Creative Feel July 2018

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Sold. Valued. Recognised. This sticker validates the creative vision of an emerging artist. Presented by RMB in collaboration with Assemblage, the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA) and the Turbine Art Fair, Talent Unlocked is a six-month mentorship programme that upskills young artists through learning about and participating in the creative economy. On completion, the artists are given the opportunity to exhibit at the Fair. This is the most measurable example of RMB helping artists to establish themselves in Africa’s art world.

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RMB: unlocking talent and social transformation through the creative arts.

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A look at promising young South African artists

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Creating possibilities through excellence Artist Proof Studio is one of the most successful visual arts education facilities in South Africa, producing top-quality artists and printmakers who are respected worldwide. They are leaders in fine art printmaking excellence, specialising in arts training, print collaborations, partnerships, sales and the distribution of prints.

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rtist Proof Studio (APS) is a community-based

hosting, publishing and collaborative projects with many

printmaking centre in Newtown, Johannesburg,

artists and organisations each year. Some of these students

founded by Kim Berman and the late Nhlanhla

are further sponsored to achieve a university degree.

Xaba in 1991.

One of the largest and most vibrant printmaking

APS has 30 staff members and interns on its payrolls. The organisation employs its fourth-year graduates as interns.

facilities in Southern Africa, the organisation’s core

Through this programme, they receive professional work

function is to create ‘possibilities through excellence’. This

experience and are expected to independently produce work

extends from their education programme, which subsidises

that can be showcased on all of APS’ sales platforms.

and trains talented young artists, to their alumni and associated artists. APS’ education programme accommodates up to 100 students per year, 60 to 80 of which are fully subsidised by

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Some of the current well-known young artists have either graduated from or been associated with APS, like Nicholas Hlobo who became a protégé in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé programme and whose artworks can be seen


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Writing performance

5min
pages 78-79

On Haus Cajeth and outsider art

4min
pages 76-77

Sheer grit, passion and focus

7min
pages 70-73

Thuso Mbedu: A star that continues to shine

4min
pages 68-69

Fire and Ice for Joburg Ballet this winter

2min
pages 66-67

Developing a new generation of dancers

2min
pages 64-65

Durban Music School

4min
pages 62-63

SAMRO bursaries help almost 100 students

3min
pages 60-61

New cast members for The Color Purple

3min
pages 58-59

The 2018 Women's Humanity Arts Festival

3min
pages 56-57

A legacy for the world to celebrate

4min
pages 54-55

The wonders of rock art

3min
pages 50-51

Art@First: The Aftermath

6min
pages 46-49

The Great All

3min
pages 44-45

New Dispensation: A solo exhibition by Pat Sithole

2min
pages 42-43

Aspire Art Auctions achieves sparkling results

4min
pages 40-41

Collectable metal art

4min
pages 38-39

When Dust Settles

4min
pages 34-37

Creating possibilities through excellence

4min
pages 28-30

Life Force: The Still Lifes of Irma Stern

3min
pages 26-27

Think Talks and Art Walks

2min
pages 24-25

What to expect at RMB Turbine Art Fair

6min
pages 20-23
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