SCAVA News - February 2024

February 2024

SCAVA News

“to create is to exist”

Chairperson

From the Chair

Dear SCAVA members,

The beginning of this year has been marked by enthusiasm. Reflecting on 2023, we celebrate the unanimous approval of the amended SCAVA constitution during a Special General Meeting in November 2023, and the success of the Year-End Exhibition “Boundless Realm of Creativity”.

In recent months, SCAVA's membership has more than doubled, a source of immense pride and a testament to the organization's vitality and growth. This is in itself extremely exciting.

We are anticipating a year filled with exhibitions, collaborations, and artistic endeavours, SCAVA has exciting events waiting to be unveiled.

Recent Exhibitions

SCAVA provides its members the opportunity to take part in exhibitions in the Southern Cape and beyond.

SCAVA’s “Boundless Realm of Creativity”

Year - End Exhibition

SCAVA’s Year-End Exhibition, titled "Boundless Realm of Creativity," has commenced with a vibrant array of artworks on display. It run from the 13th of November 2023 until the 31st of January 2024, together with the “Object” Exhibition. The exhibition showcased the talents of 45 artists, including several newcomers who were exhibiting for the first time. This exhibition was a celebration of creativity, and the indomitable human spirit that drives us to create, innovate, and connect through art. It featured a total of 71 artworks, each a testament to the diverse and boundless creativity within SCAVA. From paintings and sculptures to mixed media, the collection was a captivating journey into the artistic minds.

The opening evening was filled with good food and laughter, and of course incredible art to look at.

All in all, this was a very successful exhibition and we thank the members for their participation and also for the way they did duty at the exhibition. It is commendable and we are very proud of our SCAVA members!

Recent Exhibitions

The art of the Model-T Ford

“Boundless Realm of Creativity” & the Model-T Ford

During this exhibition there were also art of a different kind displayed with the art on the walls – it was the art of the Model T Ford. It made for a huge attraction to the museum and also to the art displayed, with a special talk about these old beauties

Recent Workshops

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice

Professional Artist Workshop by Prof Elfriede Dreyer

On 17 January 2024 Prof. Elfriede Dreyer, founder of the CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice and Vice president of SANAVA, presented a one-day workshop in George. The in-depth workshop aimed at equipping artists with the professional skills necessary for marketing oneself. The numerous topics covered were setting up a studio space and finding the right working methodology as an artist, networking with galleries, marketing strategies and how to promote oneself as an artist, how to write an exhibition or project proposal, how to write an artist biography and artist statement, the various funding opportunities that are available to artists for art projects, and the best techniques to employ for exhibition design, curating, and installation. A powerhouse of experience and knowledge, Prof. Dreyer’s instruction was both dynamic and adept. Her workshop revived a sense of pride in oneself as an artist, amateur or professional. Attendees were reminded of the importance of keeping abreast with the trends of the art world, and to seek out exhibition opportunities online and at galleries. Artists left the workshop encouraged to take risks and continue developing their craft.

Recent Workshops

SCAVA presents Art Workshop Opportunities!

Hein Botha Motion Mark- Making Workshop 17

February & 2 March 2024

On 17 February 2024 and 2 March 2024, SCAVA’s own Hein Botha presented a workshop comprising of two successive modules at the George Museum. While professional dancer Lynette Du Plessis created swirls of grace and contorted herself into haunting poses, artists were invited to challenge perception and shed restriction by loosening their hands, inspiring a sense of flow and playfulness. Both modules dared artists to challenge their own beliefs of art and “what is.” While Lynette transformed her stage into an otherworldly landscape, she occasionally held pieces of charcoal in each hand and elegantly translated her movement onto a canvas upon which she danced. With Hein Botha’s mystical dialogue floating above the music and motion, a wonderful dynamism and poetry occurred. This invited artists to paint along to the music and movement and helped them perceive both positive and negative spaces contained within their work. A simple examination of line, content and form resulted in a greater collaborative dance and a deep meditation on the heft of a single mark on paper. Selected works from the workshop will be exhibited at SCAVA’s next exhibition, ‘Collaborative Flow” during 14 March – 2 May 2024.

(Written by Vandana Premchand)

Recent Workshops

Recent Workshops

Recent Workshops

Recent Workshops

Upcoming Exhibitions

SCAVA’s Newest Exhibition is on its way!

SCAVA Exhibition – “Collaborative Flow”

Without further ado, we present to you....

"Collaborative Flow", our March SCAVA members exhibition, to be held in the Sayers Auditorium of the George Museum, during museum hours.

Please note: There is no clear theme or restriction on artwork theme that you can submit for this exhibition.

As we will be incorporating the work from our recent Motion Mark-Making Workshop with Hein Botha, we decided on the title for this exhibition. Anyone is more than welcome to submit work with a 'movement' theme if they like, but there are no restrictions on the theme of work that can be submitted.

DATES:

Art intake: Monday and Tuesday, 11+12 March 2024.

Opening event: Thursday 14 March 2024.

EXHIBITION: 14 March - 02 May 2024.

Art collection: Friday and Saturday, 3 + 4 May 2024.

SCAVA’s

SCAVA “Collaborative Flow” Exhibition Opening

Herewith an invitation to SCAVA’s Newest Exhibition Opening. Please share and invite all you know. Looking forward to see you all there.

Please send a RSVP to admin@scava.co.za indicating your and your guests presence at the event.

SCAVA Matters

It is time for SCAVA’s Constitution

SCAVA Special General Meeting

At the Special General Meeting held on Friday 24 November 2023 the amended SCAVA constitution was unanimous approved and voted in. Please find a copy of the constitution on our website, www.scava.co.za

SCAVA Matters

SCAVA Matters

It is time for SCAVA’s Annual General Meeting!

SCAVA Annual General Meeting

The SCAVA Committee gave notice of the Annual General Meeting to be held: Saturday 9th March 2024 at 10:00 at the George Museum

As with all our AGMs this allows you the opportunity to re-elect or nominate new committee members. As per our constitution all committee members need to be elected by a nomination. Nomination forms were sent out via email and WhatsApp.

Please note the nomination forms need to be handed or emailed to the secretary Liezel no later than 7 days prior to the meeting (2nd March 2024).

Please email them to Liezel at secretary@scava.co.za

The proxy form also needs to be handed or emailed to her prior to the commencement of the AGM at secretary@scava.co.za

For administrative purposes, it is appreciated that you email the forms in advance, thank you.

For any further queries please contact Liezel at secretary@scava.co.za

Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. (If you can’t attend, please remember to send in your proxy form!)

SCAVA ‘s List of important Dates

SCAVA ‘s “Visual Expressions” Competition Rules

Please click on the link:

https://mcusercontent.com/6c2e3623edd858ddd7909a80d/files/1fcafc21-02c18a32-e0ef-c38a27d648b4/2024_Competition_Rules_amp_Dates.pdf

SCAVA Matters

SCAVA upgraded the website and has a New Instagram Account!

SCAVA’s Website & Instagram

Our brand new SCAVA website www.scava.co.za and Instagram scava_george is LIVE!

We are so proud of all of our members who are artists in their own right and who continue to come together to connect through art.

*Please like & follow us on social media. *

When sharing exhibition images / content we would really appreciate you tagging SCAVA and including the following hashtags in your post:

#SCAVA #SouthCapeAssociationforVisualArts

If you are an artist living in the South Cape region, we’d love for you to join our vibrant community.

Membership is open to all artists, and we encourage artists from various backgrounds and disciplines to join us. We are a branch of SANAVA - South African National Association for the Visual Arts, the South African National Association for the Visual Arts, and as a member of SCAVA you reap the benefit of being associated with this association as well.

Go have a look at our website to find out more!

SCAVA Name Badge

We are implementing name badges for our members that can be worn at SCAVA events. It will be R75 per badge. The badge will have the SCAVA logo, your name and surname. Please email your proof of payment and the name you want on the badge to admin@scava.co.za to order your name badge.

SCAVA Member News

Member Participation in Exhibitions

“Friends & I Exhibition”

René Scribante Loft Studio presented “Friends & I” at 6 Spin Street, Cape Town

An exhibition of our journey to belonging, through colour.

We were a group of 10 friends from the Garden Route, who have found joy in putting together an art exhibition, as a collective whole. Our shared love of art wove our paths together over time. Our purpose and sense of belonging stems from the unity we have as friends and this was an exhibition of our journey to belonging, through colour.

We are extremely grateful and honoured to Dr Samuel Isaacs, the president of SANAVA, who delivered the opening words on Thursday, February 1st, to our “Friends & I” Exhibition. Thank you for the valuable contribution you made to our journey.

The exhibition ran from January 30th until February 10th, and we incorporated a programme to our exhibition. Some of the organised events included poetry readings, book readings and a piano accompanied tea party.

We had a QR link to information about our participating artists. Please follow the link for more information about the artists:

Kala Combrink, Liezel du Toit, Magda Faul, Chantal Gerber, Tersia Hoffmann, René Scribante, Gerda Smith, Ian Tainton, Vandana Premchand, and Ester Zonnestein

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzH68HAyLs0iq0AyQjmKGZhZ_NVcHYTe/view

We had a truly amazing and successful exhibition and are grateful to all that were part of our story.

SCAVA Member News

Swellendam (e)scape Exhibitions

Cathy Fourie & (e)scape exhibition

Recently I saw on Instagram that a gallery I follow, the Bruise Gallery in Swellendam, was calling for submissions for their February exhibition entitled '(e)scape', 'an exhibition of new works capturing a sense of place'.

One of my watercolours, Kirstenbosch Reflections, was selected for the exhibition which opened on 15 Feb and runs until April.

It was very exciting taking a trip to Swellendam for the very well attended opening night and meeting some of the local artists as well as from further afield in the Western Cape.

The same painting was submitted , and accepted, to Fabriano in Acquarello as part of the Watercolour Art Southern Africa community. The actual event takes place in Fabriano and Bologna in Italy from April, but 'far-off' countries like us are part of the world-wide watercolour platform and take part digitally with an online exhibition on big screens. The whole exhibition is moving to Texas USA as well for the first time in October.

All very exciting!

SCAVA Member News

De Rust and Freek’s Sculptures on Exhibition

Freek Steenberg Sculpture Exhibition De Rust

Why a sculpture exhibition in the Klein Karoo town of De Rust?

About five years ago I end up in De Rust. I was searching for a new form of life. A form in which I could exist and evolve.

In my search I found space, living, breathing, walking space. I found something pure and real, life simply for the sake of living, something authentic. I found so much beauty, gentle sensitive beauty, but also powerful and expressive beauty. I found time to experience and to contemplate. Above all I found freedom, freedom to live, to be, to create art, to be art and let art be.

The Klein Karoo has change my way of seeing reality because it created a new reality for me to see. It changed me. That's exactly what I'm looking for in art.

With the organic matter of the Klein Karoo I can create sculptures that are an expression of life, my inner life but also the inner life of the Klein Karoo.

Art is to exist.

SCAVA Member News

Member online platform opportunity.

Artscatalogue

Liezel du Toit (SCAVA’s secretary) have launched an art marketing/online art selling platform for local artists work to be afforded online expose in the form of online marketing of artworks and access to online selling of artwork.

The service is aimed to afford artists the opportunity to get their artwork online and to allow buyers to buy their work through an online platform.

As SCAVA members you have access to this service at a reduced rate. See the pricelist attached.

Below are links to the social media platforms and what some of our artists profiles look like.

Website: https://artscatalogue.co.za/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551333988168&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/artscatalogueza?igsh=Z3M0ZzFjanh6cWhh&utm_source=qr

Feel free to send her a message if this peaks your interest or if you have any questions. She would be happy to give you more information.

Contact:

Liezel du Toit 0648195308 admin@artscatalogue.co.za

SANAVA Member

News

Share your news of Exhibitions that you are part of with SCAVA, we would love to share them!

“The Piano” A solo exhibition by SANAVA Vice President Elfriede Dreyer

Her solo exhibition is on from 2-30 March 2024 at the Ilse Schemers Gallery in Stellenbosch.

If you are visiting Cape Town, go an visit this incredible exhibition!

Please click on the link to view the catalogue:

https://mcusercontent.com/6c2e3623edd858ddd7909a80d/files/5751524e-b1c6-c4d3-3b0f0e9eccd1d3f6/Catalogue_Elfriede_Dreyer_The_Piano_2024_lr_.pdf

SANAVA News Letters

Links to SANAVA News Letter of the last 2 months.

February 2024

March 2024

https://mailchi.mp/64f04e9dc3e1/sanava-matters-february-2024

https://mailchi.mp/5b67de83787c/sanava-matters-february-15937004

The End

Within every stroke lies the power to captivate hearts and inspire minds.

Inspirational Quote

Vincent van Gogh

“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”