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1) Infecting the City Festival 2011: Treasure (Press Release)
Infecting the City: the Spier Public Arts Festival returns to Cape Town for the fourth time from the 21st to 26th February 2011 to shake up and energise the Mother City. more |
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2) Art Reported Stolen from Top Gallery
It was reported yesterday that 4 prints by William Kentridge were stolen from a print drawer a print drawer at David Krut Projects, Jan Smuts, Johannesburg on Saturday 5th February by what seems to be a walk in couple. more |
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3) SALON/locale in Cape Town (Press Release)
Amsterdam based initiative SALON/locale to take place in Cape Town.
SALON/ is an Amsterdam based initiative that was first launched in July 2010 in the Netherlands. Following its success, ‘SALON/locale’ launches in Cape Town in February 2011. more |
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4) The Bamako Biennial by Lloyd Pollak
The staid galleries of the SANG have incandesced with brilliant shutter-generated fireworks ever since the Bamako African Photography Biennial arrived. The pyrotechnical climax occurs in the Liebermann room, and it is here I stand, hearkening to the seductive intonations of one of its curators. more |
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5) Lecture to be given - Transcending Local Modernisms: The Art of Irma Stern at Stephan Welz & Co, Jhb
An in-depth talk on Irma Stern will be held on Tuesday 15 February 2011 (starting at 19h00) – this lecture will be led by Wilhelm van Rensburg, a known curator, educator, critic and journalist. more |
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6) New ways of seeing at Emerging Modernities (Press Release)
Art critic, novelist, essayist and curator Simon Njami will be delivering the keynote opening address of GIPCA’S Emerging Modernities on 18 February. more |
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7) KWV joins Business and Arts South Africa (Press Release)
KWV's new engagement with the arts launched with a 10-month mobile exhibition featuring the work of acclaimed South African artist, Cecil Skotnes. more |
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8) New Art Quarter at KKNK
In a bold new step to represent the full spectrum of visual art in South Africa, 2011 sees the launch of the Art Quarter at the Absa KKNK (Klein Karoo National Arts Festival). KKNK 02-09 April 2011. more |
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9) EPSAC rebranded as artEC
In keeping with the changing “Face of Art’ in Port Elizabeth, EPSAC as we know it has been “re-branded” and will from now onwards be referred to as artEC (Art East Cape). more |
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10) Two Early Cape Paintings coming up at Strauss & Co’s next auction on 7 March (Press Release)
Two remarkable paintings by Pieter Wenning (1873-1921) coming up at Strauss & Co’s next auction on 7 March, offer intriguing views of early Cape Town. more |
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11) The Artists Press Turns Twenty (Press Release)
To celebrate we will be doing a number of things. First off as a special treat for the studio Mark has ordered a bunch of big litho stones for the workshop and a special trolley to move them around with which means that we will be able to provide artists with even better surfaces to work on. more |
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12) Kaptika, solo Show by international artist in residency, Tika. /A WORD OF ART, CT
Kaptika, a solo Show by international artist in residency, Tika opens 26 Feb 8:00pm till late. more |
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13) Encounters of the Swiss Kind
In the first quarter of 2011, South Africa will experience something of a “Swiss invasion”, as a large contingent of artists has arrived to take up residency here: visual artists Vanessa Safavi, Peter Aerschmann and TIKA, and musicians Joy Frempong and Adi Flück. more |
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14) Stephan Welz Sale, Cape Town 22 - 23 February 2011 (SA Art Times by Michael Coulson)
The good folk at Stephan Welz & Co must be praying that the market in Irma Sterns holds up for the next couple of months, as the success of their first sale of the new year, in Cape Town next month, rests squarely on the star (and cover) lot: her 1935 portrait of a Zulu Woman, estimated at R16m-R20m. more |
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15) The Cultural Weapon (2) by Mike van Graan
I should have seen it coming then. In 1993, when I first visited Egypt. With my new wife. We were on honeymoon. (Or rather, I was invited to a conference soon after we were married, and she got the spouse discount. Hey, I was working for NGOs back then too!).more |
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16) Art Dubai Projects to Feature New Work by More than 75 Artists in 2011 Edition (Artdaily)
Dubai.- This March Art Dubai Projects, a programme of films, talks, radio dispatches and performances, will feature the work of more than 75 artists commissioned to create interactive works in response to the fair. more |
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17) Iranian galleries to display collections at Art Dubai 2011 (Tehran Times)
Iranian art galleries will be displaying their collections at the Art Dubai 2011 this year running from March 16-19 more
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This Week's SA Art Gallery Highlights |
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Opening 19 February: Voices by Sue Williamson. Goodman Gallery, CT
Sue Williamson has been a key figure on the South African art scene since the early 1980s when she produced "A Few South Africans", a groundbreaking series of portrait prints featuring women in the struggle against apartheid. more |
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Until End February: Rose Korber's 19th Art Salon
For the past month local and international art lovers and investors have been streaming in to Rose Korber's 19th Art Salon, and because of its enormous success and public interest, the exhibition has been extended until the end of February 2011. It will include new works, replacing those sold. more |
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Until 09 April: Super Boring by Wayne Barker. Standard Bank Arts Gallery, Jhb
The concept for Wayne Barker's exhibition, Super Boring, was born at the private showing before the opening of the 2009 Venice Biennale, given to recognising an older generation of conceptual artists, including the American John Baldessari. more |
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Until 02 March: Biography of Material by Angus Taylor. Everard Read Gallery, CT
Everard Read, Cape Town, is delighted to present Biography of Material, Angus Taylor’s first solo sculpture exhibition in Cape Town. more |
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Opening Sunday 20 February: Waiting for God by Tracey Rose. Johannesburg Art Gallery
The Johannesburg Art Gallery presents Tracey Rose: Waiting For God, the artist's first large-scale solo exhibition to be held in South Africa. more |
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1) BP Portrait Award 2011 - Call for Entries
The Portrait Award, now in its thirty-second year at the National Portrait Gallery and twenty-second year of sponsorship by BP, is an annual event aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work. more |
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2) Call for Entries: ABSA L'Atelier 2011 Competition
The Absa L’Atelier, South Africa art competition rewards brave, young artists between the ages of 21 and 35 with the opportunity to develop their talents abroad. Entry Dates: between 1 and 4 March 2011 more |
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3) Professional Practice Seminar for Visual Arts
VANSA Western Cape will be hosting a seminar on Professional Practice for the industry at their premises, 8 Spin Street, Cape Town on February 7 and 8. more |
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4) International Arts Conference for Pretoria
An international conference on arts in June is envisaged to make huge difference to the development of arts and culture.
One of the highlights on the Tshwane University of Technology’s calendar this year is an international conference, with the theme: Arts Society and Sustainable Development, that will be hosted from 27-29 June 2011 at the Prestige Auditorium, Pretoria Campus, Tshwane University of Technology. more |
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5) Call for Nominations, Artspace Mentorship Programme
The call for nominations will open on the 1 February 2011 and will close on the 22 February 2011.
The Artspace Mentorship Programme 2009 was included in the 2010 Joburg Art Fair as a special project. more |
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| 6) Ceramics Southern Africa Eastern Cape Celebrates it's first birthday: Workshop at NMMU Ceramic Dept 12 February more |
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7) Call for Curatorial Proposals: Deadline for submissions: Monday 14 March 2011, Jhb
This is an open call to Johannesburg-based curators, both emerging and more established, to propose a creative concept for the Assemblage exhibition calendar. Assemblage is an artist facilitation organisation which intends to create a platform for emerging visual arts professionals, both artists and curators alike. more |
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Assemblage: Mould Making Workshop, 19 Feb 2011 more |
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9) Curatorial Workshop by Claudia Marion Stemberger. Vansa, Western Cape
As part of the effort to stimulate curatorial practice in South Africa the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA WESTERN CAPE) are pleased to host a curatorial workshop for young cultural producers. more |
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10) Call for Applications: Bamako Encounters Biennale 2011
Since 1994, the Bamako Meetings, co-organised and co-produced by Mali’s Ministry of Culture and l’Institut français, have been held every two years in Bamako and are recognised as the leading cultural event of international scope focusing on issues in contemporary photography and video in Africa. Deadline: March 15, 2011 more |
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11) USA travelling exhibition: A million photographs, Photomobile
Anyone - from anywhere in the world - can participate in the project. Deadline for signup 31 March 2011. more |
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12) Open Call: Watermans 2012 New Media Exhibitions project
To coincide with the Olympics in 2012, Watermans is pleased to announce a new opportunity to present a series of ground-breaking installations that explore interactivity and participation in New Media and Digital Art. Deadline 24 February. more |
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| 13) USA Art Competition: Arte Natura thematic exhibition, Deadline 28 February more |
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14) Call for Proposals for Digital Productions 2011
The Digitals Arts Network, or RAN in French, offers a unique platform where art, science and industry converge, removing the barriers between these sectors and opening up a pioneering space for creation and innovation where experts from various professional fields can come together. more |
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15) 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture Melbourne 2011 (03-06 October 2011)
The Summit will bring together government and cultural leaders from over 80 countries to explore how artists can give voice to diverse communities and concerns through collaborations with experts in health and well-being, the environment, education, business, new technologies, cultural identity and more. more |
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| 16) The 17th International Contemporary Art Festival: SESC_Videobrasil, Deadline 10 March more |
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17) Singapore Fringe Festival 2012, Call for Applications Art & Religion, Deadline 11 March 2011 (15-26 February 2012)
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and mixed media created and presented by Singaporean and international artists. more |
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| 18) Warrens Editions, CT Monotype Workshop 19 + 26 February 2011 more |
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19) Handspring Puppet Company: Looking for a sculptor
Deadline: Wednesday the 16th February 2011 more |
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| 20) Sharon Sampson Studio, Jhb invites you to a 2-day printmaking workshop more |
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| 21) Paul Young Pottery Workshop, Midlands more |
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| 22) USA Art Competition: Arte Natura thematic exhibition, Deadline 28 February more |
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| 23) Local Job Offers: Sales Person for Upmarket Art Gallery in Franschhoek more |
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| 24) Local Job Offers: Part Time Assistant - Rossouw Modern Art Gallery, CT more |
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| 25) Local Job Offers: Art Department Assistant, CT more |
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| 26) Local Job Offers: Gallery Assistant , Jhb more |
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| 27) Local Job Offers: Bronze Art Gallery assistant wanted, Stellenbosch more |
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| 28) Local Job Offers: Picture Reseacher - Greatstock Photo Library , Jhb more |
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SA Art Auction highlights |
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1) Bernadi Auction 14 February more |
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2) 5th Avenue Auction 20 February more |
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3) Stephan Welz & Co Auction 22 and 23 February more |
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5) Ashbeys Auction 24 February more |
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6) Strauss & Co Auction 7 March more |
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