FynArts 2023 - Booklet

FynArts is pleased to present
another programme of talks,
interviews, readings and
presentations through
the continuing and generous
support of Strauss & Co.
The series again covers diverse
arts-related topics which
we present in memory of
Stephan Welz, former
managing director of Strauss
& Co. His legacy as a firm
supporter of the arts, and of
FynArts since its inception, lives
on through this informative
and thought-provoking series.
MON 12 Valuation Day
Venue: The Marine Hotel
Strauss & Co will offer
obligation-free valuations
on South African paintings,
sculpture, furniture, silver
and Oriental ceramics.
The beneficiary of the proceeds
of the valuation is the FynArts
Development Fund which
supports the advancement
of the arts in the Overstrand.
Sat 10 09:30 – 10:30
Opening Speaker
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman
Gift of the Givers
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of the Gift of the
Givers Foundation, the largest disaster response
non-governmental organisation on the African
continent, will open this year’s Strauss & Co series
of talks and presentations.
Dr Sooliman qualified as a medical doctor at the
then University of Natal Medical School in 1984.
He soon gave up his career as a medical doctor
to pursue the field of humanitarian aid, which for
him transcends the boundaries of race, religion,
culture, class and geography. In 1992 he founded
Gift of the Givers as an impartial and apolitical
foundation dedicated to servicing humanity with compassion, kindness and mercy.
Driven by the ethos of brotherhood between all nations, and an unflinching and
selfless commitment to easing pain and suffering, Dr Sooliman and his medical
team have provided humanitarian relief on an unprecedented scale to global war
zones, refugee camps, famine and drought-stricken areas, and regions affected
by natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.
For this monumental contribution, Sooliman has been awarded, amongst others,
Honorary Doctorates by the Universities of Stellenbosch and Rhodes, the President’s
Order of the Star of South Africa, the SA Medical Association Excellence in Health
Care Award, the FW de Klerk Foundation Goodwill Award, The Herald Nelson
Mandela University Citizen of the Year Award, and a Global Citizen Award, amongst
many others. In January 2023 he was selected as Vrye Weekblad’s Person of
the Year.
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations
NB: Learners aged 10 – 18
years can attend any of this
year’s talks at a special ticket
price of only R60 | R50
(early bird)
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus
Tickets: R100 | R85 (early bird)
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