Art South Africa Weekly Round-Up

Week 11 17 March 2011

Breaking News:

The regional finalists in the Absa L’Atelier Exhibition were announced last night at Gallery B in Bellville. The finalists are: Peter Mikael Campbell, Larita Engelbrecht, Ian Grose, Alice Gauntlett, Jessie Hammond, Lunga Kama, Kristine Kronje, Daniel Naude, Haidee Nel, Dale Washkansky, Sofia Stodel, and Kai Lossgott. For more on the competition, see here.

Art South Africa Magazine 9.3:

Art South Africa magazine 9.3 was launched at the Design Indaba. You can find a copy of our Art & Design issue at Exclusive Books, CNAs and other specialist book stores around the country. For more information about subscribing, see here.

Art South Africa BROADSHEET:

THE Art South Africa BROADSHEET launched at the Design Indaba and has been making its way across the country ever since. You can find a copy of our new multi-platform magazine in galleries, boutiques, coffee shops and tertiary institutes across the country. For more from THE BROADSHEET see here.

I Art Woodstock :

Art South Africa attended the first of the adidas Originals I Art SA project, I Art Woodstock, this weekend. We also conducted an interview with curator Ricky Lee-Gordon about the project as a whole here.

Michael Stevenson:

Micheal Stevnson presents three solo exhibitions by Penny Siopis, Lerato Shadi, and Paul Edmunds from 14 April to 21 May 2011. Read more here.

Circa on Jellicoe:

Circa on Jellicoe presents Deborah Bell’s Presence opening tonight at 6.00 for 6.30. The show runs from 17 March – 30 April. Read more here.

Artspace:

Artspace presents Penny Siopis, Robert Hodgins, Jurgen Schadeberg, Colbert Mashile, Sam Mnisi, and many more in a group show. Read more here.

David Krut Projects:

Maja Maljević's Bubble and Leak will be on show at David Krut Projects until 19 March 2011. Read more here.

Fried Contemporary Art Gallery:

Fried Contemporary Art Gallery and Studio presents Lucas Thobejane, Eric Duplan, Anne McLaren and Sello Mahlangu in Designs of Living from 16 March - 17 April. Read more here.

Graham's Fine Art Gallery:

Graham’s Fine Art Gallery present Andre van Vuuren’s In Constant Pursuit: The Art of Spontaneity, Light and Colour. Read more here.

Johannesburg Art Gallery:

Tracy Rose’s Waiting for God will be on at the Johannesburg Art Gallery until 17 April 2011. Read more here.

34 Fine Art:

34 FineArt presents Roelof Louw’s Naked Lunch until 23 April 2011. Read more here.

Blank Projects:

Blank Projects presents two exhibitions by Vanessa Niloufar Safavi and Io Makandal from the 23 March – 9 April 2010. Read more here.

Goodman Gallery:

Goodman Gallery Cape Town will be hosting an exhibition by award-winning photographer Jodi Bieber from 31 March - 30 April 2011. Read more here.

Michaelis Art Gallery:

10 Years ON, an exhibition celebrating the Michaelis graduates of 2001, will be on at Michaelis Art Gallery until 29 March 2011. Read more here.

iArt Gallery:

Matthew Hindley’s An Everlasting Once will be showing at iArt Gallery until 23 March 2011. Read more here.

Other Events:

Film:

Go watch Taxidermia tonight at KZNSA's Cinema Thursdays. Read more here.

Festivals:

The Flamjangled Tea Party takes place from 18-20 March at Countermanskloof Wine Farm in Durbanville Described as "a party within a party within a party", the three day long festival is full of music, art, talent competitions, and tea. Also, you have to dress up! Read more here.

Opportunities:

Theatre:

Playhouse calls for productions for 2012-2013. Read more here.

Music:

Our friends at African Dope Records are bringing you the new Jam Jarr EP, 'I Am The Danger', as a free download for two weeks here. Download here.

Xanita Boards:

The Art South Africa Design Indaba stand, which was made with Xanita boards, is now a bespoke designer item in our Art South Africa store.

Xanita’s high strength-to-weight range of "X-Board" composite panels offer environmentally-conscious designers, like the mind behind our own stand, Piers Mansfield-Scaddan, a versatile board with high recycled fibre content that can itself be recycled through conventional industrial paper recycling processes. Xanita’s goal is to reduce global reliance on non-renewable, petrochemical-based polymer sheeting and formaldehyde-based MDF and particle board, sold in millions of cubic metres per year across the globe. For more on Xanita see here.