An exhibition of purchased and donated artworks added to Oliewenhuis Art Museum’s Permanent Collection during the last 10 years are on display from 14 December 2018 to 3 February 2019. Oliewenhuis Art Museum, a satellite of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, is committed to building a representative collection of South African visual art and has shown a steady and interesting growth in its collection as South Africa has produced a number of celebrated artists whose works have become highly regarded both locally and abroad. 10 Years of Collecting: Additions to the Permanent Collection 2009-2018 is an eclectic mix of media, technical approaches and represent different art movements. The amount of quality acquisitions and donations over the past 10 years lends itself to create a range of overlapping themes within the exhibition.
The exhibition features artworks by various contemporary artists including artworks by Nomusa Makhuba, Bambo Sibiya, Willie Bester, Jan van der Merwe and Paul Emmanuel as well as works by iconic artists such as Gerard Bhenghu, David Goldblatt and Eben van der Merwe. Pauline Gutter and Elrie Joubert, both local artists who has both won the prestigious L’ Absa Atelier Award, represent the talented younger Bloemfontein artists. Other local artists’ artworks on display include carved wooden sculptures by Bloemfontein artists, David Padi and Bernett Phalatsane. A small exhibition of intricate carved sculptures by local and Free State woodcarvers are also on display and are for sale to the public.
A walk and talk through the exhibition will be conducted by Ester le Roux, Curator, Oliewenhuis Art Museum and the following Bloemfontein artists; Elrie Joubert, Toni Pretorius, Janine Allen-Spies, Gerrit Hattingh, Pauline Gutter, Jan van der Merwe and Philippe Burger, at 19:00 on Thursday, 31 January 2019. The Oliewenhuis Art Museum Guides will also contribute their knowledge. Attendance of the talkabout is free of charge, no booking is required and all are welcome to join.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is located at 16 Harry Smith Street, Bloemfontein and is open to the public from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00 and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays between 09:00 and 16:00.
Exhibition: 10 Years of Collecting: Additions to the Permanent Collection 2009-2018
Venue: Main Building, Oliewenhuis Art Museum
Exhibition Duration: 14 December 2018 – 03 February 2019
Talkabout (event): 19:00 on Thursday, 31 January 2019
For more information please contact Oliewenhuis Art Museum at 051 011 0525 (ext 200) or oliewen@nasmus.co.za
More information on the Permanent Collection
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is an Art Museum which holds in trust an historical and contemporary art collection of South African art on behalf of the people of South Africa. We aim to enrich the people’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of our cultural heritage, to reflect its full diversity, to provide a cultural and educational resource, to encourage involvement in the visual arts and nurture a culturally diverse but shared national identity.
The Current Collection: The Permanent Collection currently comprises 1467 works of art in total.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is still a young institution and although the Museum continues to show a steady growth in its collection, definite gaps still exist within the collection of South African art. The Permanent Collection is devoted exclusively to works produced by South African artists.
A considerable number of works have been acquired through donations and bequests; outstanding among these is a collection of works from the City Council of Bloemfontein. This collection, which was ceded to Oliewenhuis Art Museum at its inception in 1989, together with art works from the National Museum’s Permanent Collection, formed the nucleus for the future Art Museum worthy of the Provincial capital.
Temporary loans to various institutions during the past three years have reinforced the Museum’s intention to establish strategic partners in the visual arts and heritage sectors.
Future aspirations for the Collection
- To collect, document, conserve and research works of art acquired through purchase, commission, bequest and donation.
- To acquire South African works of art for the Permanent Collection and exhibit these.
- To augment and elucidate existing holdings and to fill gaps; to demonstrate significant developments and trends in the visual arts in South Africa.
- To promote South African art locally, nationally and internationally, and to do so in an inclusive rather than exclusive manner.
- To assess and challenge definitions, categories and standards and to shift boundaries in order to include a wide range of visual expression.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum
16 Harry Smith Street
Bloemfontein
T +27 (0) 51 011 0525 (ext 200)
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Visiting Hours
Mon to Fri 8:00 – 17:00
Sat 9:00 – 16:00
Sun & Public Holidays 9:00 – 16:00
Closed on Good Friday & Christmas Day
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is a satellite of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture.
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