DURBAN will be hosting the Essence Festival from September 29 to October 1 and as part of the event there will be a visual arts element. Continue reading
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New Durban exhibition, ‘Beauty and its Beasts’, examines female stereotypes
Mary Sibande’s Cry Havoc. Photo courtesy of the artist and Gallery MOMO.
Running at the Durban Art Gallery until May 28 is the exhibition ‘Beauty and its Beasts’, which asks the question: Has the female stereotype changed? Continue reading
The ‘Beyond Binaries’ exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery explores polarisation and intolerance
Zemba Luzamba’s Jumper 1.
Running at the Durban Art Gallery until February 19 is the exhibition Beyond Binaries.
Featuring work by 26 artists, the exhibition aims to open up discussion on the current climate of polarisation and intolerance, and the increasing trend towards fixed identities. Continue reading
Through Positive Eyes exhibition documents the reality of living with HIV
Justice Edwin Cameron (guest speaker), Carol Brown (co-curator – Durban), David Gere (co-curator – Los Angeles) at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Harry Lock
The exhibition, Through Positive Eyes, which features over 100 photographs, sculptural works, and live storytelling, documenting the realities of individuals living with HIV across the globe, can be viewed at the Durban Art Gallery. It coincides with AIDS 2016: The International AIDS Conference in Durban. Continue reading
New Durban Art Gallery exhibition celebrates the pottery of Thembi Nala
uDiyo – an exhibition of ceramics by Thembi Nala is being staged at the Durban Art Gallery in the Durban City Hall complex. It is her first solo exhibitions. Continue reading
Playhouse Company hosts an African celebration
Simphiwe Dana.
IN celebration of Africa Month, social cohesion, unity in diversity and heritage, The Playhouse Company is staging Africa Celebrates, a weekend of visual and performing arts on May 6 and 7. Continue reading
KZNPO and Durban Art Gallery Making Music Together
Illa Thompson, Mduduzi Xakaza and Peter Court.
Making Music Together: an exhibition of 30 black and white prints journaling the extensive community, education and outreach of the busy KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, will be on display at the Durban Art Gallery (DAG) until April 30. Continue reading
Seedtime: A Retrospective of Omar Badsha at the DAG
Seedtime: A Retrospective of Omar Badsha can be viewed at the Durban Art Gallery. Spanning a period of almost 50 years, starting in the 1960s the exhibition includes Badsha’s early prints and drawings as well as his now celebrated photographic essays. Continue reading
Enjoy Freedom of the Mind at the Bay of Plenty in Durban
Pictured are members of the band, Salt and Light (based at UKZN), accomplished skateboarders and biker riders and visual artists who will be participating in Freedom of the Mind (back, from left) Darren Oatley, Celumusa Dladla, (middle from left) Mondli Mbhele, Sibonelo Mdletshe, Head of Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit, Thembinkosi Ngcobo, Sibonsiso Mavundla, Siya Mkhize, Schogn Lee, (front) Lindani Nyandeni. Photo: Publicity Matters
Durban’s Parks, Recreation & Culture Unit is hosting a celebration to honour Heritage month. Freedom of the Mind is a day-long free family event to be held at Bay of Plenty, next to the skateboard area, on Saturday, September 5, to showcase the breadth of creative talent the city is nurturing. Continue reading
Venus at Home in Durban
Usha Seejarim’s solo touring museum exhibition, Venus at Home, opens at the Durban Art Gallery on Thursday, August 13. Continue reading
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