VANSA Project Update: Two Thousand and Ten Reasons to Live in a Small Town

A large number of exceptional proposals were received, and we would like to thank all who engaged with the project concept. A total of seven projects were finally chosen by the curatorial team VANSA convened for the project, comprised of Nontobeko Ntombela, Rat Western, Rike Sitas, Dorothee Kreutzfeldt and Joseph Gaylard. VANSA has also made available smaller project development commissions against four proposals that were felt to show substantial potential.

In October 2010, we convened a weekend workshop involving all of the commissioned artists and the curatorial team, aimed at sharing ideas, building a ‘community of practice’ and putting in place practical plans for the realisation of projects. Kindly hosted by the Nirox Foundation, the weekend was a great success, opening up lots of new possibilities and ideas for all involved.

For ongoing updates, insights and images related to the project posted by the artists and curators, visit:http://www.vansa2010reasons.blogspot.com/

And see below link to the blog posts of the commissioned artists and projects:

• Living within History- Dundee, Kwazulu Natal

• Made in Musina – Musina, Limpopo

Thenjiwe Nkosi and Ra Hlasane 
vansa2010reasons.blogspot.com/2010/10/made-in-musina-musina-limpopo.html 

• Dlala Indima - Phakamisa, Eastern Cape

• Sutherland: Dark and Silent – Sutherland, Northern Cape
  

Bronwyn Lace and Marcus Neustetter
vansa2010reasons.blogspot.com/2010/10/sutherland-dark-and-silent-sutherland.html

Please visit http://www.vansa.co.za/2010-reasons-to-live-in-a-small-town-submission-guidelines-1/ to find out more about the brief for the project.