March 2013 Diary

Wow, it’s March already? Yet again there is an awesome line-up of events this month… don’t worry, summer fun is not over yet! Cape Town’s Infecting the City Public Arts Festival and the nationwide Holi One Festival are bound to brighten your month.

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!

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.

Bubbly and oysters
Cuv‌ée Restaurant, Simsonsig Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, 021 888 4932

Every Saturday from 3pm to 6pm, enjoy bubbly, oysters and live music on the terrace, with the majestic Simonsberg Mountain in the background. Divine!

Georgina Gratix Open Studio
Arts on Main, 249 Fox Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 072 350 4326

Georgina Gratrix has been using Arts on Main as a studio to create new pieces for the month prior to this exhibition opening. Her creations will be displayed at the gallery for public viewing until Wednesday 6 March.

Perceptual Vigilance
The AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town, 021 424 7436

Until 7 March, this exhibition showcases the work of 13 painters who express their idea of “perceptual vigilance”. It is curated by Kirsty Cockerill.

Ways of Seeing
A Word of Art, Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 083 300 9970

Until 9 March, this exhibition shows the progression of a month-long mural painting project in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The project was a collaboration between a local artist and activist, Ricky-Lee Gordon, and three international mural painters.

Cars and Girls
Whatiftheworld Gallery, 1 Argyle Street, Woodstock, 021 802 3111

Showing until 9 March, artist Frances Goodman’s multimedia works explore issues of female identity by marrying the glittering allure of cars with that of women as symbols of desire, sex, success and promise.

Natasja de Wet Exhibition
Casa Labia gallery, 192 Main Rd, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068

Until 31 March this exhibition will showcase a series of large dynamic painted portraits.

A Little Voodoo
Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, 10 Wellington Road, Durbanville, 021 976 4691

Showing until 14 March is an exhibition of Candice Dawn B’s evocative charcoal animal drawings. Also see Patrick Mokhuane’s work in the neighbouring gallery.

Terugkoms van Cythera
SMAC Art Gallery, In-fin Art Building, corner of Buitengracht and Buitensingel streets, Cape Town, 021 422 5100

This solo exhibition by Johann Louw shows the artist’s move towards a more enigmatic, introspective and psychological exploration in art. It will be on until 23 March.

Paint, Masculinity, Power & Violence
Erdmann Contemporary & the Photographers gallery, 63 Shortmarket Street, Cape Towm, 021 422 2762

Until 23 March, the Erdmann Contemporary presents Thembalakhe Prospect Shibase’s second solo exhibition. The gallery is open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, and Saturday 11am to 2pm.

Wild Things and Other Stories
Tokara Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, 021 808 5959

Until 24 March, Julia Meintjes Fine Art is hosting an exhibition of local artists at Tokara Wine Estate, including Johannes Mashego Segogela, Roxandra Dardagan and Fancy Stitch (a community business enterprise).

Making Way: Contemporary Art from South Africa and China
Standard Bank Gallery, corner of Simmonds and Frederick streets, Johannesburg, 011 631 4467

Until 28 March, this exhibition explores the ways in which contemporary artists based in South Africa and China engage with new paths of movement, with economic and cultural shifts, and with the rise of new regimes, new leaders and new social and urban spaces.

Venus at Home
Johannesburg Art Gallery, King George Street, Johannesburg, 011 7253180

Venus at Home is a solo exhibition in which the artist aims to explore the places she finds herself in, and the various roles she undertakes. The exhibition opens at 4pm on Sunday and is open until 12 May 2013.

Hares, chairs, and mossies
Wildekrans Country House, Houw Hoek Village, 21 Scott Street, Houw Hoek, 028 284 9827

Until 31 March, Guy du Toit’s Talking Hares art and sculpture collection will be on display in the beautiful gardens of Wildekrans. Call ahead to view, while enjoying a cup of tea or glass of wine.

Walt Disney and IncDecor Collaboration
The Plascon Spaces showroom, The Design Quarter, corner of William Nicol and Leslie roads, Fourways, 011 467 8693/4

Until the end of April, Walt Disney and INCdecor Duo Celeste van Lingen and Lyrene Zimmerman have collaborated to transform the Plascon Spaces Showroomstage into a world of emerald fantasy in anticipation of the launch of Disney’s latest 3D animation, Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Imagenius shoe sale

Imagenius Plett Upper Deck, Imagenious 117 Long Street, 021 423 7870

Until 1 April, Imagneius is having an Easter madness 15% off shoe sale.

Om sale

Om, Shop 19 Woodmill Lane, Knysna, 044 382 1229

Follow the om sale on their Facebook page. The sale on women’s wear will last until 9 April, while stocks last. Items can be sent via courier or post for those outside of the Knysna.

Friday 1 March 

Design Indaba Expo
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

South Africa’s ultimate showcase of its best design, decor and craft, the Design Indaba Expo is just bigger and better every year. This year it includes an exhibition of South African design curated by Li Edelkoort. 20 young Cape Town Fashion Council designers with be showcasing their work in afternoon fashion shows. See the Indaba site for more details

Design Indaba Youth (DIY) workshops
DStv DIY zone, Cape Town Convention Centre, Cape Town, 021 465 9966 

Until 3 March, as part of the Design Indaba Expo, the DIY programme introduces young people to the enjoyment and possibility of design as a career. Activities range from making a stop-motion movie to making paper jewellery. Tickets are R150 per workshop.

Homemakers Expo Gauteng
The Coca-Cola Dome, Northriding, Johannesburg

A festival of ideas for home improvements, the Homemakers Expo runs until Sunday 3 March.

Proe Mossel Bay Festival
Mossel Bay, Western Cape, 0827301001

Until Sunday 3 March, this festival celebrates food, and the wonderful town and culture of Mossel Bay. Take a wander around the food, art and lifestyle routes, or watch an array of talks and shows that will be put on over the course of the weekend. Booking for the talks and shows via Computicket.

Design Indaba FilmFest
The Bank, 50 Canterbury Street, Cape Town

Showing at 8.30pm, with doors opening at 7.30pm: The International Space Orchestra captures the behind-the-scenes action of this unique drama performed by space scientists. Tickets are R35.

Interface by Carol Lee Fine Art
corner of Ninth Street and Rustenburg Road, Melville, Johannesburg, 011 486 0526

Until 10 March, Interface features an exciting line-up of well known and sought after contemporary painters and sculptors such as Louis Olivier, Jan Neethling, Sarah Ballam, Jaco Benade, Cobus Haupt and others.

Between the Lines
Michaelis Galleries, 31 to 37 Orange Street, Cape Town, 0823165272

The Michaelis Galleries in partnership with the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) presents the exhibition Between the Lines, featuring artwork by German and South African art students, from 1 to 20 March 2013.

Merchants Cafe welcomes Dornier Wines
Merchants on Long, 34 Long Street, Cape Town, 021 422 2828

Enjoy an evening of good food and wine at Merchants Cafe on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd. Oysters, delicious stuffed aubergines and a glass of Dornier are on the cards, all for R50. Read our feature on the lovely Merchants Cafe here.

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.

KFC Big Movie Experience
Diggers Rugby Club, Hans Schoeman Street, Randburg, Johannesburg

On 1 and 2 March, the only free outdoor cinema in the country is bound to be lots of fun. Photobooths, free popcorn, giant board games and loads more activities await. The movies will start at 8pm, RSVP on the KFC website. 

Saturday 2 March 2013

Feast of the Grape
Durbanville Hills Winery, Durbanville, Western Cape, 021 558 1300

On Saturday and Sunday, this fun-filled weekend at Durbanville Hills is not one to miss.

Clay Festival
Berario Recreation Centre, corner of Dolores Avenue and King Street, Berario, Johannesburg 

Hosted by the Gauteng region of ceramics, interested ceramic artists are invited to participate in this event, which is the biggest of its kind on the South African ceramics calendar. Ceramic exhibitions will be on display, as well as many interactive activities. Entrance is free, the festival is on Saturday and Sunday.

Holi Festival: Cape Town
Grand Parade, Cape Town

The open-air festival, based on the India holi festival, uses eco-friendly, safe colourful powders, thrown in the air to express freedom and the colour of everyday life, and will include local electro-music artists. Dress in white and enjoy the fun. General admission tickets cost R190 (without powder) or R290 (with five different colours of powder) from Webtickets.

Design Indaba FilmFest
The Bank, 50 Canterbury Street, Cape Town

Showing at 8.30pm, with doors opening at 7.30pm: Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present, a documentary that follows the artist as she prepares for one of the most important moments of her life. Tickets are R35.

Sunday 3 March 2013

Collective 3.0
The Rooftop, 3 Desmond Street, Kramerville

From 10am to 4pm, Collective 3.0 is a collaboration of local and international design, jewellery, vintage collections, ceramics, fabric, furniture, accessories and all beautful things.

Weintaufe 2013
Eikendal Wine Estate, R44 Stellenbosch, 021 855 1422

Laid-back weekend vibes meet family fun on the farm, when Eikendal Estate sets the scene for its popular Weintaufe Harvest Celebration teeming with great wines, wholesome country-style fare, and barrels of entertainment for young and old. Entrance is R60 and includes a glass of wine and barrel tasting, children enter free. The event starts at 10am.

Hiernamaals Hereafter
Slee Gallery, 101 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch, 021 887 3385

An exhibition of the work of 19 different artists contemplating transience. As part of the Woordfees in Stellenbosch, this exhibition will run until 10 March.

Contemporary Concrete and Glass: New York/Mexico
FADA, University of Johannesburg, Bunding Road Campus, Johannesburg

The lecture from 4 to 5.50pm by Daniel van der Merwe and Hugh Fraser will highlight prime international examples of contemporary buildings completed recently, as well as buildings under construction, where the innovative use of concrete is evident. GIfA members R75, non members R150, UJ students and academics free but must RSVP.

Steel Future Conference
Sandton Sun Conference Centre, Johannesburg, 011 780 500

Steel Future will afford everybody in construction, and especially steel in all forms of construction, to be exposed to the newest thought and ideas across a broad range of relevant topics. Cost for one day (5 March): GIfA member R2 800, non member R3 080. Cost for two days (5 and 6 March): GIfA member R4 700, non member R 5170.

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Touchee Feelee Exhibition
I Love My Laundry, 59 Buitengracht, Heritage Square, Cape Town, 084 660 0777

Check out all the Touchee Feelee creations on Wednesday from 5.30 to 7pm. Expect dim sum specials, coffee and wine tasting. Oh, and you can do your laundry! Read our interview with Euodia Roets here.

There and Then
20 Juta Precinct, Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 082 3736127

Until 16 March, this fundraising exhibition of works by Liam Lynch is in aid of Trade Union – a partnership between Zandi Tisani and Liam Lynch, consisting of a boutique photographic studio and a curated event space. 

Thursday 7 March 2013

Hobby-X
Coca-Cola Dome, Northgate, Johannesburg, 011 478 3686

Until 10 March, Hobby-X showcases a wide variety of materials, equipment, supplies and ideas for an extensive range of creative crafts and hobbies.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg

Until Saturday 9 March, Autumn/Winter 2013 Collections will grace the catwalk as the annual Joburg Fashion Week returns for the fourth year.

The Visual Collider
Circa Jellicoe, 2 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 011 788 4805

Until 16 March, artists Nina Czegledy and Marcus Neustetter are presenting a small segment of their larger vision of an ongoing collision of images and impressions that represent the experience of both artists.

Explorations of Complex Urban Patterns
Gifa Office, 77 Juta Street, Braamfontein 021 403 0954

This exhibition will showcase the most outstanding final year projects from the architectural schools of Gauteng. The opening night will start at 6pm and the speaker will be Tanzeem Razak. RSVP here.

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. There will be a free movie screening of Exit Through the Gift Shop at 8.30pm at Youngblood.

Saturday 9 March 2013

Omniberg Festival
Nederburg Winery, Paarl, 021 862 3104

Gather family and friends for a day filled with exciting harvesting activities, live entertainment, wine tasting and delicious food at Nederburg. The Red Table restaurant will provide breakfast and lunch options and plenty of wine and refreshments will be on sale.

City Bowl Fashion Market
14 Hope Street, Cape Town

From 9am to 2pm, the City Bowl Fashion Market has plenty of vintage clothing, fashion, handmade accessories and jewellery. Keep an eye out for some new traders, too. Come hungry! There will also be plenty of eats and drinks.

Where Gravity is Dead
&Union, 110 Bree Street, Cape Town

Where Gravity is Dead is an “ill” art exhibition and silent auction by Yuliya Purkiss. Entrance is free and there will be plenty of craft beer and some live music thanks to Farryl Purkiss, who plays acoustic rock/pop.

Sunday 10 March 2013

Transient Dust
Arts on Main, 249 Fox Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 072 350 4326

Until 26 March, this exhibition of new works by Candice Kramer is curated by Kim Lieberman.

Simonsberg Wine Route Market Day
Delvera Wine Estate, R44, Stellenbosch, 021 884 4352

More than 20 wine farms will come and celebrate this market day, which is open from 9am and is free. There will be lots of activities, wine tasting and wine tutorials.

Monday 11 March 2013

Audience Development Workshops 
University of Johannesburg, Soweto campus and Bunting Rd Campus, 072 952 4396 

Presented by the British Council and University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture, the workshops will help creative professionals better understand how successful audience development strategies can generate new audiences and greater income potential. The worskhops will run in Soweto on Monday and Tuesday, and Bunting Road on Wednesday and Thursday. Apply here.

Infecting the City Public Arts festival
Various venues, Cape Town, 087 150 5446

Until Saturday 16 March, this radically original festival promises for the sixth time to reclaim public space for the citizens and allow for an unusual way of interacting with our city – and we’re pretty sure it’s going to deliver. Visit the website for the extensive programme.

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Thinking the city
Infecting the City Festival Centre, 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, 021 480 7156

This series of talks and discussions seeks to strengthen thinking and practice at the intersection of culture and public space, particularly in Cape Town. These sessions will take place at the Infecting the City Festival Centre from 10:30 – 12:00 daily, from 12 to 15 March 2013, and are presented as part of the festival.

Wednesday 13 March 2013

The Home Channel Decor and Design Morning
Saxon Boutique Hotel and Spa, 36 Saxon Road, Sandhurst, Johannesburg, 011 292 6000

Sponsored by Plascon, come and be exposed to advice from executive chef David Higgs; Tanya Visser, everyone’s favourite gardener and host of The Gardener on The Home Channel; and interior designer Derrick Tabbert. The Home Channel’s Juliet Newell will once again be the event MC. Tickets cost R450 per person (including a light lunch), funds raised go to Joburg Child Welfare.

Design, Construction and Interiors Network meeting
Selections Warehouse, Solan Street, Wembley Square Two, Gardens, 021 7978845

Enjoy a delicious breakfast, inspiring guest speaker, and an opportunity to network and pick up important business contacts and leads. The event will start at 7.45am and end at 9.30am. The guest speaker is Richard Perez, director of the World Design Capital 2014. Cost is R120 for visitors and R80 for members. RSVP here.

Thursday 14 March 2013

I ART JOBURG
A Word of Art, Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock, 083 300 9970

The photographic exhibition of Martha Cooper’s Johannesburg street art photos from the I Art Joburg opens in Cape Town tonight and runs until 14 April.

Strange Flowers
Whatiftheworld Gallery, 1 Argyle Road, Woodstock, 021 802 3111

Strange Flowers, Olaf Hajek’s most recent body of work, is a hypnotic tangle of botanical forms and colour rendered in acrylic on wood panels. The opening event is from 6 to 9pm. The exhibition runs until 20 April.

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

Guy Tillim’s latest series of photographic images, taken in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, in 2012, draws on the formal and aesthetic concerns of his Second Nature series, as well as his ongoing interest in power and ideology in Africa, which informed his Avenue Patrice Lumumba and Congo Democratic works. The exhibition will run until 19 April.

Friday 15 March 2013

Eat Out DStv Food Network Festival 2013
Neighbourhood Goods Market, the Biscuit Mill, Woodstock, Cape Town, 082 782 6707

This weekend Eat Out and DStv are collaborating for a two-day event held at Cape Town’s most popular market. The festivities start on Friday night with the announcement of the DStv Food Network Produce Awards winners, with Friday night’s food stands run by the competition finalists. Saturday’s market will be specially dedicated to the winners, and Saturday night brings SA’s top chefs serving a unique market-to-table interactive dinner. Read more here.

International Young Package competition deadline
klara.mergerova@young-package.com, +420 605 301 058

This exhibition calls for designers from across the world but under the age of 30 to submit packaging concepts based on the theme of “ageing”.

Barely Legal
Res Gallery, Unit 4, Chester Court, 140 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg

In memory of John Hodgkiss, this exhibition includes work by contemporary artists such as Brett Murray, Kendell Geers, Jean Christophe Ballot, Norman Catherine, André S Clements, Lippy Lipshitz, John Hodgkiss, Andrew Robertson, Cecil Skotnes, Brett Eloff, Patrick de Mervelec, Frederick Clarke and Carol Nathan Levine. The exhibition will open at 6.30pm on Friday.

Label Orange pop-up shop
44 Stanley Avenue, Milpark, Johannesburg, 0824565099

Label Orange are bringing all their favourite items to Joburg for this one-day pop-up shop.

King Shaka and OR Tambo: Building South Africa’s Gateways
Melrose Arch, Melrose Boulevard, Johannesburg

Paul Whitehead and Victor Utria will be talking about how South Africa’s international airports are our interface with the outside world. From 4pm to 8pm, R75 for Gifa members and R150 for non-members.

Saturday 16 March 2013

The Cape Town Carnival
The Fan Walk, Cape Town, 021 406 2947

The Cape Town Carnival brings South Africans together to celebrate our culture and heritage; people united in the joy of movement, rhythm, colour and creativity. The carnival will begin on the Fan Walk at 5pm.

Sunday 17 March 2013

St Patricks Day at Durbanville Hills
Durbanville Hills Winery, Plattekloof Rd, Durbanville Hills, Western Cape, 021 558 1300

Celebrate this festive day with Irish folk and contemporary music while enjoying a tasting of Durbanville Hills’s award-winning wines. The Eatery will be serving green frosted chocolate cupcakes, roast vegetable and pesto pasta, and steak and stout pie, as well as traditional fish and chips. Entry is free, R40 for wine tasting.

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Loots
Rust-en-Vrede, 10 Wellington Road, Durbanville, 021 976 4691 

Tanya Swiegers uses centuries-old painting methods to create works that are thoroughly modern. Her paintings will be on diplay beside those of Gerrie van Tonder and Jane Eppel.

Tuesday 19 March 2013

‘Night and Light and Neverness’

KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban,  031 277 1705

Until 7 April, the KZNSA Main and Mezzanine Galleries present an exhibition of new works by Richard Hart. The show features paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and video. ‘Night and Light and Neverness’ will travel to New York in September 2013.

Skin Portraits by perfumer Tammy Frazer

The Taj hotel, corner of Wale street and St. Georges, Cape Town, 021 819 2000

Until 31 March, this first-of-its-kind exploration of perfumery and photography by Tammy Frazer and Brett Rubin has its South African premier at The Taj Hotel, as part of ‘edit(ed)’, the pop-up concept space. It features unique explorations of the smell of South African skin, and photographic portraits of nine notable South Africans.

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Conversations on Architecture Durban
The Docklands Hotel, Durban, 011 549 8300

Distinguished international speakers from as far afield as UK, Germany and Paraguay, together with our local architectural prodigies, will be probing important matters pertaining to the built environment. The day runs from 8am to 4pm and costs R850, including refreshments and breakfast served at 8am. 

Thursday 21 March 2013

Decorex Durban
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban

KwaZulu-Natal’s finest decor, design and lifestyle expo, Decorex Durban is themed “bliss” this year and promises plenty of ideas, inspiration, demo’s, how-to’s and trends.

Monday 25 March 2013

Conversations on Architecture Cape Town
The Cape Town Convention Centre, 011 549 8300

Distinguished international speakers from as far afield as UK, Germany and Paraguay, together with our local architectural prodigies, will be probing important matters pertaining to the built environment. The day runs from 8am to 4pm and costs R950, including refreshments and breakfast served at 8am. 

Striking Back: Gandhi and the Rebellions of 1913
Artspace Durban, 3 Millar Road, Durban, 031 312 0793

Until 10 April, this exhibition is intended to commemorate the 100 years since the 1913 strike in South Africa, and also to highlight the history of this country and its relevance with politics today.

Tuesday 26 March 2013

The Tjing Tjing Exchange
The Tjing Tjing rooftop, 165 Longmarket Street, Cape Town, info@tjingtjing.co.za

In collaboration with Creative Cape Town, the rooftop is a platform for creative producers to share their work and ideas. It is a free space to promote work, sell products and services, and meet other creative people for networking. Open from 6 to 10pm, contact the organisers for details about exhibiting.

Design dialogues V 1.0

The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, The Fringe, Cape Town

An interactive evening around the topics of co-design, universal desig, design for social change and how it all relates to WDC2014. The evening will start at 6.30pm.

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Conversations on Architecture Johannesburg
The Venue, Melrose Arch, 011 549 8300

Distinguished international speakers from as far afield as UK, Germany and Paraguay, together with our local architectural prodigies, will be probing important matters pertaining to the built environment. The day runs from 8am to 4pm and costs R950, including refreshments and breakfast served at 8am.

The Moonlight Mass
The Greenpoint Circle, Cape Town, info@moonlightmass.com

Meet at 9pm at the Greenpoint circle for a laid-back group bike ride to raise awareness for cycling in the city and the safety of cyclists in the urban environment. Not one to be missed.

‘Heart of Gold’

Salon91 Contemporary Art Collection. 91 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town

Until 20 April, ‘Heart of Gold’ is a playful exploration of the concepts of money, consumerism and greed. Following on the form of their previous project Fear.Less, the artists have played with scale and medium to re-contextualise consumer-based iconography and lexicon as art. The pieces are stark, sleek and graphic, using limited colour palettes and diverse mediums such as glass, paper, wood and ceramic.

Good Health: Impilo Engcono

Brundyn+Gonslaves, 71 Loop Street, Cape Town, 021 424 5150

Impilo Engcono results from a three day workshop undertaken by Zwelethu Mthethwa at the Africa Centre in rural KwaZulu Natal in June 2012. During this workshop, Mthethwa worked closely with 10 talented youths from the Mtubatuba area, training them in the art of photography with the intent of empowering them through the nurturing of a sustainable skill set. The opening evening will be on from 6pm to 9pm, and the exhibition will run until 1 May 2013.

Thursday 28 March 2013

Doodle Bug
It’s a House, 20 Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 021 418 2411

This is a one-of-a-kind art event that’ll be going down on the last Thursday of each month. It’s a communal sketching evening! The sketching will happen all night but later in the eve, art and alternative movies will be screened. At 9pm, sketch battles will get started and one Doodle Bug (chosen by the audience) will walk away with a prize. Entrance is R30.

Live Creative Sessions # 1: Creativity Don’t Pay The Bills?

Basement, Alexander Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Want to know how to sell yourself as a creative; how to manage yourself and your work; and what networks are out there for creatives? Live Magazine SA, who recently opened new offices in Braamfontein, will host the first in a series of free monthly creative networking sessions for young creatives aged 18 – 25 on Thursday 28 March. For more information, email joburg@livemag.co.za.

Vintage Movie Night at Morrells- Rebel without a cause

Morrels’ Manor House, Corner of Weltevreden Road & Taaibos Street,Northcliff, Johannesburg, 011 4762197

Head through to Morrells for their monthly Vintage Movie Night. This not-to-be-missed event sees guests dining on the lawns at Morrells Manor House and digging into a French Deli-style menu and then settling in for a screening of a classic film. The event is held on the last Thursday of every month. Movie and meal package is R345pp.

Friday 29 March 2013

Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK)
Oudtshoorn

From 29 March to 6 April, a smorgasbord of art, theatre, music, dance and other cultural activities will take over this dorpie at the heart of the ostrich industry.

Amper Almal
KKNK Festival, Prince Vincent Building, corner of Kerk and Baron van Reede streets, Oudtshoorn

Pop artist Alex Hamilton has focused his attention on painting top South African icons to portray the exciting and diverse characters of South African history and pop culture in all its fascinating complexity. Inspired by street-art graffiti and classical pop art, each hand-cut stencil is spray painted onto a painted wooden block. The exhibition will run from 29 March to 6 April.

Saturday 30 March 2013

Hammer & Tongs – A Victorian Tea-Party with a Birthday Twist

The Orphanage Cocktail Emporium, Corner Bree and Orphan Street, Cape Town, 021 424 2004

All the stops are out to celebrate the Orphanage’s first birthday and a year of all-round success. There will be a supper, rip-roaring disc-jockey entertainment and musical magic, special edition cocktails, potions and some extra-special tomfoolery and high-jinks from 8:30pm until late.

Sunday 31 March 2013

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