Events
Exhibition Opening - David Koloane: Chronicles of a Resilient Visionary
When: |
Tuesday, 05 November 2019 - Tuesday, 29 October 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Don't miss our latest exhibition opening
The exhibition celebrates and recognises Koloane's iconic legacy and significant contribution to art in South Africa. Organised in collaboration with Goodman Gallery and curated by Dr. Thembinkosi Goniwe, the exhibition includes works from the WAM collection and the artist's personal archive.
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First Thursdays at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 07 November 2019 - Thursday, 07 November 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 19:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Jam along with us and Siseko Pame at our final First Thursdays of 2019
We’re wrapping up the year in style; don’t miss our final First Thursdays of 2019! Join us for an evening of music, art and activism with award-winning musician Siseko Pame. Paired with art by visual artist Senzo Shabangu, the concert will take place under the theme of ‘visual music’. Pame will perform tracks off his SAMA award-winning album, as well as new music written to challenge sexual violence, substance abuse and gender-based violence.
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Playing with art at Drop-In Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 09 November 2019 - Saturday, 09 November 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Come play with us at our final Drop-In Drawing
This year we’ve played with and learnt about concepts in art like composition, space and texture. Come have fun with us again at our final Drop-In Drawing of 2019. We’ll be interacting with the A Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane exhibition which highlights Koloane’s many roles as artist, activist and mentor. Unwind and spend an hour drawing, playing and engaging with art.
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Sharing Johannesburg’s stories at Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 16 November 2019 - Saturday, 16 November 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Share your family experiences of Johannesburg at our final Family Talkabout
Over his long 40-year career, David Koloane told many critical stories of Johannesburg urban life. At our final Family Talkabout of 2019, join us for an interactive talk through the David Koloane: Chronicles of a Resilient Visionary exhibition. We’ll be discovering some of the stories behind Koloane’s artworks, as well as learning how he created them. Afterwards, inspired by Koloane’s artworks, you’ll get to share your own stories of Johannesburg in an art activity.
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David Koloane: Chronicles of a Resilient Visionary Talkabout with curator Thembinkosi Goniwe
When: |
Saturday, 23 November 2019 - Saturday, 23 November 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Don't miss our final curator's Talkabout
An artist, curator and visionary, David Koloane’s works are an iconic part of South Africa’s art history. Equally committed to his art and social activism, Koloane helped to create spaces for marginalised young black artists to flourish in Johannesburg. Join curator Dr Thembinkosi Goniwe for an informative Talkabout in David Koloane: Chronicles of a Resilient Visionary as he explores Koloane’s influential life, works and profound legacy.
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Talkabout with Jack Ginsberg
When: |
Saturday, 01 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 11:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Join art collector and philanthropist Jack Ginsberg as he leads a walk and talk through the Samplings exhibition
Back by popular demand, join art collector and philantropist Jack Ginsberg on his excellent walk and talk through the Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts' Samplings exhibition. Learn how this world-renowned collection came to being, and hear the stories behind the books from the collector himself. Jack started the collection in the late 1970s and it features over 3000 artworks, including over 400 South African examples.
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First Thursdays at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 06 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Come view our Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts’ Samplings exhibition this First Thursday.
First Thursdays is a free public event. Art galleries and cultural events in and around Johannesburg are open until late. Take the opportunity if you haven't yet seen the marvellous Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts’ Samplings exhibition.
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Exploring Space: Drop in Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 08 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Join Bronwen Findlay and explore book arts at this month's Drop In Drawing
WAM’s programme of free drawing classes with expert art teacher and facilitator Bronwen Findlay continues. Taking examples from the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts Samplings exhibition currently on show at the museum, explore how the illusion of depth is achieved. Learn how space can be both positive and negative, two-dimensional or three-dimensional, open or closed. No experience is necessary and all art supplies provided.
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Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective
When: |
Tuesday, 11 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Join us for the exhibition opening of Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective, a survey of 40 years of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa's print oeuvre.
Leeto is a seTswana/seSotho word for ‘journey’ and, as the word suggests, the exhibition explores the ongoing artistic footsteps of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa. This survey of his print work from 1978 to 2018, highlights Nhlengethwa’s use of printmaking as a means for self-expression, collaborations and artistic and intellectual engagements. He also sees the work as a site for conversations with the broader public.
The underpinning theme of the exhibition is jazz, which can be traced back to the early influence of the underground township jazz community on the artist; Nhlengethwa’s brother was a jazz musician and he began collecting jazz records at the age of 17. Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective draws links between the fluid nature of jazz improvisation and Nhlengethwa’s study of an ever-changing community. Asking the question “What else can Nhlengethwa’s images offer us?” the exhibition presents a collection of Nhlengethwa’s print work to be interrogated, his artistic evolution to be mapped out and his personal aesthetics to be interpreted.
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Fun with Space: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 15 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Bring the kids along and spend an afternoon immersed in art, before creating artworks of your own.
Share a fun and educational art experience with your children in the Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective exhibition, currently on show at Wits Art Museum. Explore how the artist uses space in his artworks and then experiment with different ways of creating space in your own artwork. No experience is necessary and all art supplies provided.
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Talkabout with Sam Nhlengethwa
When: |
Saturday, 22 June 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Go behind-the-scenes of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa's artistic process with the artist himself.
This is a chance to meet and talk to renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa, as he leads a walkabout through Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective. Sam will be discussing his early inspirations and the ongoing influence of jazz on his artistic practice in works that span over 40 years of his printmaking oeuvre.
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Exploring Line: Drop in Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 13 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Come play with us!
When was the last time you spent an hour playing? Come have fun with us at WAM! Last month we had a great time making books inspired by the Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts’ Samplings exhibition. This month we are looking at Sam Nhlengethwa’s work with new eyes. We’ll go exploring line in the exhibition and then you’ll get the chance to develop your own signature style with line.
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Talkabout with Jack Ginsberg
When: |
Saturday, 06 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 11:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Don't miss Jack Ginsberg's final walk and talk through the Samplings exhibition, this is also the final day to view the exhibition
The final edition is a series of talkabouts with art collector and philanthropist Jack Ginsberg, discover this world-renowned collection through the eyes of the collector himself. Started in the late 1970s, Jack's collection features over 3000 artworks, including 400 South African examples, and is an amazing addition to WAM's archives.
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Fun with Line: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 20 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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It's time for family fun
Bring the kids for an hour of art, learning and play during our Family Talkabout this month. Looking at artworks in the Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective exhibition, we’ll break down the concept of line in art in a fun way that kids can understand. Afterwards, you and your children will create your very own zany family portrait.
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In Conversation II: Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge at WAM
When: |
Tuesday, 23 July 2019 - Tuesday, 23 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Don't miss the latest installment in Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge's ongoing conversation.
Following on from a conversation held at The Centre for the Less Good Idea last year, two South African art giants Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge are meeting once again for an evening of reminiscing, music and art at WAM.
Moderated by Goodman Gallery Senior Curator Neil Dundas, the pair will be travelling down memory lane, picking up from their last conversation, which ended in the 1980s. They first met as teens at the Johannesburg Art Foundation; Sam came from the Payneville Township of Springs whilst William came from the northern suburbs of Houghton.
A common love for art and music formed a friendship that has lasted over three decades. Each artist’s distinctive taste in music often reveals itself in their art; Sam’s love for and study of the jazz community is highlighted in Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective while William’s love for opera has led him to some of the most prestigious stages in the world.
Space is limited at this free event. Please note though that seating and parking will be available on first come first served basis.
Entrance to the parking, below the museum, is left off Jorissen Street, just after the Station Street intersection.
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Talkabout with Sam Nhlengethwa
When: |
Saturday, 27 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Don't miss the final Leeto walkabout with Sam Nhlengethwa
Suffering from FOMO? If you missed the first walkabout with celebrated artist Sam Nhlengethwa, you definitely won’t want to miss his final walk and talk through Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective. He’ll be joined by curator Boitumelo Tlhoaele and they will discuss the context, inspiration and power of his work.
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A Peaceful Lunchtime Pause - Mindfulness Workshop at WAM
When: |
Monday, 29 July 2019 - Monday, 22 July 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 13:15 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Take time out of your busy schedule and indulge in an hour of peaceful meditation
If you are looking for ways to manage stress, hit the pause button and join us for a lunchtime Mindfulness meditation workshop. Mindfulness is developed through simple techniques that bring awareness to the present moment, rather than worrying about the past or the future. It helps develop emotional balance and provides insight into habitual thought patterns.
Learn tools to develop clarity of mind and compassion, in order to inform wise action.
The workshops will be led by Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke, an educator, writer and researcher-practitioner. She has a doctorate in mindfulness and teacher education and currently teaches at Drama for Life.
This is a free event, however booking is essential as space is limited. Please RSVP here.
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First Thursdays at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 01 August 2019 - Thursday, 01 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Join us for an evening of poetry, music and art. Entrance is free!
Poetry, music and art combine this First Thursdays at WAM. Inspired by Women’s Month, emerging band Art on the go will be fusing isiZulu and English poetry with the sounds of West Africa. Discover Robert Hodgins’ lesser-shown works in Gallery 1’s A beast slouches and so forth: Robert Hodgins at WAM and check out Sam Nhlengethwa’s insightful and empathetic social commentary in Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective.
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Leeto Book Launch and Curator’s Talkabout
When: |
Saturday, 03 August 2019 - Saturday, 03 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Grab your copy of Leeto and join curator Tumi Tlhoale for the final walkabout of the exhibition
Don’t miss the chance to get your copy of Leeto, the exhibition catalogue for the Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective, currently on display at WAM. Edited by Tumi Tlhoale and produced in conjunction with Goodman Gallery, the catalogue includes contributions from leading curators and academics Lindelwa Dalamba, Hlonipha Mokoena and Nontobeko Ntombela. Tumi will also be leading a walkabout with Sam Nhlengethwa.
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Exploring Shape: Drop in Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 10 August 2019 - Saturday, 10 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Spend an hour playing with us at Drop-In Drawing!
This month, we’re going to be exploring colour and shape in the exhibition A beast slouches and so forth: Robert Hodgins at WAM, currently on show. Robert Hodgins once said that “Being an artist is about putting something into your subject matter that isn’t inherently there,” So picking up on this leading South African artist’s approach, and using a mixture of collage and oil pastels, we’ll have fun creating our own versions of his subject matter.
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Exploring Shape: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 17 August 2019 - Saturday, 17 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Bring the children along for an afternoon of art and play
Family time, educational activities and art… it’s set to be an engaging session at our Family Talkabout. Perfect for the mini art connoisseur or newbie art lover, the informative talk and walk will use child-friendly language to break down the A beast slouches and so forth: Robert Hodgins at WAM exhibition, currently on show. Afterwards you and your children will have the chance to apply your new knowledge and make your own artworks.
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Curator’s Talkabout with Julia Charlton
When: |
Saturday, 24 August 2019 - Saturday, 24 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Get behind-the-scenes of the curatorial process this Adult Talkabout
Why does a curator choose one artwork over another in an exhibition? Is it through storeroom discoveries or based on how famous the painting is? Join Senior Curator Julia Charlton as she explores these fascinating questions as well as many little-known treasures in the exhibition A beast slouches and so forth: Robert Hodgins at WAM.
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A Peaceful Lunchtime Pause – Mindfulness Workshop at WAM
When: |
Monday, 26 August 2019 - Monday, 26 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 13:15 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Hit the pause button and learn to cope with the stresses of daily life at WAM's Mindfulness Workshop
If you are looking for ways to cope with the pressures of daily life, hit the pause button and join us for a lunchtime Mindfulness meditation workshop. Mindfulness is developed through simple techniques that bring awareness to the present moment, rather than worrying about the past or the future. It helps develop emotional balance and provides insight into habitual thought patterns. Learn tools to develop clarity of mind and compassion, in order to inform wise action.
The workshops will be led by Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke, an educator, writer and researcher-practitioner. She has a doctorate in mindfulness and teacher education and currently teaches at Drama for Life.
This is a free event, however booking is essential as space is limited. Please RSVP here.
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Exhibition Opening: Joachim Schönfeldt – Panels of Place
When: |
Tuesday, 27 August 2019 - Tuesday, 27 August 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Don't miss the opening of Joachim Schönfeldt's Panels of Place exhibition, running until Saturday 19 October
Born from the adventures of painter and sculptor Joachim Schönfeldt, Panels of Place is both an ode to and ongoing documentation of South African landscapes. Capturing iconic sites like Orlando Stadium alongside domestic settings like the backyard of a Melville house, Schönfeldt places himself in the role of an avid archivist and witness to create an inventory of contemporary South African life.
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First Thursdays Yoga at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 05 September 2019 - Thursday, 05 September 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Join us for a yoga session and get refreshed for spring
Shake off the last of the winter blues and usher in the spring with an energising Iyengar yoga class this First Thursdays at WAM. Everyone, from absolute beginners to experienced practitioners are welcome. The class will be led by Rose Sonnenberg of Pure Heart Yoga and the BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of Southern Africa. Please arrive 15 minutes early and come dressed in comfortable clothing.
Entrance is free.
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Exploring Space: Drop-In Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 14 September 2019 - Saturday, 14 September 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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We're playing with circles and views this month, come join us!
Joachim Schönfeldt’s Panels of Place are made either as individual panels, or shields of five or six circular lenses surrounded by an interlacing wooden ribbon. Inspired by his works, we’ll be using circles to explore the ways space is created in an artwork. Will we be creating from a bird’s eye view or taking a 360° panorama? Come join us at this month’s Drop-In Drawing and find out!
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Playing with Space: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 21 September 2019 - Saturday, 21 September 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Create your own family shield and take a visual road trip around South Africa with us at the Family Talkabout
Take a visual road trip around South Africa at the Family Talkabout, via Joachim Schönfeldt’s Panels of Place. Make a game of identifying iconic sites like the Nelson Mandela Railway Bridge, and enjoy a child-friendly interaction with the exhibition. Afterwards, inspired by Schönfeldt’s art, you’ll create a family shield of your own panels.
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Joachim Schönfeldt – Panels of Place Artist’s Dialogue with Senior Curator, Julia Charlton
When: |
Saturday, 28 September 2019 - Saturday, 28 September 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Join Joachim Schönfeldt for an informative walk and talk through his Panels of Place exhibition
Interact with artist Joachim Schönfeldt as he explains the inspirations behind the works in his exhibition, Panels of Place. The exhibition is an extended visual diary of his adventures around South Africa and features He will be joined by Senior Curator Julia Charlton and, together, they will probe what the artist chose to include in his landscapes, what is left out and what makes a site iconic.
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A Peaceful Lunchtime Pause – Mindfulness Workshop at WAM
When: |
Monday, 30 September 2019 - Monday, 30 September 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 13:15 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Hit the pause button and join us for a Mindfulness meditation workshop
As the exam season and end-of-year madness looms, press pause and join us for a lunchtime Mindfulness meditation workshop. Mindfulness is developed through simple techniques that bring awareness to the present moment, rather than worrying about the past or the future. It helps develop emotional balance and provides insight into habitual thought patterns. Learn tools to develop clarity of mind and compassion, in order to inform wise action.
The workshop will be led by Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke, an educator, writer and researcher-practitioner. She has a doctorate in mindfulness and teacher education and currently teaches at Drama for Life.
This is a free event, however booking is essential as space is limited. Please RSVP here.
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Exhibition Opening: Daylin Paul - Broken Land
When: |
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 - Tuesday, 08 October 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za
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Don't miss the opening of Daylin Paul's Broken Land, showing until Sunday 27 October
In Broken Land, photographer and journalist Daylin Paul investigates the impact of Mpumalanga’s fuel-burning coal stations on the local population, farming community and economy. The exhibition features works from his ongoing documentary that won the Ernest Cole Photographic Award in 2017. Paul goes beyond documenting the cost of extracting and burning coal to “personalising the experience of the local people who are on the front lines of this crisis.” He explains, “It’s easy to get mesmerised by the sheer size of the mines, machines and power stations that fuel South Africa’s addiction to coal. It’s easy to forget that this affects human beings whose stories are even more beautiful and tragic than the landscape that mirrors their lives.”
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Using art to share stories: Drop-In Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 12 October 2019 - Saturday, 12 October 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Join us as we tell our stories with art at this month's Drop-In Drawing
How can we use art to share our stories? Whilst an artist might use a pencil or paintbrush, a photographer shares what s(he) see through a camera. At this month’s Drop-In Drawing, we’ll be exploring techniques that Daylin Paul employs to share the stories in the Broken Land exhibition currently on show. Afterwards, we’ll adapt his techniques to tell our stories and create our own artworks.
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Story-telling with a Camera: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Saturday, 19 October 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Enjoy a child-friendly fun workshop and create art to tell your family stories
From family photos to selfies, how does an image tell a thousand words? Join us for a child-friendly fun and interactive workshop as we discover the stories in Daylin Paul’s Broken Land currently on show. Afterwards we’ll create “photographs” that tell our family stories.
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Broken Land – Adult Talkabout
When: |
Saturday, 26 October 2019 - Saturday, 26 October 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Join us for an engaging Talkabout!
While working on this photographic project, Daylin Paul immersed himself in the stories and lived experiences of the local communities he visited. Showing the human impact of Mpumalanga’s coal power stations, his works help dispel the myths around “clean” coal mining.
In this month’s Talkabout, WAM's educational curator Leigh Leyde highlights the ways photography can bring awareness to social and environmental issues.
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Compose Yourself: Drop in Drawing with Dr Alison Kearney
When: |
Saturday, 09 February 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
Explore fundamental artmaking skills during Drop in Drawing this year.
This month we kick off with composition. After looking at new additions to the WAM collection you will learn how to arrange visual elements in an artwork.
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Leshoka Joe Legate and participating artists Talkabout
When: |
Saturday, 23 February 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
Join the Master Printmaker who founded LL Editions five years ago
Join the Master Printmaker who founded LL Editions five years ago along with some of the participating artists on the show. They will discuss the collaborative and creative processes involved in producing the work currently on exhibition.
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First Thursday in March: Let’s really talk … through art at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 07 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 19:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
Art provides a unique platform for having meaningful, connected conversations.
This innovative event is part of a formal exchange programme between Wits and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta students. You will participate in an expertly facilitated discussion with the students, and experience how artworks can be interpreted and understood in a myriad of ways. Participate in a conversation around art that might lead you to new ways of seeing the world and the opportunity to clarify our own thinking. Absolutely no background in art is required. The event takes place in the current exhibition of recent acquisitions to the WAM collection. Experience how artworks come alive when we share our interpretations with others.
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A Study in Colour: Drop in Drawing with Dr Alison Kearney
When: |
Saturday, 09 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
Explore the potential of drawing in colour with Dr Alison Kearney.
You will look at The Art of Lithography: A Collaborative Expression of LL Editions exhibition. There are lithographic prints by 24 contemporary artists on the exhibition for you to contemplate.
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Colour Me Red, Yellow and Blue: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran
When: |
Saturday, 16 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
This month, look at the use of colour in the exhibition The Art of Lithography: A Collaborative Expression of LL Editions.
Learn how expert lithographer Leshoka Joe Legate and the artists he collaborates with employ colour in their work. Then experiment with making your own colour prints.
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HotH Talkabout with WAM Special Projects Curator Fiona Rankin-Smith
When: |
Saturday, 23 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
The permanent collections of Wits Art Museum, which include historical and contemporary African art, are constantly evolving and growing.
This exhibition highlights artworks acquired since 2016. Join WAM’s Special Projects Curator for insights into WAM’s collection procedures and the artworks.
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Opening event: Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts Inaugural Exhibition
When: |
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
Artist’s books are artworks in the form of books rather than books about art.
Art collector and philanthropist Jack Ginsberg began collecting in this field in the early 1970’s, almost from the inception of this contemporary art form. He recently donated this world-renowned collection to Wits Art Museum, which includes more than 3 000 artworks plus thousands of additional items related to the field of book arts. A dedicated centre has been established to accommodate the collection and this celebratory opening exhibition will include a selection from this magnificent addition to WAM’s archive.
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Special Introduction to the Book Arts. A Talkabout with Jack Ginsberg
When: |
Saturday, 30 March 2019 |
Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East Wits Art Museum |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 1378 or 011 717 1664 |
For one thrilling hour, join art collector and philanthropist Jack Ginsberg and learn about the field of book arts.
You will see a selection of book arts from one of the biggest collections in the Southern Hemisphere. He recently donated more than 3 000 book arts items to Wits Art Museum, which are now housed in a dedicated space at the museum.
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Opening Event: Albert Adams - An Invincible Spirit
When: |
Tuesday, 02 April 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za
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WAM is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the birth of Johannesburg-born artist Albert Adams (1929-2006) with a retrospective exhibition.
Adams was refused entry to Michaelis School of Fine Art at UCT because of Apartheid but went on to study at the Slade School of Art in London, the University of Munich, under Oskar Kokoschka and lecture in Art History at City University, London for 18 years. Although he left South Africa in 1960 he visited frequently and consistently returned to the depiction of themes related to his country of birth. His paintings, drawings and prints reveal a visceral expressionism, deep social commitment and searing commentary. Subject matter includes powerful reflections on the outcasts of society, incarceration, the dark side of celebration and religious imagery.
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First Thursday at WAM
When: |
Thursday, 04 April 2019 - Thursday, 04 April 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 8:30 |
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First Thursdays is a free public event.
Art galleries and cultural events in and around Johannesburg are open until late. Come and view Wits Art Museum’s latest exhibitions.
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Using the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts for teaching
When: |
Friday, 05 April 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 10:00 |
Enquiries: | info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Dr Alison Kearney will be facilitating an event for teachers (primary and secondary school) on ways to use the museum’s collection for teaching.
This event will focus on the collection of book arts, which are artworks in the form of books rather than books about art. The Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts is a dedicated centre that has been established to accommodate the recently donated collection of 3 000 items.
Our special guest, Jack Ginsberg, will be demonstrating the wonderful ways that these books can inspire learning across the curriculum.
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A Mindfulness Hour, presented by Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke
Would you like to learn simple strategies for dealing with the stresses of university life?
Would you like to spend an hour in the peaceful calm of the Wits Art Museum, before you launch into your busy day? Mindfulness is developed through simple techniques that help you bring awareness to the present moment, rather than worrying about the past or the future. It helps develop emotional balance and provides insight into our habitual patterns.
This is a free event, however, booking is essential as space is limited.
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Exploring Texture: Drop in Drawing with Bronwen Findlay
When: |
Saturday, 13 April 2019 - Monday, 08 April 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Explore texture in art with a fun free drawing class with Bronwen Findlay. No experience necessary.
Texture in art stimulates the senses of sight and touch and can communicate a myriad of different messages and emotions. Come and look closely at Albert Adams’ application of paint in the latest WAM exhibition. Then explore texture in your own drawing. Don’t be intimidated if you have no previous drawing experience. Just come! and enjoy a creative hour. Free for all.
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Play with Texture: Family Talkabout with Kamal Naran.
When: |
Saturday, 20 April 2019 - Saturday, 20 April 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 12:00 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Bring the kids along for a free interactive walkabout exploring texture in art.
Soft, hard, silky, prickly, lumpy, gritty. Have fun exploring surface in your artwork. You’ll be inspired by the variety of textures found in the exhibition of Albert Adams’ work and spend quality time with your family.
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First Thursday with Wits Music: Andre Petersen
When: |
Thursday, 02 May 2019 - Thursday, 02 May 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 18:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
Catch a thrilling performance by Wits Music and Andre Petersen at this month's First Thursdays.
Acclaimed South African pianist, Andre Peterson, will be performing at WAM. Petersen is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and has played, locally and internationally, with countless musical luminaries. This gentle, kind maestro also teaches in the Wits Music Department. The event is organised in collaboration with the Wits Music Department and is part of a series that showcases diverse African musical talents. Entrance is free and all are welcome. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Underground parking is available for the evening. Entrance to the parking is to the left off Jorissen Street, after the Station Street intersection.
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A Mindfulness Hour, presented by Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke
When: |
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 - Tuesday, 07 May 2019 |
Where: |
Wits Art Museum Braamfontein Campus East |
Start time: | 8:30 |
Enquiries: | Contact us on 011 717 1365 or email info.wam@wits.ac.za |
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Learn practical tips to cope with a hectic world with a free in-depth mindfullness workshop with Dr Lucy Draper-Clarke
Would you like to learn simple strategies for dealing with the stresses of university life? Would you like to spend an hour in the peaceful calm of the Wits Art Museum, before you launch into your busy day? Mindfulness is developed through simple techniques that help you bring awareness to the present moment, rather than worrying about the past or the future. It helps develop emotional balance and provides insight into our habitual patterns.
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NEWWORK19 Talkabout with Fine Art graduates
The NEWWORK19 project is an annual showcase that is produced by the graduating Wits BAFA class
NEWWORK is the debut show for a new generation of young artists. NEWWORK19 features 33 artists that work in a diverse range of media; performance, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, multimedia installation and interactive events. NEWWORK is fresh, critical and experimental.
The NEWWORK exhibition will run until 1 February 2020.
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