Call for applications: Place for 10 artists on Diana Hyslop drawing workshop @BagFactoryArt
The Bag Factory invites artists to apply to participate in a Drawing Workshop by Diana Hyslop Drawing is the backbone of art making. It is important for visual-artists to understand the elements of drawing as well as to revisit them from time to time. Over the past years Bag Factory artist Diana Hyslop has run a number of successful drawing workshops around South Africa. This year Diana will be running a three day workshops at the Bag Factory from 2 to 4 August. In line with the Triangle Network’s philosophy of ‘learning by exchange’, this workshop will bring together artists of varying professional levels and diverse backgrounds to work together and co-critique each other in a friendly and creative environment. During the workshop participants will be shown techniques to rejuvenate their artistic creativity, play with new ideas and improve their own drawing technique. Diana will be taking participants through the following programme: * Tuesday 2 August from 10:00 to 15:00 – Exploring line. * Wednesday 3 August from 10:00 to 15:00 – Exploring texture and marking. * Thursday 4 August from 10:00 to 15:00 – Exploring form and tone. We have spaces for 10 interested artists. If you are interested please send your CV, ID number and 3 drawings from your portfolio to info@bagfactoryart.org.za by Monday 25 July 2011. Deadline for applications: Monday 25 July...
Andrew Tshabangu ”Kibera Nimoja” @ Gallery Momo
28 July to 22 August ANDREW TSHABANGU – Kibera Nimoja Gallery MOMO is proud to present Kibera Nimoja by ANDREW TSHABANGU, opening Thursday 28 July 2011 @ 18h30 – 20h00 and concluding 22 August 2011. Facebook Fan Page “This body of work is an exploration of interior and exterior spaces. It is a continuation of my curiosity and fascination with photographing interiors of living spaces without the physical presence of the inhabitants. I believe that these spaces for instance, one room homes in informal settlements or locations, speak volumes about the people that inhabit them. The arrangement of personal possessions in a room is reflective of the personality of its resident. Each room has a historical context, chronicling the lives of the people that interact daily in those spaces. I chose Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, as my subject for this series of photographs because I was struck by the way its exterior spaces, though quite small; support a dense population of people. My curiosity led me to explore how the people of Kibera navigate between these rather seemingly limiting spaces. In 2008, I was invited by the Nairobi Art Trust/Center for Contemporary Art of East Africa to conduct a one-week photography workshop that culminated in an exhibition at the National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi. While preparing for the exhibition I felt that the duration of the workshop was quite short and requested that the sponsors consider doing another session. They agreed and I came back for the next round of workshops in 2009. My initial visit in 2008 coincided with the end of the bloodiest politically motivated unrest Kenya had seen in a long time. At the time Kibera was not easily accessible since it had been the main location of all the violent protest. During my visit in 2009, I was invited to a play, a musical production titled ‘More Fire’ that dealt with issues around the political and social landscape of Kibera post 2008. After viewing this play, I was drawn even more to exploring the socio-political disposition of Kibera and its inhabitants. This exploration is a continuation of my travels around African cities and villages, which have taken me to Botswana, Cameroon, DRC, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal and Reunion Islands. My aim is not to conduct comparative case studies of African cities or specifically informal settlements or hostels; my interest is solely based on my curiosity about the African continent. This study of Kibera stems from my desire to continue exploring the rich socio-cultural diversity of the African continent.” Please feel free to contact Gallery MOMO on +27 11 327 3247,...
João Orecchia & Joseph Suchy @ David Krut
David Krut Projects (Parkwood) will be hosting an experimental sound performance and installation for one week only. This inspired event aims to create an experience within the space that also invites audience interaction. Performances by João Orecchia and Joseph Suchy will take place twice daily from Monday through Friday. Please join us on Saturday, from noon, for a meet and greet session with the artists. They will be talking about the project and welcome audience engagement, as well as questions and conversation, throughout the week. Performance times: 18 – 22 July: 16:00 – 17:00 and 18:00 – 19:00 23 July: 12:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 15:00 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood . T +27 (0)11 447 0627 taryn@davidkrut.com ....
Apply now! Animation Workshop at the Bag Factory
The Bag Factory invites those interested in animation to attend our upcoming workshop. Participants from any over 14 years old can attend an introductory animation workshop with visiting artists Dathini Mzayiya, Kim Modise and Fidel Regueros Garcia Herreros. Those accepted will have the opportunity to take part in the production of stop-motion animation pieces involving both 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional approaches. Using plasticene, toys and clothing, the artists will guide participants through the process with the objective of producing a short animation from storyboard to editing. We only have 10 spaces available, so in order to be part of this fun project please apply as soon as possible by providing your name, contact information, and ID number in a letter of interest as soon as possible to james@bagfactoryart.org.za The workshop will run from **Monday 20 June to Wednesday 22 June from 10am to 4pm** at the Bag Factory studios in Newtown. Application deadline: Monday 13 June Applications need to be in the form of a 1page motivation...
David Krut Gallery CT: William Kentridge: Recent Linocuts
William Kentridge: Recent Linocuts From now till 30 July 2011, David Krut Projects Cape Town This exhibition brings together recent examples of a medium for which William Kentridge is lesser-known. Despite the scarcity of linocuts in Kentridge’s oeuvre, one of the first prints he made in 1976 after finishing high school was a linocut: an image of his grandfather in a deck chair wearing a three-piece suit while on holiday in Muizenberg, just outside Cape Town. Although the extent of the facilities available to Kentridge at the time was limited to “lino, cartridge paper and the back of a spoon”, he has cited the image as a source (at least of outfit) for his famous ever-pin-stripe-suited character, Soho Eckstein. 20-odd years later, Kentridge has briefly returned to the linocut and, co-incidentally, to Soho Eckstein. The Ganeshian nature of Kentridge’s practice allows any selection of work to always contain traces of projects past or yet to come, as well as a particular sensitivity to medium. The linocuts included in this exhibition were all created during the course of 2010 and reference Kentridge’s production of The Nose in March 2010; his recent exhibition in the Egyptian Collection wing of the Louvre; work towards The Refusal of Time, a collaborative work set for realisation at Documenta 13; the Firewalker sculpture of 2009; and, most significantly, the return of Soho Eckstein in a new animated film. Read more here DAVID KRUT PROJECTS CAPE TOWN Montebello Design Centre, 31 Newlands Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town / +27 (0) 21 685 0676 / alastair@davidkrut.com GALLERY & BOOKSTORE HOURS: Tues – Fri 9am – 5pm / Sat 10am –...
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