An exhibition of contemporary art curated from the Art Bank of South Africa Collection Dates: 02/07/2024 – 25/08/2024 (2 July – 25 August 2024) Venue: Oliewenhuis Art Museum (Reservoir) Opening: 2 July 2024 at 18:00 Walkabout: 5 July at 11:00 This captivating exhibition draws its title and inspiration from William Ernest Henley’s 1875 poem “Invictus”...
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is excited to announce that the Great Expectations: Selected works from ArtbankSA Contemporary Art Collection, will be showcased at the museum from 14 March to 5 May 2024. This poignant, yet inspiring exhibition, travelled from the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria, and will be on display for the local...
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is a commemorating Reconciliation Day with an exhibition of artworks selected from the Oliewenhuis Art Museum Permanent Collection and the Collection of the Art Bank of South Africa. All Oliewenhuis Art Museum and ArtBankSA staff members chose an artwork that personally resonates with their idea of reconciliation. Diverse artworks, expressing varied views and feelings regarding the theme, Moving Forward: Restoration, Unity and Peace, were selected, and created an exhibition that acknowledges the painful past of South Africa, but also shows how we can continue to restore and what unity and peace look like. Many of the artworks explore what we share and what brings us together as human beings
The exhibition continues the conversation on the overall curatorial theme around meaning making by way of visual art, exploring identity, heritage, the self, and the collective contemporary South Africa plunged into a reckoning around uncomfortable historic truths and reflecting on the future implications of the decisions made now with a special focus on the disconnect between expectations, reality and the audacity to find hope.
Don't miss the annual showcase of ArtbankSA's new acquisitions. Exploring the meaning of life and the things we value, the exhibition will feature artworks selected and purchased from the 2022 submission window.
The Springs Art Gallery (SAG) is pleased to present “RECKONING” - ART BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA EXHIBITION.
Dates: Saturday, November 26
Exhibition: IN STRANGER TIMES: The ABSA 2021 New Acquisitions Exhibition
Venue: Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein
Opening: 10:00 on Friday
Dates: 4 March 2022
Art Bank of South Africa and Oliewenhuis Art Museum celebrated the success of their Presidential Employment Stimulus Programmes (PESP) with an exhibition showcasing a selection of artworks from the ArtBankSA.
The National Museum hosted a month long virtual exhibition to celebrate Africa Month whilst under lockdown. Africa Month was celebrated virtually and online due to COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa.
The narrative thread to the upcoming Art Bank of South Africa (ArtbankSA) exhibition at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum on 3 March 2022, is the artistic reflection of our time.
