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The Bag Factory presents SAartsEmerging 2006<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Venue: The Bag Factory Artists’ Studio, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg<\/p>\n Schedule: <\/strong><\/p>\n Friday 6th October: SAartsEmerging 2006 Official opening Sunday 8th: ‘City Walk’ with Ismail Farouk Friday 13th: The Body Electric – Interactive Video Lecture by Nathaniel Stern Saturday 14th: Saturday 21st: SAartsEmerging was founded, and is maintained, by Nathaniel Stern, Bronwyn Lace, Simon Gush and Rat Western.<\/p>\n MEDIA QUERIES: Bronwyn Lace(011) 8349181 \/ bronwyn@bagfactoryart.org.za 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. 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\nPanel Discussion: Collecting Digits
\n15:00
\nVENUE: WSOA Digital Arts, Wits University
\nwww.atjoburg.net for map and details<\/p>\n
\n6 October, 18:00 for 18:30
\nVENUE: The Bag Factory
\nOpening by Nathaniel Stern
\nSaturday 7th October:
\n‘Meet the artists’ walkabout
\n10:00 – 11:00
\nSnacks
\n11:00 – 11:30
\nPanel discussion on the state of emerging art in SA
\n11:30 – 13:00<\/p>\n
\n11:00 onwards<\/p>\n
\n17:30 – 22:30<\/p>\n
\nArtists walkabout
\n10:00 – 11:00<\/p>\n
\nArtists walkabout
\n10:00 – 11:00<\/p>\n
\nWith special thanks to:
\nNational Lottery Distribution Fund
\nRoyal Netherlands Embassy
\nWK Kellogg Foundation
\nFord Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"