Ballito Umhl - NOV 2020
Let's celebrate the start of Summer and the end of 2020! Meet Umhlanga’s coolest Barista duo. WIN a weekend away for the family. African flavours at Simbithi’s Fig Tree. Amazing MAKEOVER for a Sheffield Beach bachelor flat.
Let's celebrate the start of Summer and the end of 2020! Meet Umhlanga’s coolest Barista duo. WIN a weekend away for the family. African flavours at Simbithi’s Fig Tree. Amazing MAKEOVER for a Sheffield Beach bachelor flat.
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They are a group of kindred, creative<br />
spirits who have come together to<br />
form a space for artists, designers and<br />
pretty much anyone who has the<br />
courage to put themselves out there<br />
and create something.<br />
The Dala Art Bar, situated at Burnedale<br />
in <strong>Umhl</strong>ali, is, by day, a pop-up type<br />
shop featuring local South African<br />
talent in the form of artwork and<br />
clothing and, by night, a vibey<br />
outdoor bar and place to come<br />
together and enjoy good food, music<br />
and chilled, laid back vibes.<br />
Started by Gustaf Swart, Anthony<br />
Yared, Claire Howell and Caleb<br />
Swanepoel, the vision for Dala has<br />
evolved over the past few months<br />
and what was originally going to be<br />
a ‘book and pizza’ hangout, has now<br />
become this ever-changing creative<br />
hub.<br />
“We want this to be a space where we<br />
can celebrate art, clothing and people<br />
who are brave enough to create,”<br />
says Gustaf, who studied Geomatics<br />
We want this to be<br />
a space where we<br />
can celebrate art,<br />
clothing and people<br />
who are brave<br />
enough to create<br />
at UCT and was a cartoonist for the<br />
varsity newspaper.<br />
Fashion designer Claire, who heads<br />
up the fashion side of Dala, says the<br />
ultimate goal is to uplift and give<br />
creatives a platform from which they<br />
can hopefully connect and grow.<br />
The art and clothing in the store are<br />
sourced locally and they change on a<br />
monthly basis. They are also starting<br />
to introduce locally-made jewellery<br />
and other items.<br />
“It’s more about forming relationships,<br />
building connections and helping<br />
each other out than it is about<br />
competing or trying to make money,”<br />
says Claire.<br />
Having all been involved in events in<br />
The locally-sourced art and clothing<br />
change on a monthly basis<br />
one way or another in their lives, the group have also started hosting their own<br />
Dala events in the beautiful gardens at Burnedale. The ‘outdoor bar’ is the perfect<br />
setting for socially-distanced mingling with delicious food, good music and a<br />
dance floor always on the lineup! “The art is a big part of these events,” says Claire,<br />
“people can buy items on the evenings as well.” Apart from these events, they will<br />
also be hosting regular ladies and singles night get-togethers.<br />
While they are currently keeping the items in store quite local, the Dala team say<br />
they are looking forward to expanding their offering with items from other South<br />
African and African artists and designers.<br />
“We’ve already been approached by quite a few artists and we really want more<br />
people to come forward and show us their work. Artists often tend to be slightly<br />
introverted and not keen to ‘show off’ their work, which means they struggle to<br />
put a value to it. This is a great way for them to get exposure,” says Gustaf.<br />
The Dala Art Bar team would like to encourage local artists and fashion designers<br />
to make contact with them.<br />
Details: FB: dalaartbar; IG: @dala_art_bar<br />
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