The Bag Factory presents SAartsEmerging 2006, an exhibition and series of events based on the website www.saartsemerging.org, Since January 2006 the website has featured a new artist every third Friday of each month. In celebration of our first year we will be holding an exhibition and a series of related events revolving around the state of emerging arts in South Africa.
The exhibition and events will be featuring the following South African artists, curators and arts personalities, including Lester Adams, Colleen Alborough, Doung Anwar Jahangeer, Christo Doherty, Shane de Lange, Stephan Erasmus, Ismail Farouk, Simon Gush, Dean Henning and Rike Sitas, Bronwyn Lace, Hannes Olivier, Abrie Fourie, Gordon Froud, Vaughn Sadie, Nathaniel Stern, Johan Thom, Rat Western, Storm Janse van Rensburg and Asha Zero.
Venue: The Bag Factory Artists’ Studio, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Schedule:
Friday 6th October:
Panel Discussion: Collecting Digits
15:00
VENUE: WSOA Digital Arts, Wits University
www.atjoburg.net for map and details
SAartsEmerging 2006 Official opening
6 October, 18:00 for 18:30
VENUE: The Bag Factory
Opening by Nathaniel Stern
Saturday 7th October:
‘Meet the artists’ walkabout
10:00 – 11:00
Snacks
11:00 – 11:30
Panel discussion on the state of emerging art in SA
11:30 – 13:00
Sunday 8th: ‘City Walk’ with Ismail Farouk
11:00 onwards
Friday 13th: The Body Electric – Interactive Video Lecture by Nathaniel Stern
17:30 – 22:30
Saturday 14th:
Artists walkabout
10:00 – 11:00
Saturday 21st:
Artists walkabout
10:00 – 11:00
SAartsEmerging was founded, and is maintained, by Nathaniel Stern, Bronwyn Lace, Simon Gush and Rat Western.
MEDIA QUERIES: Bronwyn Lace(011) 8349181 / bronwyn@bagfactoryart.org.za
With special thanks to:
National Lottery Distribution Fund
Royal Netherlands Embassy
WK Kellogg Foundation
Ford Foundation
