Dear MyPE As you are likely to have heard, our City, Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is currently experiencing the effects of a severe drought that is the worst we’ve seen in 220 years. The effects have been exacerbated by a largely inadequate and poorly maintained municipal infrastructure and, as a result, a large number of our residents have been battling to get water to attend to their everyday needs. It has been hard going for the past few weeks and, predictably, there has been some media … [Read more...] about National Arts Festival NOT Coming to PE
Tony Lankester
New initiatives to freshen up the 2018 National Arts Festival
Grahamstown’s annual gathering of creative and artistic talent is readying itself for a reboot as the National Arts Festival reveals some fresh features for this year’s programme. Creativate Digital Arts Festival As the breakneck evolution of technology spills over into all facets of life, artists are absorbing the playful possibilities that digital technology brings - and a new generation of arts lovers is emerging as a result. Presented by Standard Bank, the new Creativate Digital … [Read more...] about New initiatives to freshen up the 2018 National Arts Festival
National Arts Festival Opinion: Grahamstown, we have a problem
The following piece, written by Festival CEO Tony Lankester, was featured in Grocotts Mail on Friday 16 July 2016: Dear Grahamstown Firstly – thank you to everyone who played a role in making this past National Arts Festival a success. From those who worked in our guesthouses, taverns and restaurants, who opened their homes to friends, those who cleaned and prepared the streets, to those who sat in our darkened theatres and allowed themselves to be swept away by the imagination of our … [Read more...] about National Arts Festival Opinion: Grahamstown, we have a problem
