By Anlé Britz Spring has arrived at the red carpet and she is wearing all the colours of the rainbow in style. This edition is filled with the celebrations of nature, natural beauty and a celebration of the new. The City of Cape Town opened up the “Grow, don’t Mow’ debate and the response was …
By Talita Swarts Every year early September when the Namaqualand Daisies make their appearance after the winter rains, I think of the Impressionist painter Pieter Hugo Naudé. I can imagine him driving his custom-built Caravan (Traylor) all over the countryside looking for the perfect landscape to paint that will capture the colourful carpet of wild …
By Anlé Britz At this time of the year everyone is struggling with coping with the fact that the third quarter of the year has waved us goodbye and what is left of the year is disappearing in front of our eyes in a blink. My family and I planned it well to close in …
By Anlé Britz I needed to get out of my head and allow my thoughts to quiet down from the hustle and bustle of work. While the Clay Café in Hout Bay is an amazing day outing, our time was a little limited and we could only slip away into creativity for 2-3 hours. So, …
By Kate Crane Briggs Spring is the best time to explore Cape Town. It isn’t too hot, while rain is light and infrequent. The spring flowers are amazing, especially up the West Coast. Another Spring delight is spotting whales near the coast. There are not too many visitors around – Christmas to April is the …
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By Talita Swarts The artist Irma Stern is perhaps the reason why I decided to pursue a career in fine arts. As a teenager I recall reading about a famous artist that was born in the Post Office of Schweizer-Reneke, a town very close to the small town I grew up in. What caught my …
By Carol Brown Do not miss it: 2nd – 4th September at the Sandton Convention Centre Joburg “We are thrilled to be back with an in-person fair in 2022 while also expanding our culture footprint with 15 plus days of dynamic culture programming through Open City. As the first and longist running contemporary art fair …
By Richard Kilpert I was taking some tourists around the Silo District at the Waterfront and after popping by the extraordinary Patrick Bongoy show at Southern Guild we ambled over to Makers Landing to grab a coffee and treat. On our way out we stopped at the fascinating Daor Gallery which is opposite the Port …
By Richard Kilpert “Indigo Waves and Other Stories . Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora” On at Zeitz MOCAA until January 2023 I could smell this exhibition even before it opened. Thania Petersen was installing 1000s of teabags on a wall and the aroma of Indian Ocean tea leaves plantations filled the building. Two …
By Kate Briggs Our family trip to the UK was one way to feel warm this South African winter! Galleries gave great respite both physically and psychologically. In London we focused on main museums and public galleries, especially they appealed most to my two teenagers, Anna and Oli. (London’s Goodman Gallery, Everard Read, Damian Hirst’s …