Visual Arts Industry Opportunity Updates and News

Last edited: April 14, 2010

Posted by Business and Arts South Africa

The Visual Arts Network of South Africa has recently updated its website with the latest industry oppertunities and news.

Ekurhuleni Creative Networking Event 15 April 2010
Ekurhuleni is welcomed to gather together for a creative networking event convened by the Visual Arts Network of South Africa Gauteng in association with the Ekurhuleni Metro. For more information please click here.

Iziko Museum
Iziko Museums of Cape Town are African museums of excellence that empower and inspire all people to celebrate and respect our diverse heritage, is seeking to appoint motivated employees.
For more information please click here.

The state of the arts and the black arts of the state: Mike van Graan
Mike van Graan recently delivered a powerful statement addressing both the recent furore surrounding the Minister of Arts and Culture’s response to the Innovative Women in the Arts exhibition at Constitution Hill, as well as a variety of more general issues surrounding the current position of the arts in South Africa. The address was made at the Time of the Writer festival in Durban, organised by the Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. In the interest of promoting debate and action on the issues addressed by van Graan, VANSA has reproduced the full text of this important statement.
To read the statement please click here.

Future Generation Art Prize
The Future Generation Art Prize is a world-wide art prize of 100,000 USD open to all artists up to the age of 35.
The deadline is 18 April 2010.
For more information please click here.