Lydia Mphatja (Oliewenhuis) decorating a participant of the Batho Oral History Project.
Staff at Oliewenhuis, participants of the Batho Oral History Project, and young temporary residents from Aurora Drug and Alcohol Centre in Bloemfontein celebrated Heritage Day by cooking traditional food in large potjies on open fires.
Twelve children from ENGO Family Care Organisation in Bloemfontein were invited to participate in a linocut printing workshop.
A visitor looking at the large charcoal drawings in the Reservoir by Marieke Kruger.
This exhibition, CARCERAL SPACES: ANTICIPATING THE SUBLIME…, by Marieke Kruger, won the award for best Visual Art exhibition at the Free State Arts Festival.
Remnants in the Reservoir
The acclaimed artist Paul Emmanuel showcased his poignant solo exhibition Remnants in the Reservoir, following its showing in 2016 at Boston University’s 808 Gallery in Massachusetts, USA. This was the first time the exhibition was presented in South Africa.
Ben Botma and Prof. Naòmi Morgan
Ben Botma, Head of the Department of Fine Arts, University of the Free State, is an established visual artist and a specialist in meticulous mark making in a variety of media such as etching, scraperboard, charcoal and pencil.