An exhibition curated from the Oliewenhuis Art Museumโs Permanent Collection and ArtbankSAโs collection curated by Yolanda de Kock. The exhibition opened on 25 November 2021 in the Main Building, Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
In South Africa the month of August is synonymous with honoring women: their courage, strength and endurance. Celebrated on the 9th of August, the day reminds us of the courageous march in 1956 by approximately 20ย 000 women who protested against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid governmentโs control over the movement of black women in urban areas.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum and Art Bank South Africa joined forces in participating in the powerful #5WomenArtists campaign powered by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, New York. Both Oliewenhuis Art Museum and Art Bank South Africa are agencies of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and Departments of the National Museum in Bloemfontein, South Africa. We proudly present outstanding female artistsโ work from our collections to participate in this extraordinary campaign.
#EachforEqualCampaign
The focal point of this yearโs International Womenโs day campaign under the theme #EachforEqual is to accentuate the importance of equality. โAn equal world is an enabled world. We can actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate womenโs achievements. Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender-equal worldโ.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is giving honour to the life and work of an incredible artist,Karin Jaroszynska (1934-2014). Oliewenhuis holds 20 artworks of Jaroszynska in its permanent collection.Most of the works, including the Helsinki-series,were part of a generous donation by the art collector and philanthropist FernandF. Haenggi to Oliewenhuis in 2006; the remainder were purchased by Oliewenhuis. Her work- surrealist, playful and somewhat mysterious- shows Jaroszynskaโs extraordinary talent and artistic integrity.