Flourish: A jewellery exhibition at Artisan Gallery

Artisan Gallery invites you to Flourish, a delightful exhibition of jewellery by jewellers in the many different stages of their creative walks. Apart from viweing fresh new work by established jewellers who you may have seen at Artisan before, you will also have the opportunity to meet some of the new faces on the jewellery scene.

A new generation of jewellery designers from the DUT will be exhibiting their work which integrates their rich cultural backgrounds and is based on, among other sources, Traditional weaving, Mehndi, Nursery rhymes, Gardening, Graffiti and Filigree.

When: Wednesday 19th September | 18h00 for 18h30
Where: Artisan Gallery | 344 Florida Road, Morningside, Durban

The Creative Block Gallery

Initiated in 2004, the Creative Block is geared towards giving opportunities to artists of outstanding talent, some well known and others newly discovered.

This is achieved on an on-going basis by providing artists with 18cm by 18cm blank blocks, to be transformed in any media they wish. The benefits for the participating artists are numerous. In the first place, the project provides instant money for works that meet the stringent quality standards. Secondly, it acts as a powerful marketing tool for the artists as it carries the artists’ biographies on the reverse of each work. Very importantly, when artists present their works for selection, they are given critical feedback that has proved exceptionally helpful for their artistic development.

Featured in numerous local and international collections, the Creative Block also functions as a gateway between creative realms – that of the Artist and that of the Art Collector. Through the Creative Block the two worlds are connected, providing artists with a constant source of due acknowledgement, and collectors with an accessible means to acquiring one-off quality works of art.

Creative Block Johannesburg invites you to bring your own creativity into play by curating your own trial collections in the gallery’s experimental exhibition spaces.

jhb@creativeblock.co.za
+27 11 403 0794
De Beer Street
70 Juta Precinct, Braamfontein
Johannesburg

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Dancing round the Barns (Part 1)

Time to make hay? 

There are a number of barn-styled galleries around the country, each offering a unique and original setting for talented local artists.


The Barn Art and Glass Gallery in Worcester

Restored in 1992, the wine cellar dating from 1790 was converted into an Art Gallery & Coffee Shop.   Attached to the barn is a double storey 1902 building that is now home to David Reade's Glass Studio.

The calm and welcoming atmosphere of The Barn Gallery is well known, and the à la carte restaurant has polished off an already immaculate atmosphere.

Paintings and Blown Glass sculptures are on permanent display.

Why not pop in for a browse and coffee? The coffee shop is open seven days a week, including public holidays. Otherwise, for a more robust accompaniment to the art,  the restaurant is open Tuesday - Saturday evenings from 18:30 to 22:30.

The Barn Art Gallery & Coffee Shop

170 Church Street, Worcester, 6850
South Africa