25 YEARS AT CAVERSHAM

The Caversham Centre for artists celebrate the Centre’s 25 year existence with a travelling exhibition titled, Twenty Five Years at Caversham: people, prints and process which illustrates the Centre’s main role in the upliftment and nurturing of fine arts in the country with more emphasis on printmaking.

Caversham Centre was founded in 1985 by Malcolm Christian and as part of this legacy the exhibition showcases over 100 works by more than 70 artists. People, print, and process is an epitome of human interaction and empowerment through collaborative work. The exhibition illustrates Malcolm Christian’s guided belief in human creativity, which is summed up in the Nguni word ‘masabelaneni’ (let us share).

Malcolm Christian has shared this creativity, technical expertise, and inventiveness with artists who have worked at the Centre since its inception in 1985. Through Masabelaneni, the Centre is passing on these skills to the youth of KwaZulu-Natal.

Curated by Julia Meintjies, Hats’ Off! 25 years: Linocuts from Caversham runs until April 8 in the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg.

The Hourglass Process which has overseen many training programmes at the Caversham including the eYe (Early Years Education), whereby artists from the centre worked with educators as part of the Centre’s teacher training programmes spread throughout 8 CreACTive centres around the Kwazulu-Natal. These centres cater for the needs of their immediate community, inspiring and empowering the creative skills, attitudes towards positive change. The ultimate result is that training and educational programmes result in individual and communal reflections, dialogues, and creative interactions where the participants can be viewed in dual form: as an individual and as part of a collective.

The exhibition features linoprints made by local and international artists to celebrate Caversham Centre’s educational role in community development through the arts.

Safe parking is available at the Legislature side of the Gallery. For more information contact Thulani or Pinky at 033 392 2801