art museum/collection

Key People
Koulla Xinisteris (curator)

The Constitution Hill precinct is the home of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the highest court in the country. Built on the grounds of what used to be a notorious collection of prisons (both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were incarcerated there at various times), the award-winning Court buildings are also home to an extensive art collection of more than 200 contemporary works chosen by Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs.

Contact
Tel: +27 (0) 11 381 3100
Fax: +27 (0) 11 381 3108
Website: www.constitutionhill.org.za

Physical Address
1 Kotze Street
Braamfontein
2017

Postal Address
P.O. Box 31005
Braamfontein
2017

Website: www.joburg.org.za 

The Information Centre is an invaluable source of information for people interested in, or researching the visual arts. Educators, students, learners and members of the public may use the vast collection of art reference books. Newspaper clippings on Southern African artists and art make the Pretoria Art Museum's Information Centre unique.

Contacts

Telephone: (012) 344 1807/8
Fax: (012) 344 1809

Email: art.museum@tshwane.gov.za

Physical Address:
Corner Schoeman and Wessels Streets.
Arcadia Park
Arcadia
Pretoria
South Africa

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 40925
Arcadia
0007
Pretoria
South Africa

Website: http://www.pretoriamuseum.co.za

Through the intervention of former Australian diplomats, Diane Johnstone and Bruce Haigh and the Australian High Commission in South Africa and the South African Ministry of Arts and Culture, the Foundation was launched in November 2005, by the then Minister of Arts and Culture, the Honourable Dr. Z. Pallo Jordan. The original aim of the Foundation was to repatriate South African struggle-era cultural heritage such as art and art objects back into the country.

Ifa Lethu today manages the largest heritage repatriation effort in South Africa with collections having been repatriated from countries such as the United States of America, Canada, France, Australia, Spain, Holland, the United Kingdom and Germany. Further collections have been identified across the globe and every endeavour is made by Ifa Lethu to facilitate their repatriation to their home country. Ifa Lethu thanks all its generous donors who make this possible.

Recent activities marked a rapid growth and an extension of our mandate, which has resulted in the Foundation focusing on the provision of skills for creative practitioners so they may become successful entrepreneurs. This extension has allowed the foundation to align its work with the national priorities of poverty alleviation and community upliftment. While Repatriation, education and outreach of heritage remain the core business of the Foundation, the development aspect has been fully incorporated into our work. This was guided by the lessons harnessed over the last two years, and by the recognition of current challenges that plague the heritage and creative sectors.

It was also guided by our research which pointed to the lack of available and related skills in this sector and the failure to use heritage to empower communities and create a more entrepreneurial society in South Africa, thus contributing to the economic development of the country. Headed by CEO Dr. Narissa Ramdhani and Chaired by Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, the Ifa Lethu Foundation has, through its sophisticated training programmes developed creative entrepreneurs and reated markets for them nationally and internationally. Since inception, the work of Ifa Lethu has evolved into:

• Development of young and rural creative talent and skills in the visual arts, crafts and fashion sectors.
• Training and mentoring of young creative entrepreneurs to reach sustainable levels allowing them to contribute to the economy of the country.
• Development in fashion design and production for young designers.
• Sustaining the awareness of all projects.

The foundation receives its funding from the Ministry of Arts and Culture, the National Lottery and the private sector in South Africa.

Contacts

Telephone: (012) 346 2985
Fax: (012) 346 3531
Email: admin@ifalethu.org.za

Physical Address:
Office S 06
First floor South building
Groenkloof Forum Office park
57 George Storrar Drive
Groenkloof
0181

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 87
Groenkloof
South Africa
0181

Website: http://www.ifalethu.org.za

Contacts
Tel: +27 (0) 11 441 3244
Fax: +27 (0) 11 522 1444
Email: teresa.lizamore@sasol.com

Physical Address:
1 Sturdee Ave.
Rosebank
Johannesburg

The Standard Bank Gallery opened in 1990, situated in the Banking district in downtown Johannesburg. The gallery produces a substantial exhibition programme, including the solo and group exhibitions of both established and younger South African artists. Each year the gallery shows work of established artist in the local art scene. Standard Bank Gallery hosts an annual exhibition associated with the winner of Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award, which also travels to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

The gallery has also hosted retrospective exhibitions by major South African artists, including Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto and Cyprian Shilakoe. The gallery has also brought major exhibitions of European modernists such as Picasso, Chagall and Miro to South Africa.

Key People
Barbra Freemantle
Sue Isaac

Contacts
Tel: +27 (0) 11 631 1889

Fax: +27 (0) 11 636 7515

Email: sue.isaac@standardbank.co.za
Website: www.standardbankarts.com

Physical address:
Corner Simmonds and Frederick Street
Johannesburg

Postal Address:
PO Box 61690 

Marshalltown
2107 

South Africa