A Quarterly Exhibition Festival For Start ups/SMEs Lace-up your All-Stars, Vans, and Tommy’s, all sneakers are heading to Kasi Vibes, Vol 4. Ekse ouens, it finna get lit. Kasi: A name used to refer to the township, also known as “the location” or “the hood”. Vibes: A feeling, and/or an atmosphere Kasi Vibe is an urban, raw, authentic, artistic spirit …
The art of today, contemporary art, challenges traditional boundaries and forms part of cultural dialogue. A bridge for Namibian contemporary art is about to open as the capitals first contemporary private art gallery, the StArt Art Gallery. A bridge that hopes to connect Namibian Artists with their audiences, because while Namibian art is on par with the rest of the …
A gap was noticed. A space between a budding Namibian creative industry, that has nurtured artistic talents, and it’s clientele, a market hungry for artisan products and services. It was a stroke of inspiration to bring these two together at one table, a platform for interaction. The platform, Inspiration Tables, is a two-day event scheduled for the 15th – 16th …
An exhibition that looks at Namibian architecture, past, present and future, is about to open its doors to the public to view an artistic counter point of static and active, which is what architecture, is described as. Namibian architect Nina Maritz, notes, “What is interesting about architecture, it’s probably the most stunning art in one sense, because you build a …
Foibe Amundaba is a Namibian artist whose exhibition, “Contrasting colours of a Namibian”, is on at the FNCC right now. Her work is a collection of breathtaking images where colour dances, yet a poignant and powerful message is felt. Contrasting colours of a Namibian, Foibe explains, “is a theme inspired by the mood and feelings of me as a Namibian …
A new beginning for the Arts Association Heritage Trust as a revival exhibition is asking all the lovers of art, to travel back in time to see the future of Namibian art. 99FM’s MYD Art spoke to the Manager and Curator of the Arts Association Heritage Trust (AAHT), Elize van Huyssteen, about this revival as well as the global and …
Hangula Werner is a Namibian artist who captures audiences with his vivid surrealist art pieces and who has re-emerged after a six-year hiatus with an exhibition, titled Hangula Werner Surreal, at the FNCC in Windhoek. 99FM’s MYD Art caught up with the animated yet humble artist whose style is unique and multi-faceted, “some people say that they’re looking at more than one …