More than 70 artists will exhibit at the Vision 24 art fair, at Generation Schools Imhoff, on Thursday and Friday next week.
The two-day exhibition will include paintings, fashion, music, ceramics and bead work, according to the organiser, Susan Proctor Hume, of Kommetjie.
Artists from the Kunye Art Foundation, the Peter Clarke Art Centre, and Masi Creative Hub are among those taking part, said Ms Proctor Hume.
Journalist, author, and stand-up comedian Marianne Thamm will put on her one-woman show, A Round of Applause, South Africa’s Still Standing, Generations pupils will perform short readings from Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Ocean View library will hold a free clay workshops for children, Kristy Snyman will do a guided meditation, there will be a live performance by Indlovuzaki and product designer and fashion blogger Liberty Nene will stage a fashion show.
Tears Animal Rescue and 1 Kennel at a Time, an animal feeding scheme from Ocean View, will sell products and hold an adoption centre.
Ms Proctor Hume said she wanted to give all artists a chance “to represent themselves in a safe and elegant environment”.
Generation Schools Imhoff principal Brett Garner said: “We hope that Vision 24 will be the first of many, and we look forward to discovering and celebrating artists in all disciplines.”
Yandiswa Mazwana, founder of Masi Creative Hub, said a sculpture of a baobab tree made by six artists using “waste materials” would be on display at the fair.
“We will have a stall for people to buy crafts from waste materials to support our community programmes,” she said, adding that there would also be soccer matches between the Masi Soccer Club and Imhoff Soccer Club.
Entry is free and tickets are available from Quicket. Artists who wish to exhibit their work can call Ms Proctor Hume at 083 268 1933.
