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7 – 17 JUNE 2024<br />
for the love of the arts
Dear <strong>FynArts</strong> Supporters<br />
Welcome to the twelfth annual <strong>FynArts</strong> Festival in Hermanus where the arts are celebrated among friends, families and<br />
like-minded festival goers to embrace creativity, skill, talent and expertise.<br />
A heartfelt thank-you to so many who make this ten-day festival possible. We are grateful to our sponsors, patrons,<br />
lifetime and annual friends for their support. The <strong>FynArts</strong> Development Fund is the sole beneficiary of the festival,<br />
and promotes the arts throughout the year by initiating projects in our local communities.<br />
The hard work, wise counsel and unstinting moral support of our volunteers and advisors play an invaluable role in<br />
keeping the show on the road as does the support from the media which we value highly.<br />
Our festival cannot flourish without the support of the Overstrand Municipality. We thank them for their assistance<br />
and advice in so many ways during the year.<br />
While these supporters form the foundation of the festival, it is the artists, musicians, performers and presenters who<br />
wear the crown. We appreciate and salute your creativity, skills, talent and expertise that make <strong>FynArts</strong> a top quality<br />
festival.<br />
Appreciation is also due to the following for their contributions to the festival:<br />
Non-executive Advisory Board: Christopher Hope, Mandie van der Spuy, Richard Cock, and Shado Twala.<br />
Management Committee: David Carter (chairman), Frieda Lloyd, Lincoln Wildschut, Adrian Louw and Nhlanhla<br />
Biyela.<br />
At the end, it is the power of teamwork that brings the festival to fruition. Thank you to Chantel Louskitt for<br />
her integrity, enduring dedication and commitment to everything <strong>FynArts</strong> (and for her never-failing sense of humour<br />
that gets us through many a challenge), to Hedda Mittner for doing a great job on the programme this year and<br />
for lifting this booklet to another level, and to our festival intern Faith Bokolo, for her enthusiastic support.<br />
Welcome to Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> 2024<br />
In closing, whether you are a seasoned <strong>FynArts</strong> enthusiast or experiencing the festival for the first time,<br />
it is you who bring the buzz and make it all so worthwhile for everyone. In thanking you, we are pleased to again<br />
offer you a memorable experience filled with joy and inspiration.<br />
Festival regards,<br />
Mary Faure<br />
Director: Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong><br />
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Old Harbour Sunset Launch Concert<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Festival Programme Launch<br />
in the Old Harbour with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
In 2022, <strong>FynArts</strong> celebrated its 10th festival with the first unrestricted audiences since 2020. This double milestone<br />
called for a spectacular event. A ‘WOW!’ as Jans Rautenbach, the renowned South African filmmaker, and the first<br />
recipient of the <strong>FynArts</strong> Legacy Award, would have called it.<br />
Thanks to the goodwill and generosity of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and their talented musicians –<br />
and the iconic setting – that first concert was certainly a WOW! It was followed by an equally successful event in 2023,<br />
marking the launch of the festival programme and the opening of bookings.<br />
We are deeply grateful to Pam Golding Properties Hermanus and the Golding Family for their generous support in<br />
making it possible to present the Old Harbour Concert for the second time last year – and again this year, 2024.<br />
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There is surely no more joyful way to celebrate the arts and the launch of the festival programme.
Contents<br />
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Cover image: Drawing for Waiting for the Sibyl (The Smell of Wind), 2019<br />
Indian ink, Charcoal, Coloured pencil and Digital print on found paper<br />
96.5 x 152 cm by William Kentridge<br />
Contents<br />
Welcome from the Festival Director 1<br />
Old Harbour Sunset Launch Concert 2<br />
Contents 4<br />
General Information 5<br />
Performances 6<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks & Presentations 17<br />
Book Talks 26<br />
Coffee & Croissants Topical Talks 30<br />
Workshops 32<br />
Full Programme Summary 42<br />
Culinary Series – Chef Demos 44<br />
Culinary Series – Workshops 48<br />
Wine Tastings 50<br />
Food and Wine 53<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Development Fund 56<br />
Exhibitions – Sculpture on the Cliffs 59<br />
Exhibitions – Festival Artist 62<br />
Exhibitions – Ceramics 65<br />
Exhibitions – Indoor Sculptures 68<br />
Exhibitions – Bonsai 70<br />
Exhibitions – Galleries – Art Walk 72<br />
Exhibitions – Galleries – Studios 74<br />
Stay in Hermanus – Accommodation 75<br />
Eat in Hermanus – Restaurants 78<br />
Find us in Hermanus – Shops & Services 80<br />
Map – <strong>FynArts</strong> Venues 82<br />
Major Sponsors 85<br />
Jenni Cory Graphic Design Co. | jennigd@telkomsa.net
Ticket Sales<br />
View the full programme at hermanusfynarts.co.za<br />
Tickets available:<br />
• Online via the <strong>FynArts</strong> website or Webtickets.co.za<br />
• Pick ‘n Pay stores countrywide<br />
• Hermanus Tourism Bureau, Station Building, Mitchell Street<br />
• <strong>FynArts</strong> Gallery, The Courtyard, 2 Harbour Rd<br />
• <strong>FynArts</strong> Manager Chantel Louskitt on 060 957 5371<br />
• At the door – 30 minutes before each performance<br />
Venues<br />
Gerneral Information<br />
The Festival Hub is a new and long awaited addition to the festival located in<br />
the banqueting hall of the Municipal Auditorium. Sit back and relax between shows,<br />
or meet up with friends and enjoy light refreshments. Festival interns will be at the<br />
Hub throughout the festival to provide any information or assistance you may need.<br />
The venues for each event are indicated at the bottom of each write-up in<br />
this booklet. You will find the locations of all these venues on the map on P82.<br />
Seating<br />
• Seating for all events is unreserved, apart from the first five rows in large venues<br />
which will be demarcated.<br />
• Festival-goers using wheelchairs or with mobility limitations who need assistance,<br />
please contact Chantel on 060 957 5371 or admin@hermanusfynarts.co.za at<br />
the time of booking tickets to make suitable arrangements for you.<br />
Event Packages<br />
• Packages for the Strauss & Co series of Talks and Presntations: R450 for five talks<br />
and R850 for ten talks.<br />
• Learners aged 10 – 18 years are welcome to attend any of this year’s talks at a special<br />
ticket price of only R60 (R50 early bird).<br />
• Other event packages for the Chef Demonstrations (P44) and Wine Tastings (P50)<br />
can be found at the introduction to each on the relevant pages.<br />
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Performances<br />
FRI 7 18:30 – 19:45<br />
Opening Concert<br />
With the <strong>FynArts</strong> Festival Orchestra and soloist Emmanuel Bach (violin) conducted by Richard Cock<br />
Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> is thrilled to present the outstanding<br />
young violinist, Emmanuel Bach, who will be joining<br />
the <strong>FynArts</strong> Festival Orchestra for the Opening Concert.<br />
Based in the UK, Emmanuel regularly performs with<br />
esteemed conductors in Europe, the UK, USA and<br />
South Africa, including at the Johannesburg<br />
International Mozart Festival.<br />
The concert starts with the short and bustling Symphony<br />
no 4 by Mozart, followed by his Violin Concerto no 5.<br />
The most elaborate and mature of Mozart’s five violin<br />
concertos, this piece contains Turkish episodes, linking<br />
it to the Turkish invasion of Austria, and Janissary military<br />
music… Mozart was always at the forefront of innovation!<br />
After the interval the orchestra plays Schubert’s charming<br />
Symphony no 5, the joyful and most popular of his early<br />
symphonies.<br />
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Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: First five rows: R280 | R260 (early bird)<br />
All other seats: R220 | R200 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
Many thanks to David and Sal Carter, Patrons of <strong>FynArts</strong>,<br />
for again generously supporting the Opening Concert.
SAT 8 18:30 – 19:30<br />
Tree of Life<br />
VOX Cape Town Choir<br />
conducted by John Woodland<br />
SUN 9 12:30 – 13:30<br />
The Mizar Trio<br />
Louisa Theart (flute), Dylan Tabisher<br />
(marimba / vibraphone), Rosamund Ender (cello)<br />
Performances<br />
VOX Cape Town has enriched the music scene in<br />
the Mother City with its fresh and mesmerising choral<br />
experiences. Inspired by the unique biodiversity of<br />
Hermanus, VOX now presents an immersive programme<br />
of choral music specially curated for <strong>FynArts</strong> to celebrate<br />
the splendour of our natural world.<br />
Bringing together the sublime polyphonic textures of<br />
the Renaissance with spirited folk songs and music<br />
composed for the silver screen, this promises to be<br />
another stand-out performance from a choir that has<br />
gained a reputation for imaginative programming and<br />
innovative performances of seldom-heard or new choral<br />
work.<br />
This unusual trio of flute, marimba/vibraphone and<br />
cello creates a truly unique sound world with which<br />
the musicians explore repertoire from the Baroque<br />
through to Piazzolla’s tangos.<br />
A versatile group of musicians, they seamlessly<br />
incorporate improvisation and contemporary music to<br />
present a programme that will satisfy both adventurous<br />
and traditional tastes. For this concert, the Mizar Trio<br />
is excited to perform the World Premiére of Njabulo<br />
Phungula’s brand-new work written for Mizar.<br />
In association with the Cape Town<br />
Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: First five rows: R280 | R260 (early bird)<br />
All other seats: R220 | R200 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R200 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
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Performances<br />
SUN 9 16:00 – 17:00<br />
Bach, Beethoven and Boogie<br />
Charl du Plessis Trio with the <strong>FynArts</strong> Orchestra<br />
conducted by Richard Cock<br />
MON 10 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Visions and Virtuosity<br />
Emmanuel Bach (violin)<br />
and Jenny Stern (piano)<br />
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Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> proudly presents this spectacular<br />
showcase of unique and exciting music featuring<br />
the Charl du Plessis Trio with the <strong>FynArts</strong> Orchestra,<br />
conducted by Richard Cock.<br />
The programme will include arrangements of music<br />
by classical composers, soothing film music sounds and<br />
big band jazz, as well as some new upbeat arrangements<br />
in diverse styles, ranging from rock and boogie to blues.<br />
Sincere thanks to Jooste and Semer Attorneys and<br />
Charter Forex for their generous support of this concert<br />
Venue: Curro Hermanus<br />
Tickets: First five rows: R280 | R260 (early bird)<br />
Middle rows: R200 | R180 (early bird)<br />
Last five rows and Scholars: R160 | R140<br />
(early bird)<br />
Reconnecting with his South African roots, UK-based<br />
violinist Emmanuel Bach, accompanied by Jenny Stern<br />
on piano, offers three highly expressive yet very different<br />
works in this recital.<br />
Taking their audience to the gateway to Romanticism<br />
with Beethoven’s Tenth Sonata, you’ll be transported into<br />
a world of sincerity, tenderness and, finally, joy. It is a work<br />
of great thoughtfulness, but also optimism, marking<br />
a pinnacle within his chamber music.<br />
This is followed by Bloch’s extraordinary Second Sonata,<br />
Poème mystique, an intense work inspired by a dream.<br />
The recital concludes with a celebrated showpiece<br />
by Saint-Saëns – his virtuosic Introduction and Rondo<br />
Capriccioso.<br />
Venue: 64 Fernkloof Village, Fir Ave, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R160 | R140 (early bird)
MON 10 18:30 – 19:30<br />
A Victor Borge Tribute<br />
Winand Grundling<br />
TUES 11 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Viviamo per L’Arte<br />
Albie van Schalkwyk (piano), Pamela Wijnberg (flute)<br />
and Nerina von Mayer (flute)<br />
Performances<br />
Acclaimed organist and pianist Winand brings his own<br />
interpretation of the legendary Danish-American<br />
comedian and musician Victor Borge’s oeuvre to the<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Festival. The legacy of Victor Borge (1909 – 2000)<br />
stretches far and wide and has influenced countless<br />
artists over the past decades.<br />
Winand has had several sold-out performances of this<br />
carefully curated and highly entertaining tribute show<br />
– a breakthrough production that aims to establish him<br />
in a genre that has made artists like Charl du Plessis,<br />
Rocco de Villiers, and Jonathan Roxmouth household<br />
names. Be prepared for the unexpected and many bursts<br />
of laughter.<br />
Grateful thanks to Ton and Anet Vosloo, Patrons of<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong>, for their generous sponsorship of this concert.<br />
Put the troubled world aside and join three of Cape<br />
Town’s top musicians for an uplifting evening of<br />
beautiful music inspired by legend and fantasy.<br />
Albie, Pam and Nerina have collaborated for several<br />
years as Viviamo per L’Arte (We Live for Art).<br />
The trio’s programme will include their arrangement<br />
of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite for Piano and Two Flutes.<br />
Enter Ravel’s magical, mystical, mysterious world –<br />
Sleeping Beauty’s Pavane, the Empress of the Pagodas<br />
breathing all the perfumes of the gorgeous East, the<br />
Enchanted Garden. In Bach’s sublime Double Concerto,<br />
the heavenly spirits tread their joyous round, and you’ll<br />
be dazzled by Bizet’s Carmen Variations and Clarke’s<br />
transcendent Maya.<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R220 | R190 (early bird)<br />
Venue: 64 Fernkloof Village, Fir Ave, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R160 | R140 (early bird)<br />
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Performances<br />
TUES 11 18:30 – 19:30<br />
The Generation Gaps<br />
Hanna de Wet (vocals), Bram Potgieter (keys),<br />
and Wesley Rustin (double bass)<br />
WED 12 15:00 – 16:00 and 18:30 – 19:30<br />
Pieces of Me<br />
Written and Performed by Bo Petersen,<br />
with Chris Petersen on piano<br />
Join these three talented musicians from three different<br />
generations on a musical journey. Together they perform<br />
songs that young and old have grown to love, with<br />
rhythms crossing generations of boundaries, interwoven<br />
with stories that inspire.<br />
The Generation Gaps is a culmination of talent and<br />
artistry audiences can’t resist. Hanna’s deep, sultry voice<br />
and unique storytelling ability, acclaimed jazz pianist<br />
Bram’s quirky nature and moving arrangements, and<br />
Wesley’s impeccable interpretation of soul and rhythm<br />
will ensure that no one is left untouched by this<br />
performance.<br />
After several performances in America and Norway,<br />
acclaimed South African actress Bo Petersen, currently<br />
living in the US, brings her powerful autobiographical play<br />
to <strong>FynArts</strong> for its South African premiere.<br />
Bo was nineteen years old when she uncovered her<br />
father’s torturous secret. Classified as coloured, he lived<br />
as a white man after marrying Bo’s mother and never told<br />
his wife or any of their five children about his true identity.<br />
It was a secret that, if uncovered, would have had dire<br />
consequences for all of them.<br />
Directed by Royston Stoffels and produced by Assitej<br />
SA in association with The Living Theatre.<br />
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Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R200 | R180 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: Matinee: R180 | R160 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R100 | R85 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: Evening: R200 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)
THURS 13 17:30 – 21:30<br />
Virtuoso Classics at the Supper Club<br />
José Dias (piano)<br />
and Mario Nell (piano)<br />
FRI 14 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Organ Ensemble<br />
Pieter-Adriaan Stofberg (cello), Louna Stofberg (organ)<br />
and Jenna O’Neill (violin)<br />
Performances<br />
The <strong>FynArts</strong> Supper Club will be hosting award-winning<br />
pianists José Dias and Mario Nell for a dinner-recital filled<br />
with the spectacular acrobatics of virtuoso transcriptions<br />
for piano. The duo will perform a dazzling and fun<br />
programme of some of the greatest classical favourites,<br />
in brilliant arrangements for solo and piano duet,<br />
including excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker,<br />
Bizet’s Carmen, a dash of Argentinian Tango by Astor<br />
Piazzolla, and much more.<br />
An unmissable opportunity to hear some of the most<br />
beloved musical gems in the intimacy of a close-quarter<br />
performance while enjoying a three-course supper, again<br />
catered by Elzette Cyster-Human and her Blueberry<br />
Monday team.<br />
The Romantic German composer, Josef Rheinberger,<br />
wrote a beautiful and original work for organ, violin<br />
and cello called Suite Op 149. This is one of his five<br />
compositions for organ combined with other instruments<br />
which are not often heard together.<br />
Come and enjoy this lovely music played by our own<br />
organist from Hermanus, Louna Stofberg, her son<br />
Pieter-Adriaan on cello and daughter-in-law Jenna<br />
on violin. The programme will include two solo works<br />
for organ.<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus<br />
Tickets: R575 | R550 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R150 | R130 (early bird)<br />
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Performances<br />
FRI 14 18:30 – 19:45<br />
An Evening of Opera<br />
Janelle Visagie (soprano), Siphamandla Moyake<br />
(soprano), Luvo Maranti (tenor), William Berger<br />
(baritone) and José Dias (piano)<br />
SAT 15 10:00 – 12:00<br />
Choir Celebration<br />
Primary Schools in Greater Hermanus<br />
Join four of the leading South African singers of<br />
the moment for an evening of timeless operatic<br />
highlights.<br />
Accompanied at the piano by José Dias, who will also<br />
present the programme, these world-class artists will<br />
delight and enthral festival audiences with some of<br />
the most well-known and beloved arias and ensembles<br />
from opera and beyond.<br />
Packed with hits from Mozart to Massenet, through<br />
Verdi and Puccini, all the way to Gershwin and<br />
Richard Rodgers, this is a concert not to be missed!<br />
Come and share in the joy of singing together as the<br />
choirs of six primary schools – Generations, Hermanus<br />
Primary, Mount Pleasant, Waldorf, Zwelihle and<br />
Lukhanyo – take to the stage. The programme will open<br />
with a teachers’ choir and the final item will be a choir<br />
comprising a few learners from each school choir.<br />
Although not a competition, each school will receive<br />
feedback from adjudicators. Choirs will change<br />
throughout the morning and audience members are<br />
welcome to arrive or leave between items.<br />
Grateful thanks to Foundation Coke for<br />
generously sponsoring this performance.<br />
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Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R220 | R190 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Zwelihle Primary School<br />
Tickets: No charge. A donation at the door<br />
or via Webtickets will be much appreciated
SAT 15 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Amani ya Ndani Experience<br />
Volley Nchabeleng and Micca Manganye (percussion)<br />
SAT 15 15:00 – 16:00 and 18:30 – 19:30<br />
Limitless<br />
Jazzart Dance Theatre Company<br />
Performances<br />
The meaning of amani ya ndani is ‘inner peace’ in Swahili<br />
– the best way to describe this electrifying performance by<br />
two multi-instrumentalists who will take their audience<br />
on a journey of healing African sounds.<br />
This promises to be a unique experience with the talented<br />
duo exhibiting their mastery of various indigenous African<br />
musical instruments collected from countries all over the<br />
continent, including marimba, mbira, lekope and many<br />
others. Let the sounds of nature embrace you through<br />
their mesmerising music.<br />
Grateful thanks to Foundation Coke for<br />
generously sponsoring this performance.<br />
Venue: St Peter’s Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R150 | R130 (early bird)<br />
R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
This exciting production from the award-winning Jazzart<br />
Dance Theatre Company features new dance works and<br />
repertoire from Jazzart’s 50 years of Dance Celebratory<br />
Festival in 2023, marking an historic milestone since<br />
being founded in 1973.<br />
Under the Artistic Direction of Dane Hurst, Jazzart<br />
has cultivated a diverse collection of powerful, thoughtprovoking,<br />
and celebratory works created by awardwinning<br />
artists and choreographers.<br />
Thanks to Foundation Coke for generously<br />
sponsoring both Jazzart performances.<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: Matinee: R200 | R170 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R100 | R85 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: Evening: R220 | R190 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
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Performances<br />
SUN 16 15:00 – 16:30<br />
So I Wrote that Musical<br />
Marc Lottering<br />
SUN 16 18:30 – 19:30<br />
Everything but the Kitchen Sink!<br />
The Scullery Quintet<br />
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In this solo stand-up show, which has enjoyed a critically<br />
acclaimed national tour, Marc reflects on the process<br />
of moving between the worlds of stand-up comedy and<br />
musicals. And as is to be expected, Marc will weave in<br />
his outrageous views on the madness of current life<br />
in our country.<br />
Marc has been in the funny business for more than<br />
20 years and continues to keep audiences in stitches<br />
with his award-winning one-man shows and musicals.<br />
Don’t miss this opportunity to see him at <strong>FynArts</strong><br />
for the first time – for one performance only.<br />
This show is not suitable for children U16.<br />
Venue: Curro Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R200 | R180 (early bird)<br />
Last five rows: R180 | R160 (early bird)<br />
This new, unconventional crossover ensemble features<br />
a unique blend of the classic string quartet sound<br />
accompanied by a jazz rhythm section. Led by triple<br />
SAMA award winner and jazz drummer Peter Auret,<br />
the multicultural quintet includes Waldo Alexander<br />
and Hana Yim-Wahl on violin, Tiisetso Mashishi on viola,<br />
and Amaeshi Ikechi on contra bass.<br />
Featuring works by Bach, Bill Evans, Dvorak,<br />
Hugh Masekela, Beethoven, Kate Bush and more,<br />
the programme is presented in a fun yet informative<br />
manner that appeals to both serious music listeners<br />
and general music enthusiasts.<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: First five rows: R250 | R230 (early bird)<br />
All other seats: R200 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R150 | R130 (early bird)
MON 17 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Closing Concert<br />
With the Enlighten String Ensemble, in collaboration with the Whale Coast Symphony Orchestra<br />
conducted by Hein Attwood<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> 2024 will be brought to a close with a performance by the<br />
talented young students of Enlighten’s Music Project. They will be joined<br />
by the newly established Whale Coast Symphony Orchestra for amateur<br />
and professional players of all ages from across the Overberg.<br />
Under the baton of musical director Hein Attwood, the ensemble will<br />
entertain festival-goers with a selection of classical and popular pieces by<br />
well-known composers that will be sure to offer something for everyone.<br />
Performances<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus<br />
Tickets: First five rows: R200 | R175 (early bird)<br />
All other seats: R150 | R125 (early bird)<br />
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)<br />
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The following pages<br />
contain this year’s<br />
series of presentations,<br />
talks and interviews,<br />
once again generously<br />
sponsored by Strauss<br />
& Co.<br />
We are grateful for<br />
their support of this<br />
popular part of the<br />
programme, which we<br />
present as a tribute to<br />
Stephan Welz, former<br />
managing director of<br />
Strauss & Co and firm<br />
supporter of <strong>FynArts</strong>.<br />
Reduced ticket price:<br />
R50 for learners<br />
10 – 18yrs for all<br />
events in this series.<br />
Valuation Day<br />
Mon 10 June<br />
For obligation-free<br />
valuations of South<br />
African paintings,<br />
sculpture, furniture,<br />
silver and Oriental<br />
ceramics. The <strong>FynArts</strong><br />
Development Fund<br />
is the beneficiary of<br />
the proceeds of the<br />
valuation.<br />
Venue: The Marine<br />
Hotel<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Legacy Award 2024<br />
Presented to William Kentridge<br />
Opening Speaker in the Strauss & Co Series of Talks and Presentations<br />
SAT 8 09:00 – 10:15<br />
The annual <strong>FynArts</strong> Legacy Award is presented at the discretion of the<br />
Advisory Board in honour of a longstanding and distinctive contribution<br />
to the arts in South Africa and beyond.<br />
Acclaimed for his drawings, films, theatre and opera productions,<br />
William’s work spans a diverse range of artistic media including painting,<br />
drawing, writing, performance, animation, film, puppetry, printmaking,<br />
tapestry and sculpture.<br />
Through these media he creates art grounded in politics, science,<br />
literature and history, and transmutes political events into powerful<br />
poetic allegories. An artist of international standing in the study of the visual arts, William is<br />
the 2023/2024 Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University.<br />
Apart from his work having been seen in major galleries and museums around the world<br />
he has designed and directed a number of acclaimed theatrical productions performed in<br />
theatres across the globe, as well as operas staged in, amongst others, the Metropoltan Opera<br />
in New York, La Scala in Milan, English National Opera in London, Opera de Lyon, Amsterdam<br />
Opera, and the Sydney Opera House.<br />
William is the recipient of honorary doctorates from a number of prestigious universities.<br />
Among the more recent prizes and awards bestowed on him are the Antonio Feltrinelli<br />
International Prize (2018) and the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera (2023).<br />
The Head & the Load Photograph: Stella Olivier A Walk Through The Trees<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
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Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
Photograph by Maku Visuals<br />
SAT 8 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Talking<br />
Sculpture<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Sculpture on the Cliffs has become the flagship of<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong>. Installed along the popular promenade along<br />
Gearing’s Point the sculptures invite discussion and<br />
debate among the many visitors who stroll along<br />
the cliffs.<br />
Join some of the eleven artists who have contributed<br />
to this year’s Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition for<br />
an enlightening discussion on the artwork each has<br />
created. Gain insights into the fusion of technique,<br />
creative processes and inspiration that fuel their artistic<br />
vision when creating their sculpture to be placed on<br />
this spectacular stretch of coastline.<br />
Whether a seasoned art enthusiast or a curious<br />
newcomer, this discussion with the artists promises<br />
to leave you with a deeper appreciation of the 2024<br />
exhibition.<br />
SAT 8 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Celebrating Sydney Kumalo<br />
and Ezrom Legae<br />
Marion Dixon<br />
Modernist sculptors Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae<br />
were two of the most important artists of the 20th<br />
century. Senior art specialist Marion will tell their story,<br />
based on the work of authors Gavin Watkins and Charles<br />
Skinner, who spent 25 years researching and writing<br />
The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae<br />
— A Catalogue Raisonné,<br />
published by Strauss & Co.<br />
These artists exhibited<br />
broadly in South Africa,<br />
England, Italy and the<br />
United States during<br />
the 1960s – 1990s and<br />
their work remains much<br />
sought after by private<br />
collectors and public<br />
museums and institutions.<br />
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Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)
SUN 9 9:30 – 10:30<br />
Diane Victor<br />
Prints, Drawings, Smoke<br />
Gordon Froud<br />
Diane Victor is an artist of<br />
uncompromising directness, known<br />
for her provocative images that<br />
confront difficult, sometimes taboo,<br />
subjects. Her satirical observations<br />
are a biting critique on contemporary<br />
South African society, on political<br />
corruption, violence, gender<br />
inequality and economic exploitation.<br />
Artist and curator Gordon will talk<br />
about the work of this important<br />
artist, and the new monograph,<br />
Diane Victor – Prints, Drawings,<br />
Smoke, published by Mare & Martin,<br />
Paris. He will also touch on her<br />
upcoming museum shows in<br />
Dunkirk, Gravelines and Angouleme<br />
in France, and on her works made<br />
at the Atelier le Grand Village.<br />
SUN 9 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Are Art and Science<br />
Good Bedfellows?<br />
Mike Bruton<br />
Mike, a scientist with a strong<br />
affinity for art, will discuss the<br />
changing relationship between art<br />
and science through the ages. He will<br />
argue that art and science are two<br />
of humankind’s most creative<br />
endeavours. As they are both<br />
important agents of change,<br />
they benefit from collaboration<br />
and co-opetition without losing<br />
their integrity.<br />
Mike will give examples, inter alia,<br />
of how mathematicians have<br />
inspired artists and how artists,<br />
from painters and writers to actors<br />
and musicians, have helped scientists<br />
to communicate urgent scientific<br />
messages to the public.<br />
MON 10 9:30 – 10:30<br />
The Lost City of<br />
Alexander the Great<br />
Hamilton Wende<br />
Shortly after 9/11, award-winning<br />
journalist, filmmaker and author<br />
Hamilton travelled into northern<br />
Afghanistan with a TV news team<br />
and found himself on the frontlines<br />
of the war against the Taliban.<br />
On a high mountain that overlooked<br />
the Taliban positions, he discovered<br />
that the area held the ruins of<br />
a 2 000-year-old city founded<br />
by Alexander the Great.<br />
He tells a fascinating illustrated story<br />
of his journey into war, memory and<br />
ancient history, which became the<br />
basis of his novel, House of War.<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
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Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
MON 10 11:00 – 12:00<br />
The Real<br />
Sara Baartman<br />
Hendrik Hofmeyr<br />
The Khoi woman Saartjie<br />
Baartman became famous when<br />
she was exhibited as the ‘Hottentot<br />
Venus’ in London and Paris<br />
between 1810 and 1815, the year<br />
of her untimely death.<br />
Celebrated South African composer<br />
Hendrik Hofmeyr explains how,<br />
in writing the opera Sara Baartman,<br />
he had to sift through the many<br />
myths surrounding her life to arrive<br />
at an operatic portrait of<br />
a remarkable, complex and<br />
multi-faceted individual.<br />
The talk will include a screening<br />
of the final scene of the opera.<br />
MON 10 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Peeling Back<br />
the Petals<br />
Kayleen Wrigley<br />
Flowers appear in art as early<br />
as ancient Greece and ancient Egypt<br />
and have decorated both canvases<br />
and textbooks ever since.<br />
This presentation by Strauss & Co<br />
fine art specialist Kayleen will be<br />
an exploration into the history<br />
of flowers in both classical and<br />
botanical art.<br />
It promises to be a delightful<br />
discovery of world trade, passion,<br />
and economics as told through the<br />
petals we so love and adore.<br />
TUES 11 9:30 – 10:30<br />
The Bateleur<br />
Bird of the Year 2024<br />
Anton Odendal<br />
A Bateleur soaring above the African<br />
bushveld is one of the iconic sights<br />
in nature. Avid birder and<br />
conservationist Anton celebrates<br />
this magnificent raptor with<br />
beautiful images taken by BirdLife<br />
Overberg members over the years.<br />
The numbers of Bateleurs have<br />
decreased by 50% over the past forty<br />
years, with less than one thousand<br />
pairs left. Anton will discuss the<br />
threats that the species are faced<br />
with and highlight remedial<br />
conservation actions such as<br />
the Bird of the Year campaign,<br />
as well as details of educational<br />
resources being disseminated.<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
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Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)
TUES 11 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Vienna: 1840 – 1940<br />
The Golden Era of the Imperial City<br />
Felicity Jervis<br />
Felicity reveals her ancestral home<br />
and its multi-ethnic people<br />
waltzing through years of fame,<br />
power, glory, social scandals, music,<br />
art and intellectual brilliance, rising<br />
liberalism but growing racism,<br />
secession, assassinations and<br />
invasions, as the great Austrian<br />
Empire stumbled towards wars<br />
and degeneracy.<br />
Story of the City of Music and<br />
Dreams, home of Emperors, The<br />
Waltz King, assassins, secessionists<br />
and a motley of citizens – some<br />
brilliant, some bad, and one who<br />
escaped the wars to live in South<br />
Africa. This 60-minute presentation<br />
will include over 250 slides, music<br />
and videos.<br />
TUES 11 15:00 – 16:00<br />
The Creation<br />
of Sissinghurst<br />
Margaret Abbott<br />
One of the most famous of all<br />
English gardens, Sissinghurst was<br />
created by Vita Sackville-West,<br />
an Edwardian lady, poet and writer<br />
and her husband Harold Nicolson,<br />
author and diplomat. She was more<br />
famous for her garden than any of<br />
her many books.<br />
Delving into her colourful and<br />
unconventional past as well as<br />
her flamboyant family, Vita was as<br />
well known for her lovers as for<br />
her remarkable garden.<br />
Today Sissinghurst is the most visited<br />
garden in all of England and it is still<br />
breathtaking as well as original,<br />
just like its creator.<br />
WED 12 9:30 – 10:30<br />
The Making of a Musical Career<br />
Kutlwano Masote<br />
talks to Christopher Hope<br />
Kutlwano Masote began as a brilliant<br />
young cellist. He is today a performer,<br />
producer, conductor, impresario,<br />
composer and radio presenter.<br />
He has worked with a dizzying range<br />
of musical artists, from Ladysmith<br />
Black Mambazo to Yehudi Menuhin.<br />
And it is his association with Yehudi<br />
Menuhin, also a great friend of<br />
Christopher Hope, that begins<br />
a conversation about what it takes<br />
to make a successful musical career:<br />
talent, courage and sheer damn luck.<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
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Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
WED 12 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Some Nudes<br />
I have Known<br />
Felicity Jervis<br />
A light-hearted historical and often<br />
hysterical personal introduction<br />
by Felicity to some people – not all<br />
beautiful – who took their kit off<br />
to be painted and sculptured by<br />
world-famous artists, facing ridicule,<br />
outcry, ex-communication, even<br />
demonization yet finally, fame.<br />
Behind the scenes of Lady Godiva,<br />
The Duchess of Alba, Titian and<br />
his strawberry blondes, Nureyev,<br />
Goya, Picasso, Richard Avedon,<br />
Michaelangelo’s David, the nude<br />
Olympians, the hidden Pompeian<br />
‘pleasure paintings’ and the famous<br />
Riace bronze warriors. A 60-minute<br />
live documentary with hundreds of<br />
illustrations to get you thinking.<br />
WED 12 15:00 – 16:00<br />
The Stories<br />
behind Hymns<br />
Bevan Sylvester<br />
Hymns hold a special place in the<br />
hearts and lives of many people.<br />
Sacred songs have been written<br />
throughout history. Through them<br />
people find solace, inspiration and<br />
a profound connection to something<br />
greater than themselves.<br />
If you have ever wondered about<br />
the story behind so many well-loved<br />
hymns – why they were written and<br />
under what circumstances – then<br />
join Bevan, the new minister<br />
at the United Church, who will share<br />
this topic that is close to his heart.<br />
This session will include some music<br />
and song.<br />
THURS 13 9:30 – 10:30<br />
Blood<br />
and Silver<br />
Jan Glazewski<br />
As a retired academic, Jan decided<br />
to pursue his childhood dream to<br />
recover the family silver buried in a<br />
forest in former Poland, now Ukraine.<br />
Jan’s father had hastily buried the<br />
treasure on the family’s estate at the<br />
onset of World War II, before fleeing<br />
the oncoming Russian army – and<br />
eventually ending up in South Africa.<br />
Armed only with a rough map<br />
hand-drawn by his father, and<br />
accompanied by two dubious<br />
Ukrainian metal detector men and<br />
his niece, Layla, Jan set off in search<br />
of the proverbial needle in a haystack.<br />
Many misadventures ensued, as well<br />
as unexpected discoveries.<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: United Church<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
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Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)
THURS 13 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Orchestral<br />
Ambitions<br />
Kutlwano Masote<br />
Between WWII and 1994, black<br />
artists living under Apartheid were<br />
deliberately excluded from<br />
participating in orchestral music<br />
and other Western classical arts.<br />
While white South Africans were<br />
benefiting from state-sponsored arts<br />
programmes, it was left to church<br />
programmes and music centres<br />
championed by black pioneers<br />
to keep music education and<br />
instrument tuition active.<br />
Conductor, cellist and broadcaster<br />
Kutlwano will look at how musicians<br />
from these projects went on to<br />
conquer international music stages,<br />
who the new pioneers are, and how<br />
we can work towards building<br />
a thriving orchestral landscape.<br />
THURS 13 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Lions, Bones and Bullets<br />
Introduced<br />
by Anton Leach, Director<br />
British author Richard Peirce hunts<br />
for the truth in this award-winning<br />
feature documentary and uncovers<br />
a shocking lion processing industry<br />
that is threatening the survival of the<br />
king of the beasts.<br />
On his mission to discover how lions<br />
became cows, Richard leads<br />
the dramatic adventure from lion<br />
farms in South Africa, to wildlife<br />
traffickers in Laos and Vietnam.<br />
The film was written, directed<br />
and produced by South African-<br />
New Zealand duo, Anton Leach<br />
and Jasmine Duthie, who have made<br />
Hermanus their home.<br />
Anton will introduce the film before<br />
the 52-minute screening.<br />
FRI 14 9:30 – 10:30<br />
Ghosting Someone’s Life<br />
Melinda Ferguson<br />
and Christopher Hope<br />
Melinda is not only the author of<br />
four memoirs but a highly successful<br />
publisher who has also ghost written<br />
and co-authored a number of books.<br />
These include the bestseller<br />
An Accident Waiting to Happen<br />
– the Oscar Pistorius Story with<br />
Trish Taylor.<br />
Melinda will be in conversation with<br />
award-winning author Christopher<br />
Hope and share invaluable insights<br />
into how to step into the life of<br />
a subject, put the author’s ego to bed<br />
and ghost someone else’s story.<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
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Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
FRI 14 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Investigative Journalism<br />
Tim Cohen, Pauli van Wyk<br />
and Susan Comrie<br />
Investigative journalism has always<br />
been a tough calling, further<br />
complicated by South Africa’s<br />
political trajectory and broader issues<br />
of modern society.<br />
Tim, the editor of Business Maverick,<br />
will talk to award-winning journalists<br />
Susan of the amaBhungane<br />
Centre for Investigative Journalism,<br />
and Pauli of Daily Maverick’s Scorpio<br />
Unit about the new challenges posed<br />
by geopolitical rifts, alternative facts<br />
and artificial intelligence — and how<br />
they underline why investigative<br />
journalism remains so vital.<br />
FRI 14 15:00 – 16:00<br />
Early Cape Wine Farms:<br />
Constantia and Vergenoegd<br />
Joanne Gibson<br />
While researching the history of<br />
Vergenoegd Löw, award-winning<br />
wine writer Joanne realised that<br />
this remarkably intact old Eerste<br />
River wine farm was owned during<br />
the 18th century by the same family<br />
who produced Constantia, the worldfamous<br />
wine enjoyed by the likes of<br />
Casanova, Frederick the Great, Marie<br />
Antoinette and George Washington.<br />
Although official records suggest<br />
that Vergenoegd did not produce any<br />
wine during this period, 18th-century<br />
art and architecture have helped her<br />
to prove a conspiracy theory about<br />
legendary Constantia wine.<br />
SAT 15 9:30 – 10:30<br />
Election 2024: ‘What on earth?’<br />
Peter Bruce<br />
and Sikonathi Mantshantsha<br />
Join veteran journalists Peter and<br />
Sikonathi as they unpack the national<br />
election. The world has become<br />
a more dangerous place and South<br />
Africans will want to know whether<br />
we have the political leadership in<br />
place to cope with the impact of key<br />
geopolitical shifts.<br />
Do we need to decide whether<br />
to choose between East and West,<br />
or is it safe to sit on the fence for<br />
another five years? And why should<br />
we care about where South Africa<br />
stands in the face of these dynamic<br />
changes in global politics?<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
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Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)
SAT 15 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Castaways<br />
on Skeleton Coast<br />
James Gray<br />
On the night of 29 November 1942,<br />
the British cargo liner the MV<br />
Dunedin Star was shipwrecked<br />
while making its way down the west<br />
coast of Africa with 106 souls on<br />
board. Against the odds the<br />
passengers managed to make it<br />
to the desolate shore, leaving most<br />
of the crew floundering on the fatally<br />
wounded ship.<br />
What happened thereafter was<br />
drama on the highest scale as<br />
the South African authorities<br />
scrambled to reach this Godforsaken,<br />
inaccessible upper region<br />
of the Skeleton Coast. James Gray<br />
brings his story-telling skills to bear<br />
on this epic rescue mission.<br />
SUN 16 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Growing<br />
Legends<br />
Nick Dall and Matthew Blackman<br />
South Africa has a long tradition<br />
of people who fought courageously<br />
with deeds, words and olive<br />
branches, to enable us to share<br />
this land in peace. We often think of<br />
Mandela’s political genius as unique:<br />
a mix of force, negotiation, charm<br />
and conciliation. But authors Nick<br />
and Matthew will argue that this<br />
tradition grew from the rich political<br />
soils laid long before Mandela was<br />
born – and is still alive today.<br />
From Moshoeshoe, Olive Schriener<br />
and Gandhi, to Cissie Gool, Sailor<br />
Malan, and Steve Biko, right through<br />
to Thuli Madonsela, the Mandela<br />
approach of combative conciliation<br />
makes South Africa almost exclusively<br />
unique.<br />
SUN 16 15:00 – 16:00<br />
The South African<br />
Musical<br />
Norman Smuts<br />
With its strong theatrical and choral<br />
traditions, South Africa has enjoyed<br />
remarkable success in the universally<br />
popular world entertainment field<br />
that is the musical.<br />
In this all-encompassing presentation<br />
of original/indigenous South African<br />
musicals, Norman will display the<br />
background to these achievements.<br />
He will also look at how this art form<br />
reflects the culture and history of the<br />
various peoples of our nation and<br />
how it was instrumental in changing<br />
the country’s political landscape.<br />
Strauss & Co – Talks and Presentations<br />
Venue: United Church Hall<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
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Book Talks<br />
SAT 8 17:00 – 18:00<br />
The Woman at the Wheel<br />
Penny Haw<br />
SUN 9 17:00 – 18:00<br />
Finding Endurance<br />
Darrel Bristow-Bovey<br />
MON 10 17:00 – 18:00<br />
The End of Eden<br />
Adam Welz<br />
Penny will talk to fellow author Gail<br />
Gilbride about her latest historical<br />
novel. The Woman at the Wheel is<br />
based on the real life of Bertha Benz,<br />
whose husband Carl built the first<br />
commercially-viable automobile,<br />
which eventually evolved into the<br />
Mercedes-Benz marque.<br />
Like so many other women, Bertha<br />
lived largely in her husband’s<br />
shadow, but her contributions are<br />
now celebrated in this inspiring story<br />
of perseverance, resilience, and love.<br />
Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance<br />
was discovered perfectly preserved<br />
below the Antarctic ice in 2022,<br />
106 years after it sank. Darrel<br />
Bristow-Bovey has had a personal<br />
connection to Endurance ever since<br />
his father first told him that he sailed<br />
south with Shackleton.<br />
History enthusiast James Gray will<br />
talk to Darrel about this stirring story,<br />
interwoven with very personal<br />
memoir to tell an inspiring tale<br />
about hope and great beauty, about<br />
how to love and how to survive.<br />
Most media coverage of climate<br />
breakdown focuses on humans.<br />
Very little attention is paid to its<br />
effects on the millions of wild<br />
species that share the planet with us,<br />
even though most of them are more<br />
vulnerable than we are.<br />
Adam will talk to environmental<br />
historian Kobus du Pisani about this<br />
controversial book, described by the<br />
New York Times as “disturbing and<br />
important… a calm depiction of<br />
catastrophe, as if Vermeer had<br />
decided to paint some kind of<br />
terrifying slow-motion atrocity.”<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
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Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine
TUES 11 17:00 – 18:00<br />
Vanwaar, Gehasie?<br />
Rudie van Rensburg gesels<br />
met Kerneels Breytenbach<br />
WED 12 17:00 – 18:00<br />
There’s a Vegan on my Verandah<br />
Isabella Niehaus<br />
THURS 13 17:00 – 18:00<br />
Bringing the Past to Life<br />
Beverley Roos-Muller talks<br />
to Christopher Hope<br />
Book Talks<br />
Rudie is een van die mees<br />
suksesvolle Afrikaanse skrywers van<br />
die afgelope twee dekades. Danksy<br />
sy topverkoper-romans het Kaptein<br />
Kassie Kasselman en die afgetrede<br />
senior burger Hans volksbesit<br />
geword.<br />
Rudie se werk is al met talle<br />
toekennings vereer, onder meer twee<br />
ATKV-Woordveertjies vir Spanningslektuur.<br />
Kerneels wil by hom weet<br />
hoe ’n Bloemfonteiner dit reggekry<br />
het om ons te betower met sulke<br />
eg-Kaapse mense en dinge.<br />
Chosen as the best vegan cookbook<br />
in the world for 2023 at the<br />
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards,<br />
this treasure of a book, co-written by<br />
Isabella and Louis Jansen van Vuuren,<br />
weaves together a rich tapestry of<br />
tales with delicious, easy-to-make<br />
recipes from the organic plant world.<br />
Gerrie Heyneke, fellow foodie, will be<br />
in conversation with Isabella about<br />
her food journey, from her famous<br />
‘Duinhuis langtafels’ in Langebaan,<br />
to Louis’ chateau in rural France,<br />
and now her new life in Riebeek<br />
Kasteel.<br />
In 1899, four Boer brothers rode off<br />
to war. Remarkably, three of them<br />
kept diaries. In Bullet In the Heart,<br />
Beverley has retrieved the forgotten<br />
fates of these brothers in war.<br />
In 1986, seven young men were shot<br />
and killed by police in Gugulethu in<br />
Cape Town. In Hunting the Seven,<br />
the author reveals who plotted<br />
their assassination.<br />
Christopher will talk to Beverley<br />
about how both books celebrate<br />
the saving grace of memory. Only by<br />
reviving these forgotten lives do we<br />
remember who we are.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
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Book Talks<br />
FRI 14 17:00 – 18:00<br />
Impossible Skies<br />
Frans Meyer in Conversation<br />
with Amanda Botha<br />
SAT 15 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Wild Adventures<br />
Riaan Manser<br />
SUN 16 17:00 – 18:00<br />
Short Stories<br />
Karina Szczurek<br />
Award-winning art journalist, writer<br />
and documentary filmmaker<br />
Amanda Botha will talk to Frans<br />
Meyer about the memoir he wrote<br />
about his brother, the artist Walter<br />
Meyer. Widely celebrated as possibly<br />
“the finest painter of the distinctly<br />
South African landscape”, Walter<br />
had a wounded psyche and suffered<br />
deep internal pain.<br />
Amanda and Frans will explore the<br />
artist’s roots, his genius and legacy<br />
as a painter, and his struggles with<br />
alcoholism that led to his brutal<br />
death.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Overstrand resident Riaan is one<br />
of the world’s greatest modern-day<br />
adventurers. Young and old can<br />
now relive his amazing journeys<br />
of discovery in these fun illustrated<br />
versions of his original journey<br />
through Africa by bicycle, and<br />
his circumnavigation of Madagascar<br />
by kayak.<br />
With lively illustrations by Martinus<br />
van Tee, My First African Adventure<br />
and My First Wild Island Adventure<br />
are crammed with interesting facts<br />
and inspiring stories.<br />
Venue: Festival Hub,<br />
Municipal Auditorium<br />
‘A short story is a love affair, a novel<br />
is a marriage,’ as Lorrie Moore has<br />
famously proclaimed. With projects<br />
like Short Story Day Africa and Short.<br />
Sharp.Stories regularly bringing out<br />
captivating short story anthologies,<br />
and Karavan Press publishing several<br />
collections, the short story is certainly<br />
in the spotlight.<br />
Karina, who is involved in all these<br />
initiatives, talks about her love for<br />
the short form and why she is<br />
intrigued, rather than threatened,<br />
by AI’s contribution to fiction.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
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Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R100 | R90 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine
Coffee and Croissants – Topical Talks<br />
MON 10 08:30 – 10:00<br />
New South Africa<br />
– New Censors<br />
Christopher Hope<br />
Despite international warnings, the<br />
South African Parliament has passed<br />
new legislation that stifles the free<br />
expression of ideas, under the pretext<br />
of stamping out ‘hate speech’. This<br />
censorship promises to be as absurd<br />
and as draconian as any we knew<br />
under the old regime.<br />
It is all too familiar because we have<br />
been here before.<br />
With criminal penalties being<br />
imposed on broad and ill-defined<br />
categories of expression, speaking or<br />
writing the ‘wrong words’ could land<br />
you in jail for years.<br />
TUES 11 08:30 – 10:00<br />
The Value and<br />
Power of Bearing Witness<br />
Hamilton Wende<br />
Multi-award winning author,<br />
journalist, and international<br />
filmmaker Hamilton has covered<br />
some seventeen different conflicts<br />
and wars around the world and<br />
written ten books.<br />
At the grand age of 10 he won<br />
the English prize in Grade 3 – giving<br />
him, an uncertain child, a moment<br />
to discover self-belief. Perhaps our<br />
uncertainties never quite do resolve<br />
themselves, but Hamilton tells us<br />
how bearing witness to the stories<br />
of our country and of our time has<br />
led to a life of deep purpose and<br />
meaning.<br />
WED 12 08:30 – 10:00<br />
The Future of Teaching<br />
and Learning with AI<br />
Piet Croucamp<br />
In December 2023, a student<br />
submitted a Master’s dissertation,<br />
most likely being the last student<br />
Professor Piet Croucamp supervised<br />
who did not use AI to harvest<br />
information and data in answering<br />
the research question.<br />
ChatGPT caused consternation<br />
at educational institutions when<br />
it was introduced last year. Contrary<br />
to expectations, universities are often<br />
bureaucratic and reluctant to<br />
innovate. However, AI is set to<br />
redefine university education,<br />
ushering in an era of personalised<br />
learning and intelligent algorithms.<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
30<br />
Tickets: R220 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R220 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Tickets: R220 | R185 (early bird)
THURS 13 08:30 – 10:00<br />
My Most Unpublishable<br />
Columns<br />
Tim Cohen<br />
Tim, Daily Maverick journalist and writer<br />
of a daily column that unwraps local and<br />
international business news called After<br />
the Bell, lifts the curtain on columns he<br />
wrote that ended up being unpublishable<br />
– either because they were too tasteless,<br />
too illogical, or too dubious.<br />
After a long career in journalism and<br />
in his current role as chief editor of<br />
Business Maverick, Tim knows all too well:<br />
Sometimes writers have brilliant ideas<br />
which they express perfectly. Sometimes<br />
they don’t. This is about the times they<br />
don’t.<br />
FRI 14 08:30 – 10:00<br />
Just a Moment…<br />
Schalk Burger Snr<br />
Schalk, storyteller extraordinaire and one<br />
of the greats of South African rugby, will<br />
share anecdotes and memories about<br />
his colourful and eventful life.<br />
In this informal discussion, the man whose<br />
life has included being a rugby legend,<br />
businessman, wine farmer, cultural<br />
custodian, musician, father and<br />
grandfather, will talk about the triumphs<br />
and the hardships that have shaped<br />
his life.<br />
Former team mate, Morné du Plessis will<br />
introduce Schalk.<br />
Coffee and Croissants – Topical Talks<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Tickets: R220 | R185 (early bird)<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Tickets: R220 | R185 (early bird)<br />
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Workshops<br />
SAT 8 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Art Journaling<br />
Adèle<br />
Fouché<br />
SAT 8 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Healing Botanicals<br />
Millucia Sampson and<br />
Giselle Courtney<br />
SUN 9 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Creative Clay<br />
Hennie<br />
Meyer<br />
Join Adèle for a quiet, meditative<br />
workshop designed to start you on<br />
a joyful journey of self-discovery.<br />
She will guide you to be creative<br />
without really thinking, by<br />
engaging in a magical process<br />
of self-expression through various<br />
mediums.<br />
‘Part of Art Journaling is about<br />
learning to be whimsical and to<br />
experience that sense of freedom<br />
we had as children to play,’ says<br />
Adèle.<br />
No skills or experience are required.<br />
All materials will be supplied<br />
and you’ll take home your own<br />
personalised journal.<br />
Venue: Fernkloof Hall<br />
Learn about the healing properties<br />
of indigenous botanicals derived<br />
from fynbos and herbs while enjoying<br />
a sensory experience.<br />
Millucia of Yenn will demonstrate<br />
the combinations of botanicals,<br />
spices and minerals in four healing<br />
creams, with samples to take home.<br />
Participants will then indulge in<br />
a tasting of fragrant fynbos tea<br />
infusions presented by Giselle of<br />
South African Fynbos®. This will be<br />
followed by an exploration of culinary<br />
herbs, salts and vinegar served with<br />
olive oil and ciabatta.<br />
Venue: The Wine Glass<br />
In this fun, explorative workshop,<br />
internationally acclaimed South<br />
African ceramist Hennie Meyer will<br />
guide participants to build creative,<br />
three-dimensional clay constructions<br />
from clay slabs.<br />
The workshop will also include<br />
an illustrated presentation about<br />
the chronological development<br />
of Hennie’s own work, from teapots<br />
to installations.<br />
Venue: Pat’s Place, 245 Main Rd,<br />
Hermanus<br />
32<br />
Tickets: R750 | R720 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R620 | R600 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch
SUN 9 8:30 – 10:00 and<br />
THURS 13 8:30 – 10:00<br />
Tai Chi Chuan<br />
André<br />
Oelofse<br />
SUN 9 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Landscape Painting<br />
in Oil and Cold Wax<br />
Tracy Algar<br />
SUN 9 10:00 – 12:30 and<br />
MON 10 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Cellphone Photography<br />
Leanne Dryburgh<br />
and Peter Hassall<br />
Workshops<br />
Learn the principles of natural<br />
movement by trusting your body and<br />
aligning it with the rhythms of raw<br />
nature. In these 90-minute sessions,<br />
André will show you how to harness<br />
your innate ability to neutralise<br />
nervous tension and master the art<br />
of true calm.<br />
The practice of Tai Chi Chuan releases<br />
your flow of inner confidence and<br />
vitality, reduces stress, increases<br />
energy levels, and improves mood,<br />
cardiovascular fitness and restorative<br />
sleep. If the weather allows, these<br />
sessions will be held outdoors in<br />
nature.<br />
In this workshop you will be<br />
introduced to painting loose<br />
representational landscapes in oil<br />
and cold wax medium.<br />
Tracy will demonstrate and explain<br />
how to use this novel medium<br />
to create interesting textures with<br />
brushwork, how to simplify shapes<br />
and work with a limited palette<br />
of colours, and how to approach<br />
painting alla prima (wet-on-wet).<br />
This workshop is not suitable for<br />
beginners.<br />
By popular request, Leanne and<br />
Peter of the photowalkers.com<br />
and wildwellness.co.za are back with<br />
a workshop for people who would<br />
like to learn how they can take better<br />
photographs with their cellphones.<br />
At the start of the workshop<br />
participants will be shown how<br />
to set up their phones, followed by<br />
a slide-show to explain light and<br />
composition.<br />
The rest of the workshop is a practical<br />
hands-on experience that takes the<br />
form of guided indoor and outdoor<br />
photography.<br />
Venue: Fernkloof Hall<br />
Venue: The Rock, New Harbour<br />
Venue: Whale Room, Windsor Hotel<br />
Tickets: R250 | R220 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R350 | R320 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
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Workshops<br />
MON 10 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Kintsugi for Beginners<br />
Adri Baard<br />
MON 10 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Book Making & Marbling<br />
Terry Kobus<br />
TUES 11 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Flower Wreath<br />
Susan Roberts<br />
During this interactive workshop<br />
you will learn a little of the history<br />
of Kintsugi, the Japanese art of<br />
fixing broken ceramics with gold.<br />
Adri will review the different<br />
methods available, as well as<br />
the tools needed before moving<br />
on to fixing your selected pieces.<br />
The act of piecing broken<br />
ceramic back together is a relaxing,<br />
meditative act and no prior<br />
experience is necessary. Each<br />
participant will receive their own<br />
starter kintsugi kit, containing<br />
imitation gold powder and epoxy<br />
resin which they can take home.<br />
Venue: Only Specials Café<br />
Hermanus artist Terry will once again<br />
offer this popular workshop where<br />
you will create your own bound<br />
journal, from start to finish, using<br />
quality watercolour paper for<br />
the pages.<br />
Learn marbling techniques to make<br />
bespoke end-pages and the basic<br />
skills of bookbinding to create<br />
a unique multiple signature<br />
hardback book.<br />
Each journal will be bound in<br />
an ancient traditional Japanese style.<br />
Numbers are limited to only five<br />
participants.<br />
Venue: Terry Kobus Art Studio,<br />
32 Indigo St, Vermont<br />
Create your own celebratory wreath<br />
to be placed in front of a mirror or<br />
cupboard to enjoy all year round.<br />
Susan of Lilly Rose Florist in<br />
Hermanus will show you how<br />
a wreath can add charm,<br />
elegance and ambience to a room.<br />
The materials you will be using will<br />
include fynbos, herbal plants and<br />
preserved elements, finished off<br />
with a beautiful ribbon.<br />
Susan will take you through the<br />
process in a relaxed setting, step by<br />
step, and you will go home with<br />
your own unique wreath that will<br />
bring you pleasure for a long time.<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
Venue: The Wine Glass<br />
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Tickets: R550 | R525 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R950 incl light lunch<br />
and kit with all materials<br />
Tickets: R750 | R720 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch
TUES 11 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Fantastical Fabrics<br />
Dal Botha<br />
TUES 11 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Candle Making<br />
Andrea Liddell<br />
WED 12 10:00 – 13:00<br />
Watercolour Magic<br />
Monique Day-Wilde<br />
Workshops<br />
Join Dal as she demonstrates how<br />
to make a mini container from<br />
different fabrics, learning a technique<br />
which can be applied to many other<br />
creations, including unique pot plant<br />
holders. As an accredited quilt<br />
teacher with over 30 years’<br />
experience, Dal enjoys the challenge<br />
of breaking free from patterns and<br />
creating original fibre art.<br />
Let your creativity loose and allow<br />
the magical combination of beautiful<br />
fabrics and slow stitching to relax and<br />
inspire you. No previous knowledge<br />
of stitching is necessary. All materials<br />
will be supplied and you’ll be<br />
taking home your own versatile fabric<br />
container.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Andrea will teach you the basics of<br />
waxes and wicks, and the therapeutic<br />
benefits of essential oils as she guides<br />
you to make your own aromatic soy<br />
candle.<br />
Apply your artistic talent and take<br />
home your own unique candle.<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church,<br />
Hermanus<br />
Dive into the world of watercolours<br />
with Monique, unlocking the<br />
magic of crafting your very own,<br />
one-of-a-kind monoprints.<br />
Immerse yourself in the creative<br />
process, where a simple printing<br />
plate, the stroke of a brush, and<br />
a touch of imagination come<br />
together to create wonderful<br />
works on paper.<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church,<br />
Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R620 | R600 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R480 | R450 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R580 | R560 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
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Workshops<br />
WED 12 10:00 – 15:30<br />
The more we look…<br />
Jill Trappler<br />
WED 12 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Bonsai for Beginners<br />
Denise Krige and Alain Garbaccio<br />
THURS 13 10:00 – 12:30<br />
The Write Stuff<br />
Melinda Ferguson<br />
Join Jill for a life drawing workshop<br />
presented as an introduction or<br />
a skills reset depending on your<br />
experience. A professional model<br />
will be in attendance.<br />
Learn how to develop your own<br />
little nursery tree, supplied by the<br />
Overstrand’s Kujira Bonsai Kai, into<br />
a styled, wired and repotted bonsai,<br />
ready to take home with you.<br />
Join bestselling publisher and<br />
author Melinda for a live-writing<br />
memoir workshop. Get tips on how<br />
to improve your personal writing and<br />
beat your inner critic.<br />
Jill will suggest various approaches<br />
to encourage looking in ways that<br />
will engage the drawing process and<br />
extend your perceptions and abilities.<br />
The second half of the day will be<br />
spent attending to a single drawing<br />
that you may complete. Beginners<br />
and experienced participants are<br />
both welcome.<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
You will find out more about the<br />
history and basic principles of bonsai,<br />
including classical bonsai styles and<br />
how to achieve them by using<br />
methods such as wiring and pruning.<br />
This workshop will also cover bonsai<br />
soils and containers, roots and<br />
repotting, watering, fertilising and<br />
pest control.<br />
All tools and materials, including<br />
your own potted bonsai to take<br />
home, are included.<br />
Melinda has written four hard-hitting<br />
memoirs and published close to<br />
a hundred titles over the last decade.<br />
She will also share invaluable insights<br />
into the publishing scene in South<br />
Africa.<br />
All you need to bring is a notebook,<br />
your heart and a pen.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: The Eatery Restaurant<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
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Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R950 | R920 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R275 | R250 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments
THURS 13 10:00 – 13:00<br />
Wilde Impressions<br />
Monique Day-Wilde<br />
FRI 14 10:00 – 13:00<br />
Canva for the Novice<br />
Michele Serfontein<br />
FRI 14 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Botanical Couture<br />
Thea-Mei Smit<br />
Workshops<br />
Embark on an exciting Botanical<br />
Monoprinting adventure<br />
in this engaging workshop with<br />
Monique. Harnessing your artistic<br />
flair through simple yet mesmerizing<br />
techniques, you will transform flora<br />
into unique masterpieces.<br />
Discover a world of creative<br />
possibilities, using nature’s bounty<br />
– physical plant specimens and<br />
textures – to craft exclusive artworks,<br />
as well as insights on paper, ink, and<br />
the recipe for a homemade gelatine<br />
plate.<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
This fun and creative introductory<br />
workshop is back by popular<br />
demand. Aimed at equipping<br />
novices with a few basic design skills,<br />
you will learn how to create and plan<br />
your social media posts when using<br />
the Canva app on your Apple or<br />
Android phone for the first time.<br />
Michele will guide you on how to<br />
design social media posts using<br />
different templates and ideas.<br />
All you need is your phone and<br />
photos. Make sure your phone is<br />
charged and that you’ve already<br />
downloaded the Canva app and<br />
signed into Canva.<br />
Floral artist Thea-Mei will guide you<br />
to discover your creativity while using<br />
plant materials to create exquisite<br />
wearable jewellery. Thea-Mei, whose<br />
floral journey started at a young age<br />
when she fell in love with nature<br />
while growing up on a farm, is known<br />
for her creative and colourful flower<br />
installations. She will share many tips<br />
she learnt from master florists both<br />
locally and abroad, including Gregor<br />
Lersch.<br />
Participants will learn various<br />
techniques for making a floral<br />
necklace and a hairpiece.<br />
No experience is needed and<br />
all materials will be provided.<br />
Venue: Dutch Reformed Church,<br />
Hermanus<br />
Venue: FinGlobal Boardroom<br />
Venue: Pat’s Place, 245 Main Rd,<br />
Hermanus<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R580 | R560 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R400 | R375 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
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Workshops<br />
FRI 14 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Twisted Elegance<br />
Dal Botha<br />
SAT 15 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Mindful Living<br />
Kantha Pillay<br />
SAT 15 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Fun with Petals<br />
Yvette Beneke<br />
Explore your creativity as you learn<br />
simple coiling techniques that<br />
transform humble cord into<br />
a functional and visually captivating<br />
container.<br />
In a relaxed setting, Dal will show you<br />
how to manipulate the sashing cord<br />
and fabrics to create a handcrafted<br />
vessel that reflects your individual<br />
style.<br />
All materials will be provided but<br />
participants are welcome to bring<br />
their own fabric scraps if they wish.<br />
Learn a super-power that could<br />
change your life. Mindfulness is<br />
an evidence-based practice for<br />
reducing stress, anxiety and<br />
depression, and improving physical<br />
and mental health.<br />
Clinical psychologist Kantha will<br />
guide participants through both<br />
formal and informal mindful<br />
practices. She will also teach<br />
you the neuroscience of how<br />
mindfulness shifts neural pathways<br />
from stress and fight/flight to calm<br />
and wellbeing. Online resources will<br />
be provided. Suitable for experienced<br />
practitioners as well as beginners,<br />
18 years and over.<br />
Join Yvette for a creative day where<br />
she will teach you the basics of<br />
painting with a palette knife in oils.<br />
You will learn why she uses only<br />
specific paints, how to prepare<br />
your canvas and the colour palette,<br />
the mixing and application of colours,<br />
and much more.<br />
Yvette will share her love for<br />
the palette knife and themes<br />
that are feminine and ethereal.<br />
This is a fun workshop and any level<br />
of artist is welcome.<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Venue: The Rock, New Harbour<br />
38<br />
Tickets: R620 | R600 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R500 | R480 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch
SAT 15 16:00 – 18:30<br />
Paint ’n Sip<br />
Tertius van Dyk<br />
SUN 16 10:00 – 13:00<br />
Advanced Canva<br />
Michele Serfontein<br />
SUN 16 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Animal Sculptures<br />
Ann Marais<br />
Workshops<br />
Immerse yourself in a fun art<br />
experience that has gained<br />
popularity across the globe.<br />
Tertius will guide you to draw and<br />
paint from a reference picture and<br />
you will go home with your own<br />
unique interpretation.<br />
If you enjoyed last year’s Canva<br />
workshop for beginners, you’ll be<br />
ready to take the next step.<br />
Join Michele for this more advanced<br />
workshop where she will show you<br />
how to design professional<br />
presentations, reports and more.<br />
Ann’s unique sculptures are a joyful<br />
collaboration between humans and<br />
other animals. She will demonstrate<br />
how to make these sculptures using<br />
clay and other materials, combined<br />
with the clay library stored in her<br />
head over 48 years of working with<br />
ceramics.<br />
This is a relaxing workshop where<br />
you will make new friends while<br />
discovering your innate creativity.<br />
No experience or artistic skills are<br />
required. All materials will be<br />
provided.<br />
Bring along your charged phone and<br />
a few ideas – photos, content, or even<br />
PowerPoint presentations or reports<br />
in Word – to use in this interactive<br />
workshop that is aimed at Canva<br />
users who would like to learn more.<br />
Ensure you’ve downloaded the Canva<br />
app and are familiar with how it<br />
works.<br />
Ann’s intuitive approach means that<br />
she’s open to exploring avenues that<br />
beckon in the moment!<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
Venue: Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Venue: FinGlobal Boardroom<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Tickets: R350 | R320 (early bird)<br />
incl. a glass of wine<br />
Tickets: R400 | R375 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
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Workshops<br />
SUN 16 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Overberg Birds<br />
Anton Odendal<br />
SUN 16 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Clay Jewellery<br />
Zandré Jansen van Vuuren<br />
SUN 16 11:00 – 12:00<br />
Jazzart<br />
Community Outreach<br />
This beautifully illustrated seminar<br />
will celebrate the birds of<br />
the Overberg by highlighting<br />
our fynbos and coastal endemics.<br />
A few top birding destinations like<br />
the Overberg Wheatbelt, Rooiels,<br />
Harold Porter Botanical Gardens<br />
and Fernkloof Nature Reserve will<br />
be discussed practically by featuring<br />
the birds that one can expect to find<br />
there.<br />
This presentation will illustrate why<br />
the Overberg is regarded as such<br />
a top bird-watching destination.<br />
Three regional conservation<br />
campaigns in view of protecting<br />
our birds and their habitats will also<br />
be highlighted.<br />
Join Zandré, artist and founder<br />
of Claystax, and learn how to make<br />
dynamic clay jewellery, from start to<br />
finish. She will show you how to work<br />
with polymer clay to make five pairs<br />
of statement earrings that will be<br />
ready to wear in just a few hours.<br />
Zandré takes a fresh, contemporary<br />
approach to this classic craft.<br />
You will learn the techniques of<br />
terrazzo, marble and texturing,<br />
as well as about colour theory,<br />
baking, assembling, and after-care.<br />
All materials will be provided and<br />
no experience is needed.<br />
The Jazzart Outreach Programme<br />
is the embodiment of the Jazzart<br />
philosophy and commitment<br />
to social change through dance.<br />
The programme aims to implement<br />
artistic interventions to expose<br />
children and youth from<br />
marginalised communities to<br />
the arts. In doing so, they encourage<br />
participation and promote the<br />
appreciation, understanding and<br />
enjoyment of the arts. Young people<br />
are given the opportunity to be<br />
creative and strengthen their<br />
confidence and choices about<br />
their bodies.<br />
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Venue: Fernkloof Hall<br />
Tickets: R650 | R620 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Venue: TBC<br />
Tickets: R550 | R525 (early bird)<br />
incl. light lunch<br />
Venue: TBC<br />
Tickets: No charge
TIME<br />
8:30<br />
FRI 7 SAT 8 SUN 9 MON 10 TUES 11<br />
Tai Chi Chuan P33<br />
New South Africa<br />
– New Censors P30<br />
The Value and Power<br />
of Bearing Witness P30<br />
9:30<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Legacy Award<br />
William Kentridge<br />
P17 NB 9:00<br />
Diane Victor – Prints,<br />
Drawings, Smoke P19<br />
The Lost City of<br />
Alexander the Great<br />
P19<br />
The Bateleur Bird of<br />
the Year 2024 P20<br />
10:00<br />
Art Journaling P32<br />
Healing Botanicals P32<br />
Fun with Poke P38<br />
Creative Clay P32<br />
Landscape Painting in Oil<br />
and Cold Wax P33<br />
Cellphone Photography<br />
P33<br />
Cellphone Photography<br />
P33<br />
Kintsugi for Beginners<br />
P34<br />
Book Making & Marbling<br />
P34<br />
Fantastical Fabrics P35<br />
Candle Making P35<br />
Everything Sushi Ashwill<br />
Kleinbooi P48<br />
Flower Wreath P34<br />
11:00<br />
Talking Sculpture<br />
P18<br />
Real Sara Baartman P20<br />
All Rolled Up<br />
Rosemarie Saunders P44<br />
Vienna: 1840 – 1940<br />
The golden era of<br />
the Imperial City P21<br />
Super Soups Christine<br />
Capendale P45<br />
12:30<br />
Food and Wine<br />
Pairing<br />
Creation P53<br />
The Mizar Trio P7<br />
Out of the Box La Pentola<br />
P53<br />
Visions and Virtuosity P8<br />
Winemaker’s Choice<br />
Tertius Boshoff<br />
P50<br />
Viviamo per L’Arte P9<br />
Wine writer’s Choice<br />
Tim James P50<br />
15:00<br />
Celebrating Sydney<br />
Kumalo and Ezrom Legae<br />
P18<br />
Art and Science –<br />
Good Bedfellows P19<br />
Peeling Back the Petals<br />
P20<br />
Racy Risotto P45<br />
The Creation of<br />
Sissinghurst P21<br />
Robust Ramen Wander<br />
Bester P45<br />
17:00<br />
The Woman at the Wheel<br />
P26<br />
Bach, Beethoven and<br />
Boogie P8 NB 16:00<br />
Finding Endurance P26<br />
The End of Eden P26<br />
Vanwaar, Gehasie? P27<br />
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18:30<br />
Opening<br />
Concert P6<br />
VOX Choir Tree of Life P7<br />
Bon Appétit!<br />
C’est Ça French Dinner<br />
P53 NB 18:00<br />
A Victor Borge Tribute P9<br />
The Generation Gaps P10
WED 12 THURS 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 MON 17 TIME<br />
Future of Teaching<br />
and Learning<br />
with AI P30<br />
The Making of<br />
a Musical Career P21<br />
Unpublishable<br />
Columns P31<br />
Tai Chi Chuan P33<br />
Blood and Silver P22<br />
Just a Moment…<br />
P31<br />
Ghosting Someone’s<br />
Life P23<br />
Election 2024:<br />
‘What on earth?’ P24<br />
8:30<br />
9:30<br />
Watercolour Magic<br />
P35<br />
The more we look…<br />
P36<br />
Bonsai for<br />
Beginners P36<br />
Ciao Pasta!<br />
Kirsty-Lee Munro<br />
P48<br />
The Write Stuff P36<br />
Wilde Impressions<br />
P37<br />
There’s a Vegan in<br />
the Kitchen! Isabella<br />
Niehaus P49<br />
Canva for the Novice<br />
P37<br />
Botanical Couture<br />
P37<br />
Twisted Elegance<br />
P38<br />
Baked Desserts<br />
Christine Cappendale<br />
P49<br />
Choir Celebration<br />
P12<br />
Mindful Living P38<br />
Fun with Petals P38<br />
Men in the Kitchen<br />
Lindi Perrin P49<br />
Advanced Canva<br />
P39<br />
Animal Sculptures<br />
P39<br />
Overberg Birds P40<br />
Clay Jewellery P40<br />
10:00<br />
Some Nudes<br />
I have Known P22<br />
Sexy Sardines<br />
Bella Niehaus P46<br />
Morning Tea, Only<br />
Specials Café P55<br />
Orchestral<br />
Ambitions P23<br />
Falafel Buddha Bowl<br />
Nasya Venter P46<br />
Investigative<br />
Journalism P24<br />
Vegan Decadence<br />
Togara Mabharani<br />
P47<br />
Castaways on<br />
Skeleton Coast P25<br />
Christine<br />
Cappendale P48<br />
Wild Adventures<br />
P28<br />
Growing Legends<br />
P25<br />
Jazzart Community<br />
Outreach P40<br />
11:00<br />
Wine judge’s Choice<br />
Winnie Bowman<br />
P50<br />
Nelis Uys Uys Family<br />
Wines P51<br />
Nasi Goreng<br />
Dutchies P55<br />
Organ Ensemble<br />
P11<br />
Wynand Davel<br />
Freelance Violinist<br />
P51<br />
Amani ya Ndani<br />
Experience P13<br />
Cerina van Niekerk<br />
Cecilia Wines P51<br />
Shisanyama<br />
Nhlanhla Biyela P55<br />
Father’s Day<br />
Celebration<br />
La Pentola P55<br />
12:30<br />
Pieces of Me P10<br />
The Stories behind<br />
Hymns P22<br />
Fish for<br />
Compliments David<br />
Grier P46<br />
Lions, Bones and<br />
Bullets P23<br />
Oxtail Winter<br />
Comfort Janine<br />
van der Nest P47<br />
Early Cape Wine<br />
Farms P24<br />
Goodness Overload<br />
Mělisa Oosthuizen<br />
P47<br />
Jazzart Limitless P13<br />
Paint ’n Sip P39<br />
NB 16:00<br />
The South African<br />
Musical P25<br />
Marc Lottering<br />
So I Wrote that<br />
Musical P14<br />
Closing<br />
Concert P15<br />
15:00<br />
There’s a Vegan on<br />
my Verandah P27<br />
Virtuoso Classics<br />
at the Supper Club<br />
P11 NB 17:30<br />
Bringing the Past<br />
to Life P27<br />
Impossible Skies<br />
P28<br />
Short Stories P28<br />
17:00<br />
Pieces of Me P10<br />
An Evening of Opera<br />
P12<br />
Jazzart Limitless P13<br />
Everything but<br />
the Kitchen Sink!<br />
P14<br />
18:30<br />
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Culinary Series – Demos<br />
Packages (limited)<br />
R900 All five morning OR afternoon sessions<br />
R1750 All ten sessions<br />
MON 10 – FRI 14<br />
11:00 – 12:15 and 15:00 – 16:15<br />
The <strong>FynArts</strong> Culinary Series has grown to include both Chef Demonstrations<br />
and Culinary Workshops. (Details of the workshops follow on P48.)<br />
Two sessions of Chef Demonstrations are offered daily in the <strong>FynArts</strong> pop-up<br />
kitchen in the United Church Hall, one in the morning and one in the afternoon,<br />
from Mon to Fri. In most of the morning sessions, chefs will demonstrate<br />
vegetarian or vegan dishes, while the afternoon sessions cater for omnivores.<br />
The five days have been divided into five courses, kicking off with starters on<br />
Mon, soups on Tues, fish/seafood entrees on Wed, main courses on Thurs and<br />
desserts on Fri.<br />
MON 10 11:00 – 12:15<br />
All Rolled Up<br />
Rosemarie Saunders<br />
People have become more conscious of the benefits of healthy eating, and<br />
those with dietary restrictions and preferences are no longer the exception.<br />
Which is why vegans, vegetarians, and people with food intolerances are all<br />
catered for this year, both in the Demos and the Workshops..<br />
Venue: United Church Hall<br />
Tickets: R230 | R220 (early bird)<br />
Well known throughout the Cape<br />
for her inspiring cookery courses,<br />
Rosemarie will be demonstrating<br />
Filled Vegetable Roulades.<br />
Traditionally found in various<br />
European cuisines, roulade has been<br />
a popular dish since the 18th century.<br />
These attractive and delicious<br />
vegetarian roulades can be served<br />
hot or cold for a first course or as<br />
a canapé. They delight not only<br />
the taste buds, but also the eye.<br />
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MON 10 15:00 – 16:15<br />
Racy Risotto<br />
Oelof Vorster<br />
TUES 11 11:00 – 12:15<br />
Super Soups<br />
Christine Capendale<br />
TUES 11 15:00 – 16:15<br />
Robust Ramen<br />
Wander Bester<br />
Culinary Series – Demos<br />
Oelof, head chef at The Marine,<br />
uses classic French techniques in<br />
his kitchen, to which he adds<br />
a modern touch.<br />
He will demonstrate how to make<br />
a Roasted Tomato Risotto bursting<br />
with flavour. It can be served as<br />
a starter or as a main.<br />
Risotto is a versatile Italian rice dish<br />
that is easy to master in the home<br />
kitchen. It is a comforting yet elegant<br />
meal that is great for winter.<br />
Soup is the ultimate comfort food in<br />
winter and often a meal on its own.<br />
Get inspired to cook healthy soups<br />
that will not take too much time,<br />
using fresh, seasonal ingredients.<br />
Vegetarian has never been easier<br />
or more delicious. Caterer, food<br />
consultant and cookbook author<br />
Christine will show you how to get it<br />
all done in less than thirty minutes.<br />
If you have not discovered<br />
the traditional Japanese dish<br />
of Ramen, you are missing out!<br />
Much more than a soup, it is a bowl<br />
of deliciousness bursting with rich<br />
umami flavours.<br />
Well-known local chef Wander will<br />
show you how to make a restaurant<br />
quality Ramen in the home kitchen,<br />
ready for dinner, using ingredients<br />
that are easily available from your<br />
every-day shop.<br />
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Culinary Series – Demos<br />
WED 12 11:00 – 12:15<br />
Sexy Sardines<br />
Bella Niehaus<br />
WED 12 15:00 – 16:15<br />
Fish for Compliments<br />
David Grier<br />
THURS 13 11:00 – 12:15<br />
Falafel Buddha Bowl<br />
Nasya Venter<br />
Seafood is award-winning cookbook<br />
writer Bella’s passion. She works with<br />
only the freshest ingredients, all on<br />
the green list. But she has one sin<br />
– and that is a can of sardines!<br />
Celebrity chef, inspirational speaker,<br />
extreme adventurer, best-selling<br />
author, passionate humanitarian.<br />
These are only a few of the epithets<br />
attributed to David.<br />
Nasya is part of the culinary team<br />
at the award-winning tasting room<br />
of Creation Wines in Hemel-en-Aarde<br />
Ridge that continues to push culinary<br />
boundaries.<br />
Bella will demonstrate the best<br />
ever recipe starring that little tin<br />
of sardines.<br />
Simplicity is important. As is layering.<br />
These are the foundations that help<br />
you achieve a sensation of tastes.<br />
We are delighted that he will<br />
once again present a cooking<br />
demonstration. This time his main<br />
ingredient will be fish.<br />
While preparing his fish dish,<br />
David will share tips, not only on<br />
how to cook fish, but also on issues<br />
such as sustainability.<br />
The vegetarian main course she will<br />
be demonstrating is a Falafel<br />
Buddha Bowl brimming with fresh,<br />
local, vibrant South African flavours.<br />
Inspired by nature’s seasonal<br />
produce, she will use spinach,<br />
coriander, buckwheat, guacamole,<br />
a herb pesto and lime-marinated<br />
zucchini ribbons to create a dish<br />
that is a dance between health<br />
and indulgence.<br />
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THURS 13 15:00 – 16:15<br />
Oxtail Winter Comfort<br />
Janine van der Nest<br />
FRI 14 11:00 – 12:15<br />
Vegan Decadence<br />
Togara Mabharani<br />
FRI 14 15:00 – 16:15<br />
Goodness Overload<br />
Mělisa Oosthuizen<br />
Culinary Series – Demos<br />
Janine is a celebrated local chef in<br />
the Overberg known for her passion<br />
for storytelling through food.<br />
She will show you how to elevate<br />
the humble traditional dish of oxtail<br />
potjie with stout and dates.<br />
In the kitchen of Wortelgat<br />
@ Sringfontein Wine Estate near<br />
Stanford Janine serves up dishes<br />
that harmoniously blend nostalgia<br />
with innovation.<br />
Master baker Togara from The Royal<br />
Portfolio’s Silo Hotel in Cape Town<br />
will give you a sneak peek into<br />
famous recipes and techniques.<br />
Being a vegan does not mean<br />
you can’t indulge your sweet tooth.<br />
Join Togara as he demonstrates<br />
how to make a unique Vegan Lemon<br />
Tart topped with a vegan meringue,<br />
accompanied by a vegan vanilla<br />
cream Chantilly, all on a classic<br />
buttery shortcrust.<br />
Surprising ingredients are at the<br />
heart of this showstopper dessert,<br />
demonstrated by pastry chef Mělisa,<br />
Togara’s colleague at The Silo Hotel.<br />
She will introduce a savoury element<br />
into her dessert and show you how<br />
to make a date and sweet potato<br />
cheesecake with salted caramel<br />
and candied nuts.<br />
Who says a dessert can’t be good<br />
for you?<br />
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Culinary Series – Workshops<br />
SAT 8 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Fun with Poke<br />
Christine Cappendale<br />
Why eat out if you can make your<br />
own delicious Poke Bowl at home?<br />
The idea behind poke bowls is to<br />
combine different flavours onto one<br />
bowl – a choice of starch, a main<br />
protein and various salad/vegetable<br />
ingredients drizzled with a sauce.<br />
Christine will show you how to cook<br />
the perfect sushi rice, brown rice,<br />
quinoa and rice noodles, which can<br />
be combined with chicken, nuts,<br />
cheese or fish, and your vegetables<br />
of choice. Sauces are vital in creating<br />
interesting Poke Bowls and you will<br />
get to make an Asian style sauce as<br />
well and a spicy mayo.<br />
TUES 11 10:00 – 12:30<br />
Everything Sushi<br />
Ashwill Kleinbooi<br />
Ashwill will teach you all the<br />
technical skills such as cooking<br />
the perfect sushi rice, rolling like<br />
a pro, working with raw fish and<br />
perfecting your presentation.<br />
In just a few hours you will feel<br />
confident enough to be able to make<br />
your own fresh and delicious sushi<br />
at home, including salmon and<br />
avocado maki rolls, tempura prawn<br />
and California rolls, nigiri and gunkan<br />
maki.<br />
WED 12 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Ciao Pasta!<br />
Kirsty-Lee Munro<br />
Join Silwood trained Cordon Bleu<br />
chef Kirsty-Lee and express<br />
your culinary creativity in this fun,<br />
interactive pasta-making class.<br />
You will be taking humble ingredients<br />
and turning them into extraordinary<br />
dishes.<br />
Using a pasta machine and its basic<br />
mechanics, Kirsty-Lee will show<br />
you how to turn your dough into<br />
spaghetti, tagliatelle, stained glass<br />
pasta or cannelloni, and pair these<br />
simple foods with flavour-bomb<br />
sauces. You will never want to use<br />
store-bought pasta again!<br />
Venue: 29 McFarlane Street, Eastcliff<br />
Venue: Ocean Basket Hermanus<br />
Venue: Hermanus High School<br />
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Tickets: R495 | R450 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R495 | R450 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R495 | R450 (early bird)<br />
incl. a light lunch
THURS 13 10:00 – 13:00<br />
There’s a Vegan in the Kitchen!<br />
Isabella Niehaus<br />
Vegan dishes are one of the most<br />
rewarding and easiest ways of<br />
cooking. You do not have to use fancy<br />
ingredients... vegan eating is pure<br />
simplicity! The challenge is to create<br />
amazing combinations and tastes<br />
with far more limited ingredients.<br />
The important part, says<br />
Gourmand-winning cookbook<br />
author Bella, is the freshness of<br />
your ingredients – and the chutzpah<br />
to combine new, interesting tastes.<br />
FRI 14 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Baked Desserts<br />
Christine Cappendale<br />
Join Christine in her studio kitchen<br />
and indulge in the joy of baking<br />
effortless, comforting desserts<br />
for your loved ones.<br />
Explore recipes that embrace<br />
seasonal fruits and adopt a healthier<br />
approach by reducing sugar content.<br />
You will leave this workshop feeling<br />
inspired to create delicious treats<br />
with a nutritious twist.<br />
SAT 15 10:00 – 15:30<br />
Men in the Kitchen<br />
Lindi Perrin<br />
C’est Ça Cooking’s men’s only<br />
hands-on cooking class is back<br />
by popular demand! Whether novice<br />
or expert, you will create a variety of<br />
new innovative dishes on the Weber<br />
braai, and then feast on your culinary<br />
creations for lunch.<br />
You will take home a wide variety<br />
of skills, useful hints and plenty<br />
of tips to make cooking not only easy,<br />
enjoyable and fun, but also<br />
to impress your family and friends.<br />
All of this will take place in Chef<br />
Lindi’s custom-built studio kitchen.<br />
Culinary Series – Workshops<br />
All recipes can also be cooked in<br />
the oven.<br />
Venue: Hermanus High School<br />
Venue: 29 McFarlane Street, Eastcliff<br />
Venue: 38 De Villiers Street, Onrus<br />
Tickets: R695 | R650 (early bird)<br />
incl. light refreshments<br />
Tickets: R495 | R450 (early bird)<br />
incl. a light lunch<br />
Tickets: R695 | R650 (early bird)<br />
incl. a light lunch<br />
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WIne Tastings<br />
Venue: Spencer Art Gallery, Harbour Road<br />
Tickets: R230 | R200 (early bird) per session<br />
Package: R580 (all three sessions)<br />
Wines of Note<br />
Curated by Melvyn Minnaar<br />
Get up to date with the most exciting wines in South Africa today when three experts choose and<br />
present for tasting six to eight wines showcasing the finest and most interesting in their view.<br />
Wine encounters have always been a popular feature at <strong>FynArts</strong>, offering patrons the chance<br />
to engage with well-known personalities and sometimes unusual and rare wines.<br />
MON 10 12:30 – 13:30<br />
TUES 11 12:30 – 13:30<br />
WED 12 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Winemaker’s Choice<br />
Wine writer’s Choice<br />
Wine judge’s Choice<br />
Tertius Boshoff<br />
Tim James<br />
Winnie Bowman<br />
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Tertius was Winemaker of the Year<br />
2023 and is the acclaimed cellar<br />
master and owner of Stellenrust and<br />
ArtiSons Wines. He is the winner of<br />
various awards.<br />
Tim is the author of Wines of the New<br />
South Africa. He is a long-established<br />
wine writer as well as taster and<br />
associate editor for the Platter’s<br />
South African Wine Guide.<br />
Winnie is a judge who travels<br />
the world for i.a. the International<br />
Wine and Spirit Competition,<br />
Concours Mondial, International Wine<br />
Challenge and Global Masters.<br />
She is a brandy expert and writer.
Venue: Spencer Art Gallery, Harbour Road<br />
Tickets: R230 | R200 (early bird) per session<br />
Package: R580 (all three sessions)<br />
Music in Wine<br />
JP Rossouw – Convenor<br />
A series of three sessions that explore the relationship between music and wine as creative and<br />
cultural expressions. JP Rossouw, owner of Wine Village Hermanus, engages with three musicians<br />
to discuss music, wine and harmonic energy during a free-form sampling and conversation.<br />
WIne Tastings<br />
THURS 13 12:30 – 13:30<br />
FRI 14 12:30 – 13:30<br />
SAT 15 12:30 – 13:30<br />
Nelis Uys<br />
Wynand Davel<br />
Cerina van Niekerk<br />
Uys Family Wines<br />
Freelance Violinist<br />
Cecilia Wines<br />
A punk rock<br />
drummer who<br />
studied wine<br />
at Elsenburg,<br />
Nelis has<br />
ventured across<br />
the globe to<br />
explore diverse<br />
winemaking<br />
traditions.<br />
Back on home soil he has continued<br />
to hone his skills at Bouchard<br />
Finlayson and now as head<br />
winemaker at Spookfontein,<br />
embracing the challenges and<br />
rewards that come with cultivating<br />
and crafting wines with character<br />
and distinction.<br />
Wynand has<br />
performed and<br />
recorded with<br />
the likes of<br />
Arno Carstens,<br />
Nataniel, Radio<br />
Kalahari Orkes,<br />
Carlo Mombelli,<br />
and many more<br />
South African<br />
and international acts and DJ’s.<br />
He co-founded the band Awesome<br />
Foursome, creating an eclectic<br />
quartet with styles varying from<br />
tango and jazz to classical and folk.<br />
He joins JP for an exploration in<br />
pairing wine and music.<br />
Trained concert<br />
pianist and<br />
winemaker<br />
Cerina has<br />
married her two<br />
passions in life –<br />
music and wine<br />
– through Cecilia<br />
Wines, named<br />
after the patron<br />
saint of musicians, and her ‘sister<br />
range’ Wind Band.<br />
Proceeds from sales of her wines go<br />
to the Cecilia Foundation, an NPO<br />
which provides music education to<br />
marginalised youngsters.<br />
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FRI 7 12:30<br />
Food and Wine Pairing<br />
Creation<br />
SUN 9 12:30<br />
Out of the Box<br />
La Pentola<br />
SUN 9 18:00<br />
Bon Appétit!<br />
C’est Ça French Dinner<br />
Food and Wine<br />
Indulge your senses as art, wine<br />
and food intertwine in a five-course<br />
journey. Explore the vibrant interplay<br />
as you savour expertly paired dishes<br />
amidst captivating art.<br />
A feast for eyes and palate awaits<br />
at this award-winning wine estate<br />
in the scenic Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge.<br />
Creation Wines is number four on<br />
the World’s Best Vineyards list and<br />
was recently awarded the global<br />
V d’Or award for Best Brand<br />
Experience.<br />
Join celebrity chef Shane Sauvage<br />
and legendary winemaker Beyers<br />
Truter as they combine their<br />
individual expertise to bring<br />
festival-goers a five-course culinary<br />
extravaganza. Expect the unexpected<br />
from these two mavericks who revel<br />
in venturing outside the restraints<br />
of culinary perception, and<br />
redefining the experience of food<br />
and wine pairing.<br />
This event has been specially<br />
created for <strong>FynArts</strong> and offers<br />
a unique experience for one<br />
afternoon only. Please advise of<br />
any allergies or dietary requirements<br />
when making your booking.<br />
Chef Lindi will share her love for<br />
all things French with classical<br />
flavours from a classical cuisine.<br />
Join her on a journey through the<br />
French countryside at this intimate<br />
dining experience.<br />
Three courses that are rich in<br />
tradition will be prepared with<br />
passion by Lindi and served at<br />
a communal table. A welcome<br />
apéritif served with an amusebouche<br />
will be followed by Soupe<br />
à l’Oignon Grantinée, Coq au Vin<br />
served with Pomme de Terre Persil,<br />
and Poire Belle Hélène.<br />
Venue: Creation Tasting Room<br />
Venue: La Pentola<br />
Venue: C’est Ça Cooking,<br />
38 De Villiers St, Onrus<br />
Tickets: R995<br />
Tickets: R650 excl. 10% service fee<br />
Tickets: R550<br />
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Food and Wine Pairing<br />
Situated directly opposite Grotto Beach. The perfect dining experience: a breathtaking view<br />
and a menu offering a range of dishes from freshly cooked seafood to a touch of Dutch cuisine,<br />
tapas, sushi (also takeaway) and an extensive cocktail and wine list.<br />
028 314 1392 • info@dutchies.co.za • www.dutchies.co.za<br />
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WED 12 11:00<br />
Morning Tea<br />
Only Specials Café<br />
THURS 13 12:30<br />
Nasi Goreng<br />
Dutchies<br />
SAT 15 12:30<br />
Shisanyama<br />
Nhlanhla Biyela<br />
SUN 16 12:30<br />
Father’s Day Celebration<br />
La Pentola<br />
Food and Wine<br />
Enjoy a Morning Tea<br />
with an array of sweet<br />
and savoury treats<br />
served by a team of<br />
intellectually challenged<br />
students from Camphill,<br />
who have received<br />
training and been given<br />
the opportunity to enjoy<br />
meaningful employment.<br />
You will be welcomed<br />
with open arms and warm<br />
smiles at Only Specials<br />
– a place where<br />
dedication, passion, and<br />
learning come together<br />
to create an unforgettable<br />
experience.<br />
Venue: Only Specials<br />
Café<br />
16 Dirkie Uys St<br />
Tickets: R350<br />
for two people<br />
Nasi Goreng is<br />
a celebration of bold<br />
flavours and culinary<br />
finesse, capturing<br />
the essence of both<br />
Indonesian tradition<br />
and Dutch influence.<br />
The dish embodies<br />
a fusion that transcends<br />
borders, inviting you<br />
to experience a culinary<br />
voyage that mirrors the<br />
diverse cultural tapestry<br />
of <strong>FynArts</strong> itself.<br />
This delightful dining<br />
experience will be<br />
complemented by<br />
a musical performance<br />
by the Abagold Choir.<br />
Venue: Dutchies<br />
Restaurant<br />
Tickets: R250<br />
Take this unique<br />
opportunity to experience<br />
an informal lunch around<br />
the fire at a traditional<br />
shisanyama, loosely<br />
translated as ‘burnt meat’.<br />
A shisanyama represents<br />
much more than<br />
cooking over a fire.<br />
It embodies the warm<br />
and inviting spirit of<br />
South Africa while<br />
celebrating culture,<br />
community around<br />
a blazing barbecue<br />
and the mouth-watering<br />
aromas of food cooked<br />
outdoors.<br />
Venue: Hood Natives,<br />
589 Phosisa St,<br />
Zwelihle<br />
Tickets: R200<br />
Treat dad to an exciting<br />
five-course food and wine<br />
pairing that combines<br />
award-winning Benguela<br />
Cove wines and Chef<br />
Shane’s signature fusion<br />
cuisine. Guests will<br />
have the opportunity<br />
to interact with the chef<br />
and winemaker in<br />
a relaxed and jovial<br />
atmosphere.<br />
Book early to not miss out<br />
on this special event which<br />
has become a <strong>FynArts</strong><br />
Festival tradition. Please<br />
advise of any allergies or<br />
dietary requirements in<br />
advance.<br />
Venue: La Pentola<br />
Tickets: R495<br />
excl. 10% service fee<br />
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<strong>FynArts</strong> Development Fund<br />
Promoting the arts across cultures 174 582 NPO | PBO 930070839<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> community programmes serve an increasing number of practising and aspiring creatives living in Zwelihle,<br />
Mount Pleasant and Hawston through the <strong>FynArts</strong> Development Fund, sole beneficiary of the <strong>FynArts</strong> Festival. The main<br />
objective of the Fund is to promote the arts through education and skills development, and to provide opportunities for<br />
young people across a diverse range of disciplines to showcase their art.<br />
We continue to enjoy our collaboration with teachers from most of the local primary schools. We especially appreciate<br />
their support in fostering the love of singing together, and the joy the concert brings to their packed audiences. More<br />
recently we have joined forces with staff and learners at the Creative Space and with the CBD Revitalisation Cluster.<br />
Events and workshops for individuals and small groups of creatives continue to grow. Monthly networking and support<br />
‘coffee mornings’ for visual artists have also been initiated. After this year’s festival similar support for performing artists<br />
is being planned.<br />
Workshop: making collages<br />
Actors, filmmakers, directors and artists attending a show at Artscape<br />
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Workshop: making Pucci bags<br />
Jazzart workshop<br />
Exhibitions for young artists
Creating Opportunities<br />
This year dynamic creatives will present four events - a play, a film, a display of visual art and an afternoon event during<br />
which music and poetry will be performed.<br />
Venue: Municipal Auditorium<br />
11:00 Play: Die Pille is Wit (Afrikaans)<br />
Natasha Steneveldt:<br />
Writer and Director (25 mins)<br />
SAT 8 11:00 – 12:30 SAT 15 12:30 – 14:00<br />
The Department of Cultural Affairs<br />
(DCAS) Drama Festival offered<br />
a mentorship weekend programme<br />
for actors, directors and writers. Natasha’s play reached<br />
the final round of winners from each district which<br />
culminated in the plays of each district winner being<br />
performed on the Baxter Theatre stage for a ticketed<br />
audience.<br />
11:45 Short Film: Isililo (The Outcry)<br />
Sandisile Ndevu: Scriptwriter<br />
and Executive Producer<br />
(15 mins)<br />
Isililo was a winner in the<br />
Johannesburg 48-hour film project,<br />
the time allocated for the creation of a short film.<br />
This project was part of an international competition<br />
challenging budding filmmakers to make movies.<br />
The film had a screening at the Mall of Africa, Ster-Kinekor<br />
cinemas. The tourism-related film was shot in Greater<br />
Hermanus and is currently being produced as an entry<br />
for a competition.<br />
12:30 Shisanyama<br />
Nhlanhla Biyela<br />
and team<br />
Music and poetry will be<br />
performed by local youths<br />
during this informal<br />
traditional shisanyama,<br />
loosely translated as<br />
‘burnt meat’.<br />
A shisanyama represents<br />
much more than<br />
cooking over a fire.<br />
It embodies the warm<br />
and inviting spirit of South<br />
Africa while celebrating<br />
culture, community and mouth-watering aromas around<br />
a blazing barbecue.<br />
DAILY 9:00 – 17:00<br />
Venue: Hood Natives<br />
A display of arts and crafts, including painting, collage<br />
and Pucci bags made by local youths will be on view and<br />
for sale at the Festival Hub.<br />
Venue: Festival Hub, Municipal Auditorium<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Development Fund<br />
Many thanks to the twenty-two galleries of the First Fridays Art Walk (FFAW) for your generous donation, through<br />
the Night of 1 000 Drawings. Your enormous contribution will enable us to increase our support for local creatives<br />
who do not have equitable access to arts-related participation.<br />
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Sculpture on the Cliffs 2024<br />
Welcome to the eleventh showing of the Sculpture on the Cliffs public art exhibition.<br />
Visitors to this open-air gallery are invited to immerse themselves in the awe-inspiring scenery where art meets nature<br />
and pause, engage and reflect on the world around us.<br />
Each artwork has been specifically designed and selected to be displayed and strategically placed on the cliffs.<br />
Whether you are an art enthusiast or novice, or seeking inspiration or a moment of reflections, or simply taking a stroll<br />
with your dog along the cliffs we hope you will be uplifted, inspired and challenged by these artworks.<br />
Of the eleven invited artists, five have previously taken part in the exhibition.<br />
Opening: SAT 8 JUNE AT 12:30<br />
Venue: Gearing’s Point<br />
Exhibitions – Sculpture on the Cliffs<br />
Photograph by Martin Etsebeth<br />
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Exhibitions – Sculpture on the Cliffs<br />
Janko de Beer<br />
Janko’s series of horse themed<br />
sculptures, ‘Equus’, is based on<br />
the mythical relationship between<br />
humans and horses. The sculptures<br />
are conceived and constructed<br />
from dried bull kelp collected from<br />
surrounding beaches, before being<br />
moulded and cast.<br />
Ian Redelinghuys<br />
Ian creates sculptures from<br />
a selection of repurposed metal<br />
scrap, chopped, crushed, cut,<br />
and accidentally formed, in<br />
an abstracted processional whole.<br />
This work invites contemplation<br />
on themes of transformation and<br />
impermanence.<br />
Gordon Froud<br />
Gordon is an artist, curator and<br />
academic known for his use<br />
of a wide range of materials and<br />
found objects. His recent bodies<br />
of work explore Sacred Geometry<br />
as sculptural form.<br />
Nkhensani Rihlampfu<br />
Nkhensani’s work celebrates<br />
humanity and the situations that<br />
we overcome. Seeking to comment<br />
on social, political and personal<br />
issues, he focuses on human<br />
figures, using calico rope as<br />
his sculpting medium.<br />
Wehrner Lemmer<br />
Wehrner’s work portrays the intense<br />
calm that nature affords him.<br />
The tubular curves present in many<br />
of his works represent the cycles<br />
of life, both human but more so<br />
the natural world.<br />
Jaco Sieberhagen<br />
Jaco combines steel and<br />
colour to create his own distinct<br />
visual vocabulary through which<br />
he gives form to his thoughts and<br />
observations, to take the visitor<br />
to a space where they will pause<br />
to observe and contemplate.<br />
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Paul Stein<br />
In his work Paul aims to alter<br />
the static nature of sculpture,<br />
suggesting movement by<br />
the interplay of forms, challenging<br />
the viewer to use their imagination<br />
and thus form a connection with<br />
the work.<br />
Strijdom van der Merwe<br />
Strijdom’s sculptures result<br />
from years of observation,<br />
experimentation and knowledge<br />
of material. Each site presents<br />
its own challenges. An artist must<br />
adapt and as much as possible,<br />
each piece must be site specific.<br />
Mark Swart<br />
Mark works to create a balance<br />
between the spiritual and physical<br />
world. His philosophy is that form<br />
follows function. He uses only<br />
the essential lines in his design,<br />
uniting imagination and sensation<br />
with physical matter.<br />
Francois Visser<br />
Francois is best known for his<br />
figurative sculptures and recurring<br />
thematic symbolism. His narrative<br />
works explore transcendental<br />
thought through materials such as<br />
bronze, aluminium, ceramic, steel,<br />
wood and cement.<br />
Jean Theron Louw<br />
“The purpose of my work is<br />
to awaken a consciousness of<br />
our connectivity with the planet as<br />
a whole. I want to draw my viewer<br />
into moments of self-reflection<br />
– soul searching – for this is what<br />
makes us truly human.”<br />
Exhibitions – Sculpture on the Cliffs<br />
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<strong>FynArts</strong> – Festival Artist<br />
Mikhael Subotzky<br />
Photographer<br />
Curated by Subotzky Studio<br />
and Goodman Gallery<br />
“At the heart of my work is a fixation with<br />
revealing the gap between what is<br />
presented (and idealised) and what is<br />
hidden, coupled with a desire to pull apart<br />
and reassemble the schizophrenia of<br />
contemporary existence”.<br />
Mikhael’s first body of photographic work,<br />
Die Vier Hoeke (The Four Corners), was<br />
an in-depth study of the South African<br />
penal system. Umjiegwana (The Outside)<br />
and Beaufort West extended this<br />
investigation to the relationship between<br />
everyday life in post-apartheid South Africa<br />
and the historical, spatial, and institutional<br />
structures of control.<br />
His works are found in public and private<br />
collections around the world including<br />
the MoMA, Centre Georges Pompidou,<br />
Tate Modern and South African National<br />
Galleries (SANG), among others.<br />
This exhibition draws from his early<br />
photographic works as well as more recent<br />
related collage and works on canvas.<br />
Mikhael was born in 1981 in Cape Town,<br />
South Africa, and is currently based in<br />
Johannesburg.<br />
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Photograph courtesy of Alexander Edwards and Goodman Gallery<br />
Opening: SAT 8 June at 14:00<br />
Guest Speaker: Bina Genovese<br />
Venue: <strong>FynArts</strong> Gallery
Mikhael Subotzky’s works are the results of his<br />
fractured attempts to place himself in relation to the<br />
social, historical, and political narratives that surround<br />
him.<br />
As an artist working in film, video installation and<br />
photography, as well as more recently in collage<br />
and painting, Subotzky engages critically with<br />
contemporary politics of representation.<br />
We are grateful to the Goodman Gallery for<br />
their support and collaboration.<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> – Festival Artist<br />
All images courtesy of the artist,<br />
Goodman Gallery and Magnum Photos<br />
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Chromatic Clay<br />
Curated by Liz Coates<br />
Firing a pot or other artwork is the<br />
point of no return. What happens in<br />
the kiln is irreversible and, to a large<br />
extent, unpredictable. Until it enters<br />
the kiln, clay can be reclaimed,<br />
broken up, soaked, and reformed<br />
into raw material, but in the kiln clay<br />
becomes ceramic.<br />
In the following pages you will<br />
view some of the unique ceramic<br />
artworks created by twelve highly<br />
skilled contemporary artists.<br />
Each has their own artistic approach<br />
and specific language to address<br />
their audience in the way they<br />
want their work to speak and<br />
to communicate their own<br />
distinctive meaning.<br />
Catherine Brennon<br />
Ella Cronje<br />
Sandile Cele<br />
Gretchen Crots<br />
Mark Chapman<br />
Dale Lambert<br />
Exhibitions – Ceramics<br />
Opening: Sat 8 June at 10:30<br />
Guest speaker: Nada Spencer<br />
Venue: Windsor Hotel<br />
Open daily: 09:00 – 17:00<br />
Carin Dorrington<br />
Adela Friedmann<br />
Charmaine Haines<br />
Sonja Kastner<br />
Hennie Meyer<br />
Margot Rudolph<br />
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Exhibitions – Ceramics<br />
Catherine Brennon<br />
Through her artwork Catherine<br />
pursues a connection with people<br />
beyond her circle, her culture, or<br />
her spoken language. She wants<br />
to move her viewers, and remind<br />
them how wonderful nature and<br />
life are.<br />
Sandile Cele<br />
Sandile, simultaneously playful<br />
and culturally layered, presents<br />
an authentic and original voice.<br />
Isiqhaza represents the fusion<br />
of traditional lifestyle and rituals<br />
embodied in artefacts, together<br />
with sculptural forms and<br />
functional objects.<br />
Mark Chapman<br />
Mark’s work is fun and whimsical,<br />
a combination of cartoon and<br />
Pop Art. ‘This body of work is<br />
all about colour. Fun without<br />
boundaries to bring a smile to<br />
the faces of the viewers.’<br />
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Ella Cronje<br />
Through Ella’s consistent interest<br />
in myths, fables and legends<br />
she allows the unexpected to guide<br />
her into a fantastic psychological<br />
arena – a fertile mind-space that<br />
facilitates the continuous birth of<br />
highly intricate symbolic sculptures.<br />
Gretchen Crots<br />
Gretchen’s work challenges<br />
the rules of conduct surrounding<br />
femininity and masculinity,<br />
identity, morality, and authority.<br />
Her use of profanities, sayings<br />
and opinions lure in her audience<br />
through a striking image and<br />
vibrant colour.<br />
Dale Lambert<br />
Dale is a contemporary ceramic<br />
artist who has a clear vision<br />
of the colours and forms that<br />
inspire her. Her aim is to create<br />
vessels that are beautiful and<br />
unique.
Carin Dorrington<br />
Whether ceramic vases or<br />
sculptures, Carin’s bold form and<br />
bright, contrasting colour are<br />
playful representations of everyday<br />
objects, plant forms, organic<br />
and abstract shapes that bring joy<br />
and brightness into any space.<br />
Adela Friedmann<br />
Adela creates whimsical<br />
characters that emerge from<br />
her subconscious. These quirky<br />
figurines in stoneware clay and<br />
underglazes reveal underlying<br />
truths about aspects of this world<br />
while simultaneously delighting<br />
the audience in unexpected ways.<br />
Charmaine Haines<br />
Charmaine works primarily<br />
with vessels within the realm of<br />
figurative clay embracing classical<br />
shapes. The embellished clay<br />
surface is further enhanced by<br />
simplified abstractions of nature,<br />
together with line, colour and<br />
texture.<br />
Exhibitions – Ceramics<br />
Sonia Kastner<br />
Sonja is currently exploring<br />
the process of photo lithographic<br />
printing. This technique allows<br />
her to combine her love of design<br />
and colour to produce one-off<br />
quirky works with hidden<br />
messages about the things<br />
that inspire her.<br />
Hennie Meyer<br />
For Hennie, clay is a passion<br />
and obsession, and his preferred<br />
means of communication.<br />
‘Finding the perfect balance<br />
between form, surface and<br />
structure is always a challenge,<br />
an emotional struggle.’<br />
Margot Rudolph<br />
Margot draws inspiration from<br />
Africa’s vibrancy. She uses<br />
stoneware clay and the traditional<br />
coiling technique combined with<br />
colourful stains to capture Africa’s<br />
vibrancy as she creates unique<br />
works of art.<br />
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Exhibitions – Indoor Sculptures<br />
Indoor Sculptures<br />
A group exhibition<br />
Venue: The Marine Hotel<br />
Discover the unique charm of small sculptures in an exhibition held this year in an elegant venue filled with the natural<br />
light that will enhance the viewing experience.<br />
The work of thirteen artists will be on view. They include all eleven artists who have larger sculptures on display around<br />
Gearing’s Point, where they will remain on the cliffs until the opening of <strong>FynArts</strong> 2025.<br />
Janko de Beer Gordon Froud Karin Lijnes<br />
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Wehrner Lemmer Nanette Ranger Ian Redelinghuys
Nkhensani Rihlampfu Jaco Sieberhagen Paul Stein<br />
Strijdom van der Merwe<br />
Exhibitions – Indoor Sculptures<br />
Jean Theron Louw<br />
Mark Swart<br />
Francois Visser<br />
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Exhibitions – Bonsai<br />
Venue: The Marine Hotel Courtyard – Pool area<br />
Open: Daily from 8 – 17 June from 09:00 – 17:00<br />
View these magnificent specimens of an ancient art form that was first introduced from<br />
China to Japan in the 6th to 7th century. This fine art is now recognised globally.<br />
The exhibition will include a selection of some of the finest Bonsai trees from the region,<br />
all locally grown in the Overstrand. A diverse range of planting styles and species will be on<br />
display, with many species being indigenous to South Africa.<br />
The Japanese word Bonsai literally means ‘plantings in tray’ although the modern meaning<br />
of the word goes a bit further: ‘miniature, artistic tree in a pot’. (Master Bonsai – Rudi Adam)<br />
Kujira or ‘whale’ in Japanese is the apt name for the Bonsai Club in the Overstrand. Some local bonsai experts will<br />
be in attendance to discuss how to join the bonsai club, get involved, fall in love with the little trees, or to just enjoy<br />
the exhibition.<br />
There is also a Beginner’s Bonsai Workshop at the Eatery Restaurant on WED 12 June (see details on P36).<br />
Booking essential.<br />
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Olea Eureopa ssp Africana<br />
(Peter Theron) circa 1974<br />
Bougainvillea pre-bonsai<br />
(Peter Theron)<br />
Spekboom met kwikkie<br />
(Fritz Joubert) Boland Kai
Art Walk our Town<br />
Put on your comfortable shoes, take a map in your hand and explore the town as you visit each of the 21 galleries<br />
that make Hermanus an art destination. You will meet the artists, gallerists and festival interns when you stop by<br />
the galleries to view the diverse exhibitions, each specially curated for the festival.<br />
As you stroll through the streets you will stumble upon hidden gems tucked away down alleyways and little lanes.<br />
This is the time to meet up with friends, old and new, and pop in to your favourite coffee shop or restaurant<br />
– or try a new one that might have opened its doors since you were last in Hermanus.<br />
Art Walk and Win competition<br />
And while you are out and about, simply click on the QR code that you will find in each participating gallery and<br />
stand a chance to win one of a number of prizes, ranging from wine (local, of course) a meal voucher, a night’s<br />
accommodation or a local tourism experience.<br />
Exhibitions – Galleries – ArtWalk<br />
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Exhibitions – Galleries – ArtWalk<br />
Art Fusion<br />
Fleeting Moments<br />
Jacques du Plessis<br />
Jacques captures the essence<br />
of a scene, often evoking feelings<br />
of old-world charm. With vivid<br />
colours and intriguing choice of<br />
subject matter, he strives to create<br />
artworks that bring the viewer<br />
a sense of peace.<br />
Hermanus Art Circle<br />
Let there be light<br />
Group Exhibition<br />
The theme of the Hermanus Art<br />
Circle, a group of local artists,<br />
seeks to remind viewers of the<br />
importance of light in art, which<br />
creates perspective but also allows<br />
the presence of shadow.<br />
Gallop Hill Gallery<br />
New beginnings<br />
Martin de Kock<br />
Life is divided into different phases.<br />
The end of a difficult phase that<br />
indicates a loss of how we<br />
understood life, is followed by<br />
a new beginning. For Martin, this<br />
has led to a new direction in his art.<br />
Hermanus Photo Society<br />
Pixels and Perspectives<br />
Group Exhibition<br />
It will feature the international<br />
and national award-winning<br />
photographs of the club members,<br />
as well as examples of the excellent<br />
work from those continuing<br />
their journey in photography.<br />
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Lembu Gallery<br />
Art in Small Doses<br />
Edward Bredenkamp, Catherine<br />
Brennon, Lawrance Brennon,<br />
Louise Hennigs, Elise Macdonald,<br />
Gareth Munroe, Frances Wedepohl<br />
An exhibition of paintings, drawings,<br />
etchings, photographs and<br />
ceramics — diminutive in scale but<br />
epic in originality and splendour.<br />
Marion’s Gallery<br />
Unveiling Perspectives<br />
Marion Cross<br />
Marion strives to transform<br />
the ordinary to reveal surprise,<br />
wonder, beauty and shifting<br />
perspectives. Step into<br />
a kaleidoscope of landscapes,<br />
seascapes and mindscapes, where<br />
energy dances and calm resonates.
Originals Art Gallery<br />
Standing on the edge star gazing<br />
Terry Kobus<br />
Mythology has wonderful gods and<br />
creatures Terry hasn’t yet drawn, but<br />
that’s his ultimate goal. Meanwhile,<br />
this year’s exhibition is a series of<br />
drawings on celestial maps inspired<br />
by mythological characters.<br />
Space Curated<br />
Group Exhibition<br />
A Winter Salon with<br />
Andrew Barlow, Anton Smit,<br />
Dr. Willie Bester, Isabelle Scheltjens<br />
(Belgium), Lynette ten Krooden,<br />
Paul du Toit (1965 – 2014),<br />
Samual Allerton, Vanessa Berlein.<br />
Curated by Jozua Rossouw.<br />
Rossouw Modern<br />
Group exhibition<br />
The Gallery will present a collection<br />
of established and emerging<br />
Southern African artists, including<br />
new kid on the block, Namibian<br />
thread artist Leandro Solomons.<br />
Opening hours during <strong>FynArts</strong>:<br />
09:00 – 17:00 Mon to Fri<br />
10:00 – 15:00 Sat to Sun<br />
Space Modern<br />
Group exhibition<br />
An exhibition by eight Whale Coast<br />
artists: Adriaan S. de Lange, Grace<br />
da Costa, Hugo Maritz, Liz van den<br />
Berg, Lorraine van Wyk, Mninawa<br />
Qabo Louw, Obert Jongwe, Tay Dall<br />
Opening hours during <strong>FynArts</strong>:<br />
09:00 – 17:00 Mon to Fri<br />
10:00 – 15:00 Sat to Sun<br />
Exhibitions – Galleries – ArtWalk<br />
The Spencer Art Gallery<br />
Coral Spencer and Steve Jones<br />
Coral Spencer is captivated by<br />
the sea and its ever changing<br />
moods, painting it as an experience<br />
you can hear.<br />
Steve Jones is an international<br />
wildlife painter whose work is<br />
inspired by his travels throughout<br />
Africa. All oils on canvas.<br />
Walker Bay Modern Art<br />
Meaningful<br />
Marieke Prinsloo-Rowe<br />
Marieke’s work seeks to make<br />
the layered experience of everyday<br />
life more meaningful. Her sculpted<br />
bodies are carriers of stories and<br />
dreams – of honouring the past,<br />
preserving the present and hoping<br />
in the future.<br />
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Exhibitions – Galleries – Studios<br />
Artists @ the Quay<br />
A Visual Journey<br />
Group Exhibition<br />
A collection of works by Overberg<br />
artists, who invite you to join them<br />
in celebrating this Visual Journey.<br />
Reinet de Jager<br />
Canvas of Life<br />
Reinet is a diverse artist who is<br />
currently creating mixed media art<br />
pieces. Using collected objects,<br />
she creates different textures by<br />
working with wire, wood, stitching,<br />
and fabrics on canvas and board.<br />
Intethe Gallery<br />
If Music be the Food of Love<br />
Group exhibition<br />
A collection of paintings, drawings,<br />
ceramics, and sculpture by<br />
award-winning artists offering<br />
interpretations of the power of<br />
music within human expression<br />
– its emotional range and ability to<br />
uplift, communicate and comfort.<br />
The Jewellery System<br />
Johan van Zyl<br />
The Jewellery System celebrates<br />
artistry and craftsmanship in<br />
a curated collection of stunning<br />
jewellery pieces reflecting the<br />
passion and skill of master<br />
jeweller Johan van Zyl. Be inspired<br />
by the creativity behind each<br />
unique piece.<br />
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Volmoed<br />
For the love of art<br />
Alyson Guy and Audrey Hickman<br />
The artists have shared their love<br />
of painting and creativity for thirty<br />
years, and this exhibition shows<br />
their different styles of work. Both<br />
have exhibited numerous times<br />
together and offer art classes at<br />
Volmoed.<br />
Festival Hub, Municipal Auditorium<br />
My Favourite Place ...<br />
Primary School Writing Exhibition<br />
The themed writings and drawings by children from<br />
seven schools in Greater Hermanus will be selected by<br />
their teachers to be displayed in the new Festival Hub<br />
at the Municipal Auditorium.
Enjoy majestic sea views from<br />
your balcony. Walk along the Cliffpath<br />
to <strong>FynArts</strong> and the town centre.<br />
1 Marine Drive, Hermanus<br />
028 313 1234<br />
www.1md.co.za<br />
We offer spectacular sea and<br />
mountain views with warm, relaxed<br />
hospitality close to the Grotto Beach.<br />
184 10th St, Hermanus<br />
072 660 8201<br />
www.lavendermanor.co.za<br />
With its picturesque setting, traditional<br />
cuisine and historic charm, perfect<br />
choice for relaxing in the countryside.<br />
Open every day 08:00 – 17:00.<br />
028 312 1857<br />
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (R320)<br />
dieplaaskombuishermanus.co.za<br />
Stay in Hermanus – Accommodation<br />
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Stay in Hermanus – Accommodation<br />
Superior 4-star accommodation<br />
offering comfort and tranquillity,<br />
beautiful sea and mountain<br />
views. Tasteful décor, sparkling<br />
pool and superb hospitality.<br />
303 Main Rd, Hermanus<br />
073 974 7053<br />
www.thebambooguesthouse.co.za<br />
From the amazing<br />
exterior architecture<br />
to the interior decorated<br />
with care and style,<br />
step into a house full<br />
of opulence.<br />
Relax in a modern coastal<br />
private garden setting<br />
cottage luxurious and<br />
fully equipped with<br />
all amenities<br />
38 de Villiers Street,<br />
Onrus River | 082 892 2557<br />
www.cestca.co.za<br />
Relax in our stylish, luxury<br />
accommodation and<br />
watch the whales perform<br />
their antics in Walker Bay<br />
for a holiday of a lifetime.<br />
Chesham House is<br />
a comfortable, family style<br />
B&B in Hermanus, well known<br />
for its informal atmosphere<br />
and great location.<br />
319 Main Rd, Hermanus<br />
028 313 0023<br />
www.chesham.co.za<br />
Relax in luxurious<br />
4-star self-catering cottages,<br />
each tucked away<br />
in its own private paradise<br />
with panoramic<br />
mountain views.<br />
We offer 4 comfortable<br />
self-catering / BnB units<br />
sleeping 2 to 4.<br />
Stroll to the cliff path, tidal<br />
pool, shops and restaurants.<br />
36 Luyt Street, Eastcliff<br />
082 658 4945<br />
www.eastburycottage.co.za<br />
This small family-run<br />
guesthouse is perfect<br />
for a romantic getaway<br />
or whale viewing.<br />
Well-equipped, comfortable<br />
rooms with excellent beds.<br />
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200 Piet Retief Cres, Sandbaai<br />
082 259 0126 | 072 829 9649<br />
www.glowsuites.co.za<br />
9 Marine Drive, Hermanus<br />
028 313 1433<br />
www.hermanusguesthouse.co.za<br />
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley<br />
021 200 2514<br />
www.highseasonfarm.co.za<br />
082 473 1210<br />
33 Marine Drive, Hermanus<br />
www.lafontaine.co.za
A boutique villa, nestled<br />
on the sands of Grotto Beach,<br />
a large sea-facing deck<br />
overlooking Fynbos gardens,<br />
access to the beach and<br />
courtyard swimming pool.<br />
253a 10th St, Voëlklip<br />
028 314 0055<br />
www.mosselberg.co.za<br />
Enjoy an upscale getaway<br />
in a luxurious yet informal guest<br />
house or equally comfortable<br />
self-catering Verandah House<br />
and Yacht Cottage.<br />
245 Main Rd, Hermanus<br />
083 270 5213<br />
www.patsplace.co.za<br />
08:30 – 21:00 | 7 days per week<br />
028 312 2920 | reservations@therockhermanus.co.za<br />
Views of the ocean, Pelagus<br />
Guest House is just a stroll to<br />
the cliff top for the best views<br />
of dolphins & whales.<br />
11 Church St, Hermanus<br />
028 312 4955<br />
www.pelagus.co.za<br />
Whale Coast Ocean Villa<br />
is a luxury guest house.<br />
We are only 2 minutes away<br />
from Grotto Beach, and a short<br />
drive from the town centre.<br />
Our luxurious en-suite rooms<br />
make you feel right at home.<br />
14 12th Ave, Voëlklip<br />
028 492 0033<br />
www.whalecoastoceanvilla.co.za<br />
08:30 – 16:00 | 7 days per week<br />
028 312 2920 | carol@thebreakfastroom.co.za<br />
Stay in Hermanus – Accommodation<br />
Offering great food, a spectacular setting and friendly atmosphere over the New Harbour.<br />
24A Still Street New Harbour | www.harbourrock.co.za<br />
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Eat in Hermanus – Restaurants<br />
“Treat your senses with<br />
our delicious bakes & goodies,<br />
your taste buds will thank you”<br />
12 Village Lane, Hemel-en-Aarde<br />
028 125 01<strong>88</strong><br />
www.bigabakery.co.za<br />
“Creating a unique shopping<br />
& dining experience in Hermanus”<br />
13 Aberdeen Street, Hermanus<br />
028 313 0333<br />
www.dal-italia.co.za<br />
“Genuine, authentic & heart warming,<br />
that’s Fabio’s Ristorante”<br />
60 St Peter’s Lane, Hermanus<br />
028 313 0532<br />
www.fabios.co.za<br />
Oskar’s Cafe and bakery is a family owned<br />
and operated business. The beauty lies<br />
in the quality, love and passion we put<br />
into our food, coffee and baking.<br />
Food, wine, and Hospitality lover.<br />
Time to share with everyone.<br />
Open daily for pre- and<br />
post-show meals<br />
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26 High Street, Hermanus<br />
066 174 8263<br />
www.kyte.site/oskars-cafe--bakery<br />
15 Van Blommenstein Rd, Onrus<br />
028 316 2967<br />
www.riposo.co.za<br />
10 High Street, Hermanus<br />
028 312 2848<br />
www.rossis.co.za
Come and enjoy<br />
a dining experience<br />
while appreciating<br />
the <strong>FynArts</strong> Festival<br />
21 Marine Drive, Hermanus | 028 314 0860<br />
www.heritagerestaurant.co.za<br />
SeaFront Restaurant<br />
Enjoy our breathtaking<br />
views of Walkerbay, warm fire.<br />
We serve fresh seafood,<br />
Abalone, prime cut steaks,<br />
Springbok, delicious pastas<br />
& vegetarian dishes.<br />
All complimented by a Diners<br />
club award-winning winelist.<br />
Open Mon – Sun All day<br />
For reservations:<br />
028 313 1685<br />
www.lapentola.co.za<br />
Lapentolahermanus@telkomsa.net<br />
Eat in Hermanus – Restaurants<br />
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Find us in Hermanus – Shops and Services<br />
Ceramic art and fine craft<br />
made with passion<br />
by artists from<br />
South Africa<br />
and Africa<br />
Hermanus Pharmacy<br />
145 Main Road, Hermanus<br />
028 312 4039 (all hours)<br />
Trading hours<br />
Mon – Fri 08:00 (Tues 09:00) – 17:30<br />
Sat 08:00 – 13:00<br />
Sun and public holidays<br />
10:00 – 12:00<br />
Clinic<br />
Mon – Thurs 08:30 – 17:00<br />
Fri 08:30 – 15:00<br />
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Shop 5, Rothnick Croft Building, 155 Main Rd<br />
028 312 1899 | www.pure-south.co.za
Find us in Hermanus – Shops and Services<br />
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Map – Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> Venues<br />
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Event Venues<br />
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29 McFarlane Street, Eastcliff<br />
38 De Villiers St, Onrus<br />
64 Fernkloof Village, Fir Ave,<br />
Creation Tasting Room<br />
Curro Hermanus<br />
Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus<br />
Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus<br />
Fernkloof Hall<br />
Festival Hub, Municipal Auditorium<br />
FinGlobal Boardroom<br />
Hermanus Golf Club<br />
Hermanus High School<br />
La Pentola Restaurant<br />
Municipal Auditorium<br />
Ocean Basket Restaurant<br />
Only Specials Café 16 Dirkie Uys St<br />
Pat’s Place, 245 Main Rd<br />
Spencer Art Gallery<br />
St Peter’s Church, Hermanus<br />
Terry Kobus Art Studio<br />
The Eatery Restaurant<br />
The Marine Hotel<br />
The Rock, New Harbour<br />
The Wine Glass<br />
United Church Hall<br />
Windsor Hotel<br />
Zwelihle Primary School<br />
Exhibitions – <strong>FynArts</strong><br />
28<br />
29<br />
14<br />
26<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> Gallery<br />
Gearing’s Point<br />
Municipal Auditorium<br />
Windsor Hotel<br />
Hermanus ArtWalk Galleries<br />
Special Exhibitions *<br />
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48<br />
Art Fusion*<br />
Art Thirst<br />
Gallery 19<br />
Gallery Charmaine<br />
de Jongh Gelderblom<br />
Gallop Hill Gallery*<br />
Geta Finlayson Art Studio<br />
Hermanus Art Circle*<br />
Hermanus Photographic<br />
Society*<br />
Lembu Gallery*<br />
Louisa Kruger Gallery<br />
Marion’s Gallery*<br />
Nic van Rensburg Gallery<br />
Originals Art Gallery*<br />
Pure South<br />
Rossouw Modern*<br />
Space Curated*<br />
Space Modern*<br />
The Spencer Art Gallery*<br />
Walker Bay Modern Art*<br />
Yulya Art<br />
Exhibitions – Studio<br />
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51<br />
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Artists @ the Quay<br />
Intethe Gallery<br />
Festival Hub,<br />
Municipal Auditorium<br />
The Jewellery System<br />
Volmoed<br />
Hermanus Wine<br />
and Art Route<br />
4<br />
52<br />
Creation Wines<br />
Volmoed<br />
Sandbaai<br />
5<br />
Curro Hermanus<br />
Zwelihile<br />
27<br />
Onrus<br />
2<br />
7<br />
Zwelihle Primary<br />
Hood Natives<br />
38 De Viliers Street<br />
Dutch Reformed Church<br />
55 Berg Street<br />
Vermont<br />
20<br />
Terry Kobus Art Studio<br />
32 Indigo St, Vermont<br />
Impala Street<br />
Hemelen-Aarde<br />
Village<br />
TO CAPE TOWN N2<br />
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49<br />
New Harbour<br />
The Quay<br />
Westcliff drive
Avenue<br />
Harmony<br />
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37<br />
14<br />
6<br />
Magnolia Street<br />
Royal Street<br />
Paterson Street<br />
Main Road<br />
16<br />
Aberdeen St<br />
Long Street<br />
21<br />
25<br />
Royal Street<br />
Hope Street<br />
College St<br />
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Market St<br />
Lord Roberts St<br />
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Mitchell St<br />
High Street<br />
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50<br />
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15<br />
1<br />
Main Road<br />
Marine Drive<br />
22<br />
EastCliff<br />
17<br />
Fernkloof<br />
CLIFF<br />
8<br />
11<br />
Voëlklip<br />
PATHS<br />
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Map – Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> Venues<br />
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44<br />
18<br />
42<br />
Harbour Road<br />
CLIFF PATHS<br />
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28<br />
41<br />
51<br />
35<br />
39<br />
24<br />
30<br />
34<br />
48<br />
33<br />
38<br />
40<br />
Marine Drive<br />
45<br />
46<br />
29<br />
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We greatly appreciate the sponsorship and backing Hermanus <strong>FynArts</strong> receives each year. We thank especially<br />
our Signature Sponsors for their continued and generous support. They have helped build the Festival into an exciting annual<br />
event that not only celebrates the arts but also encourages the development of art throughout the wider community.<br />
Sponsors in kind<br />
Media Partners
8 MARINE DRIVE<br />
WESTCLIFF, HERMANUS<br />
www.ficks.co.za