VISUAL ARTS
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NCAG NEWSNCAG Workshop zoom The North Cost Art Group now hold workshops instead of monthly meetings. "We regularly have a model to sit for us and attendance numbers have been very good," says president Wendy Courier. "We still meet on the first Saturday of every month at 14h00 sharp in the Activity Room, Umhlanga Rocks Lib-rary and visitors are very welcome". The next workshop is on July 5 and the fee of R8 includes tea and raffle. The North Coast Art Group will hold an exhibition at Studio 145, Northway, on July 11 to 13 from 09h00-17h00. |
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ART BY THE SEAThe popular Art by the Sea takes place on July 6 and 20 at the Old Pavilion Site on the Snell Parade. Proceeds to Durban Child Welfare Society. Contact 23-8743. |
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TOP PHOTOGRAPHYThe Tatham Art Gallery in Pieter-maritzburg will host the intriguing exhi-bition, Material Evidence, recently seen at the NSA Gallery in Durban. An im-pressive collection of multi-faceted work by Neville Gabie and Alastair Whitton, the exhibition runs from July 3 to 27.South African-born Gabie says "My concern is for the urban and rural landscape. Particular to both, I seek out places in a state of abandoned buildings. Areas in which the evidence of previous habitation might have left on the ground traces, which reveal something of the political, emotional or cultural shifts taking place in South Africa." LANDSCAPES Alastair Whitton believes that, "like the lives of those who inhabit it, the South African landscape is vulnerable. In a state of transition South Africa bears the wounds and scars of its past. In all its apparent grandeur this ancient land is not immune to the violence consuming it." There will be two public walkabouts of the exhibition: by Alastair Whitton on July 8, and by Neville Gabie on July 23. Both walkabouts are free and take place at 13h10. The Tatham Art Gallery is situated opposite the City Hall in Commercial Road in Pietermaritzburg. |
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IMAGES FROM THE EDGEOnce a year the NSA asks professional artists to take part in an invited exhibition. This year the title of this event is Images from the Edge and it will consist of works from 50 women artists from around the country to lead up to National Women's Day on August 9. |
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Images from the Edgewill conjure up different images for everyone. According to the organisers, sharing a South African past - and being female - will give women artists a kind of collective subconscious."All of us have had 'from the edge' experiences and emotions," say the organisers, "but no limits have been set for the artists so the theme should pro-duce interesting work from our leading female artists." The exhibition will be held in the main and mezzanine galleries of the NSA from July 20 to August 7. |
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WATAMU OPEN DAYSWatamu at 37 Alamein Avenue in Kloof now holds regular craft open days on Fridays (09h00-12h00 and 14h00- 16h00) and Saturdays (09h30-14h00). On offer is a wide range of unique and unusual gifts. Phone 764-0031 for details. |
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BAT EXHIBITIONSAmanqe (vultures) by Nobi Ncube![[ncube pic]](pics/ncube.jpg) zoom The exhibition areas of the BAT Centre offers a wide selection of shows this month. The Menzi Mchunu Gallery is hosting Lapha Nalaphaya until July 13. This is an exhibition by BAT resident studio artist of ceramics, prints and sculptures. From July 16 to 20 there will be Madam and Eve framed at last; The first five rainbow years. The exhibition features selected pieces from the Madam and Eve exhibition that comes direct from the Standard Bank National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Indian textiles from the private collec-tions of Kim Sacks and Paul Mikula from India, Nepal and Buatan will be shown from July 23 to August 31. DEMOCRATIC GALLERY Umlazi artist Themba Ngema exhibits miniature paintings from July 4 to August 3. FUNCTION ROOM In the Function Room, Andries Botha and Andrew Verster will show a range of works titled Masculinities in Southern Africa from July 3 to 17. |
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