The AVA's Annual General Meeting
The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) is managed by a Committee that is nominated and elected annually at its AGM. This year there are four positions on the AVA Committee available for re-election (see below) and five for new committee members.
6pm, Wednesday August 6
AVA, 35 Church Street, Cape Town
Call for nominations for the AVA committee
You may nominate any person who you think will serve the AVA. Meetings of the full Committee take place monthly, after 5pm. Sub-Committees (EXCO, Artreach, Marketing and Selection) meet less frequently.
Members may serve on the Committee for a period of two years and need to be re-nominated and elected if they wish to continue. Committee members will commit to no less than 75% of all meetings annually. Constitutionally, several of AVA's current Committee members must stand down in 2008, but they are available for re-election. They are: Reggi Xaba, Lynette Bester, Eunice Geustyn and Paul Birchall.
The present Committee comprises: Eunice Geustyn (chair) Kadiatou Diallo (vice-chair), Reggi Xaba (treasurer), Lynette Bester, Gabi Ngcobo, Paul Birchall, Josephine Grindrod, Charles Maggs, Tambudzai Sibanda and Loyiso Qanya. Co-opted to the Selection sub-committee: Renee Holleman.
AVA is now calling for nominations for its Committee of maximum 15 members in total for 2008.Your nominations must include the signature of the nominee, (indicating his/her acceptance to stand for AVA's Committee) as well as his/her CV abbreviated to 50 words.
Please remember that all committee members offer their services on a voluntary basis. Membership of the AVA is payable annually.
AVA
35 Church Street, Cape Town
Tel: (021) 424 7436
Fax: (021) 423 2637
Email: avaart@iafrica.com
www.ava.co.za
Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm
Greatmore Studios calls for artists to contribute to a celebratory raffle event
2008 finds Greatmore Studios celebrating its 10th anniversary. To celebrate and reflect on the extraordinary impact that the studios and Thupelo Cape Town have had in the community, in Southern Africa and abroad, the board of Greatmore Studios has proposed to host a raffle draw. For the raffle to be realised, artists who have been identified for their important contributions to contemporary art making in South Africa have been asked to donate a work on paper, less than 100 x 70cm in size, in any medium: print, painting, photography or digital. Tickets will be sold for R1600 or 100 pounds each, with the hope that each ticket holder will receive a work of art. Greatmore Studios has already received commitments from many artists, including several internationally known SA artists.
Artists who have not yet received a special invite but feel affiliated with the studios and its various projects, are asked to kindly share in this occasion by submitting artwork for this cause. The funds raised from this initiative will go towards an ongoing development project at the studios. Artwork must be submitted for inclusion in this special raffle by July 31, 2008 and artists are invited to join us at the studios on November 14, 2008 for a day long celebration and raffle draw. Artists working in Johannesburg are encouraged to drop off work at the Bag Factory (www.bagfactoryart.org.za) in Newtown Johannesburg (10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg) with either James French or Phillip, while artists working in the Eastern Cape are encouraged to drop off work at the Ann Bryant Gallery at 9 St Marks Road, Belgravia, East London.
For further information, please contact Mishkaah Roberts or Tambudzai Sibanda on (021) 4479 699
Call for Artists: Liquid Identities
International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting video/short.films to include in the next 2008 Exhibitions:
'Liquid Identities - Video Art and Architecture' event at the 5th Edition of the International Experimental Film Festival Carbunari 2008 in Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania (November 15 - 16, 2008). All films sent to Florean Museum will become the museum's property, including all copyrights and use, but excluding commercial use.
The number of works with which you can participate is unlimited. All works must be on DVD (PAL or NTSC), no matter what the original source medium. The duration may be any, with a preference given to a max length of 15 minutes. If you are interested, send your video submissions (Name/Surname, City/Country, Film title, Running time, Brief film synopsis) with a CV/biography, videography and an introduction about the piece to:
arch. Luca Curci
via Casamassima, 75
70010 - Capurso (Bari) - Italy
Participation is open to professional artists, architects and designers, associate groups and studios
Deadline for applications: July 30, 2008
Email: artexpo@lucacurci.com
www.lucacurci.com/artexpo
Art Gallery for sale in Johannesburg
An independent Joburg art gallery, well positioned at landmark location in the Rosebank gallery district, with frontage onto a busy road with thousands of cars passing per day, is for sale.
Approx 100m2 customised as a contemporary gallery space, operating as a successful art gallery for 4 years. While suited to being a gallery, the space is not limited to this function. The space includes 2 main rooms, plus back office, storage room and bathrooms. There is currently 2 years left of the rental agreement.
The gallery has great relationships with media, a high profile and a history of successful solo and group shows. The current owner wishes to pursue other interests in the arts, and is willing to maintain a relationship with the new owner.
For more information, contact Kate Joseph
Tel: 072 229 9613
Email: katejoseph3@gmail.com
The Origins Centre Gallery seeks artists
The Origins Centre Gallery at Wits University seeks artists to exhibit on the premises. The artists' works must allude to themes found in the Origins Centre Museum such as the origins of humanity, early language, early art, the San people and culture, African tribal culture and anything else along such lines. The Centre is willing to provide some funding for exhibitions, depending on the artists' needs. However, we are also more than happy to work in collaboration with artists to secure funding.
If you are interested in this prospect (or know someone else who might be), please contact Caitlin Ellwood:
Tel: 072 874 0082 or (011) 717 4706
Email: caitlin@origins.org.za
SERVICES & COURSES OFFERED
Call for Applications: First International Master of Media.Art.Histories
The postgraduate programme MediaArtHistories at the Department for Image Science offers a two-year low residency course of study leading to an MA degree. It conveys the most important developments of contemporary art through a network of renowned international theorists, artists, curators and many others.
Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest and most controversial software, interface developments and their interdisciplinary and intercultural praxis. Keywords are: Strategies of Interaction and Interface Design, Social Software, Immersion and Emotion, and Artistic Invention. Using online databases and other modern aids, knowledge of computer animation, net art, interactive, telematic and genetic art as well as the most recent reflections on nano art, CAVE installations, augmented reality and wearables are introduced. Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are tied in intriguing ways to digital art. Important approaches and methods from Image Science, Media Archaeology, and the History of Science and Technology will be discussed.
MediaArtHistories MA is based on the international praxis and expertise in Curation, Collecting, Preserving and Archiving and Researching in the Media Arts. What are the conditions necessary for a wider consideration of media art works and of new media in these collections of the international contemporary art scene? And in which way can new Databases and other scientific tools of structuring and visualising data provide new contexts and enhance our understanding of semantics?
For further Information:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis
www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories
www.virtualart.at
www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html
www.donau-uni.ac.at/telelectures
First International Master of MediaArtHistories
Department for Image Science
Danube University Krems
Dr. Karl Dorrek Strasse 30
A-3500 Krems
Tel: 0043 2732 893 2569
Fax: 0043 2732 893 4551
Email: sabine.weber@donau-uni.ac.at
Mosaic Mural Art Competition
In celebration of the completion of their new building in Hermanus, the Enlighten Education Trust (EET) has launched an exciting Mosaic Art Competition.
The winning design will be used to decorate the outside wall of the new centre. Prize monies total an unbelievable R61 000 and any person between the age of 18 and 30, living between Gansbaai and Cape Town may enter. Entry is free and groups are encouraged to enter. Workshops will be held to assist entrants with the practical aspects of designing a mosaic mural. EET works hard to improve the quality of education and life of communities in the Overstrand. Their new Centre will provide space for education and skills training to local communities. This is your opportunity as a young, non-professional artist to develop new skills and kick-start your career as a professional artist.
Entry forms are available at local community and art centres, secondary schools and libraries or online at www.enlightenmosaic.org.za You can also simply SMS the word 'mosaic' to 32545 to enter.
Vuleka Art Competition invites entries
Calling all artists! With the prize money doubled and a ticket to Paris for the overall winner, enter now for the Vuleka Art Competition.
'Vuleka' is the isiXhosa word for 'open' and that means this prestigious national art competition is open to any artist (18 years and older) who has not had a solo exhibition in the past three years. Only original works of art completed during 2007/2008 may be entered. Vuleka is hosted annually by The Arts Association of Bellville (art.b).
It is aimed at encouraging creativity, innovation and adventurous art from all cultures. Selected artists from the competition will also participate in an exhibition in Bellville's art.b Gallery from September 3 - 24, 2008. Artists may enter unlimited artworks in one or more of the following categories:
- Paintings in oil, watercolour or acrylic
- Three-dimensional works, including ceramics
- Works in any other medium, including photography
Apart from a winner in each of these categories, the best artwork overall will be selected. For the overall winner a cheque of R10 000 and a return flight ticket to Paris are waiting. The visit to Paris offers the winner the opportunity to gain new inspiration in the arts and broaden his/her horizons. Prize money of R5 000 is at stake for each category winner.The artists may offer their works for sale.
For entry forms/particulars, contact Maxie Oosthuizen:
Tel: (021) 918 2301
Email: maxie.oosthuizen@capetown.gov.za
Closing date for entries: 3pm, Friday, August 22
Exhibition of selected works opens Wednesday September 3
Carrol Boyes Announces Theme for METAL 2008
Ever searching for fresh new design talent across South Africa, Carrol Boyes Functional Art (CBFA) has announced the theme for the METAL 2008 New Designer Search: 'Frame'.
METAL is the fourth annual New Designer Search designed to discover and nurture new product design talent in South Africa. METAL invites aspirant designers to submit a prototype based on a specific theme.
Organisers of this year's initiative invite aspirant product designers to create a prototype of a frame - a structure that can contain or border any article of beauty such as a mirror, an artwork, an image, an item of jewellery or the like. Carrol Boyes, arguably one of South Africa's most commercially successful product designers, explains her choice of theme: 'A frame may hold a special memory, reflect a shared moment or simply contain a gift from someone close. I would like to encourage entrants to be inspired by these moments whilst designing and creating their prototypes so that these may reflect their uniqueness. I hope the theme inspires designers to create something completely original in form.'
For more information:
Tel: (021) 462 3129
Email: morice@memocommunications.co.za
http://metal.carrolboyes.co.za
Specs journal invites submissions
Specs is a journal of contemporary culture and arts at Rollins College that aims to create sympathetic interfaces between artistic and critical practices. The editors invite submissions of creative and/or critical work for the annual Fall 2008 print and web issue. We seek works of fiction, non-fiction, cultural criticism, artwork, poetry, and pieces that blur genre boundaries.
The editorial board consists of writers and academics from various fields. The editors are excited by specialty, an excess of detail, fragments, narratives, meta-narratives, and more.
The deadline for poetry, creative non-fiction, fiction, and art is March 3, 2008. We accept simultaneous submissions of creative work, as long as we receive prompt notice of acceptance elsewhere. Please limit prose submissions to under 6000 words and poetry submissions to 10-12 pages.
Email submissions as word attachments to editors@specsjournal.org
Remember to include a brief cover letter indicating whether you wish to be considered for the print edition, the web edition, or both. Please be advised that colour artwork with heavy graphics will only be considered for the web edition. Artwork for the print edition is limited to black on white work (4 x 7 dimensions).
Please also indicate the type/genre of submission in the subject heading (Poetry, Fiction, etc.).
We are also seeking art, fiction, poetry, and critical work that limits itself to one-page pieces for ONE/OFF, a special interactive section of Specs. In this section, we hope to force interactions between the print and web edition.
For more information, visit:
www.specsjournal.org
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
Call for Applications for the 2009 Residency at the Künstlerhauser Worpswede
The Künstlerhauser Worpswede is one of the largest residencies in the Federal Republic of Germany. Among former grant holders are many well-known international artists such as Emmett Williams, Koeken Ergun, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Katharina Sieverding and Egill Saebjoernsson.
The Künstlerhauser Worpswede is supported by the Barkenhoff Stiftung, Worpswede, and the private initiative Atelierhaus e. V., which collectively make the studios available. Besides the regular presentation of works produced in the studios both within and outside Worpswede, there are also, on a discursive level, artists' discussions, workshops and symposia on artists' support, which take place at the Barkenhoff. The grant body is also supported by the state of Lower Saxony through the award of a monthly grant of 1 400 Euro. There is no restriction on age or nationality of applicants. Selection is made by a specialised jury in the fine arts and sound art respectively.
Applications for the 2009 residencies in the fields of fine arts and sound art for a duration of up to 6 months are requested as of now. Deadline is July 10, 2008 (date of postmark).
Application forms and further information can be found at www.kuenstlerhaeuser-worpswede.de/en/application/index.html
GoodHopeArt studios invites applications for residency
GoodHopeArt is a dynamic organisation that provides working studio and exhibition space for local and international professional visual artists to develop their artistic practice. To participate in this special exchange, please contact Nico Eilers on nico.eilers@telkomsa.netor alternatively phone 083 285 78 74. GoodHope Art also facilitates art bridging workshops and life drawing classes for emerging artists.
Art Shows at Timberlake Organic Village
Regular Art Show days are being organised at Timberlake Organic Village (N2, between Sedgefield and Wilderness, Garden Route). The first two will take place on June 22 and July 13. The only fee is R50 which secures a place (no commission on sales).
Contact Shanda Rossouw:
Tel: 084 622 7244
Email: Shandyrossouw@hotmail.com
AVA subscriptions renewal
The AVA reminds subscribers to request the renewal of subscriptions. Subscriptions run a full calendar year, from January to end December and are now due, as follows:
Single: R85
Couple: R140
Pensioner: R35
Student: R35
Cheques and postal orders to be made out to AVA or to the Association for Visual Arts. Bank details for direct deposits:
FNB, Long St
Br: 201709
Acc No: 50061874340
Current Account
please use your whole name and surname as reference
Paid-up members will receive a membership card which entitles them to a 10% discount on all purchases at the following art shops:
Artsource, Campus Art and Hardware and Ruth Prowse Art Shop
Association for Visual Arts
35 Church Street, Cape Town, South Africa,
Phone: +27-21 424-7436,
Fax: +27-21 423-2637,
Email: art@ava.co.za
