Arts Festival
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Celebrate Africa Month this May
This year is the centenary of Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu
A beginner’s guide to boutique festivals
Big events have their attractions but niche festivals, which are less financially risky, are drawing crowds
Disruption all around us and we still haven’t learnt
The National Arts Festival theme of disruption is evident in What Remains as well as Neo Muyanga’s struggle-songs set
On political memory, hidden histories, and living remains
What constitutes a political song, or a song of political value?
Arts news : Cape Town gets a new art fair and Lady Skollie sexes up London
The artist will exhibit new ink, watercolour and crayon paintings and will paint a large-scale mural for the gallery on site.
FNB Joburg Art Fair: A pan-African take
This year’s art fair sees a strong focus on Nigeria, and aims to highlight the pan-African buyers and curators.
Not so national festival
Grahamstown’s arts festival is the most varied in the country, but still lacks diversity, writes Brent Meersman.
Arts Festival ’86 cancelled
Arts Festival ’86 towards a people’s culture The programme of the Arts Festival ’86 in Cape Town was booked on run in this space. Unfortunately the festival was banned on…