Usha Seejarim’s solo touring museum exhibition, Venus at Home, opens at the Durban Art Gallery on Thursday, August 13. Continue reading
Visual arts
New exhibitions at artSPACE durban
Rob Mills, “X Causality”
artSPACE durban is playing host to two new exhibitions: Reflections on Light and The Essence of Trees. Continue reading
Durban Art Gallery short film project
Durban Art Gallery is inviting film and documentary makers to attend a briefing at the gallery on Monday, August 17 at 9 am to find out more about a project which DAG is initiating in which filmmakers are invited to pitch to make short documentaries of some of the city’s top art makers. Continue reading
Celebrate Women’s Day at Iziko Museums
Explore a variety of women-inspired narratives at Iziko Museums of South Africa during women’s month. Continue reading
Matric art on show at artSPACE durban
RUNNING at artSPACE durban until August 8 is the IEB Matric Art Exhibition and Competition. Continue reading
Nude study by Lucia Fontano up for auction
Earlier this year an unsigned painting by Lucia Fontano, who in the sixties was one of the most well-known artists in Europe, was sold in Milan for R440 000. Now a signed painting of a nude study by the same artist, a work from the same series, is up for auction in South Africa and is estimated to fetch around R300 000 to R400 000. How did such a painting get to be in South Africa? Continue reading
Joining the dots between imagery and the natural environment
Durban artist Janet Solomon, together with Friends of the Durban Art Gallery, are convening an interdisciplinary panel discussion entitled From Image to Action at the gallery on Thursday, July 30 Jfrom 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm to inspire sustainable behaviour through visual forms and thereby join the dots between imagery and the natural environment. Continue reading
Art with a purpose at KZNSA Gallery
OPENING on July 21 at the KZNSA Gallery in Bulwer Road, Glenwood, is the exhibition Intellectual Property. Hosted by Umcebo Design, in partnership with Woza Moya & Friends, the exhibition brings together some of the brightest and most creative people and projects in KwaZulu-Natal in a display of up-cycled, recycled and re-worked design. Continue reading
Fabergé – A Life of its Own at Cinema Nouveau
THE award-winning documentary, Fabergé – A Life of its Own will be screened at Cinema Nouveau Theatres from Saturday, July 25. This captivating new film tells the fascinating story behind the most prestigious name in luxury: Fabergé. Continue reading
Throught-provoking exhibitions at artSPACE durban
ARTSPACE durban is hosting the solo exhibition, Umlambo Uzizwa nge Dondolo, by South African artist Bambo Sibiya, from Monday, July 20 to August 1. The exhibition has the support of the French cultural network of Alliances Française in Southern Africa, and ABSA L’Atelier Art competition. Continue reading
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