Deadline: January 29, 2018
The
African Art Centre is calling on young artists interested in expanding their
creative skills to enrol for the Velobala Fine Art or Jewellery Design classes
during year 2018.
The
Velobala Programme is an African Art Centre Development Project that offers
formal art classes to young talented black artists who do not have the
financial means to enrol for tertiary-level art training.
Initiated
in 1994, this African Art Centre programme is an ongoing commitment to
facilitate exploration of different mediums for young talented artists,
including ceramics, drawing, painting, jewellery and printmaking. This project
is supported by the Durban University of Technology’s Department of Fine Art
and Jewellery Design.
During
its 23 years of support, Velobala has produced a number of well-known KwaZulu-Natal
artists within the Visual Art and Jewellery design sector, including Wonder Mbambo, Gabisile Nkosi, Witty Nyide,
Lalelani Mbhele, Siphiwe Zulu, Gloria Mbhele, Malibongwe Shangase, Major
Ndlovu, Sthenjwa Luthuli, Mabusi Ntuli, Mthobisi Maphumulo and Zakhele Hlabisa.
Interested
applicants must bring five to ten examples of their most recent work for
evaluation at the African Art Centre Gallery located on 15a Station Drive,
Berea, Durban. This should be accompanied by a photocopy of their ID or Birth
Certificate. Spaces are limited.
The
deadline for applications is January 29, 2018, successful applicants will be
notified early February 2018 and the programme officially begins mid-February 2018.
For more
details contact the African Art Centre on 031 312 3804 or email
africanartcentre@afri-art.co.za
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