Get to Night of 1000 Drawings
Wow it’s been a year already since the debut Night of a 1000 Drawings in Jozi. We went along in 06 and found it interesting and worth a visit – it’s always fun to observe all of Jozi’s young edgy arty indie crowd in one space. It’s happening this Thursday night at the gorgeous PRIVATE PRACTICE venue (GO GO GO) and we urge everyone who has an interest in art and doing something meaningful for charity, to pull in. Click on the flyer for all the info you need. Night of 1000 Drawings is a one night charity exhibition where A5 drawings (and photographs!) are donated by everybuddy and are sold to the public for charity. Paballo Ya Batho, a Jozi inner homeless care organisation and “Love to Africa” a Cape Town bred social initiative that works to empower change to the issues plaguing Africa including hunger, orphans, poverty and education.) Thursday 15 November @ 19:00 PRIVATE PRACTICE @ The Lister Building Bree Street, Between Kruis and Von Weilligh Str Click here to view map Schedule Doors open at: 19:00 – purchasing of stickers available 20:00 – everybuddy may start reserving their drawing/s 21:00 – a volunteer will assist you to take your reserved drawing/s Drawings sold at R 100.00 More info @: http://www.1000drawings.co.za/ http://1000drawings.blogspot.com/ Enquiries @: info@1000drawings.co.za All proceeds will go to charity to provide skills development for the homeless: http://www.paballo.org.za/ ...
Art & Beer with Gugulective @ Blank
On Wednesday 7 November at 18h00, an exciting show by a group of young artists from Guguletu opens at blank in Cape Town. Join us for art and beer! Gugulective include: Unathi Sigenu, Khanyisile Minto Mbongwa, Ziphozenkosi Dayile, Themba Tsotsi, Lonwabo Kilani, Datini Mzayiya, Kemang Wa Lehulere. blank projects 198 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town Tel: 072 198 9221 Email: blankprojects@gmail.com by appointment blank is also expanding: in the adjacent space, we will host a retrospective of the blank projects. The show is simply titled: ‘blank projects: selected work 2005 – 2007’. This exhibition will run concurrently with the Gugulective show . Work by the following artists will be showcased: Nomthunzi Mashalaba, Pierre Fouche, Kerim Seiler, Abrie Fourie/Ella Ziegler, Christian Nerf/Douglas Gimberg, Gabi Ngcobo, Jackson Hlungwani and Barend de Wet. What is Gugulective? Gugulective is an artist collective made up of eight members at present. The name Gugulective derives from the Xhosa word for pride (gugu). Although founded and developed in Gugulethu in 2006, artists from Langa and Khayelitsha have joined the group in the meantime. Due to a number of organisational and financial obstacles, the collective could only take up its practical work in the form of creative projects this year. Two exhibitions were put together in Gugulethu as well as a painting workshop with the local youth. Gugulective is clearly not aiming at reactionary intervention, but is born out of the need for creative projects in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Art is seen as a means to promote development and create social cohesion within communities. Unfortunately, it is often neglected when crime and economic troubles are prevalent in everyday life. Many township schools for instance do not teach art any longer, and extracurricular activities in this field are largely lacking, too. To date, their work have been realised in Gugulethu. Untitled is a group exhibition working in and with the blank projects space to create work which will create a conversation between two locations (blank projects in Cape Town and Kwa Mlamli in Gugulethu). The installation piece will consist of tables and chairs taken from Mlami’s shebeen and installed at blank projects. Along with the chairs and tables, items of clothing will be installed. “We aim to challenge the pre-conceived visual representation of shebeens in institutional and gallery spaces. In recent years, the shebeen has been portrayed as a negative and loud space, covered with wall paper, filled with people sitting on beer crates and lacking aesthetics and recreational values. This piece is symbolic of absence in many ways: the absence of black artists and audience in gallery spaces, and also the fact that mobility structures hinder accessibility...
Represent Recommends: Theresa-Anne Mackintosh
Catch MENAGERIE from exciting upcoming young artist Theresa-Anne Mackintosh at the fab Momo gallery – it opens Thursday 8 November @ 18h30 and closes 26 November 2007. Theresa-Anne Mackintosh “Each has his or her own thoughts, as we know daydreams and visions are part of us all. These secret daydreams are revelations known only to the thinker. Everybody deals with something private in his or her head”. After having completed her MA (Fine Arts) degree at the University of Pretoria, Mackintosh joined a broadcast design and animation company in Johannesburg to further explore her interest in animation. Currently she is a full-time artist involved in various projects. Mackintosh works in various media, including painting; sculpture and animation. http://www.gallerymomo.com/ 52 7th Avenue Parktown North Johannesburg T: +27 11 327...
Who’s messing with LOVEJOZI?
We didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when we spotted these “Fongkongs” or ripoffs of local design label Love Jozi being sold blatantly in the streets of Johannesburg at a third of the price of the originals – see our previous LoveJozi article here. The laughing part is that they’ve incorrectly spelt LOVE as LUV and the crying part is the quality of these shirts in no way matches that of the originals – no doubt some cats will scoop them up for the bargain. It’s wack. Oh well, as long as our awesome city is getting lots of Love… or is that LUV. We’ve contacted the LoveJozi team and await their response....
TTT Summer Nights Tour kicks off eKasi
Oh yes, despite this miserable winter, we know that Summer will conquer and that the sun will shine through and on and on… And so we start to give you the lowdown on the first Summer bashes to come. What a way to kick off the festive season – the Miller Summer Nights Tour taking place at Elkah Stadium in Rockville, Soweto on the 10 November featuring Thebe, Tuks and Trompies – three of our fave muso’s! Ladies get free entrance before 9pm – R40 otherwise all round. Click on the flyer for more. Here’s the PR: Glorious summer nights are here again with long balmy evenings ideal for getting together with friends. And Miller has just heightened the experience by staging the fabulous Summer Nights Tour, so that township dwellers can relish the genuine urban experience right at their own front door! Miller Genuine Draft and the Kalawa Jazmee stable have come together in a sizzling partnership, teaming up taste and sound in a symphony of music and the real brew. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to share some genuine cold draft with friends at a world-class event. Some of South Africa’s finest artists will be strutting their stuff to the delight of spectators. Trompies, Thebe and Tuks will be entertaining the crowds and Popular DJs like Mahoota, Oskido,Monde and Bobo will be vying with each other to produce the liveliest sound. And don’t forget Soweto’s finest, DJ China and acts by Tina, the new sensation from Kalawa. So if you really want to be with it, show your chic and enjoy your music and Miller’s, join the fun-loving swingers in Johannesburg this...
Impossible Monsters in Craighall
We’re always delighted to hear about a fresh gallery space opening in Jozi… the Jan Smuts Art Strip gets elongated as we welcome the spanking new “Arts Extra” opening next Wednesday in Craighall. The piping hot exhibition entitled “Impossible Monsters” looks to feature a slab of contemporary artists – we look forward to something edgy and visionary… heaven knows we’re in need of some disruption to the lazy end of the year. You’re invited so go go go. Art Extra is a contemporary art gallery opening in Johannesburg South Africa on 7 November 2007 at 6pm with a curated group show Impossible Monsters. Location – 373 Jan Smuts Ave, Craighall, Johannesburg. Map/Directions – go to http://www.artextra.co.za/ OR email info@artextra.co.za and we will send you a map. For any other queries please call David Brodie +27 (0)82 552...
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