June 2013 diary

The short days and icy weather of June mean that it’s the romantic winter season of blazing fires, smokey whisky, indulgent comfort food and snuggly blankeys – although that certainly doesn’t mean we’ll be staying at home! 

Ongoing

Neighbourhood Goods Market
The Old Biscuit Mill, 373 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town

Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9am to 2pm, this is the hotspot for locavores. Expect over 100 specialty traders including local farmers, fine-food purveyors, organic merchants, bakers and distributors, grocers, mongers, butchers, artisan producers, celebrated local chefs and micro enterprises – not to forget the designers. Get there early for parking!

V&A Market on The Wharf
Nobel Square, between the Two Oceans Aquarium and the V&A Hotel, Cape Town

The V&A Market on the Wharf is quickly entrenching its position as Cape Town’s ultimate gastronomic destination. An array of artisanal foods, on-site demo kitchens and a kids entertainment area are just a few of its laurels. The market is open all day Wednesday to Sunday. 

Neighbourhood Goods Market
73 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9am to 3pm, this is the younger cousin of the Cape Town mother event. Not quite as big and epic, but steadily growing alongside the exciting Maboneng Precinct.

I Heart Market
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban, thejoyteam@gmail.com

On the first Saturday of every month from 9am to 2pm, Durban’s design and food artisans share their wares at this funky market.

City Bowl Food Market
14 Hope Street, Gardens, Cape Town, citybowlmarket@gmail.com

Every Thursday from 4:30pm to 8:30pm and Saturday from 9am to 2pm, this food and wine market offers easy access to fresh produce and tasty fare. Thursdays in particular have become quite a social affair and Saturdays sometimes also have a fashion component. 

The Cape Town Triennials
La Motte Museum, R45 Franschoek, 021 876 8000

La Motte is very excited to announce the new contemporary exhibition in the La Motte Museum to be a selection of the very well-known and often-debated Cape Town Triennials, the most ambitious exhibition of contemporary South African art for its time, from 1982 to 1992. The exhibition will be on display indefinitely. 

Song for Sekoto 1913 to 2013
WITS Arts Museum, corner of Jan Smuts and Jorrissen streets, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 011 717 1365

Until 2 June WITS Art Museum will show a retrospective of the work by Gerard Sekoto, who is widely to be the “Father of South African Art”. 

A Retrospective of Exhibitions I Never Had
NIROX Projects, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 072 350 4326

Running until 5 June, this solo exhibition is dedicated to new and older works by Gordon Froud, who is known for his sculptures of viruses and sometimes called “the coat hanger guy” for his prodiguous use of coat hangers in his work.

Tyaphaka
Stevenson Johannesburg,  62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, 011 326 0034

The exhibition will feature a whale-like sculpture made from rubber inner tubing and ribbon, titled Tyaphaka, and new works on canvas. Tyaphaka, a Xhosa term referring to a ball with water or an eye, was first shown at the 2012 Sydney Biennale. Until 6 June. 

A Sense of Place
GIfA Offices, 77 Juta Street, Braamfontein, 011 403 0954

Refugee children from the Three2Six School at Sacred Heart College spent their 2012 winter holiday exploring different art forms. Having experienced varying degrees of displacement and trauma, the children have expressed them selves and a new sense of place. The opening is at 6pm for 6:30pm (RSVP here) and the exhibition shows until 14 June 2013.

Retinal Shift
Standard Bank Gallery, corner of Simmonds and Frederick streets, Johannesburg, 011 631 4467

Until 15 June, this exhibition will showcase works by Mikhael Subotzky, the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for the Visual Arts in 2012. Retinal Shift investigates the practice and mechanics of looking  in relation to the history of Grahamstown, the history of photographic devices and Mikhael’s own history as an artist. 

I Love Pop-up Shop
artSPACE Durban, 3 Millar Road, Durban, South Africa, 031 312 0793

Until 15 June, drop by this delightful pop-up shop of art, accessories, clothing and decor.

Monty Sack (1924-2009) Retrospective
FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, corner of Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park, 011 559 2099

Until 20 June, the posthumous retrospective exhibition of Monty Sack’s architectural and fine art practice affords a unique educational and public engagement with one of Johannesburg’s foremost modernist architects.

In Retro
Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, De Wet Centre, Church Street, Stellenbosch, 021 887 3607

This survey of Hannatjie van der Wat’s 70-year career (1943 to 2013) shows the 90-year old artists’s bold exploration of post-painterly abstraction. Until 22 June.

!Kauru 2013
Pretoria Art Museum, corner of Francis Baard and Wessels streets, Arcadia, Pretoria, 012 344 1807  

Artists from some 14 African countries feature on this group exhibition, including South Africa’s Kuzunai Chiurai and Dineo Bopape. Until 30 June.

Pretend Pretend
Culture Gallery, Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town 021 447 3533

A collection of new works on canvas by cartoon-style pop artist Frank van Reenen shows until 6 July.

MALICE Aforethought
SMAC Gallery, corner of Buitengracht and Buitensingel streets, Cape Town, 021 422 5100

This exhibition of subtly dramatic, timeless and moody paintings by Kate Gottens shows until 6 July. Her imagery oscillates between a dream world and reality where places and figures emerge from and seep back into the canvases.

Changing Faces
Barnard Gallery, 55 Main Street, Newlands, 021 671 1666

Profiling portraits in South Africa, this exhibition is a forensic deconstruction of the genre. “As with all traditions, the incarnation of portraiture – and its currency – is always dependent on the partiality of the perspective in which we view the world and ourselves, circumscribed by the times in which we live,” reads the invitation. The opening is at 6pm and the exhibition runs until 11 July.

Be Careful in the Working Radius
David Krut Projects, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, 011 447 0627

Until 13 July, Stephen Hobbs’s highly conceptual and multi-disciplinary creative enquiry looks to the city as a tool for understanding the complexities, contradictions and potentialities inherent in the relationships between people and the built environment. We love the limited-edition artist’s pop-up book that functions as the binding work of the exhibition.

Abstract Stories
A Word of Art, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock Exchange, Cape Town, 072 226 9815

Until 14 July, Abstract Stories is a collaborative exhibition by emerging local and international artists. Each artist has a story to tell and gives and abstract depiction of life as seen through their eyes. 

A Glimpse: Dress and Fashion in Africa
Mogalakwena Craft Art Gallery, 3 Church Street, between Adderly Street and St George’s Mall, Cape Town

Until 19 December 2013, this exhibition showcases African dress and fashion influenced by history, and art inspired by dress and fashion. It provides an overview of the variety, fusion and combination of styles as well as clothing traditions of the continent. A series of hand-embroidered self-portraits by Mogalakwena craft artists in their favourite “diaparo” are on display, as well as a collection of Vlisco fabrics – read more about Vlisco fabrics here.

Saturday 1 June 2013

KWV Sensorium Knit-a-thon
57 Main Road, Paarl, 021 807 3147

Keep your fingers warm by dropping by the KWV Sensorium, grabbing some kneedles and yarn, and joining the Knit-a-thon on Saturday 1 June from 9am to 3pm. For every 30cm by 30cm square knitted, you can get a free glass of wine. On Saturday 8 June the La Concorde head office building will be yarnbombed!

Winter Hues and Blues
Art in the Forest, Constantia Nek, Cape Town, 021 794 0291

Opening at 11 amd and running until 1 August, this ceramics exhibition shows a range of artists’ interpretation of blue.

I Heart Market
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban, thejoyteam@gmail.com

On the first Saturday of every month from 9am to 2pm, Durban’s design and food artisans share their wares at this funky market.

Sunday 2 June 2013

Collective
The Rooftop, 3 Desmond Street, Kramerville

From 10am to 4pm, Collective is a collaboration of local and international design, jewellery, vintage collections, ceramics, fabric, furniture, accessories and all beautful things. Read our interview with founder Catherine Corry here.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Decorative and Fine Arts auction
Stephan Welz & Co, The Great Cellar, Alphen Estate, Alphen Drive, Constantia, 021 794 6461

Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger silkscreen – signed by Warhol and Jagger, and valued at R300 000 to R350 000 – headlines the auction on 4 and 5 June. Other highlights include numerous mid-century design classics, as well as a Philippe Starck dining room table-and-chairs set and a painting by Walter Battiss.

Awards for Architecture submission deadline
GIfA Offices, 77 Juta Street, Braamfontein, 011 403 0954

The deadline for the Awards of Merit submissions has been extended to Tuesday 4 June 2013.

Wednesday 5 June 2013

Just Above the Mantlepiece
Artspace JHB, 1 Chester Court, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Rosebank, 011 880 8802

In this solo exhibition, Karin Preller returns to still life with paintings that speak of collection and display; of dialogues unexpectedly set up by an idiosyncratic collection of objects. The exhibition opens at 6pm and runs until 3 July.

Behind the Ochre Curtain
University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, corner of Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park, 011 559 2099

Craig Müller’s new body of work constitutes a series of mini forays into subjects and concepts mythological or historic; imagined and simultaneously probable in their physical form. His portraits and figures are illusory and anonymous, conveying concepts in an obvious linear development although the works are not ordered chronologically. The opening is at 6:30pm and the exhibition runs until 26 June.

Pattern Language
Whatiftheworld, 1 Argyle Street, Woodstock, 021 802 3111

Rodan Kane Hart’s shows optically delusional sculptures and installations in his Pattern Language exhibition, which opens at 6pm. Until 6 July. Read our article about Rodan here.

Thursday 6 June 2013

First Thursdays
Central Cape Town, see map for route, goodevening@first-thursdays.co.za

Don’t miss this month’s First Thursday event, where various galleries in central Cape Town open their doors from 7pm to 9pm and the city becomes a museum like no other. 

A Journey in Words and Nuances
StateoftheART Gallery and G2 Art Gallery, 61 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town, 021 801 4710

As part of First Thursdays, at 7pm enjoy a poetry reading and narrative by Janet Botes in which she explains the inspiration and process behind her Nuances series of photographic collage landscapes.

Le Monde and Even If You Fall From A Circle
Stevenson, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, 021 462 1500

Meshac Gaba and Dineo Seshee Bopape open their solo exhibitions at 6pm. Meshac’s work from the recent Benin Biennale as well as an seemingly child-like installation with a violent subtext. Dineo’s surreal juxtapositions will prevail in her video work. Until 20 July.

Save It Till the Morning After
Blank Projects, 113 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, 021 462 4276

Jan-Henri Booyens’s solo show, Save It Till the Morning After, continues his exploration of the shifts between the representational and abstract. The opening is at 6pm and the exhibition runs until 6 July.

Forest in Focus
The Labia, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 021 424 5927

This film festival for the trees will celebrate the fusion of arts, awareness, environmentalism and digital media on Thursday 6 June, Sunday 9 June and Tuesday 11 June. 

Root and Rise
Everard Read Gallery, 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, 011 788 4805 

Artist Nicola Taylor explores the perceived difference between nature and human nature, and their capacity to create and destruct. The exhibition opens at 6pm with an interactive perdormance piece that invites guests to participate in creating the work. Oil Paintings, charcoal drawings and etchings will also be on show. Until 29 June.

Encounters Documentary Festival
The Bioscope, 286 Fox Street, Maboneng, Johannesburg, 011 039 7306
Nu Metro V&A Waterfront and The Fugard, 27 Caledon Street, Cape Town, 021 465 4686

Until 16 June, concurrently in Joburg and Cape Town, Africa’s premier documentary event will screen the most-talked about documentaries from around the world, including two 2013 Oscar nominees (The Gatekeepers and How To Survive A Plague) and winners from Berlin (Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present; In Heaven Underground), DOK Leipzig (Colombianos), and Sundance (Queen of Versailles; The House I Live In). 

Friday 7 June 2013

Poster Design Competition
Design Indaba, 16 Mill Street, Oranjezicht, Cape Town, 021 465 9966

Deadline for students to submit their poster designs for Design Indaba 2014 and stand the chance of winning a Samsung GALAXY S III Mini.

Saturday 8 June 2013

Talking Heads
Villa Arcadia, Hollard House, Parktown, Johannesburg, 021 418 4723

A mix between musical chairs and speed dating for the brain, this popular Cape Town event comes to Joburg for one night only. Book early!

KWV Sensorium Knit-a-thon
57 Main Road, Paarl, 021 807 3147

From 9am to 3pm, join in yarnbombing of the La Concorde head office building in celebration of keeping warm and cosy this winter.

Furniture Store
Bamboo, coner of Rustenburg Road and Ninth Street, Melville, 083 284 6226

Ruth Sack shows a quirky collection of paintings depicting the furniture that she has inherited from her extended family until 17 June.

Sunday 9 June 2013

Wolf in sheep’s clothing
NIROXprojects, Arts On Main, 249 Fox Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 072 350 4326

Ann-Marie Tully’s art and research practive is concerned with the lives of animals, the relation of the human to the non-human, and the representation of animal beings. The exhibition opens at noon and runs until 3 July.

Forest in Focus
The Labia, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 021 424 5927

This film festival for the trees will celebrate the fusion of arts, awareness, environmentalism and digital media on Thursday 6 June, Sunday 9 June and Tuesday 11 June. 

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Drawing Pleasure workshop
Hiddingh Hall, UCT Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town, 082 553 0824

Three weekly workshops intended for members of the public to discover and develop their ability to draw, the first will introduce participants to observational drawing and be facilitated by Leonard Shapiro on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June. Workshops are limited to 20 and booking is recommended.

Forest in Focus
The Labia, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 021 424 5927

This film festival for the trees will celebrate the fusion of arts, awareness, environmentalism and digital media on Thursday 6 June, Sunday 9 June and Tuesday 11 June. 

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Born free or free fall?
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, 011 726 5529

Dion Chang presentes the 2030 Youth Report, featuring trends, predictions and statistics about the youth of South Africa. Book now.

Thursday 13 June 2013

16SNLV
50 Gwi Gwi Mrwebi Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

Zimbabwean exile Kudzanai Chiurai presents an exhibition exploring violence and mourning in a public realm. If his exhibition opening last year is anything to go by, expect an evocative sensorial spectacle. There will also be films, prints, posters and T-shirts available for the public free of charge. The opening is at 6:30pm and the exhibition only shows for three days, until Sunday 16 June. Read our interview with Kudzanai here.

Sidetracks
Photo Workshop Gallery, 2 President Street, Newtown, Johannesburg, 011 834 1444

Opening at 6pm, Sidetracks is an exhibition that presents two very different family-owned photographic collections. Until 10 July.

Still Life in the Klein Karoo
Kraaldoring Gallery, 11kms out of Calitzdorp on the Groenfontein Road, 082 575 7969

A group show featuring work by Clementina van der Walt, Hennie Meyer, Lisa Ringwood and others runs from 13 to 16 June, concurrently with the Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival.

Friday 14 June 2013

Cook Franschhoek
Franschhoek Wine Valley, 021 876 2861

What is possibly South Africa’s culinary capital, the award-winning Franschhoek Wine Valley’s annual Cook Franschhoek runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 June. Interactive hands-on demonstration kitchens will be presented by some of the valley’s most acclaimed chefs and winemakers.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Absa Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival
Calitzdorp, Klein Karoo, 073 388 8612 

Regarded as South Africa’s “Port Capital”, visitors from across the country will make their way to this sleepy town, which come alive from 15 to 17 June.

2013 Ways To Do Public Art
Second floor, City Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town

An exhibition examining what forms public art can take will open at 6pm and run until 6 July. A programme of walkabouts, seminars and discussions complements the exhibition.

Monday 17 June 2013

Litmus Skin
artSPACE Durban, 3 Millar Road, Durban, South Africa, 031 312 0793

Painter Bernice Stott is inspired by a series of photographs evoking a childhood that seems mixed with horror and delights. Billy Bruce is also presenting a solo show. Until 6 July.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Drawing Pleasure workshop
Hiddingh Hall, UCT Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town, 082 553 0824

Three weekly workshops intended for members of the public to discover and develop their ability to draw, the first will introduce participants to the art of seeing and be facilitated by Karen Stewart on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 June. Workshops are limited to 20 and booking is recommended.

Thursday 20 June 2013

WDC2014 Information Session
WOMAG Mobelli Showroom, Island Centre, Paarden Eiland Road, Paarden Eiland, bronwins@selections.co.za

The South African Institute for Interior Design will host a World Design Capital 2014 information session, with CEO Alayne Reesburg, from 9am to 12pm. Bring questions and ideas and interact with curators and organisers. RSVP by Tuesday 18 June. 

Scratching the Soil
ROOM, 70 Juta Precinct, Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 011 074 4944

A new solo show by Eduardo Cachucho, Scratching the Soil examines the creation and propagation of education models and law systems imposed by the British Empire over its colonies. An opening performance, titled Penal Illustrations, will take place 6pm at the National School of Arts on Melle Street. The exhibition opening will follow at 6:45pm. Until 6 July.

Saturday 22 June 2013

Behind the Ochre Curtain
University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, corner of Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park, 011 559 2099

Craig Müller’s new body of work constitutes a series of mini forays into subjects and concepts mythological or historic; imagined and simultaneously probable in their physical form. His portraits and figures are illusory and anonymous, conveying concepts in an obvious linear development although the works are not ordered chronologically. The exhibition runs until 26 June. There is a walkabout at 10:30am on Saturday 22 June.

Sunday 23 June 2013

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
NIROXprojects, Arts On Main, 249 Fox Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 072 350 4326

Ann-Marie Tully’s art and research practive is concerned with the lives of animals, the relation of the human to the non-human, and the representation of animal beings. The exhibition runs until 3 July. There is a walkabout at noon on Sunday 23 June.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Drawing Pleasure workshop
Hiddingh Hall, UCT Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town, 082 553 0824

Three weekly workshops intended for members of the public to discover and develop their ability to draw, the first will introduce participants to using the drawing process as a form of meditation and self-discovery, and be facilitated by Katherine Bull on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 June. Workshops are limited to 20 and booking is recommended.

Thursday 27 June 2013

National Arts Festival
Various venues, Grahamstown

Until Sunday 7 July, one of the most significant events on South Africa’s creative calendar, the National Arts Festival will again see a plethora of drama, dance, physical theatre, comedy, opera, music, jazz, visual art, film, students, lectures, craft and workshops saturate the quaint little Eastern Cape dorpie. Get the blow-by-blow programme by downloading their daily diary here.

Sojourn: Landscapes from Southern Africa 2007 to 2012
Alumni Gallery, Albany History Museum, Somerset Street, Grahamstown, b.meistre@gmail.com

From 27 June to 7 July, during the National Arts Festival, photographer and filmmaker Brent Meistre shows some 30 of his abstract photographs of landscapes taken in the remotest areas of South African over the past six years.

Friday 28 June 2013

Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival
Knysna, Western Cape, 044 382 5510 

Until 7 July indulge in the delicacy of choice for gourmands, romantics and those who appreciate the finer things in life. Festival-goers can sample oysters – cooked and au natural – at designated Oyster Hotspot restaurants in Knysna at fantastic prices.

Saturday 29 June 2013

Christmas in Winter
Various venues, Tulbagh

On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, numerous venues in-and-around the Western Cape hamlet pool their resources to get into the festive mood some six months early.

Pancake Festival
Uitkyk Wine Estate, R44 between Paarl and Stellenbosch, 021 884 4416

Yummy pancakes with every filling you can imagine will be paired with wines from both the Uitkuk and Flat Roof Manor ranges. There are two seatings at 11am and 2pm respectively. Booking essential.

Sunday 30 June 2013

Oppikoppi Bewilder Cover Design Competition deadline
ryk.benade@media24.com using YouSendIt, Filegooi or Dropbox

Create an awesome enriched digital cover for the Oppikoppi rich-media magazine and you could win great prizes, including R10 000, a two-month internship at Media24 Digital Magazines and two weekend passes to Oppikoppi.

Save the date…

Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July

Sasol New Signatures art competition deadline
Association of Arts Pretoria, 012 346 3100, artspta@mweb.co.za

Wednesday 3 July 2013

Born free or free fall?
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, corner of New Church and Victoria streets, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, 011 726 5529

Friday 5 July

Deadline for the Cobra Design Competition
Cobra Watertech, design@cobrawatertech.co.za 

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July

Franschoek Bastille festival
Franschoek, Western Cape, 021 8762861

Thursday 25 July to Sunday 28 July

PE Homemakers Expo
Moffett on Main Lifestyle Centre, PE, 041 3736616

Friday 28 June to Sunday 7 July

Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival
Around Knysna, Garden Route, Western Cape, 044 382 5510

Friday 26 July 2013

Sometimes Words Are Hard to Find
artSPACE Durban, 3 Millar Road, 031 312 0793

Thursday 7 to Sunday 11 August

Decorex Joburg
Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg

Friday 8 August to Sunday 11 August

The Good Food and Wine Show Durban
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban

Thursday 15 August

Infecting the City call for applications deadline

Friday 30 August

Ashanti Auditions jewellery design competition deadline

Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September

The International Quilt Convention Africa
Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg

Saturday 7 September to Wednesday 11 September

Open Book Festival
Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town, 021 462 2425

Saturday 21 September to Monday 24 September

The Good Food and Wine Show Johannesburg
Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg

Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September

FNB Joburg Art Fair
Sandton Convention Centre

Sunday 6 October to Wednesday 9 October

African Creative Economy Conference
Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town, 021 674 0013

Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October

Green Building Council Convention
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 021 680 9568

Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November

Photo and Film Expo
Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg

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