This Week's Top Local News Stories |
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-1) South African participation in this year’s Venice Biennale
News of South Africa’s participation in this year’s Venice Biennale was unexpectedly announced via Venice Biennale press releases. more |
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2011 National Arts Festival
Main Programme
(PR)
The National Arts Festival launched its main programme line-up, with headliners and history on the bill. more |
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UJ Gallery, Back from Paris 13 – 21 April
2011 (PR)
A body of lithographical works deriving from the extensive collection of master lithographer, Elisabeth Pons in Paris, France, was shown alongside works by leading local and French artists in South Africa during 2010. more |
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The Department of Arts & Culture to host the
historic National Consultative Conference
The Department of Arts & Culture will host the historic National Consultative Conference on the role of the sector in the new growth path. more |
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5) ‘Baie
minder’ woon KKNK by (Die
Burger)
Oudtshoorn - Heelwat minder voete, maar meer gehalteproduksies het vanjaar se sewentiende Absa KKNK gekenmerk. more |
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Artists are entrepreneurs
(M & G)
There is great promise for the creative industries now that a platform has been created for the media, practitioners, public and government to discuss the role of the arts in the economy. more |
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The Cultural Weapon: Should
artists accept “dirty money”?
(Mike van Graan) more
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This Week's Top International News Stories |
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-1) Wen Wei Po Newspaper Says China Accuses Famed Artist Ai Weiwei of Tax Evasion (AP)
Famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who disappeared earlier this month and is believed to be in police custody, is being investigated for allegedly evading his taxes and destroying evidence, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Thursday. more |
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-2) Victoria & Albert Museum Presents Figures and Fictions: South African Photography
The first UK exhibition of contemporary South African photography from the last ten years is shown at the V&A until July 17, 2011. more |
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National Portrait Gallery
Announces BP Award Shortlist; Record Number of Entries
(Artdaily)
After a record number of entries, four artists have been short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. more |
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SA Art Gallery Highlights |
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Art Opportunities (Local-SA) For more Art Opps click here |
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1) Bursaries to attend 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture
The African Arts Institute (AFAI) is calling on African arts and culture organizations to attend the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Melbourne, Australia during October 2011. more |
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2) Distell Arts and Culture Co-ordinator
Applications are invited for this Contract position (Ref: DIS417) based in Distell's Corporate Affairs Dept. in Stellenbosch.
The successful applicant will report to the Head of Distell’s Arts and Culture programme. more |
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3) Calling Africa's Artists : Africa Centre launches Artist in Residency programme (AIR)
Application Deadline 1 June 2011 more |
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| 4) Sasol New Signatures Art Competition more |
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5) Bag Factory announces The Reinhold Cassirer Award
The Bag Factory would like to announce the Reinhold Cassirer award, funded by Nadine Gordimer. more |
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6) PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards
Deadline for submissions 29 September 2011 more |
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7) Call for nominations: The Inyathelo Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards were established in 2007 to acknowledge, celebrate and profile the full spectrum of diversity in South African philanthropic giving. more |
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8) Record turn-out for Mali winter school
The Arterial Network (AN) is hosting its third and biggest ever Arts Advocacy and Networking Training Programme in Bamako, Mali, this week. more |
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Art Opportunities (International) For more Art Opps click here |
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1) The 31st global "SketchCrawl" 16 April 2011
A worldwide, day-long drawing binge that takes place four times a year in more than 90 locations more |
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2) The 15th Annual "No Dead Artists" juried exhibition
Deadline for submission 15 June 2011. more |
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3) Celeste Prize 2011, 3rd edition: Entries deadline, midnight Sunday 31 July 2011
The art competition is open to any person practicing art either as a professional artist in full-time or part-time, student artist or self-taught artist from anywhere in the world. more |
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4) 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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5) Berliner Liste Applications now open
8th edition of Berlin's most successful satellite art fair! Berliner Liste offers exhibition spaces from 10sqm to 100sqm for galleries, individual artists and art more |
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SA Art Hot highlights |
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1) Russell Kaplan Auction 16 April more |
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2) All originals: I Art S.A community mural project curated by /A WORD OF ART. Until April 21 at 4:00pm.
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3) Stephan Welz & Co Auction, Jhb Tuesday 19 April, 2011 until Wednesday 20 April, 2011 more |
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4) Strauss & Co Auction, Jhb Monday 16 May 2011more |
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5) The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown 30 June-10 july 2011 more |
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6) AfrikaBurn, Tankwa Karoo
27 April-02 May 2011 more |
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