Isiqalo First Words in Print illustrators' programme
The Centre for the Book invites applications from black artists and illustrators for the Illustrators' Programme.
This fulltime, four-month programme takes place at the Centre for the Book, Cape Town from August 1 - November 30, 2007.
It brings practicing black artists and illustrators who are interested in picture book illustration together with publishers, established illustrators and experts on children's literature to work on the production of commercially publishable children's books for the 0 - 6 age group.
Participants will be offered a monthly grant for the duration of the course. By the end of the programme you will have a book showcasing your work ready for a publishing deal.
To apply, you need to:
- fill in the application form
- write a letter of motivation
- submit a select portfolio
Deadline: June 20
For more information, contact Nokwethu Khojane:
Tel: (021) 423 2669
Email: illustrators.SA@gmail.com
Emerging artists invited to submit applications for Mentoring Workshop
In an initiative to honour the contribution that established artists can make to a group of younger artists, Greatmore Studios this August hosts its second mentorship workshop for a pool of young local and international emerging artists to spend an intense month at the studios.
This initiative will serve as an incubator and stimulant to the mentees to produce work that is both intriguing and challenging as well as to cultivate confidence and artistic integrity. The month-long workshops will afford the artists a unique opportunity to interact with professional artists who have a rich and wide experience. The experience will give some of the young artists their first opportunity to showcase their work-in-progress in a collaborative exhibition at the end of the workshop. Artists participating in the programme will also have access to a growing library of art journals and a computer laboratory with internet access at Greatmore Studios. Basic computer training will be offered.
Interested candidates are asked to send a curriculum vitae, appropriate identification, images of recent artwork, a personal statement and relevant references to artmore@mweb.co.za
For more information visit www.greatmoreart.org
Deadline: June 15
Seventeenth International Congress for Analytical Psychology invites artists' participation
The Seventeenth International Congress for Analytical Psychology will be held in Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from August 13 to August 17. This Jungian congress is to be hosted by the South African Association of Jungian Analysts (SAAJA) and 4 - 500 people are expected to attend. The theme of the congress is 'Journeys - Encounters - Clinical - Communal - Cultural'.
It has been decided to reflect some of the themes of the congress through the display of visual work. A convening group, comprising two Jungian analysts, Paul Ashton and Anthony Kelly, and two artists, Kate Gottgens and Josie Grindrod has been tasked with finding art to exhibit during this week. Artworks that are deemed to address the main theme of the congress, as well as the subsidiary themes of 'transformation' or 'metamorphosis', highlighting change from one state to another either physically (materially), psychologically or spiritually, will be sought.
Works may either already exist, or be made specifically for this event. Works will be chosen according to the relevant themes and affinity with other selected work, rather than necessarily for their individual artistic merit.
Due to the lack of sponsorship, participating artists will be expected to make arrangements for their work to be transported to and from the CTICC, and to cover the costs of its display. It is expected that a roster of exhibiting artists will ensure that there is always an artist 'on duty' who will be available to arrange any sales of exhibited items. The SAAJA will not take commission on sales, nor be responsible for supplementing standard CTICC security.
For more information, contact:
Kate Gottgens (021) 761 6725 or 083 3751265, or Josie Grindrod 072 2070401
Deadline for submissions: July 12
AVA calls for proposals for Ball Sports
In the run up to the 2010 World Cup, all eyes focus on sport. Art and sport are commonly perceived as polar opposites, drawing different audiences, engaging with different notions of culture. 'Ball Sports' invites artists to engage sport as a starting block for the interrogation of serious and not so serious social dynamics.
This will take the form of an exhibition curated by gallery Director Kirsty Cockerill at the AVA and will employ all four gallery spaces.
1. This will be a selected exhibition. The artworks for exhibition will be selected by the Director of the AVA from the proposals received via email or on disc in the format of Word documents and the images as jpg's. The Director's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
2. The work may be in any medium as long as it is an original artwork.
3. You do not need to be a member of AVA to submit work, but if your work is selected for exhibition, you will need to pay AVA subs for 2007, if you have not already paid. Subs are R75 per person or R30 for students or pensioners.
4. All works must be for sale.
5. All proposals must be accompanied by relevant details, i.e. name of artist; title of work; medium; date and selling price which must include AVA's commission of one third of the selling price; CV, and images of the proposed work.
6. All entries must be ready to be exhibited/hung. If the display of a work is complicated, the artist will be required to set up his/her own piece.
7. Closing date for submissions is October 15, 2007. The selected works must be delivered to the AVA by 1pm, November 8.
8. The exhibition runs from 6pm, Tuesday November 13 to Friday November 23 after which the exhibited works must be collected before 5 pm.
9. All artwork is exhibited/left in the gallery at the artist's own risk as AVA's insurance policy does not cover theft, burglary or accidental damage.
Email submissions: avaart@iafrica.com
Postal submissions: PO Box 15218, Vlaeberg 8018
Supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund
Africa e Mediterraneo Award for the best unpublished comic strip by an African author 2007 - 08
Africa e Mediterraneo association is launching the fourth edition of the Africa e Mediterraneo Award for the best unpublished comic strip by an African author 2007 - 08. The competition is open to African artists living in or outside Africa wishing to tell their own stories, to draw life conditions in Africa, to denounce the lack of human rights, to describe conditions of migration or to free their mind and creativity.
The award is composed of three sections:
- Creative cartoon - free subject
- Cartoon on human rights
- Stories of migration
The cartoons can be in black and white or colour, but they must be unpublished: the maximum length is 4 pages, and the maximum format 35cm x 50cm. The technique is open. Stories written in African languages or in Arabic must have a translation in English, French or Portuguese.
The original artworks, along with an application form (which can be download from www.africacomics.net) and a brief CV, must be sent by post to Africa e Mediterraneo assocation.
The winner, one for each section, will receive 600 Euros and the possibility to publish a personal album. In addiction, the best 40 works will be published in the Africa Comics anthology, and included in an exhibition that will be presented in Italy and in Europe.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2007
For more information:
Africa e Mediterraneo
Via Gamberi 4, 40037 - Sasso Marconi, Bologna - Italy
Tel: +39 051 840166
Fax: +39 051 6790117
Email: redazione@africaemediterraneo.it or f.tagliani@africaemediterraneo.it
www.africacomics.net
Frieze Writer's Prize calls for entries
Frieze, Europe's leading art and culture magazine, is inviting entries to the Frieze Writer's Prize 2007. The international award is designed to discover and promote new art critics, and is presented annually. Writers are invited to submit a 700-word review in English of a recent contemporary art exhibition. Applicants must be over 18 years old and must not have had more than three pieces of writing published in a newspaper or magazine.
The winner will be awarded 2000 pounds and commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze. The magazine's forward thinking writers are read by a discerning international audience who enjoy the magazine's insightful, intelligent writing and beautiful design. Co-editor Jennifer Higgie commented: 'This is a great opportunity for a young writer to be published in frieze. Last year's winner, Jeffrey Ryan, now regularly contributes to the magazine, as do the two highly commended entrants, Joanna Kleinberg and Jason Foumberg.'
If the entrant's writing has been translated into English, this must be acknowledged on the application.
The closing date for applications is July 2
Applications should be sent to:
Frieze Writer's Prize
3 - 4 Hardwick Street, EC1R 4RB, London
Email: writersprize@frieze.com
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding individual entries.
Studio spaces to rent in Cape Town
There are currently two spaces available for rent in the All Star Studio. Situated in an up-and-coming area on the border of Cape Town and Woodstock, the studio currently hosts a number of visual artists and an architectural practice. Tenants share a telephone, kitchen and bathrooms and there is a broadband Internet connection available. The studio provides a productive professional environment for people pursuing similar practices. It is situated in a security complex with 24hr access and off-street parking available. Rent is competitively priced.
For more information:
Tel: (021) 462 2095
Email: heapau@iafrica.com
Deluxe Fashion Photography Competition
If you are a young, enthusiastic photography student or looking for an opportunity to gain experience and exposure in the world of fashion photography, then this is one for you: South African seventeen magazine is running a fashion photography competition which could be just the thing you need to put you on the map.
Prizes:
A professional Canon EOS 30D plus lens, worth R16 000
A one-year contract with creative agency ONELEAGUE
A one month photography internship at seventeen magazine where you will work with professional photographers including competition judge, Crispian Plunkett
How to enter:
To enter you need to produce a six-page fashion shoot.
Email your low-res images to: win@seventeen.co.za OR post a CD with the hi-res images to seventeen magazine, P.O. Box 986, Greenpoint, 8051.
Deadline: June 12
NAC invites public nominations for Artistic Advisory Panelists
The National Arts Council (NAC) is a statutory body that has a broad mandate to develop and promote the arts as a key aspect of cultural life in South Africa. The NAC is in an exciting growth phase of its development - if you know people who have the skills and attitude to contribute to our artistic advisory process then please nominate them.
The NAC of South Africa invites the public to nominate South African citizens with demonstrable experience and expertise in the arts to serve a 2-year term of service in an advisory capacity from September 1, 2007 to October 31, 2009.
Four panelists are required in each of the arts disciplines (Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Crafts, Dance and Literature) to assess funding applications in an impartial, professional manner and to make recommendations to the NAC.
Written nominations should include:
- details of the person making the nomination;
- a motivation letter;
- a letter of acceptance from the nominee;
- a detailed CV of the nominee.
For more information contact Ms Julie Diphofa:
Tel: (011) 838 1383
Email: julie@nac.org.za
Nominations may be submitted by:
Email: panels@nac.org.za or
Post: P O Box 500, Newtown, 2113
If you have not heard from the NAC by September 30, please assume that your nomination has been unsuccessful
Closing date: July 6, 2007
SERVICES & COURSES OFFERED
Young Curators' Workshop at UCT
The Centre for African Studies at UCT has launched a set of workshops aimed at providing Cape Town's burgeoning curators, creatives and artists with the knowledge and skills they need to curate their own exhibitions.
The workshops are open to all and are to be led by some of the country's top curatorial minds. Regular workshop participants will also get the opportunity to curate a short show at the Centre for African Studies later in the year, getting practical experience of the difficulties in funding, organising and curating an exhibition.
As well as presenting a series of exhibitions, the workshops aim to encourage interaction between fresh minds from around the city, from a variety of disciplines, forging links that will provide participants with the connections they need to launch exciting exhibitions in the future.
The workshops were launched on May 5 and will continue on Saturdays, from 10am until 1pm, at the Centre for African Studies Gallery. The workshops will be run by various gurus of curation including innovatory sound artist James Webb and art theorist, artist and legendary curator Andrew Lamprecht.
For more information contact: Linda Stupart
Email: linda.stupart@gmail.com
Tel: 084 753 4940
Free, 5 minute, quality artist web portfolios for SA artists
www.artlife.co.za /yourname
Just email or post us your content, or transfer your details from an existing website and we will place it on your webpage for free.
For an example see www.artlife.co.za
Simply email art@artlife.co.za Text: 1000 characters of:
(1) Your name
(2) email address
(3) something about your art
(4) contact details
(5) where else your art can be found on other websites
Images:
(1) 1 Picture for free that you could email to us, or that we can take off from a website that you may be on.
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(1) You can update your webpage as frequently as you like with images and text by using your own username and password that you can give to us.
(2) Joining ArtLife entitles you to receive a 10% reduction of Global Art Information products such as The SA Art Times Subscription, SA Art Information Directory etc.
For further details please contact us directly at info@artlife.co.za
Our postal details are: Global Art Information, PO Box 15881, Vlaeberg, 8018.
Tel: (021) 424 7733 for more details
Offer ends May 31
Art Courses in Plettenberg Bay
We offer a unique team-building opportunity for groups who are not necessarily outdoorsy, adventurous or particularly active, yet together would learn a new and exciting skill that would last them a lifetime. The deep relaxation achieved through drawing and painting in a tranquil country setting, would greatly benefit a stressed-out group of city dwellers.
So many people wish that they could draw and paint but consider themselves to be lacking in talent. The truth is, anyone can learn the skill. David Thorpe holds art-course-holiday breaks in the heart of the majestic 'Crags' near Plettenberg Bay on the tranquil, historical farm called Redford House. In these surroundings one is offered the rare pleasure of learning to draw and paint in a naturalist's paradise with an abundance of flora and fauna from with which to draw inspiration.
'There's nothing artistic about being able to draw. It's just a logical process', says David Thorpe. We offer a variety of choices for groups to participate in from 3 and 5 day courses to accompanied tours to game farms and mountain resorts. Courses can be tailor made to meet requirements and can be held at venues closer to the groups' home city. Prices vary accordingly and will be quoted on request.
Example of a Course:
During the three day beginners' course, David will teach participants to draw in the first two days. He is renowned for his drawings, paintings, illustrations and tutoring skills and is able to help a student attain their personal goals, whatever those may be. He teaches a technique which all artists use and can easily be learned in just a few days. Having learned to draw, the course moves onto basic watercolour painting on the final day, with demonstrations and simple painting exercises with personal assistance throughout the course.
There is time in the afternoons for vists to the nearby sights of Monkeyland, Birds of Eden (two amazing experiences within a living forest), wine tasting on a nearby wine farm, Elephant sanctuary etc., all withing a few kilometers of where the courses take place.
Depending on the group's budget, accommodation is at a variety of properties from B&B type establishments to Kurland Park, a polo estate offering 5 star accommodation. Restaurants are abundant in the area, and picnics are arranged each day for the participants. The course can accommodate up to 12 people and prices vary according to the needs of the group.
Basic costs: R700.00 per person per day. This includes participation in the 3 day drawing and painting course and lunch each day.
For more info contact Eve Wilson (Marketing and Sales):
Tel: (044) 535 9771 or 083 292 3359
Fax: 086 510 2728
Email: info@artadventures.co.za
www.artadventures.co.za
Call for entries: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Art Competition
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway would like South African artists to submit proposals of artworks to decorate the walls at Level 5 (at the Lower Station) with artwork that is relevant to Table Mountain. The winning artwork will be on display for two years. There is also the incentive of a R 30 000,00 cash prize.
The format of the design submitted must be drawn to scale (79.5cm x 18.3 cm). A motivation explaining the relevance and conceptual background of how the artwork relates to Table Mountain must be included. A full CV of all the artists involved must be attached and a time table fitting in the project deadlines must also be included.
Deadline for proposals: July 20
Project timeline: August 15 � September 26
Contact: Collette van Aswegen at (021) 424 0015
Email: collette@tablemountain.net
Spier Contemporary 2007 launches with call for entries
The Africa Centre at Spier will be launching a major South African visual arts exhibition and award in December 2007 - the Spier Contemporary.
The Spier Contemporary, named after the major sponsor, will be a bi-annual event that begins with an exhibition and series of awards launched at the Spier Estate in Stellenbosch, that then travels to other venues throughout the country. It has received hosting support from major museums thus far.
The Spier Contemporary will provide a valuable platform for South Africa to know itself through the art of 100 urban and rural visual artists across the country. 'Art provides an understanding of the complexities of our society in a way that political and other narratives are not able to do', says Curator Clive van den Berg. 'Its different languages give us the capacity to celebrate new heroes, new values and new perspectives on where we are as individuals and as a nation.'
The Spier Contemporary will give artists an opportunity to show their work uncompromised by the limitations of technology often required for contemporary art. It will make a contribution to the visual arts industry in a broad way through development contributions to each of the professions required for the production of a bi-annual large-scale exhibition.
A rural and urban artist development programme that is part of the project aims to create tailor-made initiatives for artists. Through this support, they will be better able to participate in events such as the Contemporary, and in the broader art arena. 'We envisage a close collaboration between the artists, production staff and curators' adds Churchhill Madikida, Development Officer, 'so that the entire experience is professionally rewarding for the artists.'
The exhibition will also be accompanied by an extensive audience development programme for lay and professional visitors in an attempt to remove barriers between creators and audiences.
The Spier Contemporary team includes Curator Clive van den Berg, Co-curator Jay Pather, Development/Education Officer Churchill Madikida and Project Manager Kadiatou Diallo. The competition will be judged by an eminent panel of national and international people, chosen for their range of expertise and experience. Any South African citizen over the age of 21 may enter.
Artists enter by filling in an entry form. Entry forms can be found on the website - www.spiercontemporary.co.za (available in March 2007); at one of the nine selection centres (to be announced); or at the Spier Contemporary office: PO Box 137, Lynedoch, 7603 Stellenbosch.
Artists may enter with a proposal or an artwork delivered to a selection centre; post a slide of the artwork to the Spier Contemporary office or enter online with a digital image or a proposal. Artworks have to be entered by August 31, 2007.
For detailed information about entry procedure and requirements:
Tel: (021) 881 3116
Email: info@africacentre.net
Call for submissions to 2007 PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards
South Africa's leading cement producer, PPC Cement, would like to invite all artists 'young' in the art of sculpting to participate in the 2007 PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards. The workshops, starting in May, will be open to sculptors who are 18 years and older, or who have no formal training and have recently become acquainted with concrete as a medium. These workshops, which run in advance of the PPC Young Concrete Sculptor competition, aim to provide young artists with some insight and techniques for working with concrete - demonstrating the versatility and best practices of concrete.
Prize money of R20 000 will be awarded to the winner of each of the two equally important categories: Best Sculptor on Exhibition; and Technical Excellence in Concrete Sculpture.
The one-day workshops will take place on the following dates at different venues across the country. They include:
- Pretoria, Thursday May 3, 1pm - 5pm, Tshwane University of Technology, Building 3, Room 3GO2, Arts Campus, du Toit Street, Pretoria
- Stellenbosch, Thursday May 1, 1pm - 5pm, Stellenbosch University, Visual Arts Building, Victoria Street (opposite the intersection of Neethling and Victoria Streets), Stellenbosch
- Port Elizabeth, Wednesday May 16, 10am - 4pm, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Dept of Studio Art (Sculpture), School of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts, Summerstrand Campus (North), University Way, Port Elizabeth
- Bloemfontein, Tuesday May 22, 10am - 4pm, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, 16 Harrismith Street, Arboretum, Bloemfontein.
The workshops will be presented by members of PPC Cement's technical team. They will cover topics such as the technical aspects of working with cement, lightweight concrete, pigments, colourants and extenders.
Each workshop can accommodate 30 people on a first-come-first-serve basis. Bookings can be made through Nandi Hilliard at the Association of Arts Pretoria. The cost of the workshop is R60 and is payable to the Association of the Arts.
Photographic entries for pre-selection are due by September 20 while chosen works for final judging need to be submitted by October 24. The official prize-giving ceremony and opening of the two week exhibition will take place at the Association of Arts Pretoria on October 13
To book, contact Nandi Hilliard:
Tel: (012) 346 3100
Email: WernaP@meropa.co.za
Call for submissions: The First Riebeek Kasteel Biennale
The first Riebeek Kasteel Biennale takes place from September 24 - 26, 2007. The show is entitled 'Viva la Vida - Long live Life' and is premised upon the idea that the end of the world may have already begun. How do we respond to turn back the tide?
The First Riebeek Kasteel Biennale is open for submissions from artists producing engaged, interventionist, fierce, practicable works that blend responsibility with pleasure. The show is hosted by the Cape Francolin Art Hotel with assistance from what if the world�
Submission deadline: August 1, 2007
For more information regarding the brief, guidelines for submissions contact David Bellamy:
Email: davidbellamy@capefrancolinarthotel.com
Sasol New Signatures invites entries
Sasol is calling on all emerging South African artists to unleash their creative talents and to enter the prestigious 2007 Sasol New Signatures Competition. The company, in partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria, today launched the 18th annual competition, one of the most coveted awards for young up-and-coming South African artists, 18 years and older.
This year's competition carries total prize money of R100 000, comprising an overall first prize of R60 000, a runner-up award of R15 000 and five merit awards of R5000 each. The winners will be announced at the opening of the competition exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum on Wednesday August 1, 2007.
'The New Signatures competition is both the longest running and most prestigious competition for emerging artists, in South Africa. In its long history, the competition has played an important role in launching the careers of many of South Africa's established and respected contemporary artists, including Diane Victor, Kathryn Smith, Hanneke Benade, Henk Serfontein, Sean Slemon, Anton Karstel, Minnette Vári, Wim Botha and Retha Erasmus,' says Franci Cronje, Sasol New Signatures Competition Chairman.
To afford more emerging artists the opportunity to enter the competition, Sasol's sponsorship will include transportation of works selected for the exhibition from regional collection points to Pretoria.
Workshops will be held nationally to assist artists in understanding the competition, the judging process and provide advice on conceptualisation, display and presentation of works. Attendance is free of charge and to reserve a place, bookings can be made through Nandi Hilliard on (012) 346 3100.
The competition is open to up-and-coming South African artists, 18 years and older, who have not yet held a solo exhibition, apart from an exhibition being held for academic purposes. Artists are invited to submit one or two art works at six venues in major venues across the country or via email. Physical submissions will be accepted at the collection points 10am - 4pm on June 5 and 6. Email entries may be submitted from May 2 - June 6. Visit www.sasolsignatures.co.za for moreinfo on how to do this.
Regional selection panels will select approximately 100 works nationwide for the prestigious Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. The exhibition runs from August 1 - September 9.
For more info, contact Nandi Hilliard:
Tel: (012) 346 3100
Email: WernaP@meropa.co.za
www.artsassociationpta.co.za or www.sasolsignatures.co.za
Call for Submissions: Africa Biennale 2008
This is an open call for submissions by contemporary African visual artists to the Africa Biennale 2008. AVANT CAR GUARD is proud to announce having secured both operational support and project funding from the art world and corporate entities, and in this capacity will be producing a prestigious showcase of this country's hidden secrets to the art world. As we know Africa is a country that has long operated outside the world, and it's time to bring the world back into the fold and celebrate together the riches of this often misunderstood and mysterious country.
Avant Car Guard
Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: (021) 123 4567
Email: infor@avantcarguard.com
AVA's Artreach fund invites applications
The Association For Visual Arts' Artreach fund was founded by committee members in the late 1980s to help raise funds for various charities in Cape Town. In the 1990s it was transformed into a more focused fund for the financial assistance of visual artists. To date, AVA's Artreach fund has sponsored art materials, art studio rentals, workshop fees, art tuition, art classes for children in Langa, a sculpture peace park, a street youth drawing project, a gallery in an art school, art catalogues, exhibition expenses for shows at AVA, framing charges and production costs for exhibitions.
AVA's Artreach programme is an initiative aimed at broadening opportunities for visual artists in South Africa by creating artmaking possibilities, by encouraging art education, by promoting through exposure, and by advancing cultural production across a wide spectrum of visual arts media. The programme is co-sponsored by Absolut Vodka and with Lottery funding.
The Artreach committee meets on a monthly basis. For details with regards to applications Please check www.ava.co.za
art + blog = blogart? calls for proposals
Theme:
a + b = ba?
[art + blog = blogart?]
JavaMuseum - http://www.javamuseum.org is starting its 2nd phase by publishing an open call focussing on the question of whether blogs and/or blogging can be tools for creating a new type of .net-based art. The launch of this new project in September 2007 is planned to be also the occasion for re-launching JavaMuseum after a phase of re-structuring since 2005.
JavaMuseum - Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art, founded in 2000, realised during the 1st phase (2001-2005) 18 showcases focussing on Internet- based art in a global context, including more than 350 artists from 40 countries. In this way, JavaMuseum was able to show for the first time the dimension of Internet- based art as a new and individual art genre, even if it is continously said to be dead.
For a + b = ba?, JavaMuseum is inviting artists to submit such an art project in form of a blog.
The entry details, regulations and entry form can be found on http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54
Deadline July 2
Africa Burns
The Burning Man project has grown from a small spontaneous gathering with a burning effigy on a beach 21 years ago, to a community of over 40 000 people who congregate once a year to construct a temporary city and experimental community in the Nevada desert. The impact of the Burning Man experience has been so profound that an entire culture has formed around it, the basic tenets of which are:
Community, participation, radical self-expression and self-reliance.
'The giving of yourself is the greatest gift you can give to the Burning Man community, and is imperative to the survival of this unique experiment.'
Burning Man regionals are now held across the world - North America, Australia, Europe, Germany, Asia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and now South Africa. A regional representative (or three) will be appointed shortly.
An art and music festival heavily inspired by the legendary Burning Man, brought to SA by Paul Jorgensen with the blessing of Burning Man;
- a 100% participant sponsored, participant created event.
- a three day multi-disciplinary event staged on private property (visual arts, music, performance, interactive theme camps);
- attracting international participants with an emphasis on forming artistic collaborations that are displayed and/or performed;
- involving radical self expression and an experiment in temporary community building;
- exploring concepts related to ART outside gallery and museum institutions
- expanding and bridging the concepts of Art Biennales and Burning Man
- encouraging a culture of environmental mindfulness
Prior to Africa Burns there will be 3 weeks of workshops held in Cape Town which will serve to build large scale art that will grace the festival. Should you wish to participate or have space, tools and materials to contribute please contact us.
For more information on how you can participate, contact:
paul@onepeople.com or
africaburns@iafrica.com or
robertbobman@iafrica.com
Call to Artists, Architects and Interior Designers
Through the course of 2005 The Trinity Session sourced and commissioned 1500 artworks for the Raphael Penthouse Suites and Michelangelo Towers in Sandton, with a view to giving the rooms in the hotel pool an original and authentic South African edge. Working closely with the interior designers, developers and the artists, The Trinity Session was able to mediate the needs of all parties and deliver a product that has been well received by owners and visitors alike. A defining factor of this project was that the commissioning process which engaged some 70 artists, in turn creating significant social awareness and local support. The project also included placing art in the corridors and public spaces in the hotels and the adjacent mall. Legacy Property Holdings received a BASA Award for this initiative in May this year.
The impact on the lives of the artists involved with this project was substantial and the lessons from this process have demonstrated the significant impact that original works of art have on shifting the perception of space and functionality in terms of design, leisure, status and brand awareness.
The Trinity Session aims to further engage such collaborations.
For more information please contact: ts@onair.co.za
Artists can send examples of their works (low-resolution) and contact details to: thepremises@onair.co.za
Africa e Mediterraneo invites you to contribute to a bibliography on contemporary African art
The next issue of Africa e Mediterraneo will be focused on contemporary African art, related through testimonies regarding expositions and publications which have used and interpreted the concept of 'African contemporanean art'. Therefore, contemporary African art is not considered as a style, as a specific group of artists or as the production coming from one or more locations, but as the history of a 'label' which sometimes has made easier, sometimes conditioned in its own way the perception of African production and of certain artists' groups.
Iolanda Pensa is currently working on the bibliography which will be published on the magazine: this bibliography includes expositions, publications and reviews which directly or indirectly have enriched the concept of contemporary African art (therefore we will exclude from the bibliography artists' monographs, studies focused on a single country and works regarding exclusively Afro-American artists, unless where the intention of inscribing those works in the field of contemporary African art is clearly specified).
In order to have a flexible tool, we have decide to work directly on Wikipedia (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arte_contemporanea_africana), allowing third parties to change, enrich and rectify the information, and allowing the bibliography currently updated.
Wikipedia is a very interesting tool but still less used, in particular by people working in the field of humanistic studies. As Wikipedia is a free encyclopaedia, it certainly needs any possible contribution, specially when those contributions come directly from experts.
If you wish to join the project, you can register yourself and insert your modifications directly on Wikipedia.
Iolanda Pensa set up the bibliography and is currently editing it
Email: io@pensa.it
skype: iopensa
Tel. 335 655 3633
The version of the bibliography updated till the July 10 will be published in Africa e Mediterraneo #55.
Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture: Call for Papers
'Is African Art History?'
Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture is a new peer-reviewed publication for studies in the history of classical, modern, and contemporary African arts, slated to begin publication in Spring 2006. We invite submissions for the inaugural issue titled, 'Is African Art History?' Essays addressing the problem of history in continental African art practice are welcome, especially those that engage directly with ideas of modernity and that propose or critique a clearly articulated methodology.
Critical Interventions will publish scholarly Art Historical essays about objects and critical discourses in African arts and visual cultures. Comparative work rooted in developments in Africa that links African art to the Diasporas, to Europe, Asia or to the Americas will be considered. We are seeking essays that illuminate the place of art in specific historical processes and evaluate the theories and methods produced through the study of African art history.
Critical Interventions will provide a forum for established and younger scholars whose writing is based on extensive research into the problems of modernism and modernity in African art and comparable areas of research. Submissions may focus on any area of modern and contemporary art and visual or material culture, including popular art, neotraditional forms, studio art, film, photography, architecture, and new media. Essays that review the history, appraise the present situation, or propose the future course of modern African art studies will be viewed favourably.
Submissions must be original and previously unpublished work submitted both in hard copy and also in electronic form saved in Microsoft Word. Articles should be between 6500 and 8500 words and may include black and white and colour images scanned to disk at 300dpi. All copyright resolution issues are the responsibility of the author and copyright permissions must be included at the time of submission. Send articles to:
John Peffer, Editor
Critical Interventions
C/o HAVC, Porter Faculty Services
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
USA
Inquiries may be sent to j_peffer@yahoo.com and ogbechie@arthistory.ucsb.edu
Submissions invited for work to be sold in a variety of venues worldwide
ArtAnts markets and sells giclée prints of artworks internationally. We need thousands of artworks.
We have a unique new marketing strategy for the prints that includes displaying catalogues of art in coffee shops, curio shops, framing shops and other venues worldwide. We keep these venues interested in displaying the art by paying them a commission of 10%. We have special technology for determining which orders result from which catalogues displayed in which venue.
Since we print each catalogue individually, we can display different artworks in each catalogue in each venue, which means that we can represent a large variety of art from many artists.
The giclée printing process allows us to make prints one at a time without storing an inventory of prints. It also allows us and the artist to break even on the first sale and to start making a profit from the second onwards. This means that it is financially viable for us to give the opportunity to all artists to sell prints of their work - even if just one or two prints will ever be sold.
For more information, visit www.artants.com/artists or email evert@artants.com
Unseen City invites contributions
The youth of Cape Town and Amsterdam, two cities that are both torn and connected by history, convene in this project and show a new urban reality through the use of the arts. Artists are invited to submit relevant work on the website.
Want to see your work on the world wide web? Want to share your urban experience? Interested in connection? Join artists, designers and photographers from Cape Town and Amsterdam in this unique web-based project.
Visit www.unseencity.uct.ac.za
Enjin Museum of Dead Media
Enjin in collaboration with The Trinity Session is embarking on the development of a Museum for Dead Media. The purpose is to call the public's attention to the significance of collecting or preserving one's redundant or dated technology, reflections on ways in which these tools are still applied in creative processes and of course to reflect on the advancements in new technologies and media. Key to this project are questions around what shape and form a museum of dead media could take. Is it a building, a collective networked data system, a discussion forum or a series of presentations and features in future issues of the magazine and dvd supplement. The first steps towards this project manifest in the Hobbs/Neustetter installation at Design Indaba and the call for interest and ideas on creative uses of dead media, and concepts for the 'museum'.
Who is involved?
Enjin is South Africa's leading resource for creative professionals, brings you comprehensive coverage of the art of design, 3D, animation, video, effects, web and interactive design. Enjin addresses the needs of those within the digital media market by providing relevant and forward-thinking content. Now in its sixth year, Enjin Creative Magazine consistently delivers the content that people want to read.
The meeting of Stephen Hobbs and Marcus Neustetter as an artist collaborative fuses their interests in urban social change and virtual culture. Over the years their artistic practices have resulted from experimentation with the juxtaposition of high and low tech, dead and new media interventions. These experiments manifest in public space, galleries and museums and in the arena of their artist lab: the Trinity Session. Taking into consideration the exclusivity of the museum and gallery context, current projects focus on social research and mobile platforms enabling their artistic expression.
Directed by Hobbs and Neustetter, The Trinity Session is a contemporary art production team that investigates the strategies and relationships between art and business, collaborative practice, network development and creative contextual response. As Hobbs' personal artistic interest is the urban environment and Neustetter's the digital and virtual, the thematic focus of The Trinity Session revolves around these subject areas. Heavily informed and influenced by context, The Trinity Session defines its approaches from a position within Johannesburg, South Africa, thusdetermining its attitude tolocal and global debates, networks and partnerships for survival and sustainability of the visual arts industries. By acting as correspondents and consultants, and approaching the work process from a network and 'accommodation and exchange of information' angle, the purpose of the working dynamic is to produce in a cross-platform multidisciplinary way with artists, institutions and corporate brands and services. Interests lie in interdisciplinary working methods, conceptualising and interacting with like-minded partners.
Enjin is building a museum and we need your help. Create a visual piece in any format or material. Submit your personal or professional interpretation of dead media to Enjin magazine for inclusion in the Enjin Museum of Dead Media. Works will be selected to feature in future editions of Enjin magazine, and for pride of place in the Museum. There are no entry restrictions - all visual comments on the theme of dead media are accepted and encouraged.
For more info, download the emodm brief and submission form from www.enjin co.za.
Send your museum piece concepts and proposals to modm@onair.co.za . Call (011) 339 2785 or 381 7711 for further information.
Gallery in Georgia,
USA seeks South African artists
Fine Art Gallery in Roswell, Georgia (USA) seeks talented artists
from South Africa. The gallery is located in an affluent part of
the city, surrounded by other galleries, bookstores and fine restaurants.
Please submit work and resumé to:
Laramee Fine Art
984 Canton St.
Roswell, Georgia (USA) 30075
Email submissions should be sent to: larameefineart@charter.net
AVA invites submissions
The Association For Visual Arts (AVA) in Cape Town invites submissions
from visual artists who wish to exhibit at AVA from 2004 onwards.
The Selection Committee of the AVA meets every two months to review
submissions and the next meeting takes place on Wednesday, November
19. Selection meetings take place every second month thereafter.
Interested artists should bring to the gallery six to eight works
(these can be supplemented by visual material such as slides and
photographs), a CV and a short letter of intent or an artist's statement.
The committee is most interested in reviewing the work that the artists
wish to exhibit or else their most recent works. Artists can collect
their works the day after the meeting.
In addition, any curators wishing to curate exhibitions for AVA
should submit proposals to AVA's Selection Committee.
AVA is committed to the ongoing promotion of art and artists, both
emerging and established, both formally trained and self- taught.
For more information, contact Estelle Jacobs.
Association for Visual Arts
35 Church Street, Cape Town
Tel: (021) 424 7436
Fax: (021) 423 2637
Email: estava@iafrica.com
Website: www.ava.co.za
Donate your
art to AIDS orphans auction website
Last year the Art for AIDS Orphans auction raised over a million
rands for AIDS orphans. Organizer Nicci Bailey is currently setting
up a permanent charity website gallery, www.art4aids.co.za, and are
requesting that all artists who would like to donate a piece for
this worthy cause to log onto our site.
Contact: Nicci Bailey
Email: beezy@beezybailey.co.za
The Kansas City Artists' Coalition invites artists to participate in an international exchange
The Kansas City Artists' Coalition seeks applications from adept artists who would be keen to participate in an international exchange programme in Kansas, USA. The programme is prepared to fund travel and residency expenses of successful candidates coming from Third World countries, who have previously never worked in a foreign country. Applications may be submitted to -
The Lighton International Artists' Exchange Programme
The Kansas City Artists' Coalition
201 Wyandotte
Kansas City
MO 64108
For more info visit www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Teaching jobs for Photography graduates
Teaching jobs available in the Sultanate of Oman at Higher College of Technology for photography graduates. The jobs pay around US$1800 to US$2000 a month plus air tickets home once a year. Teachers get 6 weeks paid leave a year.
For more details visit:
www.herschelmair.com/jobs.htm
Listings in Contempo magazine
New arts, culture and design magazine Contempo is offering an opportunity for artists and galleries to advertise their exhibitions and listings free of charge.
Send your information about the exhibitions taking place at your gallery over the period of May - mid July. The format should be as follows:
Name of Gallery:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax:
E-mail address:
Web address:
Date of exhibition:
Artist/s:
You may include a short blurb about each exhibition as long as the number of words does not exceed 450 in total. Please email your information to editor@contempo.co.za. The deadline for these entries is the Monday, May 8.
ArtMoves Africa: Mobility of artists and cultural operators within the African continent
ArtMoves Africa (AMA) is an independent non-profit association aiming to facilitate cultural and artistic exchanges within the African continent. AMA offers travel funds to artists, arts professionals and cultural operators living and working in Africa to travel within and between the five African regions in order to engage in the exchange of information, the enhancement of skills, the development of informal networks and the pursuit of co-operation.
Background:
AMA is a project initiated by the Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF) together with a group of African and Arab organisations to facilitate and encourage the mobility of artists and cultural operators within the African continent. In 2001, YATF participated in meetings in Egypt, Kenya and Zimbabwe, together with different organisations and cultural activists from Africa and the Arab world. The meetings aimed at linking organisations and individuals, and creating informal continent-wide networks. The participants agreed that one of the major obstacles for artists and cultural professionals in Africa was the persistent lack of funds specifically allocated to support travel.
Objectives:
* Facilitate cultural exchanges in Africa for individual artists and cultural operators, and cultural organizations
* Encourage artists and cultural operators to exchange experiences, information and ideas towards shared projects and artistic collaborations
* Give artists and cultural operators the opportunity to gain a better knowledge of the context and the cultural environment in the different regions
* Encourage independent initiatives and small projects by giving artists and cultural operators the opportunity to meet with their counterparts and partners
* Give artists and cultural operators the opportunity to attend festivals in order to see each other's work to enrich their own creativity
* Give artists and cultural operators the opportunity to enhance their artistic or technical skills in participating in highly professional artistic and arts management workshops, seminars and residencies for artists
* Encourage the mobility of artists and cultural professionals as well as the mobility of information
Legal Status:
For the first year, AMA will be functioning as one of the programmes of the YATF, but with an independent selection committee and coordinator. By the end of 2005 ArtMoves Africa shall be registered as an independent international association in Africa.
For more information, contact Khadija El Bennaoui:
Tel/ fax: +32 2 2031295
Email: ama@yatfund.org
www.yatfund.org
Young Arab Theatre Fund a.i.s.b.l.
19 Square Sainctelette, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
