00)

18th August - Kudzanai Chuirai - Workshop (15:00 - 17:00)

20th August - Nontsikelelo “ Lolo” Veleko - Lecture and Q&A (18:00 - 20:00)

21st August - Athi-Patra Ruga - Lecture and Q&A (15:00 - 17:00)

22st August - Athi-Patra - Workshop (15:00 - 17:00)

23rd August - Kudzi-Athi-George-Lolo - Fash-off!!! (12:00 - late) Participants will be asked to come with digital and analog cameras for a photoshoot.

24th August - All Panel members for a open discussion and review of works produced during workshops

27th August - Exhibitions opens

QUERIES

Bianca Nobanda
(0784505684)

Bronwyn Lace
(0832844726)

The Bag Factory
Tel (011) 834 9181

Wednesday 8 August 2007

Residency Artist's Work Online: Beeldenstad.net

Beeldenstad.net, the brainchild of Babak Fakhamzadeh (Bag Factory Artist in Residence), was started as an informal way to track art in public spaces in several cities in Europe. Last year, Google Maps functionality was added to display public artworks on a map of some of those cities.

Beeldenstad.net is fully user driven, meaning that anyone can submit artworks and photos, the latter either directly through Beeldenstad.net, or alternatively through the popular photo sharing service Flickr.com.

During Babak's third month as a resident artist at The Bag Factory, he worked together with Eric Itzkin of the department of Arts, Culture and Heritage of the city of Johanesburg, to identify and map some 50 public artworks and bring them to Beeldenstad.net, most of them with extensive information on the individual artworks.

Now, Beeldenstad.net also offers KML and GeoRSS feeds for displaying geospatial information inside Google Earth or Google Maps.

Friday 3 August 2007

About Art: How to enhance your funding application

Workshop #3: National Arts Council [Apply now!]

Venue: The Bag Factory Artist’s Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg,

Johannesburg

Dates : Monday 6th of August 2007

Time : 17:30 for 18:00 until 19:00

RE/Action: An Evening of Performance Art

Opening: Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 18h00 (One Night Only)
Venue: The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios),
10 Mahlatini Street,
Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Contact: +27 11 834 9181
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

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