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10 March 2021
LOVE A LITTLE LOCAL
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A busy night for galleries T he consensus among several gallery owners is that Friday evening’s Artwalk was the busiest one of the year, as art lovers and weekend revellers took to the streets to enjoy a night out on the town. With the noise and disruption in High Street still ongoing, Jenny Jackson of Gallery 19 and Leon Müller of Art Thirst did not open for the Artwalk, but at all the other galleries it was business as usual. There was a lot of activity around the galleries – and The Wine Glass – in The Courtyard, where artist Andree Noska has taken over the premises where The
3. Artist Cathy Brennon and her friend Gail Lewis, both regular First Fridays supporters, taking a break during Friday’s Artwalk. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer 4. Geta Finlayson enjoying a glass of bubbles with her winemaker-husband, Peter Finlayson, in front of her studio gallery in The Courtyard. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer 5. Simon Shone of Jewellery Art in front of JA by Simon in The Courtyard. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer 6. Lizeth Gates from Johannesburg made a pretty picture next to these colourful artworks in Terry Kobus’s gallery, Originals. PHOTO: Terry Kobus
Handmill opened a few months ago; in turn, The Handmill has moved into an attractive new, bigger shop in Harbour Road which previously formed part of Hemingways Bookshop.
Apart from the opening of Andree’s Art, the Hermanus Art Circle (HAC) also celebrated the opening of their permanent art exhibition at the Whale Museum. No longer a pop-up gallery only on First Fridays and Saturdays, the public now has the opportunity to view and buy paintings at the HAC Gallery every day during opening hours.
In her opening address, Whale Coast Tourism Manager Frieda Lloyd said the 20 active members of the HAC had managed to introduce positive change through collaboration, even in these challenging times. “Today we need art more than ever,” she said. “Thank you for making the HAC a permanent part of our art scene and the institution of Hermanus First Fridays.”
The next Hermanus First Fridays Artwalk will take place on 2 April over the Easter weekend. – Hedda Mittner
1. Cape Whale Coast Tourism Manager Frieda Lloyd opened the Hermanus Art Circle’s permanent exhibition at the Whale Museum on Friday. On her right is the HAC chair, Adéle Nortje. PHOTO: Supplied 2. Andree Noska celebrated the opening of her new little gallery, Andree’s Art, in The Courtyard on Friday. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer
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7. Di and James Rattle (left and right), creators of the delicious Hermanus Old Harbour Beer with Michael and Suke Baker, who enjoyed the Artwalk for the first time on Friday. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer 8. Chantel Louskitt of the FynArts Gallery with artist and restaurant owner Jiri Kobos. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer
