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A Weekend of Art and Excitement at the RMB Latitudes Artfair

by ArtrouteArt June 5, 2024June 6, 2024Comments are Disabled

By Thuli Mlambo-James The last weekend of May saw Johannesburg abuzz with excitement as art lovers, communities, and tourists flocked to one of the city’s most anticipated art events, the RMB Latitudes Artfair 2024. Set against the stunning backdrop of Shepstone Gardens, this fair promised an extraordinary fusion of art, nature, sculpture, and innovative design, …

Good Art from a Good Place – the sixth Spier Light Art Exhibition

by ArtrouteArt April 29, 2024April 29, 2024Comments are Disabled

By Richard Kilpert It was possibly not the best idea to visit this after-dark exhibition on a full-moon night, but the energy of my kids and their friends carried us to all the corners of this truly immersive outdoor experience. The 2023 exhibition saw over 6000 visitors to this free and I am sure the …

International Public Art Festival 2023

by Anlé BritzArt March 20, 2023June 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

By Penny Grimbeek & Craig Barrowman This year the 7th annual International Public Art Festival had its hub in the Company’s Garden. Baz-Art expanded the idea of public art from murals, to include art installations and performance art. The theme of this year’s festival was “What If?” It featured eight exciting art installations / performance …

Bronwen Findlay mosaic at Everard Read Gallery Joburg

by ArtrouteArt January 31, 2023February 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

By Carol Brown Last year Palestinian farmer Salman al Nabahin, in an attempt to see why his olive trees were not rooting , dug into the ground and unearthed a colourful mosaic depicting birds and other animals, which dates from the fifth to seventh century. This became global news and, together with other recent excavations …

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

by Anlé BritzArt, Educate November 4, 2022November 4, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Talita Swarts I was invited to a morning tea in the winelands two weeks ago and unknowingly ended up attending a breast cancer awareness event. Out of the 10 women that were invited to attended, 5 women have survived breast cancer, what an eye-opening morning! Driving home it occurred to me that we live …

A Kind of Biography – ‘The Artist Needs a Hat’

by Anlé BritzArt November 4, 2022November 4, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Richard Kilpert Steven Sack at Nel Gallery October 2022 I was privileged to be at both the alpha and omega of Steven Sack’s first proper solo show in Cape Town. I have followed this man since my days as a lecturer at Wits University, and the gentleman was the head of culture for that …

Binocular Vision

by ArtrouteArt November 4, 2022November 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Carol Brown The exhibition curated by Carol Brown (Art Route Joburg representative) and Zinhle Khumalo of Curate.A.Space showed perspectives by three Veteran artists, Thami Jali, Thokozani Mthiyane, and Sue Clark as well as three young artists, Thalente Khomo, Thembi Mthembu and Mfezeko Gumada. Showing this multi-generational group together gave a sense of the depth …

Part 1: Playing Fair

by ArtrouteArt November 4, 2022November 4, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Tamlyn Martin Exploring the Phenomenon of the “ Contemporary Art Fair “ I’ve been quickly thinking about the ideas behind the term Fair. As part of my research for this month’s news I have also asked some the specialist I have visited Art Fairs with this month to reflect on the meaning of the …

Part 2: Laissez-faire

by ArtrouteArt November 4, 2022November 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Tamlyn Martin /ˌlɛseɪˈfɛː,French lɛsefɛʀ/ Visiting the 10 anniversary of London’s 1-54 Art Fair Believe it or not… I visited central London for the first time just 2 weeks ago to Attend the 10th Anniversary of the wonderful 1-54 African Art Fair. It was a beautuful bright morning and the roads where very very quiet, …

Part 3: Faring Well

by ArtrouteArt November 4, 2022November 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

By Tamlyn Martin – Visiting London’s, Affordable art fair, – tips on launching an international art career through fairs – Bold galleries cracking the Paris Art Fair Scene It’s a lovely Moody Autumn Friday in London and I’m catching big red busses with my artist friend Simmi ( sitting upstairs at the back of the …