Art For Humanity on the City Campus, Durban University of Technology offers
an invitation to students, artists, faculty and the public to join them at AFH
this coming Wednesday (September 11) from 13h00 to 16h00 for a roundtable
conversation on public art in Durban.
This invitation forms part of the public programme of a larger two-day
roundtable entitled The Behavior of
Public Art convened by cultural
producer, Russel Hlongwane, inviting reflections on the state of public art in
Durban.
Conceived and convened to a loose network of practitioners working with
mural art, graffiti and studio based artists, the roundtable invite a
cross-range of artists to present different methodologies of practicing in
public space given the socio-cultural historical context of Durban. Inspired by
the outcome of a long-term research project ‘’The New Rules of Public Art’’
(see link below), this roundtable brings policymakers, art managers, graffiti
writers, mural artists and curators based in Durban to explore new means to
produce work in public space.
The New Rules Of Public Art download:
https://studiotosituation.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/the_new_rule_of_public_art.pdf
The outcome of the round-table conversations will see the creation of a
piece of public art informed by the conversations being held. Students are
encouraged to participate and to be part of the conversation.
Light eats to be served at 13h00 with the programme starting at 14h00. For
more information email: Thobekile Mbande: admin@artforhumanity.co.za; or Ismail
Farouk: ismail.farouk@gmail.com or visit www.artforhumanity.co.za
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