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21 April 2021
FynArts will be back this winter F
ynArts gets international colours this year from 10 – 20 June when Russia, Japan, India and South Africa will feature in a stimulating 10-day programme. Mary Faure, festival director, says the arts and culture of these countries will be portrayed through music, the Strauss & Co Series of Talks and Presentations as well as through workshops, tutored tastings, demonstrations and film. A wide range of galleries in the town will present special exhibitions during the festival and a number of restaurants will prepare a typical dish or meal to represent one – or more – of this year’s countries. “The 2021 programme will be more
intimate and will strictly adhere to the Covid-19 regulations applicable at the time. We will therefore have waiting lists for all events that are sold out in case we can be allowed to increase audience sizes at the last minute or insert a repeat of the relevant event,” Mary says. The new-look programme is due for release during the first half of May. However, as individual events are confirmed FynArts will release the relevant information via its newsletter, the media and social media, and on the website hermanusfynarts. co.za. Tickets will at the same time be available on the website, at Webtickets, as well as in person at the FynArts Gallery and Hermanus Tourism Bureau, or telephonically
on 060 957 5371. “We are enormously grateful to our Patrons and Lifetime Friends for supporting FynArts in the last few months following last year’s lockdown and subsequent forced cancellation of the festival. Their support has made it possible for us to, once again, plan for a winter festival for Hermanus,” Mary says. If you would like to support FynArts by becoming a Patron, Lifetime or annual Friend, or sponsor a workshop, small concert or even someone to attend an event, please pop in to the FynArts Gallery or contact: Mary Faure at fynarts@hermanus. co.za or 084 600 7058, or Chantel Louskitt at admin@hermanusfynarts.co.za or 060 957 5371.
The Art Shop held a competition last month that entailed customers spending R500 or more in order to stand a chance of winning R5 000’s worth of art materials of their own choice. The lucky draw was done by The Village NEWS’ marketing manager, Charé van der Walt and the lucky winner was none other than Hermanus artist and owner of Art Thirst Gallery, Leon Müller. He was handed his prize by Jolene Erasmus, who manages this iconic shop alongside Isabel Greyvenstein.
