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'SENSES', a group exhibition at the Goethe-Institut
119 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood
Aug 31 - Feb 29 2024
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"We wanted to create an exhibition that goes beyond the visual and appeals to all senses, even the metaphysical senses," says curator Kamogelo Walaza.
The …
The Underground Booksellers walking tour
95 Commissioner St, City Centre
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10:00–12:30
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Join Griffin Shea of downtown bookshop Bridge Books for a guided walk through the inner-city’s literary culture, tracing Joburg’s informal book trade and its …
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In 1999 Cameroonian artist Barthélémy Toguo dreamed up a space that would serve as a platform for creative and agricultural activities alike.
The dream became …
Seeing the Invisible, an augmented reality exhibition at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (SANBI)
Malcolm Rd, Roodepoort
08:00–17:00
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Seeing the Invisible is a global exhibition in which artists have created Augmented Reality (AR) works to be displayed in parks and gardens worldwide. Now at
Group Exhibition: “HERstory” by contemporary women artists at Artyli Gallery
Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton Central
Aug 19 - Sep 27 2023
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This exhibition at Artyli Gallery, located at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, showcases the work of talented female artists that include Toni-Ann Ballenden, …
Dada Khanyisa: Cape Town. An exhibition by the FNB Art Joburg 2022 Prize winner at Joburg Art Gallery
King George St, Joubert Park, City Centre
Aug 26 - Feb 15 2024
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"Cape Town - reflecting on my decade in this coastal metropolis. I visited the city 11 years ago; the appeal was undeniable. I explored my way into the fine …
Mondli Mbhele: 'Ingoma Yothando (Song of Love)
Cnr Francis Baard and Wessels Sts, Arcadia Park
Sep 7 - Oct 29 2023
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When we first saw Mondli Mbhele’s vibrant and thought-provoking piece Iphasi nesiphesheli at Pretoria Art Museum, after winning the Sasol Ne
Group exhibition and Mondli Mbhele solo: Expressions Unbound Sasol New Signatures 2023
Cnr Francis Baard and Wessels Sts, Arcadia Park
Sep 7 - Oct 29 2023
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Pretoria Art Museum hosts Expressions Unbound, the Sasol New Signatures exhibition, featuring the work of the 2023 winners and finalists. Running alongside the …
Russell Kaplan Spring Wunderkammer auction
Bram Fischer Centre (lower level), cnr Bram Fischer Dr and George St, Ferndale, Randburg
Thursday Sep 21 - Sunday Oct 1
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Joburg art and antiques auctions don't get more colourful than Russell Kaplan's regular sales that pack in hundreds of wonderful and unique items, ranging from …
Thabang Lehobye: Rite of Passage at Lizamore and Associates
Firestation Rosebank, 16 Baker St, Rosebank
Saturday Sep 23 - Monday Oct 23
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Thabang Lehobye's tender reflections of Johannesburg as a city of "shimmering dreams and relentless ambitions" forms the focus of his solo show, Rite of …
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This exhibition takes place in a newly configured gallery, purposely built for Tavares Strachan's The Return. It took three weeks to build and install, and …
Thonton Kabeya's Introspect at Wits Art Museum
Cnr Jan Smuts Ave and Jorissen St, Braamfontein
18:30
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Thonton Kabeya's Kasala, Inner City Blues (Poly
'Home Away from Home' presented by The Manor with Trevor Stuurman
19-21 Keyes Ave, Rosebank
Friday Sep 8 - Sunday Oct 8
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The work of Kimberly-born photographer and creative director Trevor Stuurman has gained global attention.
At home, Stuurman is a style icon and someone who is …
'Bazobuya... they are coming back', an exhibition hosted by Occupying the Gallery
19-21 Keyes Ave, Rosebank
Thursday Sep 7 - Friday Sep 29
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The title of this exhibition ‘Bazobuya...’ references a song (1990) by the musical group, the ‘Soul Brothers’, that echoes the lament of children, mothers, and …
re-weaving m/other: Bev Butkow at Origins Centre
Cnr Yale Rd and Enoch Sontonga Ave, Wits University campus, Braamfontein
Aug 20 - Sep 30 2023
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Artist Bev Butkow, represented by Guns & Rain, left a corporate career in her mid-forties to pursue a life making art. A Johannesburg-based mix
Otherscapes at Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation (JCAF): Four installations by four contemporary South African artists
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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Otherscapes interrogates what lies in the space between utopia and failure. “How can art reflect on the current South African situation, not through direct …
Group exhibition: Woven, unusual textiles, tapestries and woven objects at Kim Sacks Gallery
153 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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Prolific ceramicist, gallerist and collector Kim Sacks wields her curatorial wand once again for Woven; a tactile new offering at the Kim Sacks Gallery in …
Dr Sechaba Maape: Noga Mo Jozi at Fak'ugesi Festival
45/47 Juta St, Braamfontein
Sep 27 - Oct 31 2023
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AI, architecture and Africa converge in Noga Mo Jozi, where monumental prints by Dr Sechaba Maape will be accompanied by urban speculations from Menz
'Worlds Away' – A Journey to Circusland, by The Cirk
Shop 29, Cnr Beyers Naudé Drive & Willson St, Fairland
Every Fri, Sat, Sun
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Worlds Away: A Journey to Circusland, a new show by cirque-arts group The Cirk, tells the story of a young star who takes off on a journey through different …
Fridays at Fourways Farmers Market – Fridays@Farmers
Arden Rd, Modderfontein Reserve, Modderfontein
Friday Sep 29 15:00–22:00 …
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Fourways Farmers Market is now a three-day weekend treat – open Friday, Saturday and Sunday offering great food, delicious cocktails, and a guaranteed good …
AfroFuture Fest
Daisy St, off Rivonia Rd (opposite Radisson Blu Hotel), Sandton Central
Saturday Sep 30 14:00–22:00
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Joburg’s original artisanal halaal food and design market, the pop-up Halaal Goods Market, returns to The Fox, in the Fox Street Precinct, in the city. Expect …
Weekend brunch experience – From Amalfi With Love – at Pablo House
3 4th Ave, Melville
Every Sat, Sun 10:30–14:00
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We have been great fans of Pablo Eggs-Go-Bar from the start, and when our favourite all-day breakfast spot moved into the lovely Pablo House, a boutique hotel …
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Always a fun event, First Sunday at Victoria Yards is an opportunity to explore the beautiful urban gardens, creative and maker spaces, and artist studios at …
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Opened in September 2021, Sanctuary Mandela has transformed the grand Houghton home where Nelson Mandela lived from 1994 to 1999, into a tranquil and …
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This monthly antique fair at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton Central is one of the biggest of its kind with dozens of top collectors and antique dealers from …
Season 10 of The Centre for the Less Good Idea
Arts on Main, 264 Fox St, Maboneng, City Centre
Wednesday Oct 18 - Sunday Oct 22
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Season 10 of The Centre for the Less Good Idea will take plac
The Linden Market
Entrances at 45 Thomas Bowler St and on Olifants Rd, Emmarentia
Saturday Nov 4 09:00–16:30 …