Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme (A3E) is 10and5’s new initiative which aims to upskill emerging artists across South Africa. We are giving talented artists a platform to reach new markets, and help them break into the art/gallery scene.
Art
Experience Art Month at Welgemeend in Cape Town this August
Art Month is a joint initiative with the Friends of Welgemeend, Lizelle and Frank Kilbourn, Marion and Jonathan Bloch, Erin and Leo Podlashuc, Strauss & Co and with the assistance of Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck. The Welgemeend Art Month will run from 1 to 31 August and coincides with this initiative.
Coetzee’s Ndzundza Mural is one of the Largest Public Artworks to date
As you journey through the city, you will find a mural on the corner of Melle and Jorissen street in Braamfontein titled ‘Ndzundza’. The 168-meter, ten-story ceramic tile mural by Hannelie Coetzee was inspired by the Ndzundza/Nzunza Ndebele people, as well as their interesting hair culture.
Shepard Fairey’s mural pays tribute to The Purple Rain Protest
American artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey is the brains behind the ‘The Purple Shall Govern’ mural in Braamfontein.
Young artists from Vrygrond Build an exceptional sculpture
For four weeks, youth from Vrygrond and volunteers from San Francisco have been building a sculpture made out of recycled materials such as wooden pallets and steel.
Uniting a City through Generation Next’s Public Art
The intention behind the portraits is to use public art as a way of uniting Capetonians – and to inspire people to work towards uplifting under-resourced communities.
Lorenzo Nassimbeni Creates Mural for Cape Town District Association for the Hearing Impaired
To put this project together, students were taken into the Observatory neighbourhood to draw typical buildings; which were then translated into shapes and in turn translated into the mural designed by Lorenzo.
Meet the Curators | A3E Curation Day
‘A3E’ short for Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme aims to give unrepresented, young and emerging artists[creators] a platform to present their work to an upscale audience.
Zana ‘Ndebele Superhero’ Masombuka| A Multidimensional Visionary
Zana explores and engages with identity, time, conflict and diversity as the core themes of her work.
The Labyrinth Project | An Exercise in Relational Aesthetics
The Labyrinth Project is an interdisciplinary platform that aims to create a space where creatives are encouraged to collaborate and contribute to the project.
David Brits Explores Shape, Symmetry and Scale in recently revealed Sculpture titled ‘Ourobus (Red Edge)’
This is the multi-disciplinary artist’s first public sculpture.
Small Room: An Exhibition Curated by Sarah Grace & Priest
‘Small Room’ is curated by Sarah Grace as a result of the last six months she has spent with Priest Gallery
Street Art | Falko One Boasts over 200 Elephant Murals Across the Country
Every week, over the next few weeks, Between 10and5 writer Thabang Buthelezi will be looking at a street art piece that takes on a unique flavour of the country
ORMS Collaborates With 16 Artists on Limited Edition Wallpaper Collection
Professional printing and framing studio ORMS recently partnered with 16 South African artists to launch their limited edition range of wallpapers
Cinga Samson: ‘NaluLwandle, NaliKhaya’ – Insightful African Art with a Deep Story
Cape Town-based Cinga Samson’s fourth exhibition at Blank Projects is running until July 27.
