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The PENCIL Art Foundation A PENCIL AND A DREAM CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. IT’S TRUE. ASK THE FOUNDERS OF THE PENCIL ART FOUNDATION, AND THE HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THAT DREAM, WRITES ANNE SCHAUFFER pencil, at first glance, is ordinary, even pedestrian, hardly collectible. But think about it, and it’s a fascinating little tool that’s been around for centuries, accessible to everyone. It’s the instrument via which iconic buildings have been designed, masterpieces sketched, great novels written, and inventions drawn. That little tool is a collaboration all on its own. In short, it’s a marvel. So, too, is the Pencil Club, and its NPO,
The Pencil Art Foundation, an initiative currently playing out on the walls of the top two floors of The Residences’ building, at the very highest point of eThekwini. It’s not like anything else you’ve seen or been to. The Pencil Art Foundation comes from a good place in the hearts and minds of the Pencil Club and its founder, Renzo Scribante and director, Keegan Daniel (also general manager of the Pencil Club). The vision for the members-only Pencil Club was about providing an exceptional
ABOVE: Michelle Davidson and Renzo Scribante. LEFT & RIGHT: Some of the many artists at work at both the Pencil Club, and its NPO, The Pencil Art Foundation.
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