ART TIMES | FEATURE / ARTS JOURNEY, PORT ELIZABETH - SHOWS TO SEE DURING THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Exhibitions in Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay) during the National Arts Festival 2012 Arts Journey - Nelson Mandela Bay opens the visual arts journey to the National Arts Festival 2012 with 67 public art interventions on ROUTE 67 and a variety of top curated exhibitions at various institutions and galleries in and around the Arts Precinct of Nelson Mandela Bay.
selected – the only limitation was that the artist cannot exceed the limitation of the square they have chosen. XPRESSIONS 2012 moves from Port Elizabeth to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown
“Treasures” - Annual Exhibition of the Friends of the Art Museum. Venue: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth Contact: Emma Taggart 041 506 2000 Date: 21 June – 15 July Opening Times: Weekdays: 09h00 to 18h00 (closed Tuesday mornings) Saturdays, Sundays: 13h00 to 17h00 Public Holidays: 14:00 to 17:00 Organised and funded by the Friends of the Art Museum, this year’s theme of “TREASURES” challenges all artists, crafters, photographers, designers and bead workers to make something contemporary and exceptional in response to the theme.
In 2009 Nelson Mandela Bay was brought into fold of the National Arts Festival Fringe programme by hosting three large exhibitions including the Spier Biennale. This year we see twelve curated exhibitions showcasing contemporary works from top artists across South Africa. All venues and exhibitions listed below form part of the Fringe Program of the National Arts Festival. We encourage all “festinos” to the National Arts Festival to spend a day or two in the City Centre Arts Precinct to enjoy an extensive visual arts program. For details of the exhibitions please also refer to the National Arts Festival Booking Kit which is available through selected Standard Bank Branches as well as the listed venues below For more information on the Arts Journey please visit: www. artsjourney-nelsonmandelabay.co.za ARTS JOURNEY - “take a walk on the ARTS side”. Contact: Anthony Harris C: 072 379 5933
Anthony Harris and Konrad Geel Voting Line ROUTE 67: Venue: Public Spaces in and around the Donkin Reserve, Port Elizabeth Contact: www.artsjourney-nelsonmandelabay.co.za Dates: All year: Opening times: Public open spaces ROUTE 67 is one of the largest Public Art Commissions in South Africa. 67 Public Art Works and interventions symbolising Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of work dedicated to the Freedom of South Africa. The Public Artworks commissioned by the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality with the financial support of the NLDTF, experience the 67 public art interventions in the inner city – ARTS JOURNEY - “take a walk on the ART side”. EXPRESSIONS 2012 Venue: 1: ART Gallery, 51B Cuyler Street, Central Hill, Port Elizabeth :2: National Arts Festival, Trinity Hall, Hill Street, Grahamstown. Contact: Anthony Harris C: 072 379 5933 Date: 1: 12 – 25 June 2: 28 June – 8 July at the National Arts Festival Opening Times: Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm Saturday: 9am – 12pm This curated, multi media, biennial exhibition highlights the work of 22 professional artists living in Nelson Mandela Bay. Each artist were asked to respond, in their own genre and medium, to two square standard formats that they
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exhibition of ceramics, sculpture and other three dimensional disciplines, that aspires to look at the nuances of vessels in the context of the Eastern Cape coast, the Indian ocean and the relationship between art and maritime trade.
Graham Jones: Expressions 2012 SACRED STEPS: FROM THE SHADOWS INTO THE LIGHT Venue: Ron Belling Art Gallery, 30 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth. Contact: Duncan Stewart: 073 704 3299 duncan@duncanstewart.co.za Date: 28th June - 27th of July 2012 Opening times: Monday to Friday 09H00 to 17H00 : Saturday and Sunday 10H00 to 13H00 A solo exhibition by Duncan Stewart: An exhibition to stimulate reaction and action around the reality of a supernatural, metaphysical, personal god through a visual drama in the form of painting, drawing and sculptural installations. HOME//an experiment Venue: Athenaeum, 7 Belmont Terrace, Central Hill, Port Elizabeth. Contact: Uthando Baduza Cell: 082864016 Dates: 25 June – 13 July Opening times: Monday – Friday 08h30 – 16h30 The experiment will destabilize the finite construct of ‘home’ as a ‘structure/objects’ but propel us to imagine a fluid, unstable notion that is re/made by the ‘people/things’ that inhabit/outside its domain. Through the interplay and juxtaposition of the works – using visual forms as catalyst – a kinetic energy will agitate/activate the works. Title: 4X4 Seasons Venue: ART Gallery, 51B Cuyler Street, Central Hill, Port Elizabeth Contact: Lydia Holmes: Cell 083 564 9430 Date: 26 June – 14 July Opening Times: Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm Saturday: 9am – 12pm Four artists, Prof Gregory Kerr (painting), Lydia Holmes (ceramic sculpture), Lungiswa Gquanta (sculpture) and Sandy Coffey (photography) use their chosen media to respond to the theme. This is an exceptionally talented group of artists with a visually challenging exhibition. In Praise of Vessels Venue: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth Contact: Emma Taggart 041 506 2000 Date: 21 June – 15 July Opening Times: Weekdays: 09h00 to 18h00 (closed Tuesday mornings) Saturdays, Sundays: 13h00 to 17h00 Public Holidays: 14:00 to 17:00 Ceramics Southern Africa Eastern Cape represents an
COMIX Venue: Athenaeum, 7 Belmont Terrace, Central Hill, Port Elizabeth Contact: Facilitators: Bretten-Anne Heath and Lawrence Westraadt: 083 728 5295 Dates: 28 June – 8 July Opening times: Monday – Friday 08h30 – 16h30 The Art Comix Project is an educational exhibition that showcases a collection of the art comix participators own artwork and documentation of the process in developing a hard copy comic that teaches the youth about the importance of public art in general and specifically Route 67 in Port Elizabeth. The Art Comix Project is funded by the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund and is implemented by the Mandela Bay Development Agency, working on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipaltiy. 93rd artEC/EPSAC ANNUAL EXHIBITION Venue: artEC (Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts [EPSAC] Contact: Asanda at artEC 041 585 3641 Dates: 28 June – 13 July Opening times: Weekdays 9am-4pm :Sat. 9am – 1pm This is the most prestigious exhibition on artEC calendar. Traditionally this is an adjudicated Annual exhibition. This year, the Annual gets a further boost by being an official Fringe Exhibition of the National Arts Festival. The Curators are talented local artists Banele Njadayi and Bamanye Ngxale.
SA ART TIMES. June 2012