Art@Africa: proud ambassador of South African art

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

When the next Hermanus First Fridays is hosted on 6 November, there will be two new galleries for Artwalkers to explore – Eleven in Art Alley off Harbour Road (where Forty X 40 was before) and Art@Africa Hermanus, which has taken over Kunskantoor’s premises in The Courtyard (behind The Wine Glass).

Art@Africa, whose flagship gallery is located in the Clocktower Centre at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, just a stone’s throw from the Zeitz MOCAA, has appointed local artist and art consultant, Kosie Thiart, to manage the Hermanus gallery, which will launch on 5 November. For the opening exhibition, Kosie has curated a collection of cutting-edge contemporary art pieces by 16 up-and-coming artists who are represented by Art@Africa. With the exuberant title ‘So much talent in our country!’ the exhibition will display a cross-pollination of extraordinary South African talent.

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