Past Mentoring Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Second Creative Photography Mentorship

MENTEES
Bangikaya Maqoqa, Siyabulela Mdoda, Sergio Majjie, Khynya Mehlo, Igshaan Adama, Sarah Benjamin and Abdul-Wahid Hendricks

Greatmore Art Studios is proud to present its second Creative Photography Exhibition. The show is the product of a two week mentoring workshop that explored analogue photography using cameras supplied by Exposure Gallery. Exposure Gallery is a photographic concept store that prides itself in being a platform for photographic inspirational products, cutting edge photographic artists, and avant- garde photographic concepts. Retail items sold in the store include Lomographic cameras, a camera known for its inherent playfulness and spontaneity used as a springboard for creativity.

The young artists have benefited from the guidance and mentorship from the following Cape Town based artists. Fiona Hoadley, Paul Weinberg, Niklas Zimmer and Adele Gordon

The Exhibition opens on the 27th August at 5:30pm and runs until the 3rd September and has been made possible by generous funding from Arts and Culture Trust, Exposure Gallery and Orms Photographic Warehouse. Greatmore Art Studios is located at 47-49 Greatmore Street, Woodstock. The Gallery is open on weekdays from 9am-4pm.

 

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The One Minute video exhibition

MENTEES - S.A.
Aliyah Gabriel, David John Fortune, Igshaan Adams, Nelson Musonda, Craig Masters, Mishkaah Roberts, Ayanda Kilimane, Aaron Juritz, Yerushka Chetty, Misheck Masamvu

The One Minute video exhibition, the fruit of a collaborative mentorship programme facilitated by the One Minutes foundation, will be open for a week at Greatmore Studios from the 6^th of May. This initiative has brought together nine people from various artistic backgrounds, some of whom have no experience in video art, involving them in the challenge of shooting and editing a sixty-second-long film.

The forms used in this workshop range from chalk, charcoal and clay animation through live action, creating pieces that range from abstract concept pieces through fictitious situations to documentary-styled feature films.

The exhibition will open at Greatmore Studios, 47-49 Greatmore St., Woodstock, Cape Town at17h30, 6th May 2010, and close at 20h00, 12^th May 2010.

 

NU EXPECTATIONS

24 April 2008. opening 17h00

An exhibition of recent work by emerging artists taking up a four week residency at Greatmore Studios.Participating Artists:Nkululeko Khumalo, Rampedi Molefe, Lucian de Nobrega, Aaron Poole, Lisa Scalabrino.

"Essentially the artists time at Greatmore is about them and their work. It is a great privilege as an artist to have a studio space to work in, to develop one's thoughts and practices without distraction. The Thupelo approach is to teach by example. There is no routine, time table, end result, competition or curriculum to follow or refer to. There are no teachers or students.

Jill Trappler, Project co-ordinator

Essentially the artists time at Greatmore is about them and their work. It is a great privilege as an artist to have a studio space to work in, to develop one's thoughts and practices without distraction… The Thupelo approach is to teach by example. There is no routine, time table, end result, competition or curriculum to follow or refer to. There are no teachers or students.

Jill Trappler, Project co-ordinator

"There are several landmines that characterize a vibrant art practice, and the artists at Greatmore Studios are committed to providing the young artists with a relevant introduction into a mature, professional art arena that while not romantic, is achievable with much hard work and dedication."

  

APRIL 2007

Participating Artists:
Bianca Mc Callum, Igshaan Adams, Keith Zenda, Lungiswa Mkwasi, Neil Nieuwoudt, Sidwell Rihlamvu

Rebecca Glover , UK based artist participating in April 2007 Mentoring workshop

Athi Mongezeleli Joja , 0737501504, from CT.
"I am exploring the ritual that is said to mark the transition of a boy to a man, particularly focusing on the ceremonial aspect of circumcision rites. I am interrogating the many layers that make up initiation. Despite a fierce belief that circumcision is purely an African traditional, I am intrigues how the initiate's clothing shows a strong assimilation of western culture. I find this problematic. Circumcision has become more about fashion and style now...

 

Mzimkhulu Manyisane

 
I'm a storyteller/author and editor. My themes explore concepts around my background, my growing experience, township life and the life of mine workers. Multitudes of African men with different languages, customs and religions now work on the mines leaving behind their families and children as orphans. My works express sensitive emotions and my strong feelings that I experience along the way

 

Rebecca Glover

 
"I am trying to express a sense of a limitless life one with no boundaries-at the same time my figures also converge at a particular point depicting a sense of focus in life. I am having a lot of fun with the piece I am currently working on…as I work on the image it begins to speak to my heart in turn-there is a kind of dialogue going on.

 

Rudolph Tshie, 0827337401, from Pretoria.
Stylistically, I am a realistic painter and aim to capture the spirit of place and the culture of togetherness within an African landscape. I would love to teach the African child about visual arts.”

 

Zukisa Reginald, 0784387104, from CT.
"I am using rose clay to explore notions of fertility. I am trying to capture the spirit of the thokolosi that in our rural homes is appeased to help get rid of spiritual aliments/problems in the home. It is a very personal journey I am exploring. I dream a lot about dogs and as you know in African custom when you dream about dogs it is a sign that the ancestors are visiting you. I see art as a calling. I have enrolled in the mentoring workshop to better equip myself with the business side of the arts.”"

 

Velaphi Masondo , 0726387938, from JHB.
"I am using my work to celebrate boys and girls who have merged from initiation schools. I like to incorporate the horn, traditional African beer in my imagery as it has direct links with communicating with ancestors. I believe that initiation schools help to teach individuals how to be responsible individuals in society. I studied at Funda Centre in Soweto."

 

Pedro Mangamela, 0823570197, from JHB.
" I am currently working on the theme of migrant workers, I have been exploring this theme for the past two years. The theme is personal because my father was from Mozambique and arrived in South Africa as a tailor. I am interested in the elementary tools these workers have in their interior spaces -the iron, the prima stove they work to survive. I had formal training at Funda Centre in Soweto for 3 years."