Thupelo Cape Town – FOUND OBJECT WORKSHOP

Workshop Dates: 26 September to 11 October 2008

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday, 25 August 2008

THUPELO INVITES YOU TO APPLY FOR A FOUND OBJECT WORKSHOP WHICH WILL BE HELD in Cape Town

from Friday the 26 of September with an open day exhibition of work in progress on Saturday the 11th of October. Thupelo workshops are artists led and are initiated in response to a need for interaction between artists. This workshop will include 20 artists; all with experience in their various practices and able to experiment, exchange ideas and skills and expand their practices.

"The concentration of so much energy and commitment into a short period of time encourages risk taking and experimentation that might not happen in the artist's own studio. At the same time the process of exchange that lies at the heart of the [Thupelo] Workshops based on the Triangle model often has a long-term influence on the practice and sometimes the lives of the participants. The strong emphasis on process rather than product engendered by the workshops means that the work made and exhibited at the workshop open days is often not finished work"

Robert Loder

Thupelo invites established visual artists to apply to work in this dynamic, stimulating two week workshop at Greatmore Studios. Applications in all medium will be accepted. Artists should bring to the workshop their own found objects, tools, paints, scrap paper, cameras etc. Applicants need to commit to working all day, everyday. There is no budget for accommodation or transport. The two week workshop will close with an open day exhibition on Saturday 11th October.

Please see our website to view previous workshops. www.greatmoreart.org

To apply send your application to:

E-mail: artmore@mweb.co.za

or

The Thupelo Cape Town Selection Committee

PO Box 250

Woodstock

Cape Town

7915

For further information contact the office:

Tel: (027) 021 447 9699 Fax: (027) 088 021 447 9699

E-mail: thupelo@greatmoreart.org.za Website: www.greatmoreart.org

Marvellous World: Bronze Casting Workshop and Panel Discussion

In conjunction with the Marvellous World exhibition, currently on show, The Bag Factory invites the public to participate in a bronze casting workshop and discussion panel.

Bronze Casting Workshop over two weekends: 5 - 6 July 2008 and 12 - 13 July 2008, starting at 10 am every morning.
Interactive Panel Discussion: Friday 11 July 2008 5:30 for 6pm

The Bronze Casting workshop will take place on the weekends of the 5th and 6th as well as the 12th and 13th of July.

It will serve as a basic introduction to the bronze casting process. It will cover the beginning and the end of the process. The wax positive generation (art) and the demoulding, fettling, finishing and paternation (craft) of the final artwork. The rest of the process will be demonstrated and discussed but will be carried out by my assistant in Guy du Toit's studio and could form the basis of a more advanced workshop.

Participants need no previous casting experience and age is not a criteria. The number of participants is limited to 10 for logistical and transport reasons, we run on a first come first serve basis. Please book with Bronwyn on 011 834 9181 or bronwyn.lace@gmail.com.

Cost R 800 per participant - this would include wax, modelling tools, all the process that is not part of the workshop, namely, the gating and investing of the wax positives, the burnout of the wax - melting and alloying of the bronze, pouring and finishing. It also includes some snacks and transport to the foundry.

The weight of our object will have to be about 3 kg or the size of a mans fist.

Wax positives will be made at The Bag Factory on the weekend of the 5th and 6th, if you complete your positive on the 5th there is no need for you to come on the 6th.

One week is necessary for the gating and investment, to be done in Zwavelpoort studio.

Burnout, casting and finishing at Zwavelpoort studio on the weekend of the 12th and 13th, we'll all travel to the studio together where we'll have a bring and braai to end it off.

The workshop is facilitated by the artists of the Marvelous World team, this includes Guy du Toit, Sarel Petrus, Paul Cooper and Richard Forbes.

For any questions please contact Bronwyn at The Bag Factory on 011 834 9181
The Bag Factory, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg

Call for Artists: TULIPAMWE 2008 PROJECT

www.artshost.org/tulipamwe

ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TULIPAMWE 2008 PROJECT WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 16 – 30 AUGUST 2008 IN A RURAL VILLAGE IN NAMIBIA.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

To apply, please send:

1. Résumé (CV)

2. A brief motivation of not more than one (1) page, dealing with (a) your personal philosophy and (b) why you wish to participate in this workshop

3. 10 images of your recent work

4. If you are applying from abroad, please state whether you are able to raise funds for your air
travel to/from Namibia·

Preferably please send your application by email. Attachments should be in MSWord, Jpeg or PDF format.

If you send your application by post, please send no originals. Include a self-addressed
envelope for return of mailed material if required. Ensure sufficient, valid postage.

· No faxes will be accepted.

· Deadline: 30 June 2008

Address:

hviljoen@unam.na

Prof Hercules Viljoen
Visual & Performing Arts Department
University of Namibia
Private Bag 13301
Windhoek
Namibia

Braziers International Artists Workshop UK

Vibha Galhotra 2006

Braziers International Artists Workshop UK
workshop dates: 3 – 19 August 2008

Closing date for applications: Monday 25 February 2008

Established in 1995, Braziers International Artists Workshop (BIAW) is recognised as a unique and highly valued opportunity for artists wishing to examine their practice in critically engaged and global contexts.

Though Braziers provides a highly successful artistic model for creative enquiry, the success of the workshop has sometimes lead to artists creating extensions of their existing practice and the focus has often moved away from artistic risk-taking. Braziers 2008 seeks to redress these imbalances by inviting artists to work collaboratively,
to move away from their practice in terms of materials and style and to show a genuine willingness to place themselves and their practice into question; truly exploring areas of artistic and cultural uncertainty and seeking creative solutions through the collaboration, exchange and cultural/artistic dialogue that is the hallmark of the Workshop.

Braziers 2008 will ask for a high level of commitment from its members and it is recommended that potential applicants think carefully about their own expectations and willingness to take risks before they apply for this workshop experience. The structure of the workshop will be determined by the selection panel’s choice of applicants.

Further information is available on application or from the website.

braziers international artists workshop UK
www.braziersworkshop.org
max@braziersworkshop.org

Triangle Workshop, Dumbo Brooklyn

Triangle Workshop is an international two-week workshop held in Dumbo, Brooklyn. 30 inventive artists from all over the world are selected to make art in an open studio setting, a setting that stimulates vigorous exchange and dialogue among the participants. Artists are housed and fed and excellent studio space is provided. Throughout the two weeks, two panel discussions and critical dialogues are held and prominent critics and artists visit the studios and make themselves available to the participants for conversation or critiques.

The two week Triangle Workshop is an intense, high-energy experience with artists renewing critical perspectives and stimulating their practice in the company of their peers from the world over. The Workshop concludes with a festive open-studio celebration which draws hundreds of visitors each year.

A limited number of travel grants can be arranged for foreign participants. 2008 workshop dates have not been solidified but IT will take place in the month of September. Application deadline is February 15th, 2008. Contact Sarah Walko at the address and phone number below for any additional questions.

Triangle is currently located in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Sarah Walko
Executive Director
Triangle Arts Association

20 Jay Street, Suite 318
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 858 1260
www.triangleworkshop.org

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Thupelo Cape Town

Thupelo Cape Town would like to INVITE YOU TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP to BE HELD in Cape Town from Saturday the 1st of December 2007 with an open day exhibition of work in progress on Saturday the 15th of December.

Venue: Cape Town

Workshop Dates: 1 December 2007 - 15 December 2007

Deadline for applications: 17 October 2007

More detail available www.greatmoreart.org.

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

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

…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

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

Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

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

Dates : 10th August @ 17:30 for 18:00 (Open Introductory lecture)

11th and 12th August 9:00 till 16:00 ( 1hour lunch break at 13:00)

18thth and 19th August 9:00 till 16:00 (1 hour lunch break at 13:00)

Cost : R1000 all inclusive

Workshop:

Interactive Video combines the use of video cameras and computers in order to track bodies, motion, proximity, light and color for use in interactive installation, multimedia performance, and VJing. The workshop will cover a basic intro to all of the above, as well as real-time video mixing, scrubbing and effects, and the use of sound to generate and/or interfere with video.

All students will leave with copies of the software worked on in this workshop.

Bookings and more information:

Bronwyn Lace bronwyn@bagfactoryart.org.za 011 834 9181

About Art: Business in Art Workshop.

From the 18th to the 22nd of June, Jill Waterman (arts management lecturer at Wits University) ran a business orientated workshop for a pre-selected group of emerging artists at The Bag Factory as a part of the About Art programme.

The artists, from Soweto, Orange Farm and Hillbrow, were taught basic internet and email skills, how to write a biography, create a business card, write a funding proposal and draw up a budget.

After an intense week of workshopping, the group attended a Mapp Seta dance production at Museum Africa (featuring the aboriginal group Descendents) as a case study of a production produced during a learnership programme to which some of the students may wish to apply.