A Look Away issue 6: Now Out

A Look Away is a fine arts and design magazine from Pretoria and SAarts Artist, Shane De Lange, is it's art coordinator. It showcases up and coming artists of all types and from all spheres of influence and in the last year and a half has become a great vehicle for contemporary culture.

This issue's cover has been specially designed by another SAarts Artist, Asha Zero and the mag includes a feature article on Bronwyn Lace.

A Look Away retails for only R25 and is available at various book stores and galleries in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. For more information on where to get a copy or for back issues please contact the A Look Away Team: alookaway@pasiwa.co.za

SAarts Emerging Artist wins New Media Award and Exhibits in Austria

Ismail Farouk was recently awarded the SABC Highway Africa New Media Award (Individual category) for his collaborative work, with Dutch/Iranian web guru Babak Fakhamzadeh, sowetouprisings.com.



Farouk is also currently exhibiting his work 'Rock Sale' at the Unfair Trade exhibition opening at the Neue Galerie in Austria. The Unfair Trade Exhibition attempts to draw attention to fair trade, above all fair exchange. This exhibition on the subject of global "Un/fair Trade" does not only show art works dealing with this theme, but collaborates with scientists from the fields of economics, sociology and cultural theory. In addition to the curated works, the exhibition also boast an online component. Participants are invited to contribute thoughts, opinions and art work on the subject of "Un/fair Trade" on the Net. At the same time, these texts, opinions and art works will be projected into the museum.

HAVE CITY WILL PLAY

SAarts Emerging Artist Anthea Moys, brings Have City Will Play to Johannesburg next week end 29 September 2007. If you are interested in assisting marshaling the games on the day (shooting people with water pistols, throwing balls at them, judging karaoke etc.) Please contact Anthea at: anthea.moys@gmail.com.

HAVE CITY WILL PLAY
invites you to a day of playing games in your CITY!

"Have City Will Play" in conjunction with CIT:Y Festival and Arts Alive invites you to come and play in the streets of Newtown! On Saturday the 29th of September "Have City Will Play" will begin at 10am at Museum Africa with a discussion series on playing, gaming and performance art within public space given by the organisers- Anthea Moys and Tegan Bristow (see below for more info). After this, attendees will be invited to play one (or both) of two games on offer: "Shoot me if you can" or "The Nonsensical Obstacle Course Race".

So! The games will begin at 13:00 and continue throughout the afternoon, but come early as there are limited prizes and limited number of spaces available for each game. As prizes we are giving away full meals at Moyo, theatre tickets for any show at the Market Theatre, tickets to the Arts Alive concert on Saturday night featuring the likes of Giles Peterson, plus lots of fun stuff from the CIT:Y festival. Dress comfortably- no dresses or skirts please as tree climbing and ball dodging is involved! Its free so put on a hat and some sun cream, bring friends and come play!

SEE MAP attached for more info

WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT?

Johannesburg is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, making Johannesburg people 'car people'. When last did you just go for a walk in the city? Have City Will Play is about negotiating this chaos and perceived danger of Jozi through negotiating the city space in an engaging manner through the playing of a game. Have City Will Play is taking advantage of the safe and car free zone in central Newtown created by the Arts Alive Festival to engage in play in this public space. Newtown is seen as a practicing grounds as I hope to extend this project into other areas of town over the years to come.

Have City Will Play is part of an ongoing project, which I began as an investigation into the notion of play within various kinds of performance within public space. This project is kindly sponsored by the NAC (National Arts Council) and will be included in a solo exhibition to take place in November this year.

More Info: anthea.moys@gmail.com

Night Journey by Colleen Alborough on at Wits Medical School Adler Museum

The video installation Night Journey by Colleen Alborough is currently on show at Wits Medical School Campus at The Adler Museum of Medicine. The exhibition runs until the end of October 2007.

Hours of the gallery: Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm.

A walkabout will be held by the artist on 5 October 2007, 1-10pm.

SAarts Artist in Art South Africa: Latest Edition, Spring

Haunted Territory

COLLEEN ALBOROUGH BALANCES SUBJECTIVE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WHILE STILL ENGAGING THE VIEWER IN AN EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL MANNER, WRITES CATHERINE GREEN

Colleen Alborough is Art South Africa's ninth Bright Young Thing for 2007

www.artsouthafrica.com

Work in Progress : An exhibition of young artists

Calling all young and emerging artists to enter a work for the upcoming exhibition ‘Work in Progress.’ This exhibition, which has been conceptualised and is curated by Anthea Pokroy; Candice Hirson and Louise Ross, looks at the idea of the emerging artist as a 'work in progress.'

The exhibition will be held at 105A Heather Rd, Athol on the 24^th of September and is a site specific one-night only event.

The Criteria for entry are as follows:

· Artists may enter individual or group works

· Artists may enter up to 3 works

· Any medium

· Any size

· Entry must be made through an email to one of the following addresses: louweeza@gmail.com; antheapokroy@gmail.com; hirsonc@gmail.com

· Entry must consist of a photograph, still frame or proposal

· Artists must include a description of their work, artist’s statement and price

· A fee of R20 must be paid when the work is delivered

· The Artist is responsible for getting their work to the exhibition space, if however you are having a problem with this then please speak to Louise, Candice or Anthea

· If equipment is required the artist must supply it

· All entries must be submitted by the 7^th of September

· All work must be delivered to the above address on the 23^rd of September between 10:00-14:00.

Disclaimer: The organisers have the right to select whatever work they may choose, the organisers will not be held responsible for any damage, theft, loss and so on and so forth that may occur before, during or after the show.

Anthea Pokroy

Candice Hirson

Louise Ross