Savanna Trust in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe Theatre Arts Department invites artists, media experts, civic society leaders, academics and human rights activists to submit abstracts and performance, exhibition/workshop proposals. The theme for this year is: “Protest Arts, Culture and Democracy: Imagining and Inventing the Future” Festival/Symposium sub-themes Transformative arts education for democracy. Identity and democracy in protest culture – reconstructing race, class, gender and ethnicity for democratic engagement. Artistic and cultural engagement with constitution-making processes. Visual Arts and democratic commitment for the future. Pitfalls and possibilities of ideological commitment in artistic and cultural works. The politics of culture... Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG – Madagascan-born and Paris-based artist Joël Andrianomearisoa will present his first solo exhibition in South Africa – A Perfect Kind of Love – at the Goodman Gallery Project Space at Arts on Main. The Goodman Gallery will also present a performance by Andrianomearisoa at SA Fashion Week’s Winter 2011 Designer Collections show, which takes place at Arts on Main in October. A versatile artist of consummate talent, Andrianomearisoa qualified as an architect at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Initially drawn to the multifaceted nature of architectural practice, Andrianomearisoa became increasingly engaged with other modes of cultural production, pursuing... Continue Reading
Zimbabwean renowned poet, Albert Nyathi today performs for all of SADC’s Heads of State during the 30th Anniversary of the regional body here in Windhoek, Namibia. He is the only regional artist who has been brought in, in a landmark arrangement between SADC Secretariat and Artists Trust of Southern Africa (ARTSA). The Artists Trust of Southern Africa (ARTSA) is a network of artists from the 15 member Southern African Development Community (“SADC”) operating in various artistic disciplines whose main function is to coordinate the development and promotion through smart partnerships, of varied cultural interventions at all levels targeted at artists... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange (JOHANNESBURG) — Last night I went to Niki’s Oasis in Newtown to attend the memorial service for the late South African saxophonist, Ezra Nyaniso Ngcukana, born in Port Elizabeth on August 25 1954 who died on Sunday night of 9 August this year. Up till now the cause of Mgcukana’s cause death is not yet known. The event was a highly remarkable one as scores of top south African artists, politicians, and trade-unionists descended on Niki.s Oasis to pay their homage to one of the great musicians of our time. The line-up of artists and notable performers... Continue Reading
By Delali Osun Haligah – USA – Working Model Two Day Intensive was a success! Here are some statements of workshop participants and what they thought of the experience. Although it was only for 2 days “The Working Model” was a great program and I found it to be not only very informative but beneficial and fun as well. Many of my questions were immediately answered; and, I loved the fact that I was able to geta professional opinion of my weaknesses and what I needed to work on, as well as encouragement for my strengths…The best part of the... Continue Reading
