Keiskamma Art Project

 The Keiskamma Art Project was created in 2000 by medical doctor and fine artist Carol Hofmeyr, with the help of Jan Chalmers (Oxford, UK) and Jackie Jezewski (Brantome, France). Carol began teaching arts and crafts to a handful of women who began by collecting the plastic bags that littered the village. They crocheted them into hats and bags. From those humble beginnings the Art Project has grown to become the place where Art and Health interject to create meaning and hope to a population struggling from decades of abuse and poverty. The Art Project is the flagship of the Keiskamma Trust and represents the work of the Trust on the world-stage through its Monumental Artworks, as in Toronto for the the 2006 International Aids conference and in Durban for the Make Art/Stop AIDS exhibition co-curated by David Gere and Carol Brown.

We have developed five Art Studios specialising in Beading, Felt-making, embroideries, ceramics and printmaking. Today the Art Project is running successfully under the leadership of twelve local managers and group leaders. Assisting and training them is Florence Danais, Art History Lecturer and graduate in Arts and Culture Management. Together they work with 130 artists and crafters to create quality art and craft works, generating much-needed income to improve the quality of life in Hamburg and surroundings.

Key People:
Carol Hofmeyr
Annette Woudstra
Eunice Mangwane
Noluvo Xhotyeni

Physical Address:
Hamburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Postal Address
PO Box 483, Peddie, 5640

phone: +27 40 678 1177
email: enquiries@keiskamma.org
website: www.keiskamma.org