(This
attractive beaded ottoman forms part of the exhibition)
Just opened in the KZNSA Main Gallery is an
exhibition by crafters of Woza Moya.
Woza Moya is the income generation project
of the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust. The participating artists, who are all from
communities in the Valley of 1000 Hills region, have each developed a body of
work over the past year and their best pieces have been curated into this
exhibition.
Highlights of the exhibition include a
beaded portrait of Nelson Mandela, beaded designer shoes, ceramic art, a short
movie about the well-known Yarn Bombing project Woza Moya undertook in 2012,
and an 8,000 origami crane installation depicting the statistics for HIV tests
conducted by Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust in 2012.
The exhibition comprises exciting new work from
Nkululeko Chiliza; Nokuthula Phewa; Frank Sesing Nthunya; Sphamandla Mpilwenhle
Mdluli; Tholakele Mbambo, and Lindiwe Ngcobo
Woza Moya Manager Paula Thompson said the
exhibition displays South African art at its best. “These eight crafters have
developed from just making products so they could put food on the table to
using their craft to express themselves – they are phenomenal artists and the
exhibition will excite and inspire,” she said.
The artists have each developed a body of
work over the past year and their best pieces have been curated into this
exhibition. “One of the hardest parts of being a crafter is you never get the
opportunity to show the world who you could be, as you are too busy making
craft to sell to survive. Over the past year, our chosen craftsmen and women
were given the opportunity to make pieces from the heart which were the
culmination of their emergence from crafter to Artist/Artisan,” Paula added.
The project is funded by the Department of
Arts and Culture
The Woza Moya exhibition runs at the KZNSA
Gallery until September 22. Tea mornings to meet the artists take place on Wednesdays
- September 4, 11 and 19 - from 10h00 to 14h00. The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood,
in Durban. More
information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
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