BASA releases research on arts sponsorship

The bi-annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Artstrack research study is out now, outlining the trends for 2009 in the arts and culture market in South Africa. Conducted nationally over a period of two and a half months, the key finding is that arts sponsorship has grown to nearly R360 million in 2009, more than double the 2001 figure, when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million. 4 Feb 2010 12:49

Veuve Clicquot's Yellow by Design exhibition

In 2009, Veuve Clicquot champagne's design platform was launched in South Africa, in association with the Goodman Gallery, with the inaugural Yellow by Design contemporary art exhibition. This year's exhibition will be held at the Goodman Gallery, Arts on Main - corner Main Street and Berea, this Sunday, 31 January 2010, from 1pm to 3pm. 29 Jan 2010 10:28

Spier announces its artists

Spier has announced the list of 100 artists who have been chosen for the Spier Contemporary 2010, its contemporary art exhibition, which will be launched on 14 March 2010 at the Cape Town City Hall. 25 Jan 2010 10:02

Four SA artists on show at Art on Main

The work of four South African artists will be on exhibition at Studio 53 at Arts on Main in the Joburg CBD from 23 January to 13 February, 2010. They are artist Fatima Fernandes; architect and sculptor Rodney Grosskopff; painter Diana Hyslop and photographer Graeme Williams. 19 Jan 2010 15:48

Ladies of the Cape Quarter

Jean Doyle's deliciously cheeky, fuller figure female bronze sculptures are on show at The Square and The Piazza at Cape Quarter in Green Point. Presented by Impasto - Art, Décor & Design this innovative exhibition is on until the end of December offering yet another reason for visitors to visit this lifestyle destination with its unusual one-of-a-kind stores and restaurants. 11 Dec 2009 13:14

Rose Korber's 18th Art Salon

Art Salon, curated by noted Cape Town art dealer and consultant, Rose Korber celebrates its 18th anniversary in 2009. The exhibition opens on 14 December 2009 until 31 January 2010 at Rose Korber Aart, 48 Sedgemoor Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town. Gallery hours are 10am - 6pm daily, including weekends and public holidays. 5 Dec 2009 10:44

Third Worlds: Model Cities at the Michaelis Gallery

The Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)'s Third Worlds: Model Cities opens at the Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town on 18 February 2010. This collaborative exhibition - built around an abstract city of Cape Town - uses fine art, architecture, language and literature to critically explore the urban landscape and how it is constructed. 4 Dec 2009 15:35

Tattooists return to the Mother City

Southern Ink Xposure, the Second Cape Town International Tattoo Convention, is returning to Cape Town in January 2010, supported by Harley-Davidson, and with a host of attractions. 30 Nov 2009 19:22

Call to sponsor Take A Child to Art

Pieter-Dirk Uys has added his voice to those calling for business to support the Infecting the City 2010 public arts festival. Business sponsors are needed to ensure a successful venture. 18 Nov 2009 10:55

n o | t h i n g to see in Cape Town

n o | t h i n g, a show of intentionality and a reaction against the filling up of art with meaningless and superfluous things, is running at the UCA Gallery, 46 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, from 18 November to 12 December 2009. 13 Nov 2009 09:57

Create your own Starry Night, go Artjamming

[Sindy Peters] I never was a painter; my creativity unfortunately is bound to ideas rather than creating pretty pictures on a canvas. I'm in the middle of Painting by Numbers, and that's as good as it gets for me. But, luckily for me, and perhaps you too, you don't have to be a Van Gogh to enjoy Artjamming. You can create your own Starry Night and walk away glad to have done it. 12 Nov 2009 15:49

Photographer Goldblatt honoured

World-renowned photographer David Goldblatt was recently presented with the Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) Visual Art Lifetime Achiever Award for photographic art. The award, sponsored by the Vodacom Foundation, celebrates the careers of professionals who have had a profound and lasting impact on arts, culture and heritage in South Africa. 11 Nov 2009 13:52

Artjamming in the Cape Quarter

Artjamming owners, Leora and Ralph Israel, have decided to open another studio at the new Cape Quarter in Cape Town. Artjamming was launched end of July 2008 in South Africa and will be opening in Gauteng next year. 5 Nov 2009 12:10

Three art shows in Cape Town

Beginning on 30 November 2009, three different art exhibitions are being held at Cape Town's iArt Gallery, Wembley Square, Gardens, entitled: If you go down to the subway today; Cocks, Asses, &; and Fragment. 2 Nov 2009 15:10