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2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winners:   The 2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners were announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg on Wednesday 02 November 2011. They are: Mikhael Subotzky for Visual Art; Princess Zinzi Mhlongo for Theatre; Kelebogile (Pearl) Boikanyo for Music; Bailey Snyman for Dance and Afrika Mkhize for Jazz. Art South Africa congratulates the winners and looks forward to seeing their work at the 2012 National Arts Festival. More here.

News: Art:   PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Award Winners:   Roelf Daling won the grand prize at the 2011 PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards on Wednesday 02 November  for his sculpture, 'The hole we found'. Congratulations! More here.     The Sculpture Vandal:   Via Mahala. Matthew Blackman writes: “In a response to the recent vandalizing of Marieke Prinsloo-Rowe’s sculptures, on the Sea Point promenade, DA Councilor JP Smith has warned that, “if the vandal is caught, I will ensure that we prosecute him (I suspect, though, that it is a “her”) to the full extent of the law.” More here. William Kentridge Drawing at Stephan Welz & Co Auction:   A 1994 William Kentridge drawing for music video Another Country will come under the hammer at the November Sale of Stephan Welz & Company (Ptd) Limited, Johannesburg. More here. Competition:   Win Tickets to Food & Film Night:   Win tickets to the second Food & Film night at Freeworld Design Centre on Wed 09 November 2011. Just answer this question: What movie will be showing at the Food & Film evening on 09 November 2011? The first correct answer to be emailed to genna@artsouthafrica.com will win two tickets to the event. Full schedule here.Fil Film:   Out in Africa Needs Sponsors:   Via Bizcommunity. The 18-year-old film festival which screens national and international films concerning the LGBTI community is looking for new sponsors to ensure its future. More here. Theatre:     Performing Arts Bursary:   Rising Star Performing Arts Academy have opened their annual Performing Arts bursary application process. 20 bursaries are on offer, one per studio per class taught, totalling R 44,000. More here. Jobs:     Infecting the City Technical Production Manager Position:   Infecting the City is looking for someone to take on the position of Technical Production Manager. For more information about the position, please contact IFC here.     ZA News Puppeteer:   ZA News is looking for a workshop heavy who works with life-size latex puppets. Need to have knowledge of sculpting or foam-latex casting or fibre glass mould and scenic painting. For any suggested references or information contact Nazeera Hartley at +2721 801 1256. Via VANSA.  This Week:   Wednesday 09 November 2011:    Richard Long’s Karoo Highveld: British Artist Richard Long's solo exhibition KAROO HIGHVELD, a survey of works originating in walks in South Africa since 2004, opens at Iziko South African National Gallery at 17.30pm, 09 November 2011. More here.      Thursday 10 and Saturday 12 November 2011:    Visual Century Launch:   Visual Century, a four-volume publication framed as “reapprais(ing) one hundred years of South African visual art from a post-apartheid perspective” launches this weekend. The Joburg launch will take place on Thursday 10 November and the Cape Town event on Saturday 12 November. Details here. Art South Africa:     Art South Africa Auction:   Art South Africa is very excited to announce the launch of the inaugural Art South Africa contemporary art auction. Following on international trends , this will be the first auction dedicated to the sale of only works by living artists to be held in the country. This innovative approach will see the auction conducted online and in real time. There are works by leading established and emerging South African artists. Viewing online will open on the 21st of November 2011. For more information email Suzette at suzette@artsouthafrica.com or watch this space.   Jeannette Unite Prints at Art South Africa:   Jeannette Unite’s hand-worked pigment prints from her Headgear series are the first of the Art South Africa monthly editions to be released. The prints are available via Art South Africa. Please email info@artsouthafrica.com for more information.   Art South Africa on Facebook and Twitter: Art South Africa attends and documents cultural events across the country every week to post the pictures on our popular Facebook page. We also keep both our Facebook page and Twitter pages constantly updated with the latest industry news, so be sure to connect with us.       Subscribe to Art South Africa:   Subscribe to Art South Africa magazine today to keep up-to-date with local and international cultural developments.  You can download our subscription form here.

Listings: Western Cape: 34 FINE ART: 20 September 2011: New Arrivals. Group exhibition. ABALONE GALLERY: South African contemporary and modern art - sculpture, painting, photography – including Lien Botha, John Clarke, Christo Coetzee, Gail Catlin, Judith Mason, Lynette ten Kroonden, Carl Roberts, Susanne Swart. Main Gallery exhibition.   12 September – 14 November 2011: Printed IV– graphic work by Cecil Skotness, Lucky Sibiya, El Loko, Braam Kruger. Annex Exhibition.    ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL ARTS: 3 October – 11 November 2011: AVA Gallery 40 years anniversary exhibition part 1 1970 – 1980. Curated by Marilyn Martin.   BARNARD GALLERY: Forthcoming Exhibition: Reality or Illusion. Maeve Dewar. Featured Artists: Willie Bester, Keith Calder, Tracy Payne, Jaco van Schalkwyk, Robert Silingsby, Duncan Stewart, Pamela Stretton, Felix Anaut. BRUNDYN + GONSALVES (formerly iART GALLERY):   2 – 30 November 2011: Legacy. Stephen Inggs.   DAVID KRUT PROJECTS CAPE TOWN: 15 October – 3 December 2011: CURRENT EXHIBITION: Postcards from the Road GORDON INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS: September – October:   Great Texts / Big Questions. Weekly public lectures. September – November: Music in the City. Public concert series.   November: Intimate movements in public spaces: one on one inner city talks. GOODMAN GALLERY CAPE TOWN: 29 October – 10 December 2011: David Goldblatt HOUT STREET GALLERY: Founded in 1975, The Hout Street Gallery in Paarl specializes in South African paintings and fine art. The Gallery also offers a selection of ceramics, sculptures, creative jewellery, glass, gifts, and Carrol Boyes functional art. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and personalized service. KALK BAY MODERN: 18 October – 26 November 2011: ART ON PAPER. Curated by Cheryl Rumbak. Opening 6.30 pm at Casa Labia, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town. Satellite exhibition at Kalk Bay Modern. SMAC ART GALLERY CAPE TOWN: October – November 2011: Jake Aikman   SMAC ART GALLERY September – November. Retrospective. Neil Erasmus.   STEPHEN WELZ & CO:   The Great Cellar, Alphen Hotel, Alphen Drive, Constantia. T+ 27 (0)21 794 6461 / F +27 (0)21 784 6621 13 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg T +27 (0)11 880 3125 / F +27 (0)11 880 2656  ct@stephanwelzandco.co.za   / www.stephanwelzandco.co.za Mon – Fri 09h00 – 17h00 Auction valuations by appointment. STRAUSS & CO: The Oval, 1st floor Colinton House, 1 Oakdale Road Newlands, T +27 (0)21 683 6560/ F +27 (0)21 683 6085 C +27 (0)78 044 8185 ct@straussart.co.za 89 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg t +27(0)11 728 8246 / F +27 (0)11 728 8247 jhb@straussart.co.za  http://www.straussart.co.za/ STRYDOM GALLERY: The art of recognizing yourself. WARREN EDITIONS: Warren Editions, professional printmaking studio, publishes and prints original fine art prints by both emerging and established South African artists. Mpumalanga: THE ARTISTS’ PRESS: Print studio. Hand printed original prints by leading South African artists. KwaZulu-Natal: AFRICAN ART CENTRE: Vulindlela Nyoni. Free State: OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEM: 10 November 2011 – 8 January 2012: Jo Voets: a Photography Exhibition (Main Building) Gauteng: ARTSPACE JOHANNESBURG: 9 – 30 November 2011: Ago/Gelede. MJ Lourens. GALLERY AOP: 5- 26 November 2011: New work. Wilhelm Saayman. DAVID KRUT PROJECTS 5 November - 21 January 2011:  Untitled DAVID KRUT PUBLISHING, ARTS ON MAIN:   16 September – 15 November 2011:   Jürgen Partenheimer in Residency GOETHE-INSTITUT SÜDAFRIKA: More on the Goethe-Institut here. GOODMAN GALLERY JOHANNESBURG: 10 November 2011 – 22 January 2012: William Kentridge. GRAHAM’S FINE ART GALLERY: More information on the gallery here. KMM REVIEW PUBLISHING: The Beauty of the Line: life and Times of Dumile Feni by Chabani Manganyi. STEPHEN WELZ & CO: 13 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg T +27 (0)11 880 3125 / F +27 (0)11 880 2656 jhb@swelco.co.za / www.stephanwelzandco.co.za Mon – Fri 09h00 – 17h00 Auction valuations by appointment. STRAUSS & CO: 89 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg t +27(0)11 728 8246 / F +27 (0)11 728 8247 jhb@straussart.co.za The Oval, 1st floor Colinton House, 1 Oakdale Road Newlands, T +27 (0)21 683 6560/ F +27 (0)21 683 6085 C +27 (0)78 044 8185 ct@straussart.co.za http://www.straussart.co.za/ UJ CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY:   16 November 2011 – January 2012: Diane Victor.   UPSTAIRS AT BAMBOO:   3 – 13 November 2011: Exhibition curated by Carol Lee. Pretoria: FRIED CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY AND STUDIO:   15 October – 12 November 2011: Connections. David Udbjor, Pascual Tarazona, Lynette ten Krooden.   26 November 2011 – 21 January 2012: Dimension. Wayne Barker, Maria van Rooyen, Angus Taylor. UNISA ART GALLERY: UNISA Art Gallery. Tue – Fri 10h00 – 16h00.

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