Current Exhibitions

This exhibition supports the development of top export quality craft from a diverse range of disciplines. This competition and exhibition is designed to promote excellence in our local craft market and has been initiated by the Eastern Province Development Corporation and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum (Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality). 

Crafters and designers working in the Eastern Cape Province are invited to submit their outstanding creation for an exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum opening on the 20 of March 2020. 

Selection dates and venues are on the last page of the Entry form.

PLEASE NOTE:

In support of national efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will be closed to the public until further notice as of 18 March 2020 and the exhibition opening scheduled for the 20 March is cancelled.

 

The LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY): TOP EASTERN CAPE CRAFT EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION has been installed and we are very excited to share with the public pictures of the amazing work submitted for this year’s exhibition. This project is made possible through the collaboration of the Art Museum and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation. 

Over one hundred crafters and designers have been selected to take part in the fifth instalment of this exhibition and we will be sharing images of the selected works online so you can do some browsing in preparation for the exhibition’s opening.  

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will be shutting down from 27 March to 16 April 2020 in line with National efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. 

The LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY): TOP EASTERN CAPE CRAFT EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION has been installed and we are very excited to share with the public pictures of the amazing work submitted for this year’s exhibition. This project is made possible through the collaboration of the Art Museum and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation. Over one hundred crafters and designers have been selected to take part in the fifth instalment of this exhibition and we will be sharing images of the selected works online so you can do some browsing in preparation for the exhibition’s opening.  

We also have an exciting new call for entries. We are challenging fabric artists and artists who want to try fabric to transform the everyday into textiles and textiles into art. The theme ‘transformational textiles’ has been left intentionally open to allow for multiple interpretations. We are looking for non-traditional approaches to fabric where transitional media are transformed to make creative and innovative works.  The closing date is mid-July for digital submissions. The entry form will be available online after the national shutdown. 

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Due to the nationwide lockdown, the Art Museum is closed until the lockdown has been lifted.

Please be safe!

NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPAL NOTICE:

For more information you can Call 0800 20 50 50 for local issues relating to the coronavirus or any other municipal related fault reports. For more information regarding COVID-19 go to www.sacoronavirus.co.za, dial the national emergency number 0800 029 999 or save 0600 123456 as a WhatsApp contact and send "Hi” for further details. 

Our dedicated municipal webpage can be accessed at the following link: 

http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/page/disaster-management-advisory-forum-covid-19