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START - St Teresa's Art Festival 2018

Sat Sep 8, 09:00 - Sat Sep 8, 16:00

St Teresa's High School

ABOUT

Ticket sales close at 17:00 pm on 7th of September 2018, tickets will be available for sale at the door


St Teresa’s School is proud to host START, an Art Festival for children, students, families and aspiring art collectors.


With two exhibitions, workshops and activities for all ages, interactive art installations and a talks programme that includes artists, curators and sculptors, this event is set to become a 'must' on the Johannesburg cultural calendar. 


Immerse yourself in this festival and learn about the many ways you can participate in the complex and multifaceted art world.


You will need a General Admission ticket to access the event. 

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

On Saturday 8 September 2018, START takes us on a journey from production to curation, in paint to virtual reality. There will be workshops in printmaking, screen printing, etching, origami, clay, doodles, virtual reality painting with tilt brush and more! The space will facilitate an opportunity for all visitors from children to adults to participate in various workshops throughout the day. 

Browse the various paid workshops that will be taking place, purchase your tickets online and join us on the day where there will also be free workshops for all ages. Bring your whole family, sign up for a workshop or two, browse the exhibitions and installations and enjoy the atmosphere of a art fuelled space.

Here is an overview of the workshops that require you to purchase a ticket through Quicket: 

Lillian Gray is the owner of Lillian Gray Fine Arts School. The school teaches the fundamentals of art in a manner that is easy to understand, no matter your age or level of artistic expertise. She uses only the finest quality paints and pigments, such as Winton and Winsor & Newton’s Artist Range, which she applies to high-quality, natural Belgium Linen canvas. Lillian studied at the Stellenbosch University and the Stellenbosch Academy of Design. Lillian's workshops vary from painting to clay, focussed around a specific artist.


Origami for Africa's vision is to see origami becoming a popular recreation in Africa, so that many more people will benefit from and be inspired by this wonderful activity. Cheryl Gibbs will be teaching three items: the shirt, the box and the flower. The cost will include all materials, and copies of diagrams, so that class participants can fold these items at home.


Louise Twiggs is a professional Artist, Watercolorist and Art Teacher who will teach you about water colour as a medium and the tools that are used, different water colour techniques in brief, mixing colours, leaving whites and paint application.


Prints on Paper will run an introduction to silkscreen printing. Join us for an introduction to the process of silkscreen printing and have the opportunity to print your own take home bag. The workshop will be facilitated by Isaac Zavale and Minenkulu Ngoyi of Alphabet Zoo.


Art Jamming Paintertainment Workshops provide each artist with a canvas, easel, a choice of non-toxic acrylic paints on tap, brushes and tools to freely express themselves on canvas.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

TALKS PROGRAMME

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Talks Programme

Sat, 08 Sep 10:00 AM - Sat, 08 Sep 03:00 PM
Our Talks Programme includes artists, sculptors, auctioneers.

 
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Thenjiwe Nkosi

Sat, 08 Sep 10:00 AM - Sat, 08 Sep 11:00 AM
Thenjiwe Nkosi is a Joburg-based multi-form artist who will be talking about her experience as an artist.
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Marco Cianfanelli

Sat, 08 Sep 10:00 AM - Sat, 08 Sep 11:00 AM
Marco Cianfanelli is a South African artist who has been involved in a wide range of projects involving art, architecture and public spaces. Cianfanelli combines computer-generated, data-driven applications with human, expressive, gestural acts to create tension in his work. Cianfanelli is one of a handful of South African artists whose work successfully spans the public and domestic sphere.
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Lady Skollie

Sat, 08 Sep 11:00 AM - Sat, 08 Sep 12:00 PM

 

Lady Skollie is a South African Artist based in Johannesburg. Using ink, watercolour and crayon to defy taboos and talk openly about issues of sex, pleasure, consent, human connection, violence, and abuse. Her work is simultaneously bold and vulnerable, expressing the duality of human experience.

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Rasty Knayles

Sat, 08 Sep 11:00 AM - Sat, 08 Sep 12:00 PM
Rasty Knayles is one of Johannesburgs most prominent Graffiti and tattoo artists. 

 

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Wilhelm van Rensburg

Sat, 08 Sep 12:00 PM - Sat, 08 Sep 01:00 PM

Wilhelm van Rensburg is a prolific champion of art across a broad spectrum of channels. As an Art Specialist for Strauss & Co, Wilhelm has vast knowledge and experience with South African Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, Prints, Sculpture and New Media.

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Louise van der Bijl

Sat, 08 Sep 12:00 PM - Sat, 08 Sep 01:00 PM
Louise van der Bijl is an artist working in Johannesburg. Louise co-founded and now runs a non-profit organisation, Assemblage, which seeks to assist artists in Johannesburg. She works in all forms of paint.
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Robyn Davie

Sat, 08 Sep 01:00 PM - Sat, 08 Sep 02:00 PM
Robyn Davie has spent the last six years building up her brand as a top lifestyle family photographer in Johannesburg. Over the past couple of years she has expanded from a one-woman business into a company with six associate photographers, an office manager and a couple of editors, and now offers a range of photographic-related products and services, as well as workshops teaching the tricks of the trade. 
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Aysha Waja

Sat, 08 Sep 01:00 PM - Sat, 08 Sep 02:00 PM
Aysha Waja is a Johannesburg born curator with a strong passion for South African art and currently working as an independent curator and Director for THE PROJECT SPACE where she manages the organizations programmes including the Young Female Residency Award. As an independent curator and art practitioner she is passionate about and advocates for the development of female artists and creatives.
 
 

DIRECTIONS

START - St Teresa's Art Festival 2018
St Teresa's High School
18 Keyes Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
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