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1) Helena Hugo: KKNK 2011 Jong Kunstenaar
Johan Myburg (Beeld): SA @ Work Gesiglose werkers kry deernisvolle, realistiese identiteit. more |
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2) Art Leader Profile: Baylon Sandri
Lloyd Pollak: Meeting Baylon Sandri for the first time at his new gallery in Buitengracht Street, I was struck by the suavity with which he wed the bluntness of the hard-pressed executive to manners of such irreproachable correctitude as to make him seem a throwback to a past generation. more |
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3) CFAD declared an Institute of Excellence (Press Release)
Durban’s Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design (CFAD) has been selected as an Institute of Excellence by the MAPPP Seta.
It is one of only four institutions in South Africa to be selected for the accolade. more |
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4) Strauss & Co. March 07 sale preview (Michael Coulson for Art Times)
While Strauss & Co has great hopes for its first auction of 2011, analysis reveals how much the market is still concentrated on Irma Stern and, to a lesser extent, Pierneef. more |
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5) Stephan Welz & Co. Johannesburg sale 19 & 20 April 2011
The first sale of 2011 for the Johannesburg branch of well acclaimed auction house, Stephan Welz & Co, will be taking place on 19 & 20 April. Five sessions over a two day period are sure to cause some excitement with wonderful pieces all round up for offer. more |
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6) Stephan Welz & Co. Cape sale falls way short (Michael Coulson for Art Times)
The failure to sell of the keynote work – Irma Stern’s Zulu Woman, estimated to fetch R16m-R20m – cast a damper on the first SA art sale of the year, held by Stephan Welz & Co in Cape Town last week. more |
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7) City of Gold Urban Art Festival, Jhb (Press Release)
City of Gold Urban Art Festival, Johannesburg, 7th - 13th March 2011
International cities like Berlin, New York and Sao Paulo are destinations for urban artists from all over the world. more |
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8) Two South Africans on cultural expert list (Press Release)
Two South Africans have been appointed to the European Union/UNESCO database of cultural policy experts.
Mike van Graan, Secretary General of Arterial Network and Avril Joffe, an independent arts and culture consultant have been appointed by UNESCO and the European Union to a database of 30 technical experts to provide assistance to governments of developing countries to formulate and implement cultural policies. more |
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9) The Cultural Weapon (4) by Mike van Graan
The latest media release by Freemuse, an international organisation that monitors and advocates freedom of expression for musicians and composers, reminds us that Music Freedom Day takes place on Thursday 3 March. more |
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10) Image of Cape Town’s `District Six’ made in fear by leading black artist for sale at Bonhams (Press Release)
“Enfolded in his loneliness as in an African blanket. One of the zombies apartheid has let loose upon the world, wandering ghost, sad and terrifying dreamer.” Andre Brink, `A Fork in the Road.’" more |
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11) Public Lecture by Rineke Dijkstra, Market Photo Workshop, Jhb- Saturday 5 March
The Market Photo Workshop cordially invites you to a public lecture by renowned Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra on Saturday the 5th March at 10h00. more |
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12) De Beers drops Namaqualand ‘green tourism’ rehab project (Timeslive)
Bobby Jordan: If diamonds are forever, then so is the mess they make, judging by a rumpus in Namaqualand where De Beers has scrapped a project to transform mine pits into tourist attractions. more |
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13) (Fund)raising the roof (Mail & Guardian)
Ilham Rawoot: On a balmy Sunday evening last weekend in central Johannesburg, amid the bustle of the Hillbrow weekend shoppers and taxi-induced craziness, about 100 people gathered on the rooftop of the Drill Hall in Twist Street to participate in the first Skaftien event. more |
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12) Design Indaba: Oh the places you’ll go! by (Mail & Guardian)
Mandy Allen: I'd like to suggest to founder Ravi Naidoo that it might be time for a name change from Design Indaba to (and I’m still working on this) ... Most Awesome Assembly Of Creatives In One Place Like, Anywhere, Ever Indaba. more |
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This Week's Top International News Stories |
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1) From 'Boyhood' to 'Boarding House' (Dailystar)
Ballen brings his bleak but redemptive work to Beirut to raise support for a children’s charity more |
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2) A New App, Which Recognizes Art, Set to Transform the Art Fair Experience (sfgate.com)
>From Thursday, March 3, to Sunday, March 6, 2011, iPhone-toting visitors to Pulse, SCOPE, VOLTA NY, Fountain, and Moving Image will experience the New York art fairs in a new way thanks to a "next-gen" mobile technology that recognizes artworks. more |
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3) Bonus time for art business? (TAN)
The return of Wall Street wealth should give New York’s art fairs a boost.
By Charlotte Burns and Melanie Gerlis | From Armory daily edition more |
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4) World's richest man turns to art with Mexico museum (Reuters)
The world's richest man Carlos Slim inaugurated a massive museum in Mexico City on Tuesday to house his eclectic collection of art ranging from pre-Hispanic pieces to sculptures by French masters. more |
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5) Times Square Alliance Presents a Major Public Art Exhibition at the Crossroads of the World (Artdaily)
Times Square, NY.- As part of an ongoing commitment to bring the best of contemporary art to Times Square, the Times Square Alliance presents a major public art exhibition at the Crossroads of the World as part of Armory Arts Week. more |
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This Week's SA Art Gallery Highlights |
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Until 09 April: Arcadia by Deborah Poynton. Michael Stevenson Gallery, CT
Michael Stevenson is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Deborah Poynton. The central element of the exhibition is an installation of paintings entitled Arcadia which comprises 11 large paintings that hang together in one room. more |
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Until 01 April: As Terras do Fim do Mundo by Jo Ractliffe. Brodie Stevenson, Jhb
Over the past two years Ractliffe has been tracing the routes of the Border War fought by South Africa in Angola through the 1970s and 80s, travelling alongside ex-soldiers returning to the places where they fought for the first time since the SADF's withdrawal from the region. more |
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Until 23 March: An Everlasting Once by Matthew Hindley. i Art Gallery, CT
iArt Gallery is pleased to present An Everlasting Once, a major solo exhibition of new paintings by Matthew Hindley, and the first since his iArt Gallery debut with Like, like, like, like a circus in September 2009. more |
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Until 12 March: Lingua Nero, a Solo exhibition by Richard Hart at Whatiftheworld Gallery, CT
Whatiftheworld is pleased to present a new solo presentation by Richard Hart titled Lingua Nero. Exploring new territory both materially and conceptually, Lingua Nero is a continuation of Hart’s investigation into the complex relationship of semiotics, signs, symbols and language. more |
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Opening 02 March: 10 Years On and Jeanette Unite’s Paradox of Plenty. Michaelis Upper Gallery, UCT
Opening 02 March. 10 Years ON: A Group Show of Members of the Michaelis Class of 2001 And Paradox of Plenty: Open studio and exhibition by Jeannette Unite. more |
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Until 10 March: Excuses Ruhan Janse van Vuuren and Leon Fourie. ArtSpace Jhb
Entitled Excuses, Artspace's upcoming exhibition put together two artists whose approaches to their work are distinctly individual yet weave the same strand of nostalgia in their audience. more |
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Art Opportunities (Local-SA) |
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Thriving art business for sale. South Coast of K.Z.N.
Thriving art business for sale. South Coast of K.Z.N. Art gallery, retail of art supplies and art classes. Would sell with a large student base including adults and children.
Contact Nick on 0721497517 or e-mail,nickstobart@ymail.com |
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1) The Ernest Cole Annual Photography Award Press Release
A new award in photography in South Africa has been initiated under the auspices of the University of Cape Town, offering a unique opportunity for photographers to complete an existing project. more |
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2) Call for Applications: Thupelo Workshop for Printmakers, Deadline for Applications: 7th March 2011 (12:00pm)
Workshop Dates: 2 to 16 April 2011.
Established printmakers are invited to apply for the Thupelo Workshop 2011 which will be held at Greatmore Art Studios, Woodstock, Cape Town. more |
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3) Call for articles: Art and the law, Deadline 31 May 2011
A special issue of the South African Journal of Art History, dealing with the relationship between art/ architecture/ design/ craft/ film/ photography and law, is planned for 2011 more |
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4) Call for participants in next Creative Collective
Hosted by the Friends of the Art Museum on 17 March 6:30 to 8 pm at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum more |
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5) Carol Boyes Designer Search
METAL is an annual New Designer Search pioneered by Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd. Every year, Carrol Boyes, arguably one of South Africa's most commercially successful product designers, invites aspiring designers to submit a three-dimensional prototype based on a particular theme. more |
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6) FTH:K offers training to arts manager
FTH:K is offering a unique opportunity for hands-on training in arts management to one person, with the potential for full-time employment with FTH:K. more |
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7) 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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8) The Lovell Gallery, CT is launching the TLG Artists Competition.
The Lovell Gallery is launching the TLG Artists Competition. Any visual arts medium is welcome and it’s open to mid-career and emerging artists. more |
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9) Call for entries at at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.
Ever wanted to exhibit at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum? Now’s your chance. The NMM Art Museum is inviting all artists 18 years or older, living in the Nelson Mandela Bay to submit work for the 2011 Who’s who and what’s new? more |
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10) Free Art Workshops for Teachers, P.E.
Something special for Intermediate Phase Teachers is being offered by Cape Town’s Ibhabhathane Project. All your art for the new CAPS (and some other ideas too), enough art lessons for a full year plus resource materials and other useful data. more |
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11) Lottery Applications
A wide range of non-profit organisations – from environmental and eco-tourism groups, to organisations engaged in all forms of the arts, and those that preserve and promote South African heritage – are encouraged to seize a two-month window of opportunity to apply for National Lottery funding. more |
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12) 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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| 13) Local Job Offers: Vacancy at the Market Photo Workshop: Course Assistant more |
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| 14) Local Job Offers: Vacancy at DALRO more |
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| 15) Local Job Offers: Assistant for Cultural Programmes at Goethe-Institut, Jhb more |
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| 16) Local Job Offers: Vacancy at Jeanetta Blignaut Art Consultancy more |
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| 17) Local Job Offers: Vacancy at Rhodes for Painting Lecturer more |
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Art Opportunities (International) |
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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) The Royal Academy of Art - Summer Exhibition 2011 Deadline to obtain entry 11 March 2011 more |
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3) 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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| 4) Call for Applications: UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists more |
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| 5) International Henri Cartier-Bresson Award for photography Deadline for entry 31 March 2011 more |
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| 6) Royal Hibernian Academy of Art: The 181st Annual Exhibition Deadlines for applications 21 March 2011 more |
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| 7) Lebanon Home Workspace Program 2011-2012, Deadline Saturday March 5 more |
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8) 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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9) 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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| 10) The 17th International Contemporary Art Festival: SESC_Videobrasil, Deadline 10 March more |
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11) 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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12) 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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| 13) The 26th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Submission Deadline 14 March 2011 more |
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| 14) USA Competition: In The Flesh 3, all media figurative art Deadline 14 March 2011 more |
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| 15) 2011 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: presented by TransCultural Exchange April 7 – 10, 2011, Boston's Omni Parker House Hotel, USA more |
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| 16) Direct Art Volume 18 Annual International Competition more |
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| 17) Emdash 2011 Final Call for entries Deadline 7 March 2011 more |
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SA Art Hot highlights |
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1) Strauss & Co Auction 7 March more |
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2) Russell Kaplan Art Auction 12 March more |
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3) Bonhams South Africa Sale 23 March more |
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4) 5th Avenue Auction 27 March more |
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5) ABSA KKNK Arts Festival, includes The Art Quarter and Fringe Art events more |
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