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WHAG Kimberley: David Walters and Friends pay tribute to the late Prof Juliet
Armstrong of the Ceramics Studios at the Centre for Visual Arts at UKZN in
their exhibition, Legacy.)
Embedded into the glorious mix of
activities at KZN’s foremost and respected arts festivals, the annual Witness
Hilton Arts Festival, is a series of visual arts exhibitions and lectures to
take place on the beautiful grounds of the Hilton College from September 12 to
15, 2013.
The annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival is
broadly considered to be KZN’s premier arts and culture festival and one of the
top festivals in the country which consistently produces an unmatched programme
of cutting-edge drama, comedy, music and music revue, as well as an impressive
array of arts and crafts appealing to all who visit the festival each year.
The Mindscape programme has a strong visual
arts focus this year. A Remarkable Legacy
looks at the role, history, artist and work of the Caversham Press and Rorke’s
Drift Arts and Craft Centre and their impact on print making in South Africa.
Malcolm Christian founder and master printer at Caversham Press, which turned
25 in 2010, and Thembinkosi Goniwe, curator of Impressions of Rorke’s Drift – the Jumana Collection, join
independent curator and art consultant Carol Brown in conversation. Learn more
about these two iconic art institutions that have shaped the face of print
making in South African and see some of the astonishing work created over the
years.
Artist and art teacher Ana Pereira de Vleig
will talk about the healing power of the visual arts and the role of art in
increasing social awareness. “Making art is certainly not frivolity: in fact it
is becoming very much a necessity in today’s world,” she says.
There will be a retrospective exhibition to
honour the work and legacy of the late Professor Juliet Armstrong of the
Ceramics Studios at the Centre for Visual Arts at UKZN. These studios have held
a unique position in the education of fine artists as the only institution
offering ceramics as a major degree subject. Under Juliet Armstrong, wide
interpretations of contemporary ceramics have been taught.
There is an Artabout Walkabout Route
representing 40 studios / artists / galleries – from watercolours to oils, from
ceramics to bronzes, from photographs to glass. The full details of
participants are on the Hilton Festival website.
Of special mention is award winning photographer,
Val Adamson’s Love Dance Exhibition,
commissioned by KZN DanceLink. The exhibition features 12 real-size working
doors and 50 exhibition prints chronicling 25 years of being a passionate
professional photographer with a special interest in dance. Elements of her
exhibition can also currently be seen as part of the Jomba! Contemporary Dance
Experience at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.
The full programme can be found on www.hiltonfestival.co.za, or like
the Facebook page ~ Witness Hilton Arts Festival or follow the festival on
Twitter ~ @HiltonFest.
The festival would not be possible without:
The Witness / Media 24; Hilton College; Grindrod Bank; Black Coffee; SPAR;
TOPs; KZN Dept. of Arts & Culture, SAB, Budget Car Hire; Zultrans;
Marriott; Stayeasy; Fern Hill Hotel; BASA; Park Lane SuperSPAR; LTJ Travel;
Clavitech and SAPPI
For more information contact 033 383 0126
/7 or email: theatre@hiltoncollege.com
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