Networking/Events

The Bag Factory and the Community Based Development Programme are holding a joint fundraiser on Sunday the 27th of May 2012. These two NGO’s have been in existence for over twenty years but currently risk having to close their doors unless funds can be raised. Please support them to continue their extraordinary work.

2 May: Tonight’s presentation, by Nontobeko Ntombela will be starting a little later than usual, at 19:00 at the VANSA premises.

Symposium, Performances, Exhibitions, Panel Discussions, Film Screenings. Convened by Raél Jero Salley and Jay Pather; presented by the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA).

The Parking Gallery’s guest speaker for Wednesday 18 April is. Joachim Schonfeldt will be speaking about the body of work which he has been working on for the last 5 years concerning guilds and craftsmen in a local context

The relationship between the ideals of freedom & equality and the capacity of cultural individuals (& industries) to contribute to evolving perspectives have been documented from the very beginnings of the written language.

Opening in May 2012, the Wits Art Museum is a treasure trove of African art that will be available for everyone to enjoy. We invite you to visit the opening exhibitions and celebrate our unique heritage.

The inaugural ACT | UJ Arts and Culture Conference, will be held on UJ’s Kingsway Campus on 24 and 25 May 2012.

The Cape Town Month of Photography 2012 MOP5 is indeed set on the calendar for October this year.

/A WORD OF ART would like to invite you to our upcoming Artist in Residence Talks, scheduled for this Thursday March 29th from 6-7:30pm, to be held at our new residency space at 3 Garrick Road in University Estate.

The Springs Art Gallery (SAG) invites members of the public, learners, art educators and practicing artists and others interested to join Mr Napo Mokoena and the Springs Art Gallery Curator, Thabo Sekoaila on a walk-about of the exhibition ‘30|30 Ekurhuleni Group Art Exhibition 2012’ on Saturday, 31 March 2012.

Scholars in various disciplines of the Arts and the Humanities are invited to apply for a place in the 2012 Session of the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism.

As artists and freelancers in the art industry, we often find that our finances are unpredictable and inconsistent, but it is important to ensure financial stability for the future.

A Series of Open Lectures 2012 at Wits School of Arts

International and local industry leaders and speakers will share their knowledge and insight into the world of design at ST LEGER AND VINEY’S Design Focus.

Planned Seminar on Jackson Hlungwani Art Exhibition in the Art Museum – Library Gardens. The Polokwane Art Museum at the Library Gardens is hosting an important one day seminar on Jackson Hlungwani in 09 March 2012 and different people from academics, art historians, curators and professional artists have been invited to present a paper.

Emergent Art Space is a non-profit, international organization created to connect and support student artists from around the world.

Launched by VANSA in September 2011, ARTCONNECT set out with the aim to explore the imaginative reuse and animation of non-arts spaces outside of the established contemporary art circuits in Gauteng. The ARTCONNECT project has served to created a unique opportunity for young artists to develop their practice with curatorial and technical support from the VANSA network.