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NLets go on a Art Holiday FeatureLinda gets welcomed by Cape Town’s CitibirdTHE SOUTH AFRICANART TIMESwww.arttimes.co.za • November 2006 • Issue 10 • Home Delivery R 120 per year • Print & Select Distribution 14 000 copiesArt community rebuilds Belgravia as EC Government fails to deliverySpot the difference ? Photo taken the day after the fire that gutted the Belgravia Art Centre, East London Two years later local Department of Education has done its best to evade any form of commitmentor responsablity to repaire or rebuild this site. Photo left: Bob SterlingTwo years after a relentlessfire engulfed the Belgravia ArtCentre, the flames of creativitycontinue to burn as a testimonyto the resilience of the centreand the generosity of the SouthAfrican art community.Gabriel Clark-Brown talks withStephanie Frauenstein, Directorof the Belgravia Art Centre,about the aftermath of the firethat gutted this renowned arteducation institution in theEastern Cape.In the early hours of 26 November2004 vandals broke intothe basement of the BelgraviaArt Centre and set the buildingalight. The central area of theschool was completely burntout and the rest of the buildingand its contents damaged orblackened by heat and smoke.According to the Daily Dispatch,the damage was initiallyestimated at around R 1 Million- R1.5 Million. The fire occurredjust days after the opening ofthe pupils’ annual exhibition andall works were lost to the fire.Those learners most affectedwere the Matrics who lost theirbest work. Other parts of thecentre, such as the art libraryand a “valuable archive ofcolour slides” were completelycharred,” says Stephanie Frauenstein.In recent years the centre hasbeen surrounded by low costhousing. Even a fence buildaround the Centre has notdeterred thieves from repeatedlybreaking in. According toStephanie Frauenstein “theschool has been burgled severaltimes, its doors smashedand windows broken as fast asthey are replaced, while eventhe temporary water supplypipes and electricity cables areregularly removed.” Since thefire many South Africans haveheeded the call to rebuild theschool’s infrastructure, includingbuilding materials, computersand a photocopier. In addition,burglar alarm specialists,glazing companies and thecorporate sector have thrownin their lot by charging reducedrates for their services.“Past learners have turned up tohelp us scrub, chip and paint,”says Frauenstein. “All this hashappened despite the fact thatthe Department of Educationcontinues to ignore our plightand our walls show signs offurther collapse.”Today the Belgravia Art Centrecontinues to offer outreachart programmes and culturalempowerment initiatives to thelocal community. (Continued onpage 2)(Above) Pieter Hugo: Mass Grave in Toilet, Nzega Cell, Gasaka Sector, Rwanda, lambda print, courtesy of Michael Stevenson (Right)Pieter Hugo, by Pieter Hugo, Cape Town, 2004, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper, courtesy of Michael StevensonPieter Hugo wins Standard Bank Young Artist Award 07Pieter Hugo, a young Cape Town based photographer has wonthe prestigious 2007 Standard bank Young Artists Award for VisualArts.In a conversation with Andrew Verster, who’s task it is to consultwith many other art professionals each year in selecting a winner,told The SA Art Times that he was excited about the choice. Hefelt that Pieter Hugo was the right choice for this years award, notonly because he has produced and extraordinary amount of qualityworks at such a young age, but he is entirely self taught. Hugolearnt both photographic technique and art aesthetics himself andestablished himslf to being a bright young star on the internationalarts circuit. (see page 3)PROFESSIONALUQALITYPROEDZelcol Ar s ’* RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICEti ts OilPa nti* RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE*R2 2.25*R27.82LLZECTU*WILL VARY SLIGHTLY DUE TO TRANSPORT COSTSFOR INFOMATION ON OUR OTHER PRODUCTSPHONE +27 28 271 3122.

Page 2South African Art Times. November 2006Tired of missing out inthe SA Art World?Get your free copydelivered to your doorHome Delivery R120 pafor details visitwww.arttimes.co.zafor more details.South African Art TimesNovember 2006www.arttimes.co.zaPublished monthly byGlobal Art InformationPO Box 15881Vlaeberg, 8018, Cape TownTel. 021 424 7733Fax. 021 424 7732EditorGabriel Clark-Browneditor@arttimes.co.zaNewspress@arttimes.co.zaAdvertisingLeone Rouseleo@arttimes.co.zaNeil Fryeneil@arttimes.co.zaClassifiedsads@arttimes.co.zaGallery showsshow@arttimes.co.zaPictures, advertising artworkart@arttimes.co.zaLayout and DesignDogsbody Designart@arttimes.co.zaDeadlines for news, articles andclassifieds 20th of each monthThe Art Times is published in thefirst week of each month. Newsand advertising material need tobe with the news and marketingmanagers by the 15t- 20 th ofeach month.Newspaper rightsThe newspaper reserves the rightto reject any material that couldbe found offensive by its readers.Opinions expressed in the SA ArtTimes do not necessarily representthe official viewpoint of the editor,staff or publisher, while inclusion ofadvertising features does not implythe newspaper’s endorsement ofany business, product or service.Copyright of the enclosed materialin this publication is reserved.EDITORIALBring on the hard timesSouth African art always comealive when faced with insurmountable(and what usuallyturned out to be fabricatedodds) where the old –“ if youwant to do it right, then one willjust have to roll up your sleevesand do it yourself” approachprevails.During the past century forsome reason local governmentsused art as a crude PR toolthrough which to promote theirpopular, or unpopular visions,ideals, age of hope, and all tojustify their nation building.It seems that whatever empirescome and go in this corner ofthe world- it’s on the style oftheir presentation that theyshould be judged. If you comparethe current government’ssloppy remote bombardmentof Sunday Times Heritage Dayadverts - versus the unveilingof the Voortrekker monument in1938 where tens of thousandscamped out around a stunningcornerstone of nationalistarchitecture, the Voortrekkermonument the Afrikaners thenwin hands down. What weshould be rooting for in thecurrent arts department is aMartin Luther King type person,a dynamic leader who grabsthe challenge like an inspiredleader of men and who doesn’tmumble into his beard invokinga losers mantra and have usbelieve that ”it’s not possible, it’snot possible, it’s not possible,it’s not possible”Due to this spineless lack ofleadership in current governmentthat the Eastern Cape’sDepartment of Education canget away with doing nothingabout the Belgravia Arts Centrein East London – while beingpaid handsome salaries. Itmakes my blood boil that a fineArts Centre like the Belgravia-that has had an outreachprogram and an adult’s educationprogram for over 30 yearsshould just be allowed to crumbleinto rubble – with its ideals.Any government and Art organisationscan bestow thousandsof medals and key note speecheson their politically acceptableartists. But realistically afterall the wine and tears, it mustbe known that individual artstandards do not rely on officialawards rather than strong governmentarts funding to keep thenational art infrastructure strongand competitive. In upholdingthe fighting South African spirit,the walls of the Belgravia canand must be rebuilt. There hasnever been an inspired ministerof arts and culture (or propaganda)in my lifetime and I thinkwe can abandon any hope thatwe will be working with Palloshoulder to shoulder in clearingaway the rubble and rebuilding.Maybe the most effective wayis to call up the Eastern CapeDepartment of education andask them what is happening, orperhaps more constructively isto call up the Belgravia and ask,how we can assist in rebuildinga fine institution that will continueto embrace the educationfor all artists and cultures for thethis generation, and generationsto come.Get your SA Art Timesnow on PDFat www.arttimes.co.za(from page 1) “Since its inception,Belgravia has been proudof its high standards of work,”explains Frauenstein. “Wepride ourselves on encouragingeach learner to explore ways ofachieving personal expressionand emphasize originality in allour work.”Frauenstein emphasizes thatalthough the centre prides itselfon its atmosphere of freedom, italso instills a sense of self-disciplinethrough a demanding workschedule. “At present our Grade12 learners are preparing toexhibit their work for their finals.It will have to be displayed inthe old staffroom and in thepassage. But we are proud of ititis testimony to our determination.One day our school will bewhole again”.Anelisa Keke, Graphic Design Grade 12 one of the many pupils atBelgravia Art Centre (top left) Two years later , bushes thrive werecreativity burnt (top) View from outside building (above) Photos:courtesy Stephanie Frauenstein. (top) Janet Camden- Smith.Well attended National Exhibition at the Artscape Theatre Foyer, Cape Town (top) Margaret Young (CSAAward- Best on Show, Expression) (top right) Liesel Trautman’s colourfull bowl (bottem right) . Photo:Margaret Woermann.Ceramics SA National Exhibition held at Artscape TheatreThis years well attended Ceramics SA National Exhibition took place in the Artscape Theatre Foyer.Winners were Kendal Warren (Ceramics in use) Margaret Young (Ceramics for Expression), VuyiseElvis Potina (New signatures) Ann Marais, Christina Bryr, Janice Rabie, Sisanda Mbana and LieselTrautman.AwAdvertise in the all new 5thSouth AfricanArt InformationDirectory 07- The SAAID Is the “White and Yellow pages” of the SA art community.- The Directory is in use throughout the year by many arts professionals.- Rates are affordable to artists who wish to gain exposure to their artwork.Deadline for advertising 30 November.Tel: 021 424 7733neil@saaid.co.zawww.saaid.co.zaDouble Page R 6 000 / Full Page R 3 400 / Half Page R 2 000 / Third Page R 1 400

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 3Adullahi Amadu with Mainasara, Abuja, Nigeria,2005 courtesy of Michael StevensonMohamed Bah, Monrovia, Liberia, 2006, IIcourtesy of Michael StevensonLe Roux Hoffman, Young Afrikaans farm boy, LouisTrichardt, 2006 courtesy of Michael Stevenson(Above) Bidders prepare to bid for bargains (Below) a few morepieces from Kebbles private collection Photos: Leah Walker.rtists Kebbled twice over -ith poor auction pricesLatest Kebble Auction revealsinteresting responsesStaff writerA few pieces of art from theBrett Kebble’s estate went onauction at Kirstenbosch, CapeTown this month. The artworksconstituted only a tiny fractionof what was available on auction,including antiques, luxurycars and property. But judgingfrom the lofty prices reachedfor other items on auction, artbuyers were keener to acquiresouvenirs of the late controversialKebble than to pay realisticmarket-related prices. Forexample, a set of 3 digital Irisprints by 2007 Standard BankYoung Artist, Pieter Hugo, wentfor well below market value atR 9 000. By contrast, 8 paintingsby Scottish artist JohnBoyd fetched between R 60000– R80 000 each. Perhapsmost revealing in terms of bidderinterest was the sale of 11sculptures by Phillip Rikhotso(joint overall winner of the lastBrett Kebble Art Awards), whichwent for just R 10 000. Creditorsare still tracking down theremaining trophies of the BrettKebble art collection, which,according to the Cape Times,amounts to an estimated R 40Million.The 2006 PPC Young ConcreteSculptor Awards is an interestingand creative reflection of theoutstanding young talent thatSouth Africa has to offer.The new format for the competition,which incorporates apreliminary judging round fromphotographic entries, has raisedthe calibre of works on exhibitionto another level of quality,artistic skill and talent. In all,45 entries were received, somefrom as far afield as Cape Town,Port Elizabeth, KwaZulu Natal,as well as the North West andLimpopo Provinces. Twenty-sixworks were selected for finaljudging and exhibiting.(Continued from page 1)Verster felt that Hugo is anencouragement to many youngtalented photographers incontributing and taking part ina South African PhotographicRenaissance. According to theStandard Bank press releaseHugo was overwhelmed at beingawarded the Standard BankYoung Artist Award in the visualart category and described itas “absolutely amazing”. Headded, “It means that photographyis being recognized asan artistic medium in SouthAfrica and this gives me greatpleasure.” In his mind, it is ofparticular importance that thecategory of visual art broadensto include photography becausephotography has played suchan integral part in our history,particularly as a political tool.“It is refreshing that there isnow the space where we canappreciate photographic imagesbeyond the urgency of photojournalism,”he said.As an artist, the space betweendocumentary photographyand a more considered artisticavenue of expression is whathe is most interested in. In hisapproach to photography, herealized early in his career thatworking in Africa as a whiteperson did not afford him flyon-the-wallstatus. “It occurredto me that I appeared to beout of place, and I often foundmyself critically scrutinizedPPC Young Concrete Sculpture Awards announcedWinner: Louise KritzingerRobert Mohlamonyane: PriestThe official prize-givingceremony and opening of theexhibition of works took place atthe Association of Arts Pretoriaon the evening of 8th November2006. Prize money of R20 000was awarded to the winner ofeach of the two equally importantcategories: Best Sculptureon Exhibition and TechnicalExcellence in Concrete Sculpture.The runners up in bothcategories each received R7500, with a new prize categoryof R2 500 for Merit Awards ineach categories, bringing thetotal prize money to R60 000.Winner of the Best Sculpture onExhibition was Louise Kritzingerfor her sculpture entitled TheHermitage, which depicts a giantsea shell.Runner-up for Best Sculptureon Exhibition was an interestingand appealing sculpture,entered by Robert Mohlamonyane.His piece entitled Priestwas selected by the judges asan honest and good rendition ofconcrete sculpture.The winner of the Technical Excellencein Concrete Sculpturecategory was Sybrand Wiechersfor his extraordinary sculpture- House of Cards.Runner up in the Technicalby the subject being photographed.I decided to switch toa larger and more cumbersomeformat for my photography thatrequires negotiating consentand dialogue with the personbeing photographed. I prefer toengage directly with the peopleI photograph and this is one ofthe most important aspects ofwhat I do,” he explained.Excellence category was JanRademeyer – a Pretoria TechnikonFine Arts graduate - forhis imposing yet elegant sculptureentitled Pose PurposefulCrowned.The judges for both the preliminaryselection of photographicentries and the final judgingwere Angus Taylor (a practisingconcrete and bronze sculptorand 1994 winner of PPC’sYoung Concrete SculptorAwards), Peter Binsbergen(a professional artist and artlecturer), Kay Potts (a professionalsculptor from theUSA), Annelise Bowker (FineArts lecturer at the Universityof Pretoria), Wayne Milligan(Technical Support Manager ofPPC Cement), and Beth Harris(Public Relations Manager ofPPC). Pieter van Heerden, GalleryDirector of the Associationof Arts Pretoria, adjudicated.

Page 4South African Art Times. November 2006Jhb Artists bringChristmas cheerBisi Silva , Nigeria N’gone Fall, Senegal Eddie Chambers, UnitedKingdomInternational Curators Workshop held on Robben IslandNov, 20 – Dec 1, 2006The Visual Arts Network ofSouth Africa (VANSA) andRobben Island Museum proudlypresents a Curators Workshopfrom November 20 until December1, 2006 on Robben Island,Cape Town.The workshop, a first for SouthAfrica, will bring experiencedlocal and international contemporaryart curators togetherwith emerging South Africancuratorial talent. It will providea dynamic and interactive forumin which these groups can shareexperience, ideas and initiatecollaborative curatorial projects,with a particular focus on theopportunities and challengesfacing curatorial practice incontemporary African contexts.Emphasis will also be placedon the role of the visual artsand curatorial practice in socialchange and activism.The Curators Workshop isintended as a residency andlaboratory on Robben Island.Whilst resonant with thelegacies of the past, the siteprovides a fitting environmentfor contemplating the ways inwhich contemporary visual artspractice can play a role in shapinga robust and healthy publicdemocratic culture.The workshop takes place overtwo weeks, with the first weekdedicated to presentations by10 professional local and 4international curators with 10emerging curators in attendance.The second week, onceprofessional and internationalcurators have returned home,will be taken up by intensiveworkshops in curatorial practiceand the shaping of futureprojects, with the group ofemerging curators.The confirmed international participantsare Eddie Chambers(UK), Bisi Silva (Nigeria/UK)and N’Goné Fall (Senegal/France).Week 1PROFESSIONAL: Interact/Network/Share20 – 24 NovWeek 2EMERGING: Develop/Plan/Grow 24 November – 1 DecABOUT THE INTERNATION-AL CURATORS:EDDIE CHAMBERS (UK) isa curator and a writer of artcriticism. He holds a PhD fromGoldsmiths College for histhesis researching press andpublic responses to Black visualarts practice in England in the1980s. He has curated a largenumber of exhibitions in Britainand abroad. In 1989 he establishedthe African and AsianVisual Artists’ Archive, a Blackartists’ research and referencefacility, co-ordinating the projectfor several years until the autumnof 1992.BISI SILVA is an independentcurator and critic based inLagos, Nigeria. She is currentlyworking on the forthcoming inauguralexhibition on contemporaryAfrican Art for the NationalMuseum of Mali in Bamako in2007. She was a co-curator forthe Dakar Biennale (May/June2006). Among her exhibitionsare HairDaze: The CulturalPolitics of Black (1999), Headsof State: Faisal Abdu’Allah(1997/98), 4 degrees in theOpen (1996). She writes forThisDay Newspaper in Lagosand has written extensively forinternational art magazines andjournals such as Art Monthly,Creative Camera, Third Text,Nka, Journal of ContemporaryAfrican Art. She is on the editorialboard of N Paradoxa, aninternational feminist art journal.She has an MA in Curating andCommissioning of ContemporaryArt from the Royal Collegeof Art London.N’GONÉ FALL is a Senegalesecontemporary art critic, curator,publisher and consultant incultural policies. Fall has writtenextensively on contemporaryAfrican art and as editor withthe Paris based publishedRevue Noire, co-edited theseminal book “An Anthologyof African Art: The TwentiethCentury” (2002) with Jean LoupPivin. Fall has curated numerousshows in Europe and thecontinent, and was an invitedcurator for the 2002 Dakar Biennial.She is also an advisoryboard member of “Res Artis”, aworldwide network of residencyprogrammes, based in Amsterdam.Fall lives between Parisand Dakar.For further information ContactStorm Janse van Rensburg083-287-6856storms@polka.co.zaPlans to erect a FreedomStatue of Mandela for the PortElizabeth Harbour, which willbe taller than the USA’s Statueof Liberty, have become miredin controversy. At the eleventhhour the company that initiatedthe project has begun negotiationswith the statue‘s architectsto change the design, but withoutinforming the local authority.In 2005 a competition washeld to find the winning designfor the “Statue of Freedom”.The idea was conceived toexpress the spirit of freedomand celebrate the life and workof Nelson Mandela. The winningtower design, by EquilibriumStudios, was chosen by a panelof 11 judged, chaired by JudgeAlbie Sachs during a ceremonyin Port Elizabeth on Mandela’s87th birthday. The final designwas selected from 107 entries.At 122 metres, the tower ofgiant spiraling blocks, will be 22metres higher than the Statueof Liberty in New York, USA. Ithas been earmarked for PortElizabeth’s harbour, at the junctionof the harbour wall and thebeach, at an estimated cost ofR 50 million.But now the design has beencriticized for not incorporatingMandela’s image and mustbe modified, according to aspokesman from Freedom Enterprises-the company behindthe statue project. FreedomEnterprises are in talks withthe towers architects, but havenot consulted the Mandela BayDevelopment Agency (MBDA),which also claims ownership ofthe project.www.thefreedomstatue.comWinning Freedom Statue designer asked toinclude image of Mandela at 11th hourFreedom Enterprises insists thatbecause it initiated the projectit has the right to change thedesign, while the MBDA, whichfalls under the municipality‘s jurisdiction,claims it is the drivingforce behind the implementationof the project.Outraged MBDA chief executivePierre Voges said he was“utterly surprised” at the moveto change the design and that it“does not make any sense”.Voges said neither the municipalitynor the MBDA had heldany discussions with FreedomEnterprises regarding the matter.But Freedom Enterprisesspokesman Mandla Madwarasays the winning design doesnot incorporate “the manhimself” and so should be “remodified”.“We are now discussing withEquilibrium Studio Architects,the winners of the designcontest, to see how the winningdesign can be reworked.“We are looking at variousoptions which include a statueof Mandela with (Raymond)Mhlaba on top of the tower, orMandela casting his vote duringthe first democratic elections in1994, or that photograph of thelong queue of South Africanslining up to vote in the 1994elections.“The other options are poses ofMandela on different occasions.We want something which representsactual freedom,” saysMadwara. Source The HeraldNewspaperFor a comprehensive view ofthe Freedom Statue project goFor the 3rd festive season ina row, multinational miningcompany Anglo American hasinitiated Jozi’s downtown Christmastree project in support oflocal artists and to celebrate therejuvenation of the city centre.The project provides a greatopportunity for local artiststo showcase their talents asvarious companies, both withinthe Anglo American group andothers located in Johannesburgcity centre, commission treesfrom a selection of both establishedand emerging artists.These large trees, which stoodaround three metres tall lastyear, have been constructedfrom an assortment of materials,ranging from stained glass,bottles and car parts to metal,wire, resin, fabric, perspex andglitter.This year the trees will onceagain frame 44 Main Street- the street address of AngloAmerican’s Johannesburg corporateoffice since the 1930’s.Greater Main Street has beentransformed into a pedestrianpromenade. Tarred roads havebeen replaced by trees, leafyground covers and decorativepaving as part of the innercity rejuvenation partnershipprogramme.The public are invited to visitand enjoy the switch on of theglittering lights, together withChristmas Carols, which will beheld on Monday 4 Decemberfrom 17h30 at 44 Main Street.The Christmas Tree lights willbe switched on and open forpublic viewing from 4 Decemberuntil the end of December 2006.

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 5King Fook (left) Battiss Art Gallery(top) Battiss art (below)Somerset East’s favourate son Walter Battiss turns 100“100” CelebrationSomerset East’s is set tocelebrate their most famous sonwith the Walter Battiss “100”CelebrationSomerset East, the little Karootown on the edge of the Camdebooplains in the Eastern Cape,will be having more than onereason for celebrations at theend of November 2006.This hometown of artist WalterBattiss, will spare no expensein welcoming guests, fellowartists and friends of the artistfrom all over the country for the100th birthday bash of the mostfamous son of the town. Thefestivities will take place on theevening of 30 November 2006.Numerous Walter Battisspaintings have been on loanto the Standard Bank Galleryin Johannesburg (The GentleAnarchist Exhibition) since lastyear and for the first time sincethen, they will all be back ondisplay for the birthday party.Walter Battiss Art Gallery“25”Another reason to get the flagsflying, is that the Walter BattissArt Gallery celebrates its 25thanniversary year (as gallery)this year.This two-storied house with itslong, shaded verandah, lyingunder the watchful gaze of theBoschberg Mountains, is afamiliar landmark in town.To make the occasion evenmore special, the celebrationswill take place in the housewhich the Battiss family ran as aprivate hotel up to 1914. Todayit houses the complete privatecollection of the artist whichhe donated to the “people ofSomerset East” at the openingceremony in 1981.Believed to be one of the oldestbuildings in town, it was built asan officers’ mess in 1815. SomersetEast was by then operatingas a government subsidizedfarm, called Somerset Farm– in honour of his lordship, LordCharles Somerset. After an extensiverestoration project whichstarted at the end of 1999, thegallery was re-opened again tothe public in November 2004.Fook Festival“Fook Island”, the “the islandyou are either at…or not at…”,according to Fookian, EsmeBermen, will also feature as partof the birthday celebrations inNovember. The occasion willbe used by the local Friends ofthe Museum and Battiss Galleryto gather support for the “FookFestival” initiative.It is hoped that “Fookians” fromall over will take part in this annualfestival as from next year– with Fook costumes, Fookflags and colourful Fook streetcarnivals.Contact details For further information,please do not hesitateto contact Emile Badenhorstat 042–2432079 orsemuseum@eastcape.netSanlam Art Gallery until 26January 2007The Sanlam Art Gallery will bepresenting selected highlightsfrom over 50 acquisitions madefrom the Sanlam Art Collectionover the past two years. Theexhibition showcases worksby contemporary emergingartists as well as accomplishedpractitioners in the field in linewith Sanlam’s policy of buildinga representative collection ofSouth African art and its commitmentto supporting the visualarts in South Africa.“The collection has grownHelmut Starke : Dreams of Madame de La Q, Acrylic on Canvas.Sanlam Art Collection: Acquisitions 2004 – 2006 on showsubstantially over the past twoyears with stark contrasts markingthe acquisitions,” commentsStefan Hundt, curator of theSanlam Collection.“They include works such as aLambda print by Tracy Rose; asculpture of papier mâché byWim Botha reminiscent of Rodin’sTorso of 1877-78 (Petit Palais,Paris) alongside the simpleportrait bust by Job Kekana ora superb Erich Mayer Portrait ofan African Prince, and HelmutStarcke’s, luscious renderingof “Dutch” flowers in a Capelandscape, Dreams of Madamede La Q.”Started in 1965, the Sanlam ArtCollection now contains morethan 2000 artworks representingsome of South Africa’smost celebrated and emergingartists. It is the only corporatecollection in the Cape metropolethat provides public access on acontinuous basis.The Sanlam Art Gallery:Sanlam’s head office,2 StrandRoad, BellvilleMonday to Friday 09:30 – 16:30closed on public holidays.For more information call theCollections Curator, StefanHundt on 021 947 3359The SpecialCollectors’ EditionTo suitably commemorate this unique event – the secondmajor publication of the art of a living South African artist –Carmel Art is producing a special edition limited to 120 whichwill be available on a first come first served basis. This editionwill differ from the ordinary one in that the artist’s name on thecover, and the spine will be in bronze foil. The volume will havea hard cover and the book will be encased in a sturdy slipcase.BUT what will really makethis edition a prized andtreasured publicationis that each bookof this edition willbe accompanied bya specially producedLimited Edition Etching:(illustrated below, paper sizeapprox A4) by Pieter. Boththe etching and the book will bepersonally numbered and signedby the artist. The number of theetching and the book will be the same. The cost of this editionand the etching is R3795 which includes free postage withinSouth Africa (overseas postage and packaging for both itemsis R295). The retail value of the etching alone is R3500.A Visual Feast OnEvery PageIn addition to the over 300 finely reproduced images of etchingsin a variety of styles, subject matter and colours, this 164 pagepublication in soft cover measuring 30cm x 23cm also contains:• the artist’s introduction, explaining his love of etchings• some reflections by the artist on individual etchings• a detailed and illustrated explanation of the etching processLife, Love & Landscapes Etching Book Price R395• R395 (within South Africa) plus R45 postage &packaging = R440• R395 (outside South Africa) plus R295 airmail postage& packaging = R690This book will ONLY be available from Carmel Artand will NOT be available from retail bookstoresA Superb New PublicationOf The Etchings OfPietervan derWesthuizenAvailablefrom5 December2006This is the etching included with the special editionAt the time of publication there were still a limited number ofcopies of the best selling 300 page Pieter van der Westhuizenart book containing over 500 full colour images of the artist’spaintings.Order this wonderful book for thespecial price of only R250 withinSouth Africa (free postage) or R545outside South Africa includingairmail postage while stocks last ifyou order it together with Life, Love& Landscapes.As the publisher of the highly successful Pietervan der Westhuizen art book, Carmel Art is delightedto present this truly outstanding selection of fineetchings which reflect the mastery of this uniquegenre by an extraordinary artist. You will find humour,pathos and sentiment in the charming detail of thesebeautifully executed images inspired by Pieter’s lifeexperiences and recollectionsfrom his wide travels and themany interesting people he hasmet during his life.For full details and to order this book visit www.carmelart.co.za or phone (021) 671 6601C A R M E L A R To r i g i n a l

the Everard ReadEducational supplement: First of a 12 part series of South African leading art institutions: researched and written by Hazel FriedmanEntrance to the Everard Read Gallery, JohannesburgEntrance lobbyArtist: Edoardo VillaEVERARD READJOHANNESBURGLong, long ago, art dealers and galleristswere bestowed with the relativelysimple alchemic task of transformingraw creative talent into art stardom.Ambroise Vollard, Paul Durand-Ruel,George Bataille, Joseph Duveen andPeggy Guggenheim - to name a few- have been immortalised less as artmarketers than patron saints of achosen few who ultimately dictatedthe major trends of western art in thetwentieth century. But today the role ofthe gallerist has shifted irrevocably. AsOssian Ward, the editor of Art Review,observes in his survey of the “Power100”:“Herding cats is probably an easier jobthan courting collectors, winning overcritics, academics and the media andcontrolling the … combination of publicand private acknowledgment throughwhich confidence builds around anartist’s work.”The feline metaphor is appropriate toSouth Africa’s gilded cultural menagerie,in which a post-modern Darwinianversion of “survival of the fittest” isoften played out. To date there is noanthology documenting the trajectoryof those South African gallerists withthe cultural Midas touch. This is notreally surprising, given the fact thatthe whole business of art, particularlycontemporary art, is an opaque field- often predicated more on a matterof conjecture than knowledge, andsometimes more of a question than ananswer. If a history of South Africa’sart dealers was to be written, its pageswould be filled more with galleries thathave bitten the dust, after biting offmore than they could chew, than withsuccess stories of galleries that notonly survived but thrived. And if longevitywas employed as the barometer ofsuccess, then the gallery perched atopSouth Africa’s cultural food chain wouldundoubtedly be the Everard ReadGallery. In fact the narrative of almostan entire century of South African art issynonymous with the evolution of thisgallery, from its inception in 1913, inthe mining town of Johannesburg, to itsillustrious presence in Rosebank today.Like South Africa’s other pre-eminentcultural power broker, Linda Givon’sGoodman Gallery, the Everard Readhas become something of an institution,but of a different ilk to Goodman’sfeisty flag-hoisting brand. Since thelatter’s inception in 1966, the Goodmanhas positioned itself at the forefrontof contemporary art. It has groomedthe finest stable of thoroughbreds whohave deftly been navigated through theglobal labyrinth of talent, salesmanship,sponsorship and media-endorsementthat constitutes the internationalcontemporary art scene. And LindaGivon herself still wields the benevolentmuscle-power required not only tosell art, but to network with museums,and collectors, not to mention, doorsteppinggovernment bureaucrats inan unrelenting effort to support andpromote South African art.The Everard Read has been an entirelydifferent sub-species - a conservativeenvironment that has comfortablymaintained its niche in terms of wildlifeworks, still-lifes, portraiture and othertraditional genres. In culinary terms,if the Goodman Gallery introduced afusion of spices onto the contemporaryart menu, the Everard Read’s fareconsisted of a stodgy diet rich in meatand potatoes.Ofcourse there was that halcyon, albeitshort-lived era of the Everard ReadContemporary Gallery (ERC) - thebrainchild of Trent Read - a delightfularchitectural eyesore in Rosebank thatspawned the careers of new generationof cultural provocateurs. For awhile the ERC became the fulcrum fora new and controversial conceptualismchampioned by the likes of, interalia, Alan Alborough, Belinda Blignaut,Kendell Geers and Wayne Barker.In hindsight some of the works thatemerged from this gallery during theearly nineties were nothing short ofrevolutionary for a country that hadrecently, coyly, emerged from decadesof isolation. But revolutions don’t paythe rent. The curtain came down onthe contemporary side of the EverardRead, and its brand continued to perchon the safer, more solid podium oftraditional figurative art, disengagingitself from the volatile global debatesrevolving around contemporary art andits direction.But in recent years, the gallery hasundergone a subtle transformation.In 1996 the Everard Read Galleryopened in Cape Town, with a mandateto focus on emerging black artists (seebox). Alongside artists such as DylanLewis, John Meyer, Helen Sebidi, VusiKhumalo and Henk Serfontein, theJohanneburg gallery has also openedits doors to contemporary artists whostraddle multiple discourses, suchas Beezy Bailey and, most recently,Zwelethu Mthethwa. The gallery hasexhibited selected artists in Dublin andthe United Kingdom, and is in the processof establishing a presence on theLondon Art Fair. One might call this adiversification for the gallery. But givenits reputation for dignified isolation, itconstitutes something of a re-invention,the subtlety of which makes it no lessdramatic.And the driving force behind thesechanges is unequivocally Mark Read.Although his father died in 1997, Readjunior had effectively taken hold of thereins in 1993. It was about five yearsago when he experienced what canonly be described as an epiphany. “Itwas after our the best financial year,yet I found myself in a state of deepunease,” he recalls. “I realized I wasrunning a business that I wouldn’t bepart of if I was an upcoming artist - abusiness that focused exclusively ondecorative, eurocentric works of art.We had built our reputation on our professionalismbut in order to embracethe new millennium it was imperativeto begin engaging more actively withcontemporary issues and artists.Read emphasizes that the changeshave been subtle, “a process of naturalevolution, almost like a 500 poundsleeping gorilla who has woken upslowly.”The Darwinian metaphors are notunexpected. Read, after all, is a multilayeredbeast who waxes lyrical aboutTroglodyte and the fynbos of Kirstenboschwith as much ardour as he doesabout the brushstroke of Velsaquez orVan Eyck’s understanding of paint. Aninternationally renowned conservationist,he is the chairman of the South Africanchapter of the World Wildlife Fund.In a single week his itinerary mightinclude jetting to the United Kingdomto nurture links with overseas galleries,bestowing awards to Park Rangers inKwazulu-Natal and paying homage toLittle Foot - the almost perfectly preservedremains of a the 4 million yearold ape man discovered at Sterkfonteinby Ronald Clarke and Phillip Tobias in1995.Yet despite - or possibly, because of -his immersion in matters past, presentand future, Read displays a refreshingindifference to the fickleness of marketforces.“I am completely removed from thevagaries of fashion,” he says, “which iswhy even though the gallery is changingwe are still not intent on swimmingwith the current. Given the globalisationof the art world and the growingstature of South African artists it isimperative for us to open ourselves upto the world, but essentially we do notintend moving too far out the box. Ourfocus remains on figurative art and finecraftsmanship.”A thumbnail survey of the artists - deadand alive - who have exhibited at theEverard Read confirms this. Most areArtist: John MeyerArtist: Walter Meyer

Gallery Est. 1913the names who would not occupy prideof place at cutting-edge art biennales,but they certainly have set the higheststandards within their chosen genres.They also fetch among the highestprices on both the local and internationalmarkets.In fact 40% of the Everard Readmarket hails from overseas, with thegallery’s South African collectors occupyingthe apex of South Africa’s industrial,mining and corporate sectors.Then of course there is the new partnerwith a substantial minority share,Firstrand Bank CEO, Paul Harris, whohas come on board not to overseebalance sheets but to help inform andenhance the gallery’s profile. Also anardent conservationist, Harris’ elegantBantry Bay boutique hotel, EllermanHouse, boasts one of South Africa’smost impressive private collectionsof art from this country spanning overcentury. Read describes him as “theperfect partner.”One of the criticisms leveled at the galleryis that because its constituency isvery much a contemporary version ofthe privileged mink and manure randlordswho patronised the gallery backin 1913, it is impossible for collectors ofmore modest means to even considerpurchasing a work from the EverardRead gallery.Read is unapologetic: “We don’t pretendto attempt to cover all bases. Welive and die by excellence.” He adds:“During South Africa’s cultural isolation,the gallery exhibited overseas painters,such as the Scottish realists, alongsidetheir South African counterparts. Thisenabled local artists to function morecompetitively, and to appreciate theglobal worth of their art.“One doesn’t get into art to makemoney,’ says Read, “Profit should bethe by-product of excellence.”But the gallerist’s skill is not simply inthe selling. While artists may have thetalent, their longevity is dependent onastute networking and management,which entails placing works in the appropriatecollections and exhibitions.Then, of course, there is the courtshipdance every gallerist mustperformwith academics and members of the“mediacrity.”Furthermore, shifts in the art worldhave seen the demise of the critic’spower to raise the status of artists tothat of demi-god, or to condemn themto oblivion. Conversely, exhibitioncurators have been elevated to deities.The role of the gallerist, therefore, liessomewhere in the middle of the culturalpecking order, as a stabilizing, yetgalvanising force.But ultimately the role of the gallerist isto convert creativity into currency. In orderto do this effectively, South Africa’sforemost galleries have assumed abrand identity, which is often - as in thecase of the Goodman Gallery - inextricablytied to the values and personalityof the gallerist who drives it.So what does the Everard Read brandnow stand for, and would it continue toexist without the personal handprint ofRead junior?“Despite the name, the Everard Readis not a family business,” he insists.“We have a team of outstanding, specializedprofessionals, who are drivingthe gallery forward while maintainingits core values. These include: totalintegrity to every work, forging relationshipsof trust and respect with theartists and an unflinching obeisance toexcellence.”EVERARD READCAPE TOWNMark Read has a penchant for usingDarwinian metaphors to make apoint. David Tripp has a propensityfor employing nautical imagery, whichis understandable, given the locationof the gallery he runs. Together withCharles Shields, Tripp is the skipperof the Everard Read Gallery at CapeTown’s Waterfront, and at the risk ofdoing the whole “sea dog” thang todeath, the pair run a pretty tight - albeitidiosyncratic -ship.On the surface they appears anincongruous partnership. Tripp is thegregarious, burly businessman whohails from Altron - Bill Venter’s electronicand electro-mechanical empire.Shields is lean, softly-spoken andvaguely resembles a Byronic poet.Yet he is fluent in Zulu and has cut hisadult art teeth by trawling South Africa’stownships in search of new talent.The pair have been nicknamed Laureland Hardy, Mutt and Jeff, even theDukes of Hazard. Yet the complementary,creative synergy between them, isalmost palpable.It is the morning after the opening of“Cultural Exchange” a cross-culturalfertilization between Gauteng-bornartist Vusi Khumalo and contemporarypainters from the Hubei Instituteof Fine Art in Wuhan, China. Butthe post-opening slog isn’t over yet,because the gallery will be hosting ajazz evening that very evening. Thevibe is one of bustling informality, withforeign collectors and exhibiting artistsconverging on the gallery while constructionworkers set about erecting amakeshift stage.The Everard Read, Cape Town,opened its doors in The Victoria Wharf,V & A Waterfront in September 1996.In 1999 the gallery relocated to a customizedCape vernacular building inPortswood Road in the Waterfront precinct,a quarter of which houses “DieKunskamer”, run by veteran art dealerLouis Schachat. But while Schachatspecialises in the old South Africanmasters, the Everard Read Gallery inCape Town focuses on showcasing theworks of emerging black artists. In fact50% of the artists are both WesternCape-based and new to the art scene.“Although we enjoy a close, overlappingrelationship with JohannesburgMark didn’t want the Cape Town Galleryto become a clone of its Gautengcounterpart,” says Tripp, “He mandatedus to build an autonomous entity, toturn a tanker into something moremanoeuvrable.”Penetrating the notoriously insularCape Town art world posed a challenge,but the gallery was welcomedby the art establishment.“In many respects, I think we helpedopen up the scene,” says Tripp. Heobserves that the demographics of theart market has shifted dramatically inthe last ten years.“In the first three years 70% of oursales were to Capetonians and 10% topeople on vacation. But in 2006, aboutfifty percent of our sales have beento foreign visitors and serious collectorswho appreciate the value of SouthAfrican art.”“We still use the tried and tested modelof our Johannesburg counterpart, butwith a renewed energy,” explains Tripp.“We are committed to enriching thecultural experience of Cape Town andempowering emerging artists throughpartnerships based on loyalty andintegrity.”He adds: “And ultimately our dream isto build the ‘Gugulethuheim’ Museum.”Entrance to The Everard Read Gallery, Cape TownView from Portswood RoadArtist: Zwelethu MthethwaSculpture courtyard includes sculptures by Dylan Lewis

Page 8South African Art Times. November 2006OBITUARY ADRIAAN VAN ZYL View his website at: www.adriaanvanzyl.co.zaSwimming Pool” Oil on Board“Hospital Diptych III” Oil on BoardArtist best remembered for melancholic interpretation of South African landscapesy Sanell Aggenbacheproduced with kind permissionrom www.artthrob.co.zarolific artist and lecturerdriaan van Zyl passed awayn September 2006. Adriaanill best be remembered for hisnalytical approach to paintingnd his melancholic interpreationof South African landcapes,often barren but alwaysevoid of human presence. Hislast body of work featured a seriesof paintings depicting stillsfrom the interior of TygerbergHospital, the sterile institutionoften juxtaposed with forebodingimagery of the ocean.I met Adriaan in 1996 when hewas my drawing lecturer at theUniversity of Stellenbosch. Hewas a gentle, humorous andintensely private man. We wereboth nocturnal painters at thetime and we remained friendsafter I graduated.Fellow artist and friend J.P.Meyer wrote this obituary:‘The artist, Adriaan van Zyl diedat Stellenbosch on the 27th ofSeptember 2006, exactly oneweek after his 49th birthday.Although he had a real interestand understanding of morecontemporary forms of artisticexpression, he always remainedcommitted to his passion forpainting.‘Adriaan started drawing at avery young age and took privateart classes at school, showing akeen interest in the work of Cézanne.After matriculating fromVredenburg High School heregistered at Stellenbosch fora BA in Fine Art, where he alsoreceived an Honours Degree inthe early 1980s. He loved Parisand once spent almost threeyears as a resident artist at theCité Internationale des Arts. In1992 he settled in Stellenbosch.Except for short periods as alecturer at Wits and the US,painting always remained hisfull-time occupation.‘Since his diagnosis with cancermore than 10 years ago, Adriaanhas produced some of hisstrongest work. The three majoroperations and many hours ofchemotherapy which resultedfrom his illness informed his lastseries of paintings which wasexhibited at the AVA in CapeTown in 2005 under the title of‘Hospitaaltyd’. The Stillewesseries of 2000 to 2002 depictsmainly weathered gravestonesand porcelain wreaths in adesolate, arid landscape.‘In a time when the narrationof meaning has become sofrivolous, it is such an honourto have known an artist with thededication and integrity of Adriaanvan Zyl. He will be missed.’Everard ReadCape TownEverard ReadJohannesburgThe Everard Read Gallery3 Portswood Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town 8000.www.everard-read.co.zaThe Everard Read Gallery6 Jellicoe Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196.www.everard-read.co.za

South African Art Times. November 2006Ancestor, Oil on Canvas Drawing 1969- 70The exhibition, the first sincethe artist’s death in 2002, consistsof a small, but representative,selection of Mancoba’ssculptures, paintings, drawingsand lithographs from the 1920’sto the 1990’s drawn from localand international collections.In addition the exhibitionparticularly emphasises theroots of Mancoba’s inspirationin Southern African aestheticsand philosophies. The display ofhis work and sayings, alongsidea significant collection of late19 early 20 century SouthernAfrican beadwork, Southern Africanstone age implements, aneighth century Lydenburg head,75,000 year old blombos shells,wooden carvings, ancient rockart and ochre pieces, suggeststhe deep influences on his workof the colours and aestheticstrategies, as well as the philosophies,of his native land.Work is on loan from Izikomuseums Iziko SANG, TheIrma Stern Museum, Privatecollectors, the Gordon SchachatCollection, Galerie MikaelErnest Mancoba‘In the name of all Humanity’ - theAfrican Spiritual Expression ofErnest MancobaExhibition at the Gold Museum has been extended to March 31st2007 due to popular demand.Andersen, BornholmskunstMuseum, the Johannesburg ArtGallery, Museum Africa, TotemMeneghelli Gallery and theAfrican Bank collection.Bookings can be made withthe Gold of Africa Museum formonthly Sat afternoon walkaboutswith the curator. The followingSaturdays are available:Sat 28 October, Sat 25 November,Sat 9 December, Sat 13January................................................BOOK ON ERNESTMANCOBA’S ART & LIFE................................................A richly illustrated 124 pagebook of essays by Dr PalloJordan, Prof Ntongela Masilela,Wonga Mancoba, the artist’sson, the curator of the exhibitionBridget Thompson, Dr ElzaMiles and Glenn Ujebe Masokoanewill be launched on the 31stOctober at the museum. Thebook beautifully represents allthe work on the exhibition.Is the Johannesburg ArtBank sustainable?Mary Corrigall investigates the pitfalls that the Canadian modelencounteredOn paper it reads like an inventiveconcept designed to benefitboth the public and the fine artfraternity. With funds providedby the Economic DevelopmentUnit, the Art Bank will purchaseartworks from so-called emergingartists which will then beavailable for lease at a cost of20% of the artwork’s value topublic and private sector businesseswho would otherwisenot have been in the position tosupport local artists.In this way the business communitywill be afforded theopportunity to display SouthAfrican art without having to partwith large sums of cash andyoung artists will have found asteadfast patron in the Art Bank.This City of Johannesburgventure, however, has notgarnered enthusiasm fromthe word go. First drafted in1996 in the White Paper onArts, Culture and Heritage,the project has been knockingaround the National Arts Council(NAC) headquarters for the lastdecade. Were the NAC unsurewhether the art bank would be asuccess?Antoinette Murdoch, chiefexecutive officer of the Art Bank,suggested at the launch of ArtBank earlier this month that itwas not a lack of faith in theconcept that delayed its inception,but rather that members ofthe council desisted from takingresponsibility for the scheme.The launch of Art Bank at theJohannesburg Art Gallery, whichcoincided with an exhibition ofselected works from the collection,brought other issuesto light that might impede theBank’s success.Although the Art Bank advertisesitself as an institution thatsupports up-and-coming talent,the collection consisted of a mixof “emerging” artists and artistswho already have a high profilein the art world; such as MarcusNeustetter, Mbongeni Buthelezi,Jo Ractliffe, Stephen Hobbs andWayne Barker. This caused dissent;classifying accomplishedartists as newcomers to the artscene would do little to promoteSouth African art.Art curator and consultant LesCohn, was quoted in The SundayIndependent as saying:“Although I support any concernthat seeks to expose thewealth of talent in the country,Art Bank needs to differentiatebetween inexperienced artistswho have yet to prove theirsustainability in the market andartists who have sustained acareer of excellence.”The collection of artworks ondisplay also conformed to atheme; the city of Johannesburg.“Showing a themed collectionis a big mistake,” says VictoriaHenry, director of the CanadaCouncil Art Bank, which is saidto be the inspiration behind theSouth African model.“We are not curators,” observesHenry, “it is not what we do. Ourjob as an art bank is to provideour corporate clients with what itis they are looking for.“As a result our collection is amish-mash of work; it is completelyvaried. It is incrediblydangerous to collect themedworks,” warns Henry, “it won’tappeal to corporate clients.”Henry speaks from a position ofexperience; the Canada CouncilArt Bank has been operatingsince the early seventies,prompting similar initiativesaround the world.Although this Art Bank startedupwith a whopping £5million(pounds) in its kitty with whichto purchase art, it struggled toachieve self-sufficiency. However,by the 1980s theCanada Council Art Bank hadamassed what was thought tobe one of the most impressivecollections of contemporaryCanadian art.“We had told our selection juryto buy the best of Canadian artand that is exactly what theydid,” says Henry.Much to the art bank’s chagrinthey discovered, however, thatwhat they perceived as ‘collectable’art was at odds withwhat their clientele deemed asdesirable art.“Our rationale at the time was tosupport every major Canadianartist,” explains Henry.In the early nineties the bank’sfuture hung in the balance,forcing the Art Bank to shift itsfocus. With the Council determinedto cease financing the ArtBank beyond 2002, Henry wascompelled to turn the institutioninto a sustainable business.“We had to manage the ArtBank as a business by ensuringthat we were attracting newclients while educating existingclients.”Today the Canada Council ArtBank has teams of knowledgeableart consultants aggressivelydrumming up business inall major cities and towns in thatcountry.KUNSGALERYJOHANS BORMANFINE ART GALLERYC A P E T O W NRobert Hodgins - Solitary MistersGeorge Pemba 'In the mood' - 1961Maurice van Essche – ‘Coloured Woman’A showcase for the best ofSouth African Masters,as well as some leadingcontemporary artists.Telephone: 021 423 6075www.johansborman.co.zaMon-Fri: 10h00 - 18h00Sat: 09h00 - 14h00or by appointmentIn Fin Art BuildingUpper Buitengracht StreetCape Town 8001Cell: 082 566 4631E-mail: art@johansborman.co.zaPage 9

Page 10South African Art Times. November 2006My trip to Ethiopia by Dathini MzayiyaMieke Oldenburg writes forThe SA Art Times in her owncapacityWhen I first came to Africain 1978 I was amazed by itsspace, the people, and thevibrant colours. I would neverhave thought that more than 25years later I would still be workingand living in two completelydifferent worlds Mozambiqueand The Netherlands. Educatedas a sculptor and in art educationI have done completelydifferent things than just makingart. In Mozambique I becameinvolved in the development ofthe country after the civil war:making art and being in touchand working with other cultures.If you have never been toMozambique, you have no ideahow it is to live there. It is totallydifferent from South Africa.Maputo, today is a modern citywith a lot of traffic and hugenewly constructed buildings.Situated in the Bay of Maputo,the city has a wonderful view ofthe sea and if you go down tothe beach you find fishermenselling fresh fish, caught thesame day in their small Dows.You will also find hundreds ofsmall quiosques were peopleare trying to sell their fruits,coconuts, t-shirts, art, cellphonecards, sunglasses, you name it.Mieke Oldenburg: A Dutch sculptor in MozambiqueYou are always communicatingwith someone about the price ofstrawberries or telling that youalready have bought this capulanayesterday. Talking peoplein the streets is the lifestyle ofMaputo.I came to Mozambique with myhusband, a doctor, who workedin a small district hospital in theSouthern Province of Gaza.Initially I continued to work as asculptor, but soon I used my experiencewith clay for other purposes.In the war torn countrywith lack of almost everything,I started to build very smallbrick ‘factories’, producinghandmade bricks and roof tilesand very simple glazed tableware. A little donkey mixed theclay and everything was firedin a huge wood kiln. This wasthe beginning of my affinity withthis continent and the country. Iam still involved in training andwork with Mozambican artist inthe Núcleo de Arte, an Associationof painters and sculptors,among them famous Mozambicanpainter Malangatana,who adopted me as his spiritualdaughter, when my own fatherdied, ten years ago. I live andwork in Mozambique for longerperiods, but every time returnfor a few years to the Netherlands,were I also have a largeworkshop.I make sculpture in clay andbronze. Serene classical bustsof women, women as sentinels,standing figures. The influenceof Africa is noticeable inthe series of African Queens.In strong lines en with greyishor sometimes intense coloursshe shows how she perceivesher world. My portraits have anintense strength and show thedialogue that was there when Iportrayed these unique personalities.My horses in clay andbronze, symbols of the power oflife, are massive and mysterious.Forms are frugal, butpowerful and poetical. Núcleode Arte has asked my to makea sketch for a portrait of SamoraMachel, the first president ofMozambique, who died twentyyears ago.I love to work with clay: it smellsgood, it is pure and the structureof a finger print of or the printof a piece of wood or textileis beautiful. Wax is anothermedium I work with to producethe models to be casted inSouth Africa. I was very lucky tofind The Loop Foundry in WhiteRiver. In Mozambique it is verydifficult to find artists materialslike paint, wax and good claysand there are no foundries forartists. So now I have to travelfor three or for hours with mysculptures, hoping that the waxwill not melt, talking to the guysat the border, explaining thatthe clay is not contaminated orthat wax is really wax and notanything else they think it mightbe, and to avoid that they wantto poke their fingers in any ofthem. On the way back witha car full of bronze sculpturesthere is also a lot of talkingto get things over the borderagain.Recent ExhibitionsIn galleries and museums inThe Netherlands, Belgium andSouth AfricaThe Loop Gallery, White River,RSA. Núcleo de Arte, MaputoMuseum of Modern Art Maputo.Exhibitions to be expected for2007: French MozambicanCultural Centre Maputo, Galleryof the BCI Bank Maputo.Gallery Kunstwerk Utrecht, TheNetherlands, Holland Art FairThe Hague.Education :Academy for VisualArts Minerva, Groningen, TheNetherlands Royal Academy forVisual Arts, Antwerp, Belgium.Contactmoldenburg@edburgh.com00258843981652www.miekeoldenburg.comwww.tlafoundry.co.zawww.nvk-keramiek.nl/leden/old/old1.htmI was selected by the NationalHeritage Council to be part ofa group of nine artist from thenine provinces of South Africato attend classes given by CaptainLemma Guya, an Ethiopianartist at the African Art Museumin Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. Thetrip was about the culturalexchange with Ethiopia whichwas a really good experiencefor all of the artists. We wereintroduced on a technique ofexploring paint on animal skinwhich we inherited, really onenever stop learning. An exhibitionand graduation ceremonywas held at the end of the trainingat the Hilton Hotel, AddisAbaba.The trip for me was one ofthose good opportunities andmemorable moments and totravel and work with peoplewhich I never knew before.We had to get to know eachother first and our culturalbackgrounds, good friendshipwas developed and this is whatI always appreciate. This wasmy first time traveling to Africa,usually I see the African countrieson T.V and news papersor hear from people mostlyabout wars and poverty. WhenI saw Ethiopia I was first blownout by beautiful landscapeand open fields green as ever.I thought it was a country ofRasta people but there is lotof other deferent cultures andreligions. I was amazed by theway they all live together, youalmost cannot tell that they arefrom different cultures or religion.In terms of religion thereis Ethiopian Orthodox Church,which has 45% of followersand it was introduced 300 A.D.Muslim 40% introduced on 7thcentury, others are 10-15%.Ethiopia is one hour ahead ofSouth Africa and it was reallyhot and humid. I was alwaysimpressed by Ethiopian traditionalway of wearing and wayof dancing, similar to the Xhosaway of dancing and they usesome words like “thatha”(take).On our first day a goat wasslaughtered and traditional foodwas made and we enjoyed theKoffie Ceremony. We celebratednew year on the 11thof September, it is now 1999 inEthiopia. The only thing that Iam still impressed with is Ethiopiahistorically and culturally isrich and it is said that it is theMother Land of human kind.The only thing that made mehappy was that people werehappy in Ethiopia and the landis rich. I was at home awayfrom home.Exhibition extendedWalkabouts with curator by appointment

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 11Hardground Printmakersset to showin LondonInside the Cape Glass Studio.Well known South African PrintmakerJonathan Comerfordis set to show in London witha selection of South AfricanPrintmakers who worked athis prolific Hardground printworkshop through some toughand politically active years.Entitled ‘Impressions’, it willfeature the work of around 18artists and printmakers fromCape Town and the surroundingtownships.Edols and Elliott, Australia Harvest vessels by Rob Wynne Glass by Peter Layton’s StudioEdge Art Glass attracts colourful international Glass artists-The works include linocuts,lithographs, silkscreen printsand other multi-disciplinary artworks, featuring powerful sociopoliticalimages from the lastdecade of South African history.The exhibition includes powerfulblack and white images byBilly Mandindi (1967-2005), acelebrated artist/printmaker.London College of CommunicationElephant and Castle,London, SE1 6SBOr log onto: www.hardgroundprintmakers.comEdge Glass Gallery situatedin a quiet lane off Long Streetattracts some colourful internationalglass artists.Works by London artist AdamAaronson and the now legendaryEnglish studio glassartist, Peter Layton, works arecurrently on display at the EdgeGlass Gallery .South African Bruce Marks,who works from Peter Layton’sstudio, has also created piecesfor the EDGE.Other artists who will also havetheir first representation by anAfrican gallery are Australianartists, Kathy Elliott and Ben Edols,Mark Thiele, Robert Wynneand Brendan French. Andwell-known Dutch artist, Frankvan den Ham, who has supportedthe EDGE Gallery sinceits opening in Sept last year, willonce again be represented.It is no exaggeration to say thatthese artists inhabit the verypinnacle of glass art today.Collectively they have garneredcopious awards, been celebratedin countless books andarticles and become householdnames to the cognoscenti. Andalthough few people in SouthAfrica are yet conversant withthis comparatively new art form,studio glass is rapidly attractingdevotees. And this prestigiouscollection of works from sucheminent artists is set to makequite a few new converts!To celebrate its first anniversarythe Edge is hosting an exhibitionfrom the 13th November,entitled “The Art Glass Vessel”.A selected group of glass artistsof Southern Africa were invitedfor this event.Among others, well known glassartists such as David Reade,Guido van Besouw, Liz Lacey,Lothar Böttcher, Nelius Britz,Shirley Cloete, and Sue Meyerwill share space with the internationalartists to exhibit someof their latest accomplishments.Find the gallery at the top ofLong Street at 29 VredenburgLane, The Cape Glass Studioand EDGE Glass GalleryTel/Fax: (021) 423-3370.www.capeglasstudio.comneliusbritz@capeglasstudio.com

ART HOLIDAY, RESIDENCIES AND TEACHING FEATUREStonehaven , The Artists House, Artists Retreat,Hemel en Aarde Valley, HermanusTo hear the haunting call of the blue cranes as they glide down theHemel en Aarde valley between mist covered mountains is a sereneexperience. This is one of many tranquil scenes that you will comeacross at the Artists House, a country guest house and venue for aforthcoming series of artists retreat weekends.Situated near Hermanus behind the coastal mountains of Onrusand Fernkloof Nature Reserve you will find the Hemel en Aardevalley home to the wineries of Hamilton Russell and BouchardFinlayson. Midway up the valley The Artists House is found nestledin a private fybos preserve.The first in a series of weekend workshops begins on the 26thJanuary entitled Techniques in Image Making and presents thetechniques of Theo Vorster the copper plate etching and lino printmaker John Bauer the porcelain ceramicist showing his Chineseembossing techniques and Gail Catlin the painter who owns theArtists House and who’s exquisite paintings on glass she will beshowing and discussing.John and Calli Williams are the organizers and hosts for these verydelightfully creative pastiche weekends and can be contacted forbookings Tel (028) 3130533 or e mail info@artistshouse.co.za andalso seen on the web site www.artistshouse.co.zaArt Adventures Art CoursesPlettenberg BayWe offer a unique team-building opportunity for groups who arenot necessarily outdoorsy, adventurous or particularly active, yettogether would learn a new and exciting skill that would last them alifetime. The deep relaxation achieved through drawing and paintingin a tranquil country setting, would greatly benefit a stressed-outgroup of city dwellers.So many people wish that they could draw and paint but considerthemselves to be lacking in talent. The truth is, anyone can learnthe skill. David Thorpe holds art-course-holiday breaks in the heartof the majestic ‘Crags’ near Plettenberg Bay on the tranquil, historicalfarm called Redford House. In these surroundings one is offeredthe rare pleasure of learning to draw and paint in a naturalist’sparadise with an abundance of flora and fauna from with which todraw inspiration. ‘There’s nothing artistic about being able to draw.It’s just a logical process’, says David Thorpe. We offer a varietyof choices for groups to participate in from 3 and 5 day courses toaccompanied tours to game farms and mountain resorts. Coursescan be tailor made to meet requirements and can be held at venuescloser to the groups’ home city. Prices vary accordingly and will bequoted on request.During the three day beginners’ course, David will teach participantsto draw in the first two days. He is renowned for his drawings, paintings,illustrations and tutoring skills and is able to help a studentattain their personal goals, whatever those may be. He teaches atechnique which all artists use and can easily be learned in just afew days. Having learned to draw, the course moves onto basic watercolourpainting on the final day, with demonstrations and simplepainting exercises with personal assistance throughout the course.Depending on the group’s budget, accommodation is at a variety ofproperties from B&B type establishments to Kurland Park, a poloestate offering 5 star accommodation. Restaurants are abundantin the area, and picnics are arranged each day for the participants.The course can accommodate up to 12 people and prices vary accordingto the needs of the group.Basic costs: R700.00 per person per day. This includes participationin the 3 day drawing and painting course and lunch each day.For more info contact Eve Wilson (Marketing and Sales):Tel: (044) 535 9771 or 083 292 3359Fax: 086 510 2728Email: info@artadventures.co.zawww.artadventures.co.zaThe Cedars Guesthouse and RetreatBaviaanskloof,Jeanne and Linden Booth came to the farm in 2003 to begin anew way of living in this world, seeking a place where nature, love,respect and spirit would infuse their lives. Their aim on the farm isto create a space for people to visit and absorb the energy of life,while finding healing or new knowledge.The Cedars Guesthouse and Retreat is situated on the Matjiesfonteinfarm in the western part of the Baviaanskloof wilderness area,two and a half hours from George, Knysna or Oudshoorn. It is in aremote valley in the middle of the wilderness reserve, surroundedby the beautiful kloofs and mountains of the Kouga Mountains. Setin amongst these striking mountain landscapes, the farm has freshmountain streams and waterfalls, and its water comes from anuntouched mountain river. A small part of the farm, less than 1%,is used for organic farming, while the rest of the farm has been returnedto wilderness status. The farm has abundant wild mountaingame including the very rarely seen Leopard.The accommodation comprises the guesthouse which is a 100 yearold building that has been renovated to accommodate 13 people. Ithas five twin rooms and a single room, a large warm kitchen with awood stove, a lounge and dining room and two bathrooms. A wraparound veranda provides a range of spaces in which to sit and talk,meditate, read or soak in the views.The Just-for-Two cottage is a renovated shepherd’s hut that sleepstwo. It has been lovingly restored using only natural materials fromthe farm and re-using the original sun-dried bricks. It is set in itsown Kloof away from the main farm house in an olive grove. It hasan outside bathroom open to the stars..Self-catering, or with delicious organic meals by prior arrangementThe farm has a network of trails and hikes following the rivers andleading to stunning waterfalls and bushmen paintings. The numerousfarm roads also provide great opportunities for mountain biking.Linden and Jeanne, Cedar Guesthouse, Matjiesfontein Farm, Baviaanskloof,Cell: 082 878 3688, EMail: linden@baviaan.co.zawebsite: www.baviaan.co.zaAromatherapy Massage Retreats 2-7 Feb 07., Labyrinth Retreats17-22 March, Art Retreat 1-6 December, 10 Day Iyengar Yogaretreat 11-20 January, OB organic Building workshop 4-14 MarchPictures from The Creative I, Weekend retreats on the Fynbos Mountain retreate. Run by John Skotnes and Alison Evans. See details belowThe Creative i runs creativity weekend workshops offering a unique combination of artistic andpsychological expression. They are facilitated by John Skotnes, an artist and teacher and AlisonEvans, a clinical psychologist.The weekend revolves around developing one's artistic creativity. Issues of personal transition such as moving into anew environment, career change, relationship difficulties, children leaving home, loss, retirement etc. are used tostimulate the creative juices. Struggling within a time of change is turned into an intense yet fun experience in whichartistic and psychological channels dealing with these often trivialized but profoundly difficult transitional periods will beexplored in a creative and exhilarating way.Dates for remainder of 2006:Friday 13th October at 5pm to Sunday 15th September at 4pmFriday 10th November at 5pm to Sunday 12th November at 4pmVenue: Fynbos Mountain Retreat run by Diana and Johan Simon. One hour from Cape Town outside Malmesbury. Accommodation indelightful old Victorian farmhouse, idyllic setting in a nature conservancy. Johan is the chef and provides delicious food. Single anddouble rooms available (Catch a glimpse on www.fynbosestate.co.za.)Cost: R2,400.00 includes full board and all course tuition and material costs.For details please contact Alison 0835763256 or John 0833529595 or phone us at 021 686 4690 or email alisonev@iafrica.com

The concept of Art Holidays and Residencies has been around for a good many years now. However in the past few years the concept has mushroomed overseaswhere groups of people who traditionally went on a sightseeing holiday package- now go to have a quality time making art, and eating fine food- as well as beingamongst like minded people. Art Holidays in turn create a revenue for the artists/ teacher as well as being able to pass something special on. SA Art Times hastaken time out to see what everyone is up to.Dale ElliottMel ElliottThe Bronze Age Foundry - ResidencySimon’s TownThe Artist’s Residency is a listed National Monument and is adjacentto the foundry and gallery. It is for the use of visiting artists,both South African and international. Set in a beautiful SculptureGarden, overlooking Simon’s Town yacht basin, it provides theperfect inspirational working environment. Artists are welcome tostay in the cottage, sculpt and have their work cast in the adjacentfoundry.Some sculptors book their stay a year in advance.The Sculpture Garden was created to beautify the environment andas a way to make art accessible to all.King George Way, Simon’s Town 7975 Tel 021 7865090www.bronzeageart.comRichard Rennie and the Sunnyside Art Workshop.Richard Rennie was one of the pioneers with Anton Benzon(another well known SA Artist) in formulating and starting the ideaof “Artist Retreats” in South Africa. They got together with anotherartist William Dobbelaire, in the Natal Midlands and started theMisty Mountain Artist Retreat at Nottingham Road. Over the yearsthis developed into a very, very popular artist venue. Up to 30 artistsat a time congregated and painted for four to five days under thetutelage of Richard and Anton.When Richard has for around 18years held an incredibly successful Sunnyside Art Week, in Clarens,where many of the well known SA artists as well as artists of alllevels, meet annually for a week to paint together and enjoy theirart. For further details and bookings call Michelle RaeTel: 083 313 2901 Email: michelle@rae-associates.co.zaArt Gallery & StudioPainting WorkshopsVilliersdorp - Western CapeGreatmore StudiosWoodstock, Cape TownThe Greatmore Studios, established by Trustees Robert Loderand Isky Gordon, grew out of the Triangle Artists workshop, whichoriginated in New York and included Thupelo Cape Town. Since thattime, workshops based on the Triangle model have been establishedon a continuing basis in over thirty different countries whereover 2500 artists have participated.Thupelo Cape Town Workshops started in 1990, All workshopsbased on the Triangle model are artist-led and last for two weeks.Twenty-five artists are brought together, over half of who are residentin the country where the workshop is held. The remaining artistscome from abroad and elsewhere in Africa. The objective of theworkshops is to stimulate creativity by providing opportunities for theexchange of ideas and practice amongst artists of different culturalbackgrounds. The Thupelo workshops are a separate venture butbenefit from the affiliation with Greatmore Studios.The Greatmore Studios Project has been set up in response to aneed by the Art Community of Cape Town. They will function as thethird studio in a network, which includes the Fordsberg Artists Studios“Bagfactory” in Johannesburg, and “Gasworks” in London.The studios are rented as private spaces in which to work on a fulltime basis. The studio ethos is one of co-operation and interaction.Studio space and interaction with a broader community of artists isnecessary to ensure a professional attitude towards work that is beingcreated. The Greatmore Studios address a further need for thecommunity of Cape Town to integrate within a meeting place whereart is seen with the respect it deserves. 47-49 Greatmore Street,Woodstock , Tel: (021) 4479699, www.greatmoreart.orgThe Caversham Centre for Artists and WritersThe Caversham Centre is a sanctuary, a creative haven, for artists,writers, educators and leaders in the art field of all races, culturesand backgrounds. It is a place of meeting, of reflection, of dialogue,a place of sharing, collaboration, skills transference and ultimatelythe production of significant, excellent quality works of art. It islocated in the rural Midlands of KwaZulu Natal, an area of SouthAfrica famed for its natural beauty and strong cultural heritage.Programmes are offered under the mentorship of founder directorMalcolm Christian and Gabisile Nkosi acclaimed fine art printmaker.Prints produced at Caversham have graced exhibitions in manycountries, bearing testimony to the almost 500 artists, educators& students who have participated in Caversham programmes duringits 20 year history. These programmes have made a uniquecontribution in fostering leadership, innovation and excellence, inindividuals and there-by their communitiesCaversham Centre’s annual programmes include international andlocal Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Succession, Specialist and VisioningResidencies and well developed educational and community collaborationprogrammes.Residency participants are accessed through referral from its broadpartnership base.Contact Details: Jabu Mtheku, Administrator, jabu@caversham.org.Gabisile Nkosi, Programme Manager, gabi@caversham.org.zaP.O. Box 87 Balgowan 3275, T/F 033 234893Kwa Zulu- NatalThe Elliotts have been leaders in SA of the PaintingHoliday and Workshops business for over 25 years,during which time more than 2000 creative folk haveshared the magic of the brush, canvas and palette withthem.Dale and Janny Elliott, and their son Mel, who hasjoined them as a partner and professional artist,operate from their newly-built ultimate art studiocomplex in Villiersdorp. From there they offer theirmulti-level art workshops throughout the year. Fulldetails and colour brochure will be forwarded to you onrequest.Painting Workshop dates for 2007Oils / Acrylics (3 days)Jan 15-17; Feb 26-28; Apr 16-18; May 7-9; May 28-30; July 9-11; July 30-Aug 1; Aug 20-22; Sept 10-12;Nov 12-14; Dec 3-5.Watercolours (3 days)Feb 5-7; June 18-20; Oct 1-3.Outdoor painting course( Oils, Acrylics or Watercolours – 4 days )March 19-22; Oct 22-25.Visit our comprehensive website atwww.daleelliott.co.zaContact details : 80 Main st., Villiersdorp 6848.Tel/Fax (028) 8402927.Cell: 082 446 6304. E-mail: dale@daleelliott.co.za

SOUTH AFRICAN ART RESIDENCIES AND TEACHING HOLIDAYSJoin experienced artist and teacher,Penny Baillie,at beautiful Kei Mouth for a week of landscape painting and fun.Cost includes accommodation at the Baillie holiday houses, meals and excursions to MorganBay, Double Mouth, and a trip accross the Kei River to Seagulls or Trenneries, with a day spenton Trevor's Trails. Here you will get to sketch the beautiful Gates. Meals out and drinks to yourown account. The week will be filled with exploring and painting the unrivalled wild coast, Allworks are mounted on the gallery wall for crit sessions, and much fun and laughter accompanyyour growth as an artist. Weeks run from Sunday to Sunday, and a full programme is sent to youon registration.Beginners, intermediate and experienced artists all welcome. On site work isdone in water colours, acrylics or pastels. When weather is inclement, we do portrait or lifedrawing workshops.THIS IS A MAGIC WEEK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER FORGET!!For more information, contact Penny on 082 499 5132or email pennybaillie@vodamail.co.zaFor adults (and highschool learners): Oil painting, watercolour,Photography, Crazy Patch Quilting. Presenters Liz Speight M.A.F.A.,Hermine Spies B.A.F.A. Hon History of Art, Diane Aldworth, StephenPryke and others. Beginners welcome.For children: Wonderful creative fun workshops focussing oncreative play, developing the creative mind.Contact us for the full programme:Eastern CapeMolweni Creative Escapeclasses held from time to timeMolweni Private Game Reserve,near Grahamstown.www.molweni.com Tel: (046)684 0261.Sue Weyers Watercolour ArtHolidays Watercolour excursionsheld from time to timeKei Mouth, Wild Coast, EasternCape Tel: (012) 460 9870Penny Baillie (see advert)Painting trips to the beautifulKei Mouth for a week oflandscape painting and fun.Watercolour excursions heldfrom time to time Kei Mouth,Wild Coast, Eastern Cape Cell:082 499 5132Port ElizabethGreg Kerr Painting ClassesHold five painting workshopsaround the country each year,includes Schenmakerskop, PortAfred, Plettenburg Bay, Simon’sTown and Port Elizabeth. CallGreg on 0824111472Free StateClarensClarens Painting Holidays(see advert)Art classes held regularlythroughout the year Al Tiley ArtSchool. Tel: (058) 2561467,Cell: 0827784444 E-mail: tileyclarens@telkomsa.netMarion Townsend Art HolidaysUsually at Sunnyside GuestFarm, art classes held regularlythroughout the year el: (031)903 8896 E-mail: townsendm@mweb.co.zaRichard Rennie Artists HolidaysHas large artist get together(40- 50 artists) that meet once ayear at the end of April, for onefull week.Cell: 0827710396 E-mail: rennieart@isat.co.za www.clarens.co.zaFouriesburgCreative Escapes(Photographers workshops)Fouriesburg Tel: (011) 880 2056(David Moore), Cell: 082 5567670 (Paul Salvado) E-mail:deanmoor@iafrika.com www.creative-excapes.co.zaPhilippolisLorens van der Post,Artists RetreatProvides inspiring setting forartists and writers to work inContact Jeanne Kalp 084 2450036 or 083 454 9414 Philippolis,Tel. (051) 773 0203 E-mail:ngphil@telkomsa.netwww.philippolis.org.za/artist.htmSmithfieldArtists’ ColonyBed and breakfast as well ashas an art centre, combinationguesthouse, restaurant and artgallery.(national monument)Smithfield, Tel. (051) 683 1138,Cell. 0827764928 www.nafest.co.za/accom_pitstop.htmVredeGlen Harry Art HolidaysMrs. Johan De Waal Tel. (058)913 1950, Fax. (058) 9131950 Johan de Waal offers artholidays, where artists can learnthe basics of various art techniques, aid the fresh air andscenenary, and enjoy gourmetmeals in luxury accommodationGautengWatercolour Workshops inthe Country Whispering PinesCountry Estate Tel. (014)557 1536E-mail: wpines@global.co.zaCheryl Curnick CreativeHolidays4 day workshop, -venues differthroughout the year betweenDrakensberg, Clarens andDulllstroom - mainly watercolour.Focus of new techiques- Celibrate your creative self.Tel. (011) 425 3701, Cell. 083701 1047 E-mail: 2-moonjunction@zamail.co.zaJohannesburgMelanie West Art StudioArt classes held throughout theyear Highlands North Tel: (011)440 1473The Art PlaceWatercolour workshops numeroustimes each year 144 MilnerAve, Rooseveldt Park Tel: (011)888 9120The Ivy Gallery Art SchoolPainting classes by Sue Kemp,numerous times each yearKyalamiTel: (011) 702 1267The Paint BasketClasses throughout the year onGame lodges Also give numerousmonthly classes throughoutthe year based in JohannesburgClasses held by Dennis and NolanClark Tel: (011) 893 1272www.paintbasket.co.zaEnquire about our creative teambuilding school outings andexciting courses.Tel: (033) 3307060 * Fax: (033) 330314 * Cell: 082 814 6867giverny@mweb.co.za * www.meander-activities.comP.O.Box 984, Howick 3290 *ART RETREATat Baviaanskloof Cedar GuesthouseDecember 1st - 7th 2006Take time out for quiet reflection on this magnificent farm.Using art processes you will embark on a journey of selfdiscoveryexploring inner and outer worlds.NO ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY !Clay, chalk pastel, charcoal, drawing, painting and collageElaine MillinBridging Polarities through Art Facilitator,(021) 788 6493 elaine@nitric.co.zavisit Visit www. baviaans.co.zaInspiring 12 day Painting Holiday in Venice offered in May 07The Italian Artshop is organisinga painting holiday in Venice forartists, including beginners andprofessionals, from 22 May to04 June 2007.Venice, as all artists know, hasan entirely unique quality of lightdue to the reflections from thesurrounding water, as well as anatmosphere which has drawnexceptional artists its beautyand ambience.The holiday is offered to a limitedgroup of 15 artists affordingthem the opportunity of a relaxing,itiner throughout art historyto record ary-free artistically-inspiringbreak of a lifetime.The group will be put up in arenovated monastery close toall sites and to the Dorsoduro,which, with its art colleges anduniversity, has long been hometo artists, designers, writers andeducators.This holiday offers a uniquechance to paint in Venice at apri that is considerably less thanyou would pay as an individualtraveller. 10 places have alreadybeen booked; the remaining fivewill be allocated on a first-comefirst-servedbasis. Closing datefor allocations is early September2006.The price (approximatelyR19 00 (subject to change)includes airfare from Cape Townon British Airways, internationaltransfers, accommodation for10 nights (single rooms eachwith private bathroom, satelliteTV, telephone and air conditioning)and continental breakfastdaily. Prices for shared accommodationare slightly reduced.This is an untutored paintingholiday designed for artists whowish to paint at a tempo andunder conditions of their ownchoosing.For more information contactSkyeat The Italian Art Shop(021) 6851877italianartshop@icon.co.zaNew painting academy in Clarens makes inroads into South African marketClarens Painting Holidays run by Al and Vee Tiley is becoming very popular with beginners and existing artists who want to improve their talentsand reach for the next level. The painting holidays are very reasonably priced. The cost is R 2200 per person for 5 days and this includesbeverages, lunch and accommodation. Partners are welcome for the five days at R 1100 including lunch, beverages and accommodation.Al, a well known South African artist, who has sold his paintings internationally, has for the past thirty years attended workshops to ensure thatClarens Painting Holidays meet international standards.The painting holidays include demonstrations and different creative exercises. Comprehensive notes are given and a copy of the book “How tosell your art successfully”.To ensure individual attention classes are never more than six people. If you arrange your own party of five you will not be charged for theworkshop, only the accommodation.Vee looks after all the participants and their partners and if you wish to participate in any of the following activities Vee will arrange them for you.Horse riding, Dinosaur trails, game drives, game trails, walks, fly fishing, abseiling, white water rafting, birding, quad bike trails, Lesotho culturalvillage, curio shops, bowling, tennis and golf. More than 10 excellent restaurants and the following galleries: Ke Thaba Gallery, Rooikat, Al TileyStudio Gallery, Enslin Vorster Gallery, Tina de Beer Gallery, Dianna Reed, Art and Wine Gallery, Peter Bonney Gallery, Johan Smith Gallery,Louis Smit Gallery, Beluba Coors Gallery and many more.Contact details for Clarens Painting Holidays are: Al and Vee Tiley, PO Box 82, Clarens 9707Tel 058 2561467, Cell 0827784444, Email: tileyclarens@telkomsa.net

INTERNATIONAL PAINTING HOLIDAYSRustenberg (near)Bushwillows FarmArt classes held throughout theyear Classes held by RichardRennie and Bill McGill BushwillowsFarm, near RustenbergClasses focus on wildlife andbirds in nearby KgswaneReserve. Details: Bill (014) 5372333, Richard 082 771 0396Kwa Zulu NatalBalgowanThe Caversham Centre forArtists and WritersDirector Malcolm Christian andGabisile Nkosi Contact Details:Jabu Mtheku, Administrator,jabu@caversham.org. GabisileNkosi, Programme Managergabi@caversham.org.za P.O.Box 87 Balgowan 3275Tel/ Fax (033) 234893HowickGiverny Creative CountryHolidays (see advert)Creative classes numeroustimes per year Contact HermineColeman Tel. (033) 330 7060,Fax. (033) 330 3141 E-mail:giverny@mweb.co.zawww.meander-activities.comMargateDiane Erasmus CreativeRetreatsTel. (031) 332 8408, Cell.083 454 0421 E-mail: dizi@venturenet.co.za www.artsmart.co.zaWestern CapeBaviaanskloof, CedarbergCedar Guesthouse(see article for details)Art holidays forms part of theguesthouse calendar Contact:Linden and Jeanne, MatjiesfonteinFarm, Baviaanskloof Cell:082 878 3688 Email: linden@baviaan.co.zawww.baviaan.co.zaGeorgeThe Stables Art RetreatArt related courses sometimesheld Contact: Lita (044) 870-7694,Tantivvey Guest Farm, GeorgeE-mail: rolita@telkomsa.netKnysnaBarn ArtHarvey RothschildOffers comprehensive coursesfor both established and studentsTel/ Fax (044) 388 4841,Cell 082 961 3250 PO BoxRheenendal Road, Knysna. E-mail: Rothschild@telkomsa.netMalmesbury (near)The Creative I(see article)Fynbos Mountain Retreat run byDiana and Johan Simon. Onehour from Cape Town outsideMalmesbury. Accommodation indelightful old Victorian farmhouse,idyllic setting(Catch a glimpse on www.fynbosestate.co.za.) Friday 10thNovember at 5pm to Sunday12th November at 4pm Contact:Alison 0835763256 or John0833529595 or Tel: (021) 6864690 E-mail alisonev@iafrica.comTriangular Arts Trust Group.47-49 Greatmore Street, WoodstockContact: Andre BarnardTel: (021) 447 9699 Fax: 088021 447 9699 www.greatmoreart.orgAlso see: www.trianglearts.orgPlettenberg BayArt Adventures(see article for more details)Good quality art holidays offeredRedford House, PlettenbergBayEve Wilson (Marketing andSales):Tel: (044) 535 9771 Cell:083 292 3359 Fax: 086 5102728 E-mail: info@artadventures.co.zawww.artadventures.co.zaVilliersdorpArt Holidays at the Elliott ArtStudio(see article for details)Art holidays offered (15 per year)Villiersdorp, Contact Janny ElliottTel: (028) 8402927E-mail: dale@daleelliott.co.za.www.daleelliott.co.zaCape TownThe Greatmore StudiosArtist residencies for professionalartists- part of the International TheBronze Age Foundry Artist’sResidencyRecommended residency aspart of the foundry offered.Bronze Age Sculpture House,King George Way, Simon’sTown Tel : (021) 786 1816,Fax : (021) 786 2237 E-mail :mwbronze@mweb.co.zawww.bronzeageart.comLongbeach Painting Holidays,NoordhoekContact: Valerie Pole Held afew time each year Cell: 072757 6275E-mail: valeriepole@yahoo.comwww.theteamhouse.comMarion Townsend PaintingArt Classes from time to timeboth in Clarens and Cape TownTel/ Fax (021) 782 2084 Cell:082 433 8850PaarlSeverino Sculpture SafarisSculpture classes offeredSituated at the country’s oldestgranite cutting factory, JA Clift,Paarl Severino Braccialargheleads classes in the art of marblesculpture. Contact Severino082 9602898, Studio, 0218633016E-mail: severino@telkomsa.netwww.sculpturesafari.comTulbaghNorman Collins Photographyand Hidden Cape Photo ToursGives photographic tours intocountryside. Tel. (023) 2301640, Cell. 082 921 0039E-mail: ncphoto@mweb.co.zaHermanusThe Artist’s House (seearticle)Stonehaven, Hemel en AardeValleycreative pastiche weekendsContact: John and Calli WilliamsTel: (028) 3130533 Fax: (028)312 2520 PO Box 2027, Hermanus,7200E-mail: info@artistshouse.co.zawww.artistshouse.co.zaOudtshoornMeerkat Magic: Art on theWildsideArt classes held from time totime De Zeekoe Guest Farm,Oudtshoorn Contact: EstelleMc Ilrath Cell: 072-716-64 19www.meerkatmagic.comSouth African run residenciesArgentinaArt Trip to Argentina (see advert)FranceLa Creuzette- Painting and Culinary HolidaysClasses held by Louis Jansen van Vuuren 12 day stay at the ChateauLa Creuzette, in south of France, includes 2 day stay in Paris.9-10 people per trip, Painting classes and cooking classes (FrenchCuisine)www.lacreuzette.comItalyPainting Holidays in VeniceHosted by the Italian Art Shop.May – June 2007 Contact: Skye at The Italian Art Shop (021)6851877 E-mail: italianartshop@icon.co.zaFurther International Art HolidaysFor more information we would recommend that you Google “Artholidays” followed by the region, country, and even medium of yourchoice.The following Art holidays are sourced from A&I Artists & IllustratorsIn addition, for professional artists with a sense of adventure see:www.trianglearts.orgUnited KingdomCurwin Print Study Centre www.curwinprintstudy.co.ukLandscape painting holidays in Britain www.jvpaintingtours.comArt Workshops in St Iveswww.stivesartschool.co.ukWatercolour Painting Holidays in Cornwell www.artbreaks.co.ukChannel IslandsWatercolour Holidays in Guernsey www.paintingbreaksguernsey.comBelgiumBroadland Arts CentreCyprusIndusFranceAlan BryneAndrew John StudioL’Atelier de la Borie du FourAtelier St PierreL’Atelier du SoulondreAzur Painting HolidaysChateau L’Age BastonFrench Painting HolidaysGerald SavineMasions des ArtsPainting in PicardyPainting Holidays forGourmetsSt Croix Painting Holidayswww.broadlandart.co.ukwww.industours.co.ukwww.moulinduvert.comwww.paintingholidays.comwww.gite-allure.comwww.normandypainting.comwww.paintfrance.comwww.azurpaintingholidays.comwww.lagebaston.comperso,wanadoo.fr/lepetitboisgleu/www.geraldsavine.ukf.netwww.maisondesarts.comwww.paintinginpicardy.comwww.lespradailles.comwww.stintecroix.comGreeceField Studies CouncilGreek Island ClubPaint AwayPaint and SailIrelandBurren Painting CentreItalywww.field-studies-council.orgwww.greekislandsclub.comwww.paint-away.co.ukwww.ionianart.comwww.indigo.ie/~iscloBroadland Arts Centre www.broadlandart.co.ukInduswww.industours.co.ukLucca/ Tuscanyjillwinch@ntlwold.comMargaret Evans Art Courses www.shinafoot.co.ukDe’Medici Societywww.demedicisociety.comStudio Paradisowww.studio-paradiso.comNorwayField Studies CouncilPolandField Studies CouncilIndusPortugalwww.field-studies-council.orgwww.field-studies-council.orgwww.industours.co.ukBurren Painting Centre www.indigo.ie/~iscloPainting in the Serra de Sintra www.portugalpainting.comSpainAndrew John Studio www.paintingholidays.comAtelier Capelleteswww.hbenarraba.es/atelierCortijo El Cachetewww.elcachete.infoInnemore School of Painting www.innemore.comCanadaBroadland Arts CentreIndiawww.broadlandart.co.ukInduswww.industours.co.ukMargaret Evans Art Courses www.shinafoot.co.ukPaint Awaywww.paint-away.co.ukMexicoMargaret Evans Art Courses www.shinafoot.co.ukNepalIndusNorth Americawww.industours.co.ukInduswww.industours.co.ukInnemore School of Painting www.innemore.comPaint Awaywww.paint-away.co.ukSri LankaInduswww.industours.co.ukThe South African Art TimesJanuary 2006 print and circulation 2 000November 2006 print and circulation 14 000Thanks for your interest and support- from all of us here at The SA Art Timesfor a breakdown of our distribution please see our website www.arttimes.co.za

SOUTH AFRICAN ART TIMES RECOMENDED GALLERIESEastern CapeBedfordBedford Art Gallery7 Donkin St. Tel: (046) 685 0212; www.geocities.com/dakhouryExhibits regional artists, includingDavid A. Khoury.BathurstThe Wiles GalleryMain Rd. Tel: (082) 338 8671.Exhibition of gallery artists.CradockCradock Art Gallery47 Adderley St. Tel: (048) 881 2370.Original paintings - oil and watercolour,classic and contemporary.East LondonAnn Bryant Art Gallery9 St Marks Rd., Belgravia. Tel: (043)722 4044; www.annbryant.co.zasee website for detailsGecko Art Gallery73 Bonza Bay Road, Beacon Bay, EastLondon. Tel: (043) 748 2758.Exhibiting contemporary works ofEastern Cape artists, incl. Renè Bentz.The Vincent Art Gallery2 Donald Rd., Vincent. Tel: (043) 7264356; www.vincentartgallery.co.zaOngoing exhibition of SA masters andcontemporary artists.Graaff-ReinetHester Rupert Art MuseumChurch Sr.Permanent exhibition of leading SAartists, including Irma Stern andMaggie Laubser.GrahamstownGrahamstown Arts Studio49 Market St., Sunnyside. Tel: (046)622 3712; carolgart@albanynet.co.zaIncludes 800 works in varying art forms.HogsbackEco - Shrine GallerySummerton Drive, Hogsback. Tel: (045)962 1136Rotating exhibitions at Ecology Shrine.Nieu-BethesdaOwl House MuseumRiver St. Tel: (049) 841 1733; www.owlhouse.co.zaPermanent exhibition of sculptures byvisionary artist Helen Martins.Port AlfredThe Square Modern Art GalleryTel: (046) 624 1445; www.squaregallery.co.zaHugo Warren Art Gallery7 Burke Street, Forrest Downs NorthPort Alfred Tel 046 6241916Featuring Hugo Warrens work andregionalPort ElizabethCuyler Street Art Gallery35 Cuyler Street, Central, PortElizabeth, Tel: (041) 582 2863.Epsac Art Gallery36 Bird St., Central. Tel: (041) 585-3641.Nelson Mandela Metropolitan ArtMuseum1 Park Drive. Tel: (041) 586 1030; www.artmuseum.co.zaSee website for detailsRon Belling Art Gallery30 Park Drive. Tel: (041) 586 3973;www.ronbelling.co.zasee website for detailsTextures Gallery14 Park Lane, Central, Port Elizabeth,Tel: 072 379 5933Somerset EastWalter Battiss Art MuseumCnr. Paulet & Beaufort Streets. Tel:(042) 243 2079; semuseum@eastcape.netPermanent exhibition of work bySomerset East’s best-known son.St Francis BaySembach Contemporary Art GalleryThe Village Centre, Cnr. Lyme Rd. N& St Francis Dve. Tel: (042) 294 1214;sembachart@telkomsa.netUntil end of year: African Art (artefacts):Works collected from all over Africa(Benin bronzes, Dogon doors,Ethiopian silver, fetishes, carvings andold ethnic jewellery etc.)Jeffery’s BayPeter’s Art Gallery18 Da Gama Rd. Tel: (042) 293 1671www.petersgallery.co.zaExhibitions throughout the year,featuring Eastern Cape artists.Free StateBloemfonteinBovidian Art12 College Square, Brandwag. Tel:(051) 444 3973; www.bovidian.comOffers a wide range of work by localand regional artists.Johannes Stegmann Art GalleryCampus, Nelson Mandela Drive, Universityof the Free State. Tel: (051) 4012706; joubertj@uovs.ac.zaExhibiting an academic art collectionand work by Free State artists.Oliewenhuis Art Museum16 Harry Smith Str. Tel: (051) 447 9609;www.nasmus.co.za/oliewenh/olwh.htmRoger Ballen’s: Shadow Chamber 10October - 26 NovemberClarensHelen Claasen GalleryThe Meander Cntr, 283 Main Rd.; Tel:(058) 256 1106.A fixed exhibition and a few specialshows per year.Johan Smith Art GalleryWindmill Centre, Clarens Square. Tel:(058) 256 1620; www.johansmith.co.zaThe Addy Hoyle Art GalleryShop 1, Post House Cnr. Tel: (058) 2561875; www.addyhoyle.co.zaArtwork by Addy Hoyle and others.The Art & Wine Gallery on Main279 Main St. Tel: (058) 256 1298; www.artandwine.co.zaExhibition of work by gallery artists.The GalleryMain St., Tel/fax 058 256 1913.Exhibition of work by gallery artists.ParysArt Lovers GalleryEnstyle, 100 Bree St. Tel: (056) 8176515; artlovers@telkomsa.netThis gallery exhibits work by wellknownSouth African artists.SasolburgGallery 885 Riemland St. Tel: (016) 976 2524.Exhibition of gallery artists.GautengJohannesburgABSA GalleryABSA Towers North, 161 Main St., Jhb.Tel: (011) 350 5139 ; www.absa.co.zaSee website fore detailsAdlou Art Gallery (plus Theatre andCigar Bar)1 Scott St., Schoemansville,Hartebeespoort Dam. Tel: (012) 2530520; www.adlou.co.zaWorks by in-house artists, includingAdriaan Boshoff, Branko Dimitrov,Trienie Prichard, Bindley Prichard andCarla Louw.Afronova Modern & ContemporaryArtCnr. Miriam Makeba and Gwi GwiMrwebi St., Newtown. Tel: 083 7265906;www.afronova.comAlliance Francaise Johannesbourg17 Lower Park Drive, Corner KerryRoad, Parkview. (011) 646 1169; culture.jhb@alliance.org.zasee website for detailsArt on Paper44 Stanley Ave, Braamfontein Werf(Milpark). Tel: (011) 726 2234; www.artonpaper.co.zaArt Place144 milner Ave, Roosevelt Park.Tel. 011 888 9120Art Classes and workshopsArtists Under the SunCnr. Jan Smuts Ave and WestwoldWay, Saxonwold. Tel: (011) 432 1482;www.artistunderthesun.orgMonthly exhibitions, opening in the firstweekend of every month. Painting,sculpture, pottery and photography.Artspace - JHB3 Hetty Avenue, Fairland. Tel: (011) 6781206; www.artspace-jhb.co.zaUntil October 7 ArtSpace ‘Succulent’Retha Buitendach, Bronwen Findlayand Gina Waldman. 15 October-11 November: Being- by JacoSieberhagen, Profile by Bonnie WaltersBag Factory10 Minnaar Str., Fordsburg. Tel: (011)834 9181; www.bagfactoryart.org.zaSee gallery website for details.Bensusan Museum & Library ofPhotographyOld Market Bldg, Museum Africa, 121Bree Str., Newtown. Tel: (011) 8335624; jonathanf@joburg.org.zaConstitutional HillKotze Street, Braamfontein. Tel: (011)381 3100; www.constitutionhill.org.zaSee gallery website for details.David Krut Arts Resource140 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood.Tel: (011) 880 4242; www.davidkrutpublishing.comsee website for detalsDavid Krut Projects526 West 26th St #816 NY 10001. Tel:212 255 3094; www.davidkrut.comsee website for detailsEverard Read Gallery Johannesburg6 Jellicoe Ave, Rosebank. Tel: (011)788 4805; www.everard-read.co.za.see website for detailsGallery on the SquareShop 32, 32 Maude Str., NelsonMandela Square at SandtonCity Tel: (011) 784 2847; www.galleryonthesquare.co.zasee website for details.Gallery 18136 Orleans Rd., Kya Sands, Randburg.Tel: (011) 708 2116; www.gallery181.com Exhibition of gallery artists.Gallery MOMO52, 7th Ave Parktown North. Tel: (011)327 3247; www.gallerymomo.comGerard Sekoto Gallery, AllianceFrancaise17 Lower Park Drive (corner of KerryRd.), Parkview. Tel: (011) 646 1169;www.alliance.org.zaSee gallery website for details.Goodman Gallery163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall. Tel:(011) 788 1113;www.goodman-gallery.comGordArt Gallery78 Third Avenue, Melville. Tel: (011)726 8519; www.gordart.co.zaGraham’s Fine Art GalleryShop 31, Broadacres LifestyleCentre, Cnr. Valley & Cedar Roads,Fourways. Tel: (011) 465 9192; www.grahamsgallery.co.zaJohannesburg Art GalleryCnr. Klein & King George Str.s, JoubertPark. Tel: (011) 725 3130; www.johannesburgart.orgSee website for detailsManor GalleryNorscott Manor, Penguin Drive,Fourways. Tel: (011) 465 7934; www.wssa.org.zasee website for detailsMoja Modern16 Seventh Avenue, Parktown North.Tel: (011) 447 9000; www.mojamodern.co.zasee website for detailsMuseuMAfricAMary Fitzgerald Square, Bree St.,Newtown. Tel: (011) 833 5624;museumafrica@joburg.org.zaSee website for further details.Muti Gallery44 Stanley Avenue, Milpark. Tel: (011)482 2720.see website for detailsObert Contemporary at Melrose Arch14 High Str., Melrose Arch. Tel: (011)684 1214; www.obertcontemporary.comObert Contemporary Satellite6th fl., 155 Smit St. (cnr. De Beer),Braamfontein. By appointmentonly. Tel: (011) 684 1214; www.obertcontemporary.comSee website for details.Stewart Gallery69-11th Str., Parkhurst. Tel: (011) 3271384; stewartgallery@mweb.co.za.Exhibition of gallery artists.Standard Bank GalleryCnr. Simmonds & Frederick Str.,Johannesburg. Tel: (011) 636 4231;www.sbgallery.co.za31 October to 2 December DistantRelatives/Relative Distance. DistantRelatives/Relative Distance is anexhibition featuring contemporaryAfrican artists who currently liveabroad.This will be the first time thatinstallations by Barthélémy Toguo andSenam Okudzeto, paintings by OdiliDonald Odita and Owusu-Ankomah,prints by Julie Mehretu and a videoprojection by Wangechi Mutu will beexhibited in Johannesburg.The PremisesJohannesburg Civic Theatre, 2ndFloor, Loveday Str., Braamfontein.Tel: (011) 403 8358; www.onair.co.za/thepremisesUniversity of Johannesburg ArtsCentre GalleryKingsway Campus, KingswayRoad, Auckland Park. Tel: (011) 4892099/3058.Upstairs@Bamboo53 Rustenburg Rd., Cnr. 9th Str.,Mellville. Tel: (011) 486 0526; www.bamboo-online.co.zasee website for detailsWarren Siebrits Modern &Contemporary Art140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood. Tel:(011) 327 0000; www.warrensiebrits.co.zaYapanis Art and Frame300 Hans Strydom Drive, Ruiterhof,Randburg. Tel: (011) 791 4782/3/4; www.thegallery.co.zasee website for detailsPretoriaAlette Wessels Kunskamer27 Maroelana Str., Maroelana, Tel:(012) 346 0728; www.artwessels.co.zaCenturion Art GalleryCnr Cantonments Rd & Unie Avenue,Lyttelton Manor. Tel: (012) 358 3477;www.pretoriaartmuseum.co.zaExhibition of gallery artists.Fried Art Gallery430 Charles Str, Brooklyn. Tel: (012)346 0158; www.friedcontemporary.comPretoria Art MuseumCnr Schoeman and Wessels Str,Arcadia Park, Arcadia. Tel: (012) 3441807/8; www.pretoriaartmuseum.co.zaUntil 29 October: “Archeology of Time”:a retrospective of the art of sculptor Janvan der Merwe.Until December: Works from the museum’spermanent collection, focusing onthe art of the San.Until December: Corobrik Collection.Pretoria Association of Arts173 Mackie Str., New Muckleneuk.Tel: (012) 346 3100; www.artsassociationpta.co.zaThe Art GalleryTel: (012) 346 3600; www.theartgallery.co.zaExhibition of gallery artists.Tina Skukan GalleryPlot 6, Koedoeberg Rd., Pretoria. Tel:(012) 991 1733; www.ts-gallery.co.zaUNISA Art GalleryTheo van Wijk Building, Goldfieldsentrance, 5th floor, Unisa Campus,Pretoria. Tel: (012) 429 6823; ukun1@unisa.ac.zaThe Voir GalleryShop 52, 1st floor, Brooklyn Square.Tel: (012) 460 3653.RoodepoortAlice Art Gallery217 Drive Str., Helderkruin, Ruimsig.Tel: (011) 958 1392 / 1777; www.aliceart.co.zaKwaZulu-NatalBallitoBallito Art GalleryShop 7a, The Lifestyle Centre.Tel: (032) 94 61937; www.africanartexpress.comExhibition of gallery artists.DurbanAfrican Art Centre1st floor, Tourist Junction, 160 PineStr., Durban. Tel: (031) 304 7915; www.afriart.org.zaExhibition of in house artists.artSPACE Durban3 Millar Rd., Stamford Hill.Tel: (031) 312 0793;artspace_durban@yahoo.com23 October - 11 November “Light andDark” Angela Shaw - photographsAnd “Post No Bill” Jeaniene Decker- photographsBayside GalleryBAT Centre, 45 Maritine Place, Durban.Tel/Fax : (031) 368 5547.Contemporary South African paintings,fine art prints, ceramics, jewellery,fabrics and turned wooden vessels.Crouse Art Gallery56 Adrain Rd, Morningside, AlongsideSutton Park - off Windermere Rd. Tel:031 312 2315; www.artdealers.co.zaAn exhibition of paintings by AntonBenzon, together with work byDiane Erasmus, Errol Boyley, FransClaerhout, Portchie, Christiaan Nice,Munro and others.Durban Art Gallery2nd floor, City Hall, Smith Str., Durban.Tel: (031) 311 2264; www.durban.gov.za/museums/artgallery/index.htmUntil end of September ‘Snap’ PeterBendheim photographyFrom September 27 - November26 James Hall at the Durban ArtGallery The Durban Art Gallery willbe exhibiting works In Memoriam ofimportant ceramicist James Hall (1916-2006).Elizabeth Gordon Gallery120 Florida Rd., Durban. Tel: (031)303 8133.Works by various artists, includingRobert Domijan, Hugh Mbayiwa,Coral Spencer, Barbara Siedle, BertLewington, Sfiso Ka’Mkame, Wheildon,Anton Benzon, John Smith, JennyMeyer, Scott Bredin and Diane Liane.KZNSA Gallery166 Bulwer Rd., Morningside. Tel: (031)202 3686; www.nsagallery.co.zaNewcastleCarnegie Art GalleryOld Library Building, Scott St., CivicCentre, Voortrekker St. Tel: (034) 3287622/(031) 233 589; www.carnegie-art.co.zaSee website for details.PietermaritzburgBlue Caterpillar Gallery37 Willowton Rd., Willowton. Tel: (031)466 1570; www.butterflies.co.zaTatham Art GalleryCnr. Chief Albert and Church Streets.Tel: (033) 342 1804 ; www.tatham.org.zaTatham Art GalleryUntil September 24 Isaac Sitholesculpture and prints.Until November 12 ‘Jabulisa: TheArt and Craft of KwaZulu-Natal’ 2006has been co-curated by Jill Addleson(former Curator of Collections atDurban Art Gallery) and Brendan Bell,Director of the Tatham Art Galleryand is the third major exhibition to beorganised by the Natal Arts Trust.From September 28 - November 12Corina Lemmer ‘Cattle and Cups’.Until end September ‘Portrait of aPioneer: Joseph Forsyth-Ingram’Western CapeCape Town34 on Long34 Long Street. Tel. (021) 426 4594www.34onlong.com3rd i Gallery95 Waterkant, Cape Town; Tel: (021)425 2266Artvark Gallery48 Main Road, Kalk BayPhone: (021) 788 5584e-mail: artvark@iafrica.comwebsite: http://www.artvark.orgContemporary Folk Art Galleryspecialising in handmade cutlery andoriginal decorative steel wall sculptures.Art 1 Gallery66 Church Street, Cape Town. Tel:(021) 426 5404; www.redpigment.co.zaDealers in affordable contemporary art.Art B GalleryThe Library Centre, Carel van AswegenStr., Bellville. Tel: (021) 918 2301. www.artb.co.za Vuleka Award winners show.Alliance Française du Cap155 Loop Street, Cape Town, Tel: (021)423 56 99; www.alliance.org.zaSee website for details.Association for Visual Arts (AVA)35 Church St., Cape Town. Tel: (021)424 7436; www.ava.co.zaAtlantic Art Gallery25 Wale St, Cape Town. Tel: (021) 4235775.New works on permanent exhibition byleading contemporary artists, includingKramer, Thys, Jones, Slingsby,Vermeiren, Claerhout, Badenhorst,Midgley and Caitlin.Bell-Roberts Contemporary ArtGallery89 Bree St, Cape Town. Tel: (021) 4221100; www.bell-roberts.comBlank Projects198 Buitengracht, cnr Buiten &Buitengracht, Bo-Kaap. Tel: 072 1989221; blankprojects@gmail.comThe Cape Gallery60 Church Str., Cape Town. Tel: (021)423 5309; www.capegallery.co.zaCarmel ArtClaremont Gallery: Cnr. Cavendish St,Claremont. Tel: (021) 794 6262.Constantia Village Shopping Centre,Main Road, Constantia. Tel: (021) 7946262; www.carmelart.co.zaArtists include Derric van Rensburg,Pieter van der Westhuizen, Gail Catlin,Mel Brigg, Robert Slingsby and RobinMann.Chelsea Bun GalleryCnr Wolfe and Lonsdale St., Wynberg.Tel: (021) 7614778.A Celebration of Colour by Andre vanSchalkwykClaremont Art Gallery5 Newlands Rd, Claremont. Tel: (021)674 3343.Artists include Wessel Marais, Pietervan der Westhuizen, Tony de Freitas,Pat van der Merwe and HennieNiemann.Edge Glass Gallery29 Vredenburg Lane (off Long St),Cape Town. Tel: (021) 423 3370; www.capeglassstudio.comExhibition of work by leading SouthAfrican glass artists.Erdmann Contemporary/Photographers’ Gallery63 Shortmarket St, Cape Town.Tel: (021) 422 2762; www.erdmanncontemporary.co.zaEverard Read Gallery – Cape Town3 Portswood Rd., V&A Waterfront. Tel:(021) 418 4527; www.everard-readcapetown.co.zaJuly: Exhibition of various South Africanartists.Galerie de LyonsShop 18, Gardens Shopping Centre,Mill St, Cape Town. Tel:(021) 461 6046;www.galeriedelyons.co.zaExhibition of gallery artists. There is afeatured artist every three weeks.Gerard Cloete Gallery and Studio90 Loop Street, (Radio House - cnr ofLoop and Longmarket Streets). Tel:(021) 422 5474.Gold of Africa MuseumMartin Melck House, Strand Street,Cape Town.Tel: 021 405 1540A major retrospective of pioneeringSouth African “master” painter andsculptor Ernest Mancoba’s artworksis on show at In the Name of AllHumanity: The African SpiritualExpression of Ernest MancobaGreatmore Studios47-49 Greatmore Street, Woodstockwww.greatmoreart.orgAlways something exciting happeningat Greatmore, see website for details.Hout Bay Gallery71 Victoria Ave, Hout Bay. Tel: (021)790 368.Exhibition of gallery artists.Irma Stern MuseumCecil Rd., Rosebank, Cape Town.Tel:(021) 685 5686; www.irmastern.co.zaIziko South African National GalleryGovernment Avenue, CompanyGardens. Tel: (021) 467 4660 ; www.museums.org.za/izikoUntil further notice: “RomanticChildhood”. This exhibition celebratesthe full restoration of South Africa’sonly Gainsborough painting andprofiles a range of relevant works ofart that raises questions about therepresentation of children in the past aswell as the present.Until Jan 2007 ‘Memory andMagic’Contemporary art of the !Xunand KhweJoao Ferreira Fine Art80 Hout Str., Cape Town. Tel: (021) 4235403; www.joaoferreiragallery.comJoan St. Leger Lindbergh ArtsFoundation18 Beach Rd., Muizenberg. Tel: (021)788 2795; www.lindbergh-arts.co.zaJohans Borman Fine Art GalleryIn-Fin Building, Upper Buitengracht.Tel: (021) 423 6075; www.johansborman.co.zaCurrently showing SA Master paintingsby JH Pierneef, Maggie Laubser,Terence McCaw, Maud Sumnerand Gregoire Boonzaier, as wellas contemporary works by HennieNiemann Jnr, Jacobus Kloppers,Walter Meyer, Marlene von Dürckheim,Philip Barlow, Hussein Salim, BenCoutouvidis and others.

GALLERY OPENINGS AT A GLANCEKalk Bay Modern150 Main Street, cnr. Windsor (nextto Olympia Cafe), Kalk Bay, Tel: (021)788 6571/Fax: (021) 788 6793.E-mail:kbmodern@iafrica.comExhibition of South African artistsincluding Charles Gassner, Hermanvan Nazereth, Peter Clarke, Max Wolpeand contemporary San ArtLindhaven Studio Gallery133 Zwaanswyk Road, Tokai.’021 7125137, 0826699697.Lindy van Niekerk Art Gallery33 Chantecler Avenue, Eversdal. Tel:(021) 975 1744; www.artpro.co.zaExhibition of gallery artists.Michael Stevenson ContemporaryHill House, De Smidt St, GreenPoint. Tel: (021) 421 2575; www.michaelstevenson.comMichaelis CollectionOld Town House, Greenmarket Square,Cape Town. Tel: (021) 481 3933/ 3931;www.museums.org.za/michaelisExtended : Marianne Podlashuc- Awoman from DelftObz CaféLower Main Rd, ObservatoryRED! The GalleryShop 9, Steenberg Village ShoppingCentre, Reddam Avenue, Steenberg.Tel: (021) 701 0886; www.redthegallery.co.zaRose Korber Art Consultancy48 Sedgemoor Rd., Camps Bay. Tel:(021) 438 9152; www.rosekorberart.comAn extensive selection of works byleading and emerging contemporarySouth African artists, including WilliamKentridge, Sam Nhlengethwa, DeborahBell, Peter Eastman, John Kramer andColbert Mashile.Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery10 Wellington Rd., Durbanville.Tel: (021) 976 4691; rustenvrede@telkomsa.netSanlam Art Gallery2 Strand Rd., Sanlamhof, 7532,Bellville. Tel: (021) 947 3359; www.sanlam.co.za; sanlamart@sanlam.co.zaSA Jewish Museum88 Hatfield Str, Gardens, Cape TownTel. 021 465 1546 www.sajewishmuseum.co.zaEASTERN CAPEPort ElizabethUntil 19 November. Point of View- works from the permanent collection, Nelson Mandela Met. MuseumUntil April 2007 Treasures: Beautiful Eastern Cape Beadwork. Nelson Mandela Met. MuseumUntil January 2007 The China in Context. Nelson Mandela Met. MuseumGAUTENGJohannesburgUntil 11 November. Jaco Sieberhagen, Silhouette Sculptures: ArtSpace GalleryUntil 11 November. Bonnie Walters, large scale mixed media drawings: Profile: ArtSpace GalleryOpens 11 November. Exhibition of contemporary artists, Icon- painting and cultures. C Warren Siebritz. StefanRademeyer, Ideograph, Warren Siebritz modern and contemporaryUntil 15 December. Sybrand Wiechers, with Debbie Cloete and her son Aaron to produce 3D versions of Aaronsdrawing. Gordart Gallery.Until 15 November. Renee Johannes, exploration of identity using cloths. You wear it well. Stewart GalleryUntil 15 November Rhett Martyn, Lou Almon, Colin Coles Paul Mantzois and more, Living in Colour,Until 16 November, Sabelo Mlangeni, photographic documentary, Invisible Woman Market Photographers website.Undetermined: exhibition of 16 artists: The Inevitable Art Exhibition - large group show.Until 18 November: Alison Kearney: About Context: An Exploration of Value in Four Parts- Alison Keanrney: ThePremises Gallery.Until 18 November: Zwelethu Mthethwa, pastels: Everard Read GalleryUntil 22 November: Anni Snyman, Janine Lewis, Erica Luttich Kathy Van Berghe and Retief van Wyk. Exploresconcept that water retains memory, University of Johannesburg.Until 23 November: Stephan Inggs, Photography: Silentium, Art on Paper GalleryUntil 24 November: Manfred Zylla, Woodcuts inspired by media, as well as portraits: Gallery MomoUntil 25 November: Leon Radegonde, Sculptures, AfronovaUntil 25 November: Ulricke Louren, video, photography and digital prints- explores the industry of female body reductiontechniques: Fried ContemporaryUntil 30 November: Tertius Meintjes, Photography, Parralells between Germany and South Africa, Goethe Institute.Until 30 November: Tsonga Speaking artists: TransvisionsUntil 2 December: Sam Nhlengethwa, mainly collage and montage, Township revisited: Goodman GalleryUntil 2 December: Show curated by Michael Stevenson, Distant Relatives/ Relative Distance by 6 contemporaryAfrican Artists. Standard Bank GalleryUntil 15 December: Debbie Cloete, uses drawings made by her son, Aaron, All You Need to Know is Never Enough.Gordart GalleryUntil February 07: SA Female artists using an array of mediums: Johannesburg Art GalleryPretoriaUntil 15 November. Ulricke Lourens, Reconstructed Construction. video, photography and digital prints exploringmanipulation of female form. Fried Contemporary.Until 22 November, PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptors Award .Association of Arts PretoriaUntil December. Story of South Africa Pretoria Art MuseumUntil 24 December Lady Michaelis Bequest- selection of 17th Centaury Dutch and Flemish works. Pretoria Art MuseumUntil 24 December. Showcase of South African Art Pretoria Art MuseumUntil 24 December. Corobrick collection, Pretoria Art MuseumKWA ZULU NATALDurbanUntil 11 November Angela Shaw, photography, Light and Dark Exhibition divided into two parts one influenced byRembrandt, the other has a fixation on the qualities of water. ArtSpace DurbanUntil 11 November Jeaniene Dekker, Post no bill, Artspace art GalleryUntil 11 November. Isabelle Leclezio, Journey Through the landscape, paintings, Tamasa Gallery.Until 12 November. Nontobeko Ntombela and Bronwen Vaughan-Evans- Negotiated Spaces- Artists from differentbackgrounds find common ground. KZNSA GalleryUntil 11 November. Sue Wolf, Wyn Rossouw, Ann Hammand in the Original Cape Arts Exhibition, opening 11 November.Kirstenbosch Botanical GardensOpening 13 November. Louise Hall, figurative painting, Caroline Birch incorporates body into design. Artspace ArtGallery.Until 15 November. Churchill Madikida (Previous Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year winner) Like Father like Son?Durban Art GalleryUntil 19 November Donna McKeller recent paintings, Red the GalleryUntil 3 December, Towards a new future: Sizoshinisa Impilo Yethu where craft makes a difference in criminal offenderslives. Durban Art GalleryUntil end of January: About face, and exhibition of portraits drawn from the galleries permanent collection. Durban ArtGalleryPietermaritzburgUntil 12 November, Corina Lemmer, Cattle and Cups Tatham Art GalleryWESTERN CAPECape TownOpening. 7 November- 23 November UNISA Senior graduates visual arts exhibition Art B GalleryOpening 15 November- 26 January Jurgen Schadeberg, Black and White Photography from farm life, National LibraryOpening 15 November- 1 December. Cameron Platter, Sculptures, Party TimeUntil 17 November. Absolute Secret 11 AVA GalleryUntil 18 November. Lien Botha, Photography, Amendment, Erdman ContemporaryOpening 20 November Waste at work, Spier Wine Estate www.coeo.co.za/wasteUntil 21 November, Bastiaan van Stenis, Paintings, Figurescaping, VEO Gallery, De WaterkantUntil 25 November. David Goldblatt, Photography, Some Afrikaners Photographed, Michael Stevenson Contemporary.Until 25 November, Anton Kannemeyer and Conrad Botes of Bitterkomix, Predominantly drawing, Michael StevensonContemporaryUntil 28 November, Untitled, and exhibition of 100 small canvasses, What if the World Gallery.Opening 28 November- 13 January Hylton Nel Ceramics, Michael Stevenson GalleryOpening 29 November- 10 January Susan Kruger-Grundlingh, painting, Art B GalleryUntil 30 November. Zimbabwean artists Itali Vangani, Keith Zenda, Zacharia Mukwira, mono prints, Framery GalleryUntil 31 December. Facing the Past: Seeking the Future inspired from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. IzikoSA National GalleryOpens 1 December. Embracing HIV/AIDS- opens on Aids Day, includes numerous popular artiist. SA National GalUntil 2 December Pierre Fouche, portraits that engage with notions of masculinity, The Distance between Us, Bell-Roberts GalleryUntil 2 December. 2nd Annual 100 Rand Show, all works priced at R 100 each. The BinUntil 2 December. Irma Stern Virginia Oosthuizen, watercolours, Flower Painting on PaperUntil 3 December. Lisa Martin and Kudawkashe Gavi- oil painting, I notice Nature 38 Special GalleryUntil 5 December. Twenty young artists present there work on Comics Brew Young Talent Competition, Alliance Francaisedu CapUntil 15 December Retrospective exhibition of Ceramics by Maarten Zaalberg. Rust en Vrede Gallery, DurbanvilleOngoing Deryck Healy numerous works, Glen Carlou Wine EstateUntil 26 January Recent Acquisitions, Sanlam Art GalleryUntil March 2007. Ernest Mancoba, In the name of all humanity: The African spiritual Expression of Ernest Mancoba.Until March 2007. Memory and Magic exhibition, Selection of art from the !Kun and Khwe Cultural Projects. Iziko SANational GalleryUntil March 2007 Marianne Podlushac- Woman from Delft, Old Town House, Greenmarket SquareThe Stewart Gallery presents:‘You wear it well’A series of works on paper by:Renee JohannesTO BE INCLUDED ON THIS PAGE PLEASE BE SURE TOSEND YOUR INFORMATION TO USBEFORE THE 20TH OF EACH MONTHshow@arttimes.co.zaRenee’s work deals with the universal theme of identity using clothes assymbols. Her work is sometimes amusing, often bewildering, but neverboring. Dates: 8th - 15 November 2006Venue: Stewart Gallery, 69 Eleventh Street, Parkhurst.Gallery hours: Tues - Fridays, 10am- 5 pm, Saturday, 10.30 - 2.30 pm.Email: stewartgallery@mweb.co.za

Page 18South African Art Times. November 2006EVENTS AND SHOWS BE SURE NOT TO MISS THE FOLLOWING SUMMER SALONS:ROSE KORBER 15TH SUMMER SALON, THE BAY HOTEL CAPE TOWN (see Gallery listings page advert)STRYDOM GALLERY, GEORGE Strydom Gallery’s 38th summer exhibition of South African art will be opened inGeorge by Martie Retief Meiring, journalist and art promoter, on 25 November at 18:00. It runs until 3 February. The collectioncomprises selected works by a cross-section of S.A. painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers and potters.

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 19EVENTS AND SHOWSVANSA The Visual Arts Network of South Africaand The Robben Island Museum presents:CURATORS WORKSHOPNovember, 20 – December 1, 2006WEEK 1PROFESSIONAL: Interact/Network/Share20 – 24 November 2006WEEK 2EMERGING: Develop/Plan/Grow24 November – 1 December 2006Fynbos: Greg HillardScarlett“Up down” David KruijersGreg & Sue Hillyard:Exquisite series of fynbos photographsNew works by David Kuijers in The David Kuijers GalleryUntil 24th NovemberDs Botha Street, Greyton, Tel: 028 254 9153 mike@scarlett.co.zaSubscibe to the SA Art Times forR 120 for 12 issuescall 021 424 7733 or see www.arttimes.co.zaBOSCH 2006An exhibition by Cornelius BoschOpening evening: Thurs 16 Nov 2006 18:30at Alice Art Gallery, RuimsigEntertainment by:’The Pink lady': Marloe Scott-WilsonRSVP: 076 129 2830Exhibition dates & times: 16-30 NovemberMon-Sat: 09:00 - 16:00 Sun: 11:00 - 17:00This exhibition can be viewed at Alice Art gallery,Hartbeespoot from 30 November to 10 DecemberROODEPOORT: Dryf Str. 217, RuimsigHARTBEESPOORT: 110 Scott st. ScoemannsvilleTel: 083 377 1470/011 958 1392aliceart@global.co.za

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South African Art TimesART SERVICES FEATURESSCRAPER BOARDartby Solly GutmanPrivate Commissions are welcomeP.O. Box 3774, Cape Town 8000Email: gutman@telkomsa.netwww.scraperboardart.co.zaTel/ Fax: +27 (21) 434 8355Cell: 0824171887Fiona Ewan Rowett0832673013earth africarorowett@altonet.co.zaADVERTISE WITH US at SA Art Times x 14 000 CopiesThe South African Art Times has this month reached 14 000 printedand circulated newspapers on a monthly basis. We have an excellentnational distribution system that seeks to distribute news andinformation for free, but also to grow new art markets. To this regardswe send this paper to libraries, schools, hotels that stimulatepeople to enter and engage with the arts community.If you feel that you would like to question our claims, or want toknow more - we welcome you to call our printer and distributors toverify -what has been a bit of an eye opener in the rise of peoplewanting the SA Art Times.For portrait commissions or to view more of Sonia’s work, youare welcome to visit her in her studio Contact Sonia at:021 785 4600 or art@sonia.co.zawww.sonia.co.zaSonia JackaStudio of Fine ArtLandscape- AnimalsStill Life - PortraitsThis month we will be distributing The SA Art Times to some affluentA income suburbs as a pilot test. The feeling at The Art Times iswhy wait for people to come to galleries and art museums, why notstimulate them at home with a free copy of the Art Times so thatthey cant wait to see some live art happening in and around galleries.The SA Art Times also offers you prime advertising space to exposeyour art and art service. With a distribution of 14 000 and apotential readership of 28 000 - 42 000 on a monthly basis andhence there would be a lot of eyes on your product, service and art.Gallery listing is R 850 for 1 monthArtist feature is R 2 200 for six months.Double artist feature is R 4200 for six monthsA Quarter page is R 2200A Half page is R 3 600Full Page is 6 200We look forward to hearing from you soon.Tel 021 424 7733www.arttimes.co.za

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Page 28South African Art Times. November 2006Profile of Marlise Keith Vuleka Art Prizewinner 06Guerrilla Studio at Vida e - A living installation with Tamsin Relly‘Guerrillla studio at Vida e’ isdriven by the unpredictabilityof an active environment toshape an artwork.In starting I have arranged 100blank canvases on a wall inVida e Caffe in Greenpoint. Thework, entitled ‘Heartbeat Two’will then evolve over a threeweek period, as the blank canvasesare replaced with portraitstudies of people in the space.The work follows a conceptfrom 2005, when at …What ifthe World, I exhibited a similar100 of such canvases to formone piece, entitled ‘101 Tchothckes– The heartbeat series’.Thework completed in my studio,was autobiographic andfocused on portraits of peopleclose to me and my home andworking environment. Arrangedin a grid, they served as pixelsto form a suggested heartshape.I have repeated the heartshape as a starting point forthis installation. This time thepiece extracts different personalitiesas they present in publicspace. Each portrait holdsan individual story, yet placedplayfully together they becomewords in sentences that form anarrative of the surroundings.The project both exposes theart making process and allowspeople to engage with it,breaking down the boundariesbetween artist and subject.Visitors are invited to contributewords, marks or drawings tothe collective journal of theproject and those who sit to bedrawn, are asked to choosethe placement of their portraitsamong the rest on the wall.The frequented coffee shopof transitory moments andgood chats is intervened with aspace which is engaging, intimateand sometimes reflective.The project is in its earlydays. Visit my blog journalfor progress of the work anddetails of the times I’ll be onsite: http://multimediations.org/tamsinJoin us for the closing eveningon 24th November at 6pm,when individual canvases willbe available for sale to thepublic.The installation will be exhibiteduntil the 25th of NovemberVida e Caffe , Greenpoint, CnrPortswood and main rd, Openinghours:Monday – Saturday 07.00h– 17.00h, Sunday 08.00h– 17.00h, www.vidaecaffe.comMarlise Keith talks about herwinning painting entitled TeamSanity Art Times digs beneaththe surface.My interest in the technicalaspects of mark and art makingdirects most of my work in theirinitial stages. In Team Sanity,I have been interested to seehow I could manipulate line andcolour, to stack and overlap imageswhich would create a busyand seemingly chaotic surface,while the challenge was for thework to remain ‘readable’ to theviewer. It turned out to be quitea strenuous mental and visualexercise complicated further bylayers of ‘meaning’.Generally all the women I paintare portraits of my variousselves, capturing stages ofhopeful wisdom, sensuality andself possession. These women’shearts are filled with a hesitantyearning for ‘home’, completepeace. In painting Team Sanitywas a result of my effort to createand dismember my currentexistence, influenced by people,the news paper and general society.Most of the images I drawrepresent my astonishment withthis carnival called life. In “TeamSanity” I included my attemptsto make sense of Lisa’s cancerand Grace her daschund,who attempts to consume theworld, which is why she’s red. Idrew my reaction to Gcobisa’sfiancé’s death. The rabbit inthe moon and our mortality asa result of his insolence; thepersistent wolf at the door; thetrials of friendships; the beautyof my hero; my constant fear;the pictures we see in clouds onsummer afternoons. It is quiteserious, but I also indulge mylove to create worlds of pendingchaos, in which spitfiresthreaten life as we know it,portraying miniature dramas ofRabbit heroes and damsels; astage filled with tossed roses,hopefully not as fake as the oneBles Bridges gave me when Iattended his concert decadesago... My work is my internalnarrative laid bare, becausesometimes one has to grin andbear a life and sanity is hardearned.Vuleka is hosted annually byThe Arts Association of Bellville(Art.b) in conjunction withthe financial services groupSanlam. A total of 388 workswere entered. Three categoryprizes of R2 000 each wereawarded to: Brad Gray fromWilderness for Zidanes EternalCastigation (paintings in oil,water or acrylic); Mvika Ndangifrom Maitland for African Chair(three-dimensional works;ceramics included); and JosephDolby from Edgemead for John(Looking at the Landscape),in the third category, works inany other medium, includingphotography.For particulars interested partiescan contact Maxie Oosthuizenat 021-918 2301 or maxie.oosthuizen@capetown.gov.za.

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 29The most complete listing of art resources, infrastructure,financial and promotional opportunities for visual artists.The South AfricanART INFORMATIONDirectory 07Mixing with the famous and beautifull, the all new real life installationproject: The City Bird ProjectCape Town CitiBird ProjectAn apparent and unknownrepresentative for CitiBird hasapproached the SA Art Timesto introduce the CitiBird to theCape Town Arts community.The bird has to date been seenat numerous gallery openingsas well as been seen loiteringin and around Long Street lateat night, as well as crowing onthe “March for Democracy” thatsaved Helen Zille -all in keepingin the blurred space were artmeets life and viscera.To date there have been nocheap 1 liner art manifestos bythe Citibird, that are associatedwith some installation artists.Photographs made available toThe Art Times by the Citibirdsrepresentative express a genuinerefreshing insight of howpeople at galleries respond bothto the exhibited artwork in thegallery and to other members ofthe arts community present.The photographs could be reminiscentof Billy Monk, DianneArbus and Donald Duck.The representative went on tosay that not one single persontakes on the CitiBird role, butcould be a few people who randomlyalternate, and perhapsare possessed by the bird’sallure.INCLUDES SOUTH AFRICAN ART: Galleries, Museums, Dealers,Service Industries, Art Media, Art Education, Arts Calendar.Closing date for advertising 30 November 06Call 021 424 7733 to be part of the 5th South African Art Information Diirectoryout January 2007

Page 30South African Art Times. November 2006IN THE SPOTLIGHTInternal CAPE shuffle in order to take on challenging tasks ahead.Arts and Culture Trust Awards 2006Mokena Makeka, newly appointedChairman of the Board.The CAPE Africa Platform announcedthis month significantchanges in the operationalstructure of the Cape organisation.These changes have beenimplemented following a consensusand ongoing analysis ofthe organization by the CAPEManagement Committee (IanBartes, Mirjam Asmal-Dik andMokena Makeka), CEO SusanGlanville-Zini and Director ZaneIbrahim.Mokena Makeka, a foundingmember, has been appointedthe new Chairman of theBoard. Founding member andlongstanding MANCO member,Mirjam Asmal-Dik has takenover the role of CEO until theend of the TRANS CAPE exhibitionand exhibition wrap up.She brings a fresh perspectivecoupled with enthusiasm whichis matched by proven businessacumen. Long-serving CEOSusan Glanville-Zini will betaking up the role of Director ofProjects, and former ChairmanIan Bartes will continue to serveCAPE as a key member of theBoard of Directors and MANCO.These decisions have beenmade in consideration of thesustained vision of the organisationin order to build a flexibleand dynamic managementstructure that ensures diversificationand growth. Thesestructural changes are in linewith CAPE Africa Platform’slong term goals of making asignificant difference to localcultural producers, sustainablecreative industries, newmarkets and networks acrossthe continent.Mokena Makeka comments,“I would further like to takethis opportunity to thank theoutgoing chairman Ian Bartesfor his inspiring leadershipand support since the inceptionof this project, and furtheracknowledge that this conceptand project is a direct result ofhis visionary thinking; withoutwhich this critical seed to unlockthe potential of local contemporaryart would never havebeen planted. I would also liketo thank Susan Glanville-Zini,for giving shape and form to thisidea, through what has beena challenging and rewardingprocess over the last four years.I look forward to their continuedinput as we move forward.”Artistic Director Gavin Jantjeshas returned to Oslo followingthe end of his contract withCAPE but will be returning inMarch for the TRANS CAPEexhibition.Esther Mahlangu has beenawarded the ACT-LifetimeAchievement Award for 2006 ina ceremony held at NedbankSandton this month. EstherMahlangu joins the previousACT-Lifetime Achievementwinners that include NofinishiDywili, Gibson Kente, ProfessorEs’kia Mphahlele, PercyBaneshik, Professor MzilikaziKhumalo, Sylvia Glasser in2004 and Sophie Mgcina in2005.The winner the of ACT AdministratorAward 2006 was IsmailMahomed. The runners-upin this category were EstelleJacobs and Mandie van derSpuy.The winner of the ACT PublicistAward 2006 was LusandaZokufa. The runners-up in thiscategory were The HeritageAgency and Vanessa Perumalfor J.T. Communications Solutions.The winner of the ACT JournalistAward 2006 was DianeCoetzer. The runners-up in thiscategory were Mary Corrigalland Melvyn Minnaar.The ACT Media Award 2006went to Arts South AfricaMagazine edited by Sean O’Toole and published by BrendonBell-Roberts. The runners-up inthis category were SupaStageand Wrapped Magazine.The winner of the ACT ArtsEducation Award 2006 wasThe South African SchoolsFestivals organised by the ArtsEducation Department of theGrahamstown Foundation. Therunners-up in this category wereBallet Theatre Afrikan and theIbhabhathane Project at theFrank Joubert Art Centre.The winner of the ACT CulturalDevelopment Project 2006 wasthe Market Photo Workshop.The runners-up in this categorywere the Field Band Foundationand Phumani Paper.The Most Successful ACTfundedProject Award 2006was Birds’ Eye View, written byRob Murray and performed byPorteus Xandau and KeenanArrison The runners-up in thiscategory were Ballet TheatreAfrikan and Phumani Paper.ACT is supported by the followingFounding Trustees: TheDepartment of Arts and Culture,The Royal Netherlands Embassy;Nedbank; Sun Internationaland The Vodacom Foundation.For more information go towww.act.org.zaSA National Gallery looses two curators in two monthsEmma Bedford, a senior curatorat SANG is the second curatorin as many months (she followsKirsty Cockrell who went tothe AVA) to leave the SANG inorder to set up a salilite Capetown Gallery for the GoodmanGallery next year.The Cape Goodman Gallerywould be housed on the topfloor of the Fairweather Buildingin Woodstock a few kilometersfrom the popular Biscuit Mill.The opening of a GoodmanGallery- Cape Town would beseen to add greatly to the artsrenaissance in the Woodstock– Salt River area.Following on the footsteps ofEmma Bedford to be headhunted for Linda Givon’s newGoodman Gallery is X-CAPECoordinator Storm Janse vanRensburg, who moves over tothe new gallery early next year.Further information of any otherGoodman galleries opening inSouth Africa in the future wouldbe coverd by SA Art TimesJoao Ferreira Gallery on the moveJoao Ferreira Gallery will be moving from Hout Street to70 Loop Street in mid December. A press statementwill be circulated on the exact date of the opening. The new Gallery will opening with Tom Cullbergnew show.Comics Brew proved to be a great crowd puller at the opening nightat Alliançe Francaise opening night in Parkview JhbAdvertise in the all new 5thSouth AfricanArt InformationDirectory 07- The SAAID Is the “White and Yellow pages” of the SA art community.- The Directory is in use throughout the year by many arts professionals.- Rates are affordable to artists who wish to gain exposure to their artwork.Deadline for advertising 30 November.Tel: 021 424 7733neil@saaid.co.zawww.saaid.co.zaDouble Page R 6 000 / Full Page R 3 400 / Half Page R 2 000 / Third Page R 1 400

South African Art Times. November 2006 Page 31COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARDCALLING ALL ARTISTSPlease feel welcome to email a Short Classified advert for our Artist notice board. Price per ad for4 lines is R 200. Please email your ad to: ads@arttimes.co.za or go to The SA Art Times website:www.arttimes.co.za for further details.1. Art Material andEquipment offered7. Group exhibitions- artistssought6270 www.handmadeframing.co.zaThe Association For Visual Arts is in the process of clearing out its storerooms. Ifyou have works in storage at AVA, please collect them as soon as possible. Worksnot collected by 15 February 2007 will be auctioned and the proceeds will go tothe Artreach fund of the AVA. The gallery will be closed between Xmas and NewYear. Contact details: 35 Church Street, tel: 021 424 7436,e-mail estava@iafrica.com or avaart@iafrica.com2. Material wanted3. Studios for hireStudio space available in theBijou (Observatory) from 1November 2006.R570 a month.Phone Liza 083 256 1170 orTina 072 448 07928. Gallery spaces for hire9. Art Jobs offeredAMAC Directors Post Arts &Media Access Centre (AMAC),Cape Town, is seeking to appointa new Director. For moreinformation email: info@amac.org.za See more details onwww.amac.org.za14. Art restoratorsGrace Welsh. Fine Art Restoration.Oil Painting, board andcanvass. Tel: 021 671 1408.dwelsh@netpoint.co.zaTH Rebok Fine Art Restoration.Restoration and conservationof paintings, picture frames andAfrican works of art, gold andsilver leafing. Tel. 0842903315CLARKE’S ART BOOK RECOMENDATIONSAll books available from Clarke’s Bookshop211 Long Street, Cape Town, 8001.Tel: (021) 423 5739, Fax 423 6441wwww.clarkesbooks.co.za4. Studio space soughtblank projects is looking forfurnished apartments in theCity Bowl or Bo-kaap for visitingSwiss artists (1-3 months at atime, year round) as part of theresidency programme in collaborationwith Pro Helvetia. Ifyou have a suitable apartment,please contact Jonathan 0721989 221 or Liza 083 256 1170or email blankprojects@gmail.com4. Art Classes offeredClasses in Bantry Bay: Exploreyour own creativity throughthe exciting world of line, formand colour creating your ownpersonal map. Call Hilly 0214397756Afternoon and evening classesoffered in drawing and painting,informal classes for professionalsCall Indigo Art School,Gretna 08446284005. Art Holidays6. Studio exchange offered10. Artist printing serviceArtist printing services offered:Quality Giclee and Archivalprinting: 45 Queenspark Ave,Woodstock. 021 447 1989 or0722920630 Speak to SeanWilson11. Art delivery serviceAspiring Logistics, your specialistFine Art Packaging &transport company. Free quote.Tel. 021 462774712. Art for sale13. Art servicesProfessional Art Photographer,will take photographs of yourartwork for exhibitions, portfolios,functions and promotions.Cape town area. Call Leah on083 3407872.Life Drawing model, for professionals,or small groups and artschools. 5 years experience,tall medium build interestingfeatures. Cape Town based.Andrew 0827161566Hand made Framing for all yourframing needs. Call 021 797Angela Zehnder, painting conservatorand restorer. Tel: 021423 6031 angelaz@mweb.co.zaJulian Gous, Fine art restorer.Tel. 011 885 2899Drumblair Traders CC SpecialistRestoration and Conservation.Tel. 021 715 4432 eeva@drumblair.co.zaThomas Restorations – restoreand maintain period and antiquefurniture. Tel 021Paper Conservation StudioClaire Schwikkard. Cell0834125148 www.paperconservation.co.za15. General Accommodationoffered16. General17. Commissions offeredSonia Jacka Portraits. A portraitis a very special gift, not onlyfor yourself, also for those whowill outlive you, a portrait isforever. Portraite commissionsundertaken. 021 785 4600www.sonia.co.zaGEORGELILANGA[Sarenco (E.M.) ed.] 143 pp.,4to., colour illus,m paperback,Skira, Milan, 2005. ISBN887624493X. R423George Lilanga was born inTanzania in 1934. He beganworking in the Makondetradition, sculpting in wood,especially ebony, at an earlyage. Only much later, in Dar esSalaam, did he begin painting.He died in 2005.Includes essays by EnricoSarenco, Eric Girard-Miclet,Domenico Montalto and a conversationbetween the editor,E.Sarenco and the artist.PAUL DU TOIT, fighting withmy weak hand[Tsilik (P.) ed.] 160 pp., 4to.,colour illus., paperback, Planet-Paul Studios, Cape Town, 2006.ISBN 0620369396. R300Published on the occasion ofthe exhibition, Univ. of Johannesburg,2006.Includes essaysby Kresta Tyler Johnson, KóanJeff Baysa, Sanford S.Shaman,Pippa Tsilik & Sarah McCarthy.Also available is a DVD of thefilm, “Paul du Toit, fighting withmy weak hand”, directed by IainAnderson, and including two6 minute films, “Dieu DonnéPapermill” & “Forum Homini”,which capture the artist at workat these venues. Cost: R150.CAMERON PLATTER, lifeis very interestingLamprecht (A.) 45 pp., colourillus., paperback, Bell-Roberts Publishing, CapeTown, 2006. R100Catalogue of the exhibition,Bell-Roberts ContemporaryArt Gallery, Cape Town,2006.Includes an essay byAndrew Lamprecht and aconversation between Lamprechtand the artist.Cameron Platter makespencil drawings on paper,video stills, digital prints,cinema projections andceramic and wooden sculp-T H E S C A N S H O P T U R N S T E NA D E C A D E O F F I N E A R T P R I N T I N Gs c a n s h o p @ i a f r i c a . c o m

Alice Art presentsBOSCH 2006An exhibition by Cornelius BoschOpening evening: Thursday 16 November 18:30at Alice Art Gallery, RuimsigEntertainment by:'The Pink lady': Marloe Scott-WilsonRSVP: 076 129 2830This exhibition can be viewed at Alice Art gallery, Hartbeespoot30 November to 10 December, Mon-Sat: 09:00 - 16:00 Sun: 11:00 - 17:00ROODEPOORT: Dryf st. 217, RuimsigHARTBEESPOORT: 110 Scott st. Scoemannsville083 377 1470/011 958 1392 aliceart@global.co.za