By Roxanne Devonshire Autumn in Cape Town does not only boast beautiful scenery but is also the best time weather wise. After the scorching summer months that are extremely dry and the South-Eastern wind blowing you away, temperatures go down to a nice 18-degree average. The wind dies down and you can enjoy walking in …
By Anlé Britz South Africa has over the years made her name know internationally with producing some of the best wines in the world. The annual harvest in 2020 amounted to 1 342 109 tons (1 042.0 million litres), of which 86% was used for wine. That is a lot of wine bottles who each …
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By Anlé Britz Oranjezight City Farm Market – Waterfront Living in the city should not for one second keep you from enjoying fresh produce straight from the farm. And while our supermarket grocery stores are doing all they can to guarantee freshness and ‘straight-from-the-market’, it is just not the same. With the insane busy lives …
By Carol Brown TENX10 features artworks by 100 women and gender diverse artists, and marks Wits University’s centenary and Wits Art Museum’s tenth birthday. In programming exhibitions, curators, including in this museum, has often neglected the extensive artistic contribution made by women and gender diverse artists to South African art. WAM therefore decided to focus …
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By Craig Barrowman For the 3rd time I found myself in the privileged position of joining a walking tour led by the great architect and doyenne of art deco, Dr Andre van Graan. The first was one of Kate Crane Briggs’ Culture Connect outings – look out for it, she repeats it from time to …
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By Richard Kilpert Athi-Patra Ruga (What If The World) in conversation with Irma Stern artworks at the iconic painter’s former home. 31 March – 18 June 2022 I was thrilled that this show’s run has been extended and that I could attend the repeat of the walkabout by the artist who has been in residence …
By Talita Swarts During May I decided to take a long overdue trip to Johannesburg. Once I managed to figure out the rental car and took the wrong off-ramp twice with double the amount of traffic moving at a much faster pace that I am used to in Cape Town I felt at home. This …
By Kate Crane Briggs With autumn in Cape Town, comes rain and shine – unpredictable weather. So a great time to pop into galleries and museums. There is so much art in Cape Town – great quality, variety and accessibility. I got a call last week, “help, client just arrived – scheduled to go up …
By Richard Kilpert and Talita Swarts This winter sees the classic Observatory location, home to Conrad Hicks’s foundry, extend its reach with the addition of an inspiring studio space on the third floor. Talita has moved her family printing presses in and, along with Richard, will be offering art classes and demos for the public. …
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By Talita Swarts The South African art community is mourning the loss of Marilyn Martin, former Director of South Africa National Gallery. The news of her passing also coincided with an announcement by the National Art Museum temporarily closing their doors. The announcement of the four month closure and the controversy of the complete collapse …