This is an exhibition of selected juried works submitted by SASA Member’s for 2022.
Hanging day will be on the morning of 8 November.
The exhibition will be opened by Ashley Ogilvy, acclaimed international prize-winning artist will open the exhibition on 8 November at 18h30 on 8 November 2022.
The Exhibition will be held at the Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch Gardens, daily from 10h00 – 17h00.
For further information please contact The South African Society of Artists (SASA) secretary, Nicole Riedler, on email secretary@sasa-artists.co.za.
West Side Story (2021) explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. This film is an adaptation of the 1957 romantic musical drama directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg.
Bring your own picnic or arrive hungry and enjoy a pre-movie picnic from our magnificent mini-market; mouth-watering pizza, juicy burgers, tasty wraps, delicious popcorn and other yummy snacks. More info on The Galileo food offering here.
Cape Artists showing fresh work at Kirstenbosch
A group of local selected artists will be exhibiting their art; Paintings, wooden Sculpture, and Ceramics.
Setting up day is 19th, viewing from 1:30pm
Entrance fee at the gate is payable but free to view the art.
Enquiries
Jill Fearon
Tel.: 0715794013
Please note that normal garden entry fees apply in addition to entry fees into the venue.
The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden is celebrating the arrival of spring in special style this year. On 18 September the sun will rise at exactly 6am and will be welcomed in the garden with an incantation that will be performed by Makhosi Vulamasango of the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village. She is daughter of the late Credo Mutwa.
The garden will welcome Stellenbosch law professor Thuli Madonsela as a special guest at the #FeelTheSun ceremony.
Art Portfolio is hosting an eclectic exhibition of paintings by 18 local artists at Kirstenbosch Gardens. Landscape, still life, figure studies and abstracts will be on show.
10am – 5 pm Open daily
Featured image: Mandy McKay
Entrance fee
- R30.00 per adult
- R15.00 per learner (6-17 years).
Activities
- 50 plant and accessory stall
- Kids entertainment
- Food stall and tea Garden
- Lekker FM radio entertainment.
Experience the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden like you have never before on this Spring Day Weekend. Come and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the magnificent Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden while enjoying electrifying performances from South Africa’s finest artists including Zonke, Lloyiso, Nomfundo Moh and a special tribute performance by the legendary kwaito group Boom Shaka.
The event will be a daytime picnic so come early and bask under the South African sun.
Prepare to spend a day in the magnificent lawns of the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden with top notch jazz performances and great company.
The concert features Nomfundo Xaluva, the Cape Town based multifaceted pianist, singer and songwriter, Tutu Puoane, the Belgium based singer, composer and actress who is forever exciting the jazz scene, and her own skin (Bokang Ramatlapeng) the new amazing jazz voice in town.
As we celebrate Womens’ Month with the Jazz Queens, it will be a family musical affair, so bring your picnic blankets & chairs, but don’t leave your friends, family and kids.
You can buy your ticket now at Webtickets by clicking on this link THE JAZZ QUEENS CONCERT.
Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box “art workshop for children aged 6 – 12 years on Thursday 7 July 2021 from 09h00 – 13h00. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden. Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique box to take home with them. The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email Kgothatso Rallele on K.Rallele@sanbi.org.za
Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting “Create a Creature” Waste art workshop for children aged 6 -12 years on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 from 09h00 – 13h00. Children will enjoy an exploratory walk into Kirstenbosch Garden, searching for and observing creatures in the forest, fynbos, and rivers.
On their return to the Education Centre they will use their imagination and common household waste to create a model of a creature they saw in the garden.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential).
Enquiries
Nazeerah van Niekerk
Tel.: 021 799 8670 or
Yola Kamteni
Email: Y.Kamteni@sanbi.org.za
From 25 June to 18 July, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is holding its annual Winter Wonders Special where children 17 years and younger receive free entry into Kirstenbosch. A #mywinterwonders competition will add even more excitement to the winter school holiday.
Winter at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden offers the most sensational views and natural experiences in the Cape. This time of year young and old can expect to experience the vibrant colours of King proteas and Krantz aloe in one of the world’s most acclaimed botanical gardens.
Share your #mywinterwonders
Capture and share your wonderous winter moments at Kirstenbosch this holiday with the hashtag #mywinterwonders and tag Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to stand a chance to win a weekly prize of four Kirstenbosch entry tickets and one adult plus two kids red bus City Sightseeing tickets or an all-in-one Kirstenbosch grand prize from Moyo Kirstenbosch, the Kirstenbosch Tea Room, the Kirstenbosch Gift Shop, the Kirstenbosch Bookshop, Vida e Caffè, the Kirstenbosch Garden Centre and City Sightseeing red bus.
Experience all that Kirstenbosch has to offer
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is open daily from 08h00 to 18h00 during the winter season. Get to Kirstenbosch with the hop-on hop-off red bus with the City Sightseeing 3 for 1 Kids’ Special. Tuesdays are extra special for South African pensioners at Kirstenbosch with free entry for those over 60 years, and a complimentary muffin or scone, and tea or coffee, from Moyo Restaurant on the presentation of your City Sightseeing ticket stub.
“Winter can be cold and dull but this is not at all the case at Kirstenbosch. The garden is full of life and colour with many gloriously clear, sunny days to enjoy. Winter Wonders at Kirstenbosch is a great opportunity for families to explore the most beautiful garden in Africa and learn about its magnificent indigenous flora”, says Sarah Struys, Events and Tourism Manager at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
For more information please follow @KirstenboschNBG on Facebook and Twitter, and Instagram @kirstenbosch_nbg, or contact the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Information Office at 021 799 8783 or email: KirstenboschInfo@sanbi.org.za
Image: Pam Knipe