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Opening of Art Showroom | Inverness at Tulla
News from Annette du Plessis: On Heritage Day – Nelson Mandela Bay, Richmond Hill, no 7 Tulla Street “A home for Creative Minds & Lovers of Art” – NDI NGUMNTU CREATIONS – ZUKILE VALISA – LUDWE MGOLIMBANE – BUNTU FIHLA – OAK+LATHE An exciting upcoming event. Photographer: Visisa Jafta (event organiser) Video: Opening of Art Showroom | Inverness at Tulla: CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyNMB.co.za. More Info on Opening of Art Showroom | Inverness at Tulla here: … [Read more...] about Opening of Art Showroom | Inverness at Tulla
Math-Art competition goes digital
“Unlimited” by Nicola Nothnagel from Stellenberg High in Bellville (Grade 11 and 12 Math Art category) COVID-19 may have put the brakes on many events – but it didn’t stop Nelson Mandela University’s national Math-Art Competition from going ahead. It simply moved online. Even the prizegiving, which takes place in Cape Town on September 9, will be largely attended via Zoom – and livestreamed across the country using other online platforms. Run by the university’s Govan Mbeki Mathematics … [Read more...] about Math-Art competition goes digital
Bay maths conference celebrates maths-art winners
It was a clean sweep for KwaMagxaki High School this weekend, with two of its pupils taking the top spots in the Eastern Cape’s first Math-Art competition – where entrants had to create art pieces inspired by maths. The prizegiving for the Math-Art competition – which was run by Nelson Mandela University’s Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) – was one of the highlights of the Centre’s fifth annual GeoGebra Conference for teachers and TVET college lecturers, with this year’s … [Read more...] about Bay maths conference celebrates maths-art winners
The House that Jack Built
The public of Nelson Mandela Bay are invited to attend the inaugural opening of the JACK LUGG RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION and BOOK LAUNCH on Wednesday 28 February 2018 at 17:30 for 18:00. The exhibition will be opened by the Director of the Pretoria Art Museum, Dirk Oegema. Live music will be performed by Joe van der Linden and John Edwards and refreshments will be served. The exhibition, hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, will comprise works spanning seven decades from the … [Read more...] about The House that Jack Built
Palladio and the Modern Returns Home
The successful three traveling exhibitions of 2016 entitled PALLADIO AND THE MODERN, that highlights the universal principles of architecture, were hosted by The Cape Institute for Architecture in April in Cape Town, by the Department of Architecture of the University of the Free State during the Free State Festival in July in Bloemfontein, and by the School of Architecture and Planning of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in August/September in Johannesburg during the AZA16 … [Read more...] about Palladio and the Modern Returns Home
Local artists geared and ready for Athenaeum drawing exhibition
Specially selected artists from all corners of Nelson Mandela Bay are geared and ready for an exhibition at the Port Elizabeth Athenaeum on Thursday, 27 July as part of the Sketchbook Visual Arts Project. Uthando Baduza, Project Manager and Chief Curator at the Red Location Museum, said the artists went through weeks of rigorous theoretical exposure and had to practically apply their newfound knowledge when drawing for the exhibition. “We further ensured that they were ready for their big … [Read more...] about Local artists geared and ready for Athenaeum drawing exhibition
Towards a greater understanding of the issues of landlessness and poverty
The issues of landlessness, poverty and under development that continue to plague the Eastern Cape cannot be understood fully without reference to the wars of dispossession and resistance that played out in the province in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. This was the assertion made by National Heritage Council chief executive officer Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa at the opening of documentary photographer Cedric Nunn’s Unsettled: 100 Years of War exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Towards a greater understanding of the issues of landlessness and poverty
Unsettled: 100 Years of War
Nelson Mandela Bay art lovers, historians and all those with an appetite for South Africa's history through the decolonisation lens are in for a treat, with the upcoming photographic exhibition by acclaimed documentary photographer Cedric Nunn. The NMMU Art Gallery, in collaboration with the University's Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage and Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), will be hosting the exhibition, titled Unsettled: 100 Years of War, which will … [Read more...] about Unsettled: 100 Years of War
Worth a Visit: NMMU Masters Graduate Exhibition
Three NMMU Masters students are currently hosting a group exhibition showcasing their artworks at the NMMU Art Gallery in Bird Street. Works from Jonathan van der Walt, René Pirie and Mellaney Ruiters are currently on show. The exhibition officially opened to invited guests on Friday the 24th of February 2017 at the NMMU Bird Street Art Gallery in Central, Port Elizabeth. It is currently on show at the gallery until Friday the 24th of March 2017, gallery viewing times – weekdays: 09h30 – … [Read more...] about Worth a Visit: NMMU Masters Graduate Exhibition
Student Art Exhibition – Spectrum: Light, Sound and Colour
The opening of the group exhibition, Spectrum: Light, Sound and Colour, presented by the collective Cross Spectrum, was held on 7 March 2017 at the Kamva Leadership Insitute at 56 Mackay St, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth. The exhibition showcased new and recent fine art graduates. Cross Spectrum formed out of the artists' desire to display their graduate work which they were previously unable to present to the public. The artists featured are Demi Adams, Jubilee Edwards, Ntobeko Mjijwa, Megan … [Read more...] about Student Art Exhibition – Spectrum: Light, Sound and Colour
Ancient art of Kintsugi showcased in “Journey of the Heart” exhibition
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery pieces and highlighting the mended part or "scar" with gold, silver or platinum lustre. Master potter and ceramic artist, David Moss has used this technique in a number of the works on display in his "Journey of the Heart" exhibition at the Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) Art Gallery this August. "Kintsugi is so indicative of our lives today. We all need 'mending' in one area or another," says Moss. The technique allows the shards … [Read more...] about Ancient art of Kintsugi showcased in “Journey of the Heart” exhibition
NMMU’s “Fantastic” two-week feast for the eyes
Art lovers can look forward to a two-week visual art treat, with the "Fantastic" art exhibition opening at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Bird Street Art Gallery tonight (SUBS: August 1) The exhibition, hosted by the NMMU Department of Visual Arts in conjunction with the University of Cape Town's Michaelis Art Gallery, will run from August 2 to August 18. Curated by art historian Dr Nomusa Makhubu and fine artist Nkule Mabaso, the exhibition features work by artists including … [Read more...] about NMMU’s “Fantastic” two-week feast for the eyes
Journey of the Heart exhibition by master ceramicist
Master potter and ceramic artist, David Moss, unveils the life-changing "Journey of the Heart" exhibition in collaboration with the Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) Art Gallery. The exhibition takes viewers on a journey through the seasons of life, where they will encounter the chambers of replenishment and renewal, and enter through the doorways of success and contentment. The opening function will take place on August 2 at 18h00, with a welcome address by Drummond Robinson. The artist … [Read more...] about Journey of the Heart exhibition by master ceramicist
Get a taste of the upcoming 16-60 exhibition
On 29 June 2016, an exhibition of contemporary highlights from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum's collection – titled 16/60 – will open at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Bird Street Gallery. This exhibition forms part of the Art Museum's 60th celebrations, and represents a selection of the top works collected by the Museum between the years 2000 and 2016. It reflects on the diversity of the Art Museum's unique contemporary collection. The exhibition will be opened by Dr … [Read more...] about Get a taste of the upcoming 16-60 exhibition
