The South African Art Times 2006

December 2006 January 2007
SA Art consumer confidence on all time high as R 22 Million made on one Auction
Belgravia set to bounce back
FAQ regarding the new Art Bank Joburg
Johannesburg sets the Christmas spirit
Women for Children project comes to the people
Kiff Surfboard art at VEO
Out of the ordinary – Mary Corrigall
Development Bank of SA- Nurturing young artistic talent to ensure that our story continues to be told in years to come
Heidi’s love for art is Eastern Cape asset
Award winning Red Location Museum opens
Art Graduates of what, for what – Melvyn Minnaar
Whipping around the end of year exhibitions at University of Pretoria, UNISA and Johannesburg University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Student Exhibition
That’s how I roll – Steve McDonald
The Hyperreality of Gregg Smith
Coffee with Clementina van der Walt
Reflections of Paris – Lloyd Pollock talks with inspired Louis Jansen van Vuuren
Gallery Profile Stellenbosch Art Gallery
Republic of Art declared at The Castle of Good Hope

November 2006
Art community rebuilds Belgravia as EC Government fails to deliver
Pieter Hugo wins Standard Bank Yound Artist Award 07
Artists Kebbled twice over – with poor auction prices
PPC Young Concrete Sculpture Awards announced
International Curators Workshop held on Robbin Island
Winning Freedom Statue designer asked to include image of Mandela at 11th hour
Somerset East’s favourate son, Walter Battiss turns 100
Sanlam Art Collection: Acquisitions 2004 – 2006 on show
Gallery Profile: Everard Read Gallery Est 1913
Obituary Adriaan van Zyl
In the name of all Humanity – the African Spirirtual Expression of Ernest Mancoba
Is the Johannesburg Art Bank sustainable?
Mieke Oldenburg: A Dutch sculptor in Mozambique
My trip to Ethiopia by Dathini Mzayiya
Edge Art Glass attracts colourful international Glass artists
Art Holiday, Residencies and Teaching Feature
Guerrilla Studio at Vida e-Café A living installation with Tamsin Relly
Profile of Marlise Keith – Vuleka Art Prize Winner 06
Cape Town CitiBird Project
Internal CAPE shuffle in order to take on challenging task ahead
SA National Gallery looses two curators in two months
Arts and Culture Trust Awards 2006

October 2006
Johannesburg Art Bank launched
Residents fear consequences of nude exhibition
Exciting Aardklop 2006 opened
Creditors hunt Kebble’s art treasures
100th annual exhibition of South African Society of Artists
Brave SA anti art theft initiative launched by Interpol and DAC
Changing of the Art Guards at the AVA
Zwelethu Mthethwa’s pastels captures South Africa’s colourful souls
John Boloyi obituary overview
SA Art Times Art Restoration Feature

September 2006
Young shine at 2006 Sasol New Signatures
Wafer wins Sasol Wax Art Award
Brent Meistre wins the 1st NMMM Biennial
Johann van der Schijff muscles in to win the 4th AVA- JK Gross Public Sculpture Competition
Herbert Baker masterpiece to house Cultural History Museum
JAG celebrates Rembrandt’s 400th birthday
Journeys to the Interior: Unseen Works by Irma Stern 1929 – 1939
The Prestigious Kirstenbosch Biennale 2006
Secret Art happening revealed at Steenbokfontein on the West Coast
Reclamation by William Scarbough
‘Voyage Ensemble: a journey Together: Refugees and SA artists take a trip.
New land for Artists – The Bon Jaur Artist’s Village rises
My most amazing father – Obituary to Tretchikoff
Gordon Froud gets the hang of it with his commission for the new Science and Technology Building, Pretoria
The magical poisoned Apple: Chris Diedericks writes for us from New York
The Hess Collection hosted at Glen Carlou, Stellenbosch
Dynamic waste art celebrated by artists and crafters
CeramicsSA Clay Festival 2006 Feature

August 2006
Ruth Sacks wins l’Atelier 2006
Dumas leads strong ‘Trans Cape’ line-up
Marco Cianfanelli to lead visual arts at Aardklop Fest
Four South African artists heading for Sao Paulo Biennale
Lotto funding may soon be available
Food for thought at RMB
Art selections for DST headquarters
New art space opens near Paarl
SA Museum receives international award
‘A reversion to the incomplete’ – Angus Taylor
Ernest Mancoba revisited
‘A woman from Delft’ – Marianne Podlashuc 1932 – 2004
Obituary : Frans Claerhout remembered
Helen de Leeuw dies
Promising artist dies in car crash – Blignaut van Huyssteen
Trienal de Luanda gains momentum
Profile on South African Glass Art
Biographical sketch of Shirly Cloete

July 2006
Funding delay brings art projects to a standstill
Pallo Jordan’s ‘State of the arts’
Mxolisi Sithole takes Nivea honours
Louis Fourie wins Ekurhuleni Art Prize
Finalists for Mandela Biennial Award announced
BASA Awards for 2006
John Boloyi dies
Rarely seen Stern works at SA Jewish Museum
Masking the ambiguous
Veteran artist Hannes Harrs remembered

June 2006
Lost township art returns to South Africa
SA born Witkin dies
Picasso and Africa captivates more than 100 000 visitors
Luanda Trienal showcases Dokolo Collection
Unique Sekoto sold for R 1.3 Million
DAK’ART offer opportunities
CAPE offers free art course
Kentridge moves with ‘Black Box’
MTN New Contemporaries
Cleansing rituals reveal the truth
Mirrors of divine creation
Turner Prize gets serious with ‘conservative’ choices
COBRA founder Karel Appel dies
Your visual arts guide to the National Arts Festival 2006

May 2006
Funding crisis forces SA artists to stay at home
Zondi wins MTN New Contemporaries Award
Finalists for Wax Art Award
African art celebrated by Picasso
Poor venues undermines KKNK art
‘Trans Cape’ launches with big promises
R100 000 total prizes money to be won in Sasol New Signatures
An arts imbizo of nothing
Chinese artists to teach in SA
Art bank planned for Jhb
Angolan memorials created in SA
Smoke signals new directions in the art of Garth Erasmus
Gifted Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe honoured with retrospective
Eris Silke’s twilight world of dark imaginings
Zipiro wins top journalism prize
Hlobo receives Tollman Award

April 2006
Kebble Awards may revive
Visual arts on Grahamstown Festival
Obituary: Amos Langdown 1930-2006
Map advertisement may have infringed on artist’s creative domain
Newspaper plans ‘trail’ of memorials across SA
Visitors flock to Picasso exhibit
‘Mediate between art and audience’ Gavin Jantjes
The South African Society of Artists (SASA)
SA Society of Glass Arts workshop report back
Legacy of a loner: Something out of nothing: Jan “Patchman” Schoeman also known as Outa Lappies
Hasselblad prize awarded to Goldblatt

March 2006
Painting leads the way at KKNK
VANSA conference: ‘a landmark event’
Outrage in Free State over ‘Satanic’ artwork
South African artists exhibit in Canary Islands
New gallery space for younger artists opening soon at the KZNSA
Pierneef sold for 1 Million
Conference and exhibition on art and culture in Limpopo
ABSA KKNK 2006 Special feature
Art Market in New York and London starts year on record high
Profile : The Loop Art Foundry
World recognition for Pieter Hugo
Cecil Skotnes: an inspiring national treasure

February 2006
SA artists set for Havana & Luanda
Local photographers shine at LA Fair
Arts Patron Anton Rupert remembered
Picasso comes to South Africa
Cape Memory Project honours people’s heros
In conversation with Claudette Schreuders
Probing the dark rooms of the psyche: Roger Ballen
New Galleries
Largest gallery in KZN opens
Getting your valuable artwork framed to keep its sparkle
Artasia provides refreshing tranquility for your walls
Some advice on packing and transporting your artwork
Klimts finally returned after sixty years
Residencies of pastels and pastries in Boussac, France
Breaking through the glass ceiling: searching for further success
KKNK announces festival artist for 2006
Rembrandt portrait sold for $4.27
Book releases

January 2006
eKapa reveals cracks in South African Art world
Shortlist of Hugo Boss Award announced
The power of one: Nicolas Hlobo – dangerous star on the rise
People in the spotlight
What are the benefits of art competitions in SA – Gordon Froud
2006 Art Events

 
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