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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Ceramic artist, John Bauer, cracks top ceramics award

ONE of South Africa’s most prolific and celebrated ceramic artists, John Bauer, has won the Premiere Award at the CSA Corobrik National Ceramics Biennial which this year coincided with CSA’s 50 year celebration.

Staff Reporter|Published

Art for art’s sake: Biennale even is a must

Anyone trying to make sense of the alchemy beaming off the African Continent in the past five to eight years needs to do themselves a favour and visit the DaKart biennale before it closes on the 21st of this month.

OWN Correspondent|Published

Collaborative artwork to fund school sports

Thirteen artists taking part in the 2022 Noordhoek Open Studios have worked on a collaborative piece that will be auctioned to raise funds for MasiSports.

Staff Reporter|Published

Urbanski: Fixated on artificial art from all abstract angles

He has settled on a vocabulary and aesthetic that chimes with these times though its lines extend back in time.

Mary Corrigall|Published

Framery Gallery: Playful, non-linear show for open minds

What is perhaps most appealing is that there is no overriding agenda - no one artist on display, nor a thematic and hierarchical top-down structure.

Danny Shorkend|Published

Different perspectives on legacy of photography

The ?Marked? exhibition at Eclectica Print Gallery offers different perspectives on the often-violent history of photography, particularly in Africa.

Quinton Mtyala|Published

Artist depicts emotions of women

Cape Town-born, New York-based artist and interior designer Marie-Louise Koen launches her first solo exhibition, Faces of a Woman, on behalf of her brand llounique by MLK.

Staff Reporter|Published

Tailor-make your walk

As if superb wine, great food and breath-taking scenery weren't enticing enough, Franschhoek has now added art into the mix to compliment its impressive offering.

Allison Foat|Published

Collaged photo cut-outs

“I FEEL repulsed by images of African masks,” observes Larita Engelbrecht. The young artist laughs, knowing it to be a most unlikely statement for her to make, given her upcoming solo exhibition at Ebony/Curate

Mary Corrigall|Published