Philani, by Dada Khanyisa

The artwork, Philani, by Dada Khanyisa was installed at Ellerman House with great excitement from the staff servicing the Bar and restaurant. “What a beautiful African” and “I love proteas” with memories shared about growing up with proteas at home, “how mom used to dry it out and keep this special flower…” and many stories …

A walk in a garden is a delight

Walking in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a double delight. The sheer grandeur of the setting of the garden with walkways that meander through six different biomes on the eastern slopes of Table Mountainis something to savour and enjoy. My walk starts at the Camphor tree Avenue that Cecil Rhodes planted around 1898 then along …

Zietz Centre of Educational Excellence

Specially selected High school art students gathered this week at the Zietz Centre of Educational Excellence to work with internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Tracy Rose. Artroute’s wonderful Richard Kilpert is one of the workshop facilitators and two of Tamlyn’s students Anna ( Italian exchange student) and Aaron have been selected to participate alongside 20 other …

Wine me up

II will, in good time, share with you the beauty of all the vineyards in and around out city, but until then, I would like to share some of my favourite wine experiences in the city center…. Culture Wine Bar As the Culture slogan states, wine is a culture. One that we could not agree …

Do the hoke POKE

This chunky seafood inspired and Instagram perfect works of art in a bowl takes care of all your tastebud and visual stimulation needs while soothing your healthy lifestyle mentality all at once.The craze has over time stabilized, but restaurants all over SA did not hesitate to keep up with the food trend and add Poke …

Painting & Singing Global futures for African Creatives into being

What a privilege to chat with Sarah Güsten-Marr this month about the exceptional philanthropic art, spoken word and song project she is currently pioneering with The Imbumba Foundation’s annual Trek4Mandela Expedition endorsed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Sarah has written and produced a beautiful song and donated beautiful abstract expressionist works that she will auction …

March – Time to celebrate

After two years not having the luxury to make plans in putting up a great show by celebrating our rainbow nation wholeheartedly, the Cape Town Carnival has come back with a bang in 2022. With a COVID-conscious lens, the single-street-single-show carnival was split into 5 hubs – Hatfield Street, SA Museum, National Gallery, Green Market …