"We have renewed our commitment to making our TAG
newsletter even more informative and relevant."
Mid-last month, a team of us huddled together in our cozy 'tea room' at
Greatmore studios to discuss the direction of TAG. Although it is still
in its infancy, our editorial director, Jill Trappler, charged us to meet
a straight-forward goal: to present current news in an even more 'funky'
and palatable format for our readership. We trust that the freshness and
enthusiasm that we experienced in our meeting is reflected in this issue,
as we renew our commitment to making the newsletter even more informative,
meaningful and relevant to your needs.The arts arena universally is one
that is characterised by energy, movement and colour, we hope that will
be a signature of this newsletter.
Here at TAG we embrace the spirit of 'ubuntu',and are committed to dismantling
the stereotype of the isolated artist , by connecting fellow artists together
and hopefully facilitating some kind of rigorous exchange of ideas. If
you are aware of any opportunities in arts arena, upcoming exhibitions
etc, please e-mail us the details tagnews@gmail.com
Next month in this space you'll meet one of our new editors in the team,Tambudzai
La Verne Sibanda. We hope to feature reviews of exhibitions/projects you
found interesting and provide more information on opportunities in art
education in your community.
So scroll down and explore.
THE EDITOR
Tambudzai La Verne Sibanda.
".this is amazing
thanks please keep me on the list Jeannette-jeannette art studio."
Comment from last issue.
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A zesty, new group show, opening 6.30PM, March 17th, Artscape
Theatre, is to be shown in conjunction with Garth Erasmus's "murals
in progress" in the theater foyer. Jacki Mc Innes chatted to the six young
artists - three based locally, three from such culturally diverse islands
as Mauritius, Haiti and Trinidad - who will be showing eclectic works
ranging from the deeply personal, to socio-economic and geographical comparisons
between their own countries and ours.
Kate Tarratt Cross, born in South Africa but now resident
in Haiti where she and her partner run an art foundation, produces paintings
that are largely autobiographical. She uses images of her own shadow built
up with the graphic marks of her fingerprints and signature. Tarratt Cross
views shadows as fleeting and insubstantial - visual traces of those that
they echo. Shadows provide information about one's position in time and
place, thereby providing a record for life's journeys.
Loyiso Qanya from Cape Town also uses shadows in his
substantial works, and although he uses his own shadow as a point of departure,
he prefers to use it as a tool to interpret the space it occupies. Qanya's
work seeks to explore the physical and psychological space occupied by
South Africans, believing that although we have made great changes in
our country, we are nevertheless still bound by the shadows of our brutal
past.
Also preoccupied with space is Dean Arlen from Trinidad.
His working method finds him wandering through our cities observing and
comparing South African living spaces with those from his home country.
He conceptually and visually deconstructs these spaces in an attempt to
understand what our homes might mean to us, finding commonalities such
as a love of status symbols, but also differences, such as the vastness
of the divide between rich and poor, something that is less prominent
in Trinidad.
Avinash Ramsurrun, a photographer from Mauritius, has
an ambitious project underway where he photographs sets of contrasting
city scenes programmed to change electronically in response to the viewer's
presence in front of the work. Ramsurrun's intention is to force the good
and the bad to coexist in the same space thereby highlighting disparities
of life experience in our cities.
Sigila Mazibuko hails from Johannesburg where he uses
collage and paint to visually interpret the lyrical verses of African
"Dub Poets". His work is abstract but avoids a sharp, discordant edge.
He aspires to bring a sense of tranquility to his viewer, a gift he believes
to be valuable in these turbulent times.
Kadiatou Diallo, of West African origins, but born in
Germany and now living in South Africa, combines art and psychology in
her work. She is reluctant to describe her work as surrealistic, but admits
that her work evokes dream-like narratives. She creates the sense of a
kind of "story board" that allows her to explore how a person's response
to certain situations may affect their whole life experience.
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- call for installation maquelles - Deadline
May 31 2006
The AVA invites scultptors to submit maquelles for installation for a
public sculpture exhibition due 22nd August-1st September. Application
forms may be obtained from Estelle Jacobs , estava@iafrica.com
and must reach the AVA by the end of May,2006 to confirm participation.
Prize money is R30 000 upon completion of the installation.
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- call for artists - Deadline
March 31 2006
Kuonatrust @ Godwon Arts Centre in Nairobi is launching 'The Year
of Public Art' in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. They are seeking
4 artists who are currently involved in fields of socially engaged art,
installation / film /video.
Dates for the exhibition are still to be announced. Deadline for applications
is March 31 2006.
Visit: http://www.kuonatrust.org/intResidencies.aspx
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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME: CALL FOR CONTENT PROPOSALS
Dear artists, thinkers, writers and art theorists, curators, researchers.
The Bag Factory is currently in the process of putting together a stimulating
Adult Education Programme that will be aimed at furthering our understanding
of contemporary visual art practice locally and around the world. Our
aim is to get people thinking and talking about art, to think about why
trends happen, the social conditions behind art production, the contexts
in which art is received, the history of art, personal and biographical
meanings embedded in art, art audiences, the politics of art. Speakers
are encouraged to present visual material wherever possible.
Funding will be made available for research and visual aids, and honorariums
will be offered for each presentation. If there is a subject about which
you are passionate or a field in which you have expertise,
please send us a proposal of not more than one A4 page (12pt type) accompanied
by a short summary of who you are (CV or existential). Proposals should
be sent via e-mail to bagfactory@acenet.co.za
or submitted to the above address. An element of the programme will be
devoted to video art and new media, so presentations in these areas are
encouraged. If you are interested in being part of a debate or panel discussion
we are also happy to facilitate group events as part of the programme.
Please send us interesting topics and/or desired speakers. We look forward
to hearing from you. The Bag Factory
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-call for print makers from Zimbabwe
Kenya, Mozambique and Botswana.
Printmakers from around the region are invited to participate in the next
biennial of Versailles. (France).
Please submit images of your work, cv to Claude Sinte via e-mail, csinte@tiscali.be
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- call for artists - Deadline April 1 2006
An opportunity for non-US artists to exhibit and live in New York City.
The package includes both a solo show at a recognized New York institution
and the legal aid necessary to obtain an artists visa in the United States
of America.
All interested artists are encouraged to apply before April 1, 2006 at.
Visit : www.asylumnyc.com
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- call for artworks
- Deadline 3 April 2006
The Department of Science and Technology are on a mission to procure artwork
for their prestigious new Head Offices in Pretoria and are appealing to
artists to submit samples of their work that will enter a competition.The
closing date for entries is the 3rd April,2006.
Please contact Ms Ntombentsha Mavuso, Tel: (012) 317 4597
Email: ntombentsha.mavuso@dst.gov.za
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- 14 spaces still available - Fair
is held from 28 April to 1 May 2006
14 places are still available for individual artists, art dealers or galleries
to display and sell their available artwork. The spaces are booked on
a first-come first serve .
VEO 8 & 28 Jarvis Street, St de Waterkant,Greenpoint . The fair will
run over the weekend of Friday 28th April to Monday 1 May 2006. If you
are interested in participating, please contact Glynis on glynis@veo.co.za
or 0214211568
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- call for funding applications - project
taking place 1June - 31 May 2007.
Individuals in the field of arts administration,art education, community
art and fine artists wanting to be involved in cultural heritage work
are encouraged to submit funding applications for projects taking place
between Thurs June 1st -Thursday May 31st, 2007.
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- Call for proposals
A cultural project named Maverick dogs, invites artists from across the
globe to participate in the following media: painting, sculpture video-art
and photography, installations and performances in space. Artists will
be able to create on the spot or otherwise,and they are encouraged to
send a representative piece of their work. By the end of this project
all the pieces of art will be exhibited in Booze Cooperativa.
Send applications by e-mail : Boozecooperativa@otenet.gr
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International festival based in Greece - Call for proposals - Deadline
15 March 2006
Organised by the Omma Center of Contemporary Art,this festival runs from
June 15th until June 30th 2006 at the NEORIA public exhibition center
in the Old Town of Chania, Crete, Greece. Artists from all over the world
involved in any of the following media: painting, mixed media, sculpture,
photography, digital art or installation are invited to submit their work
via 5 to 10 images in JPG or Gif format (no more than 250 kb each) to:
omma@omma.gr Deadline for application
is 15th of MARCH 2006
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- call for art residency application - residency
dates 1 May to 10 June 2006
pARTage is a recognized association of Mauritian artists which has been
active in the promotion of art both in the local scene and internationally.
To nurture the growth of art in Mauritius by fostering positive change
through the development of new creative skills among artists, we intend
to start a residency program for both local and international artists
as from this year.
Applications are now being considered for the 2006 pARTage Arts Residency,
a 6-week residency from 1st May to 10th June 2006. We are looking for
dynamic individuals from the African Continent and from the United Kingdom
working in either video or sculpture.
pARTage's first art residency program aims to support artists in the
development of their artistic practice and ideas, offering them an opportunity
to live and work in Mauritius. This residency will act as a stimulus to
bring to our island a small panorama of
contemporary new media used in art making, while also facilitating cultural
exchange and creative dialogue in an attempt to solidify the existing
international artistic network that pARTage has endeavored itself to build
through the Triangle Arts trust network. Artists can work on their own
during the residency, or collaborate with each other. However we would
want artists to respond to their individual experiences of the island
in their works.
Selected artists will be provided with accommodation, return air travel
to Mauritius and basic materials.
The residency will include educational activities including talks and
presentations to students, other artists and the general public.
Towards the end of the residency, artists will be required to hold an
open studio day or an exhibition.
How to apply:
To apply for the pARTage Arts Residency, please send us:
A) 1 completed application form
B) Curriculum vitae
C) 3 to 5 images of your works (jpeg format max. 400kb each image)
D) A motivational letter outlining the reasons for your application and
intent.
E) A reference letter.
Send your application via email to krisb612@yahoo.com
Further information can be obtained from Krishna at the above email address,
or by calling +230 7519045.
Applications can also be sent by post to: pARTage Association, c/o Krishna
Luchoomun, Clairfonds No.1, Vacoas, Mauritius.
Website: http://www.partaz.org
Download application
form in word
Download application
form as PDF
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- call for artists application -
Deadline 10 April 2006
UNIDEE in Residence is an international program open to artists,
professionals, students and graduates of various university faculties
from any country in the world. The VII edition will be held from the 3rd
of July to the 31st of October 2006 in Cittadelarte. The course in residency
includes an active participation in meetings and seminars and work to
develop ideas and projects.
URL: more
info
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-
Melboune Australia - call for artists in residence for 2007-Deadline
30 April 2006
Applications are now being received for the 2007 Gertrude Contemporary
Art Spaces Residency which provides the opportunity for a visual artists
from Latin America, Sub-Sahara Africa, South and South-east Asia and Oceania
(except Australia) to visit Melbourne for a three month period and take
up a fully-funded residency in Studio 18 at Gertrude Contemporary Art
Spaces. The successful applicant will be based in Melbourne from January
to March 2007. Applications are due 30 April 2006
For application details please visit the South Project website: www.southproject.org/2005residencies.htm#Gertrude
or contact Nicola Harvey, nharvey@craftvic.asn.au
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- Artscape Theatre Foyer 1- 9 March
2006
Opening Night: Thursday, March 9th .6-8pm.Artscape Theatre Foyer 1.
RSVP to Sanet Visser with SA Art (021-438-6036) to get on the guest list
for the Opening Night.
The exhibition runs from 4th -25th March. Whale well, Iziko South African
Musuem. For any questions related to your participation in the Visual
Arts Festival, please contact Kim Heismann at 021-465-9047 or 076-141-8550.
Visit www.capetownfestival.co.za
for more info.
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-
CHELSEA ON 34 GALLERY- 11 March to 15 April
2006
achim von arnim will open his exhibition of paintings and launch NAKED
, his book of verse, prose and paintings 1965-2005 @ CHELSEA ON 34 GALLERY
on Saturday, 11th March 2006 at 11h00 the exhibition will run to Saturday,
15 April 2006
Chelsea on 34 Gallery, 34 Mount Pleasant Street, Darling 7345
Tel: 022 492 3745, email: chelsea-gallery@mweb.co.za
Pierre Jourdan Brut will be served at the opening
FRANSCHHOEK
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- Association
of Visual Arts (AVA) - 6- 24 March 2006
3 solo exhibitions hosted by The Association For Visual Arts (AVA), in
partnership with Spier. In the main gallery, PAM STRETTON .In the long
gallery, JACO SIEBERHAGEN will show his recent metal sculptures, while
upstairs, new paintings by HUMZAH GOOLAM will be on exhibit.
All three exhibitions open at 6 pm on Monday, 6 March and run until Friday,
24 March 2006 at 3.30 pm.
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- Baxter Gallery -6
- 25 March 2006
The Baxter Gallery presents a photographic exhibition of 8 South African
photographers who attempt to capture the story of the new South Africa
in various stages of transformation.The photographers portray the 'unsettling'
effect of the unknown on their subjects who traverse colour boundaries
and various generations.
The exhibition is in the Baxter Gallery ,beginning 6th March running to
the 25th of March.
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@ Suite 49, Entrance 3,Milpark Centre, Jasmin Rd, Milnerton, C.T. - 6
- 31 March 2006
Opening: 19h30 Monday 06 March @ Suite 49, Entrance 3,Milpark Centre,
Jasmin Rd, Milnerton, C.T. The exhibition closes on the 31st of March.
Contact: Julian 082-9242664 or visit www.rewind.co.za
for more info
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, showcasing Wendy Anziska - 34 on Long -
7March to 1April 2006
34 LONG presents 2 concurrent exhibitions this month from the 7March-1st
April 2006. The show includes a recent collection of bold and personal
paintings by Wendy Anziska in Our Realities in the main gallery and Metal
, a captivating exhibition that takes an expansive look at a diversity
of artistic expressions in metal in the upstairs gallery.
Anziska's work is largely informed by her experiences,her myriad of travels
and the melange of people she collides with. "Art, fashion, the media,
family life, memories and dreams inhabit her fertile imagination and animate
her art."
Visitors to 34 Long can also look forward to a feast of metal surprises
from Metal. Artists whose work is featured include David Brown ,the late
Speelman Mahlangu, Maureen Quin, Herman van Nazarethand Mozambican sculptor
Gonçalo Mabunda.
34LONG Street Cape Town +27 21 426 4594 - fineart@34long.com
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- Blank Projects,198 Buitnegracht Street
-1- 22 March 2006
The show opens on March 1st, 2006 at 6pm and runs right through to the
22nd.
Blank Projects, 198 Buitnegracht Street, Bo-Kaap,CT.Contact Lisa (0832561170)
or Jonathan (072198922) for more info.
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,
showcasing Madi Phala , Velile Soha and Sipho Halti -
Spearhead, 42 Hans Strydom Ave. Foreshore, Cape Town -
28 March - 23 May 2006
SIPHO HLATI's body of work, as postage stamps, is premised
on a practice of mobility rather than a view of a particular location:
That is the literal and metaphorical reference of postage stamps as a
currency-moving, transforming, and embodying. The constant movement of
a postage stamp traces a path from colonialism/imperialism through apartheid/segregation
and on to democracy, but leaves one with the question: whose ends and
whose profits are being served?
Hlati's current work presents visual arts practices as a space of contested
physical territories where writers, critics, historians, curators, painters,
printmakers, architects, and so on wrestle over politics, history, representation,
power and fame, land and economy. Visually he maps out the physical spaces
in the urban Cape Town from the peripheries/centres where `artists' create
artworks to the central spaces where these artworks are controlled by
institutions.
MADI PHALA's theme of 'Herdbooyz' resonates. The herd
boy whistles and clicks as he drives the grazing herds. He always hits
the right note to communicate with them. Song is an integral part of the
lives of those who work with cattle; the beatings hooves have an echo
in the rhythm tapped out on the taut skin of drums. The musicians tell
of the great natural cycles of life and death enacting these in rituals.
They call for rain so the grass may grow and the cattle may eat, drive
away predators. Dry bones are rattled; horns are blown.
In Africa cattle are a life force. Songs are sung when a bride's Lobola
is paid. An ox is slaughtered when a man dies or an initiate reaches manhood.
The community is fed and celebrates life.
There is a herd boy in all of us. We need to tend our dreams as the herd
boys do cattle and these will nurture our creativity. An artist shares
his vision and enlivens the community Death befalls our souls and spirit
as soon we cease to dream.
VELILE SOHA's images convey a love of music. In my youth
people used to listen to music at shows and in music halls. I remember
when I was a young kid, my parents were both in the music business. My
mother was particularly so as she used to sing. Both my elder brothers
and their colleagues played an instrument. I was encouraged to play the
piano as a hobby. My special interest is African Jazz.
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- the Iziko SANG in the Liberman Room Ends
March 12 2006
Running from December, this month marks the end of an extraordinary exhibition
of traditional South African glass beadwork
Ends March 12th. @ the Iziko SANG in the Liberman Room. For further enquires
contact Carol Kaufmann.tel.(021)4674672
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The Campbell-Smith Collection at the Iziko,SANG.
Ends 19 March
Said to be '...arguably one of the most impessive private collections
of South African art assembled by an individual' ,SANG presents for its
last month,a body of work including sculpture,paintings,drawing and printmaking
that documents the experience of artists in the apartheid era right through
the emergence of democracy. A must see, ends 19th March at the Iziko,SANG.
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- New York Artspace (GAS), that runs until the
17 March 2006.
· 'Artificial Afrika'- The international art scene concerning Africa
.New York
So if you are in New York this month be sure to check out this exhibition
at the Gigantic Artspace (GAS),that runs until the 17th March, 2006. The
exhibition projects contemporary artistic appropriations of African visual
culture in an attempt to deconstruct myths and inventions .The collection
of work challenges the validity of images, which continue to define the
uni-dimensional notion of Africa as merely being a continent of disease,
poverty, and corruption.
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Iziko
South African National Gallery - Cape Town - 13
April 2006
April marks the arrival of the great master, Pablo Picasso's work returning
, 'full circle 'for the first time to the continent that strongly inspired
his work. Join fellow art lovers in viewing more than 61 paintings,drawings
and scultpures(dating 1906-1972) in addition to a complementary selection
of African sculpture that influenced his Cubist style.
This important exhibition opens to the public at the Iziko South African
National Gallery on 13th April. Call 0212674660 for info or contact Marilyn
Martin a co-curator of the exhibition on mmartin@iziko.org.za
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from
7-10 September, 2006.
South African Visual Art Historians (SAVAH) will host their 22nd Annual
conference from 7-10 September, 2006.They are calling for critical papers
to be submitted that can contribute to expanding the dialogue and debate
on transformation of the visual arts in South Africa. Paper proposals
are to be submitted by Friday 17th March,2006.For more details e-mail
Judy Ramgolam at judy@vut.ac.za or
judyram@telkomsa.net
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is
appealing to people in the business arena to come forth and assume mentorship
positions ,sharing their knowledge with artists who are struggling in
this area of marketing etc.
Please see www.basa.co.za or call
Diane Williams on 0118323000 for more info.
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"We're All Nigerian!"(vol 8)
(Available at most Exclusive books stores) "We're All Nigerian!"(vol 8)
is a fun and politicised magazine that unpacks notions of "Nigerianess'
as seen by various poets,writers and intellectuals of the diaspora and
the continent.
Comics creators from around the continent, and the world, who have produced
cutting-edge work are invited to submit some original pieces or excerpts
from their work in progress for a May issue on ' African comics'.
The estimated deadline is the end of March.
Contact, Ntone Edjabe or Rucera for more details
(27/21) 4224168
www.chimurenga.co.za
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Check out this all encompassing resource. Great for research!
www.groveart.com
'A magnificent resource...a vast encyclopediea of art..'THE GUARDIAN
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