WEAVER’S GUILD 60TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Until 2 October 2011
Albert Werth Hall
Handspun and dyed yarns and a wide range of handwoven and felted articles will be displayed. These will include clothing, tapestries, wall hangings and household articles such as table linen, cushions, curtains and carpets. Photos from the Guild's early days will be on display.
Members of the Guild will demonstrate spinning and weaving and the public will have the chance to follow the whole process of fibres being handspun into yarn, and the yarn being woven in various ways to create useful and decorative textiles.
SASOL NEW SIGNATURES ART COMPETITION
Until 2 October 2011
North Gallery and Henry Preiss Hall
Sasol New Signatures Art Competition is the longest running national art competition in the country. This year’s winner, Soweto-born Mohau Modisakeng, received a grand prize of R60 000 for his photographic artwork titled, Qhatha. He also gets the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum next year. The runner-up, Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula, received R15 000 and the five merit winners were Claire Jorgensen, Semona Turvey, Kristie van Zyl, Rivon Marlen Viljoen and Nicole Weatherby.
In its search for cutting edge creativity Sasol partners with the Association of Arts, Pretoria, and the Pretoria Art Museum.
MICHAEL SELEKANE - IFA LETHU FOUNDATION
Until 2 October 2011
East Gallery
Michael Tshepo Selekane is a South African visual artist and a beneficiary of AusAid’s developmental funding to the Ifa Lethu Foundation. In this exhibition a collection of mainly oil paintings can be seen.
The development in Selekane’s works can be attributed to the guiding wisdom of his mentors, particularly Michael Mmutle. Sadly Michael Mmutle passed away in September 2010. He was like a father to Selekane and he guided and instructed him in art and in life.
Michael Selekane now spends much of his time as a brand and youth ambassador for Ifa Lethu, preaching the value of entrepreneurship for creative practitioners and the strength of South Africa’s cultural production, while providing inspiration to youth of isolated areas of the country.
Forthcoming Exhibitions
Eric Bolsmann - A Retrospective | Henry Preiss Hall | 6 October to 4 December 2011
Cecil Skotnes | East Gallery | 12 to 29 Oct 2011
Swift Transitions | Two exhibitions by the University of Pretoria, Fine Arts Final Year Students | North Gallery | 19 to 27 October and 2 to 10 November 2011
Play-Off by Gordon Fraud and Lance Friedlander | Alberth Werth Hall | 26 October to 15 January 2012
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