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Mail & Guardian
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mail & Guardian
Diary: One and the Many exhibition at Javette Art Centre, Simthandile Mtolo Quartet live, Kaleidoscope Festival in the Karoo
Biggie: SoftVxnxs by Goldendean who will be an exhibitor on the One and the Many show in Pretoria in July. Photo: Anthea Pokroy Many things for one to see at exhibition From Friday, 4 July, the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria will be opening its galleries to One and the Many, a bold, sprawling exhibition that investigates the relationship between the individual and the collective. Curated by Storm Janse van Rensburg with Javett-UP's team, the exhibition plays with scale, space and time, unfolding across three chapters and bringing historical and contemporary voices into complex conversation. Visitors can expect dialogues between major collections — South32, Javett Family and Bongi Dhlomo — and large works by six leading contemporary artists. From Katlego Tlabela's opulent interiors to Goldendean's sensual meditations on care and Ledelle Moe's massive concrete sculptures, the show promises to redefine how art connects across generations and mediums. Inga Somdyala's new commission anchors the experience. There will be programming to follow the exhibition and an educational component stretching into 2027. Simthandile Mtolo Quartet live on stage The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music brings its semester one concert season to a powerful close with the Simthandile Mtolo Quartet on 21 May. Taking place at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard College Campus, this one-night-only live performance promises an immersive evening of sound, story and visual art before the campus heads into winter break. Led by celebrated South African vocalist and event curator Simthandile Mtolo, the quartet includes bassist Fortune Hlubi, back from a tour in Thailand, bringing fresh energy. The performance will be elevated by a pop-up art exhibition from Sihle Shozi and a short artist talk and Q&A, exploring the global creative journey and the realities of sustaining an independent artistic life. Tickets are R130, R95 and R65 via Webtickets. Book now for Karoo's Kaleidoscope Festival Experience: Louise Lansdown will be one of the performers at the Kaleidoscope Festival in Prince Albert in August. In August, the quiet, charming town of Prince Albert will pulse with rhythm, flavour and celebration as Kaleidoscope Festival 2025 brings a three-day feast of music and cuisine to the Karoo. A standout on South Africa's cultural calendar, this year's edition showcases world premieres and new commissions by local composers and musicians, blending classical excellence with down-to-earth community spirit. From chamber music in historic churches to open-air concerts under the stars, every note is paired with culinary experiences and the intimacy of storytelling. Performances by Hendrik Hofmeyr, Louise Lansdown, Schalk Joubert and the ARCO Youth Orchestra will light up venues like The Swartberg Pass and Gay's Dairy. With its focus on collaboration, inclusion and accessible musical engagement, Kaleidoscope is as welcoming to first-time listeners as it is to seasoned fans. Tickets available via Quicket.
Zawya
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Zawya
Filipino Artists Conduct Art Workshops in South Africa
As part of its cultural diplomacy program, the Philippine Embassy in Pretoria, in partnership with the Kapatiran at Ugnayan ng Natatanging Sining at Talentong Pilipino (KUNST), organized back-to-back art workshops in South Africa. The first workshop, which was held on 27 April 2025 at the Philippine Embassy multifunction hall, was attended by members of the Filipino community in South Africa, as well as personnel, dependents, and friends of the Embassy. The second workshop was organized on 29 April 2025 at the Javett Art Centre (JAC) for art enthusiasts from the University of Pretoria and selected South African youth. The workshops were facilitated by visiting artists from the Philippines, namely, Aris Bagtas, Jr., Remo Valenton, Loriel Castillo, and Ariosto Dale Bagtas, using oil pastel and felt paper. Participants were keen to learn various drawing and coloring techniques since it was their first time to use this medium. The workshops also enabled the Filipino artists to introduce to the South African participants the concept of Filipinism, whose guiding philosophy is to allow Filipino visual artists to infuse the essence of being a Filipino into their artworks. The Filipino artists are in South Africa for the Viaje 5 Filipinism: What Makes Art Filipino exhibition, which ran from 23 to 30 April 2025 at the JAC, a prestigious art gallery in Pretoria. This is the first exhibition from Filipino artists mounted by the gallery since its establishment in 2017. The Embassy will continue to tap into the potent power of cultural diplomacy to deepen the friendship between the Filipino and South African people, as well as build a positive brand for the Philippines in the host country. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines.
