Current Exhibitions

The theme for the conference was UNSETTLED: Re Collective Memories and Histories of South Africa.

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum has selected works reflecting on this theme. 

The works on exhibition are divided into three sections,  i. reflections about the city of Nelson Mandela Bay, ii. reflections on landscapes and settler/colonial identity, and iii. reflections on displacement and migrant labor.  

All the Artworks on display are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection.

LITHUBA LAKHO: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE

Supporting Eastern Cape Visual Creatives

The Eastern Cape Development Corporation and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited artists and crafters to submit works for the exhibition, LITHUBA LAKHO: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE.

 

This unique exhibition opened at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum for the Mandela Bay Arts Festival on 20 February 2025 and will be on show until 22 March 2025. 

The year the exhibition was extended to celebrate visual art alongside to craft made by artists living and working in the Eastern Cape. 

Visual art - work that has an emotional impact and expresses a unique vision, idea, or feelings. The emphasis will be on looking for work that tells the unique story through a well-executed medium of visual art. 

Craft – shows the mastery of a tangible skill, is utilitarian in nature and we will focus on goods which are functional and service a purpose and/or relate to interior design. The emphasis will be on the visual impact of the material and method.  The entrant can select under which category they will submit each work. 

The art and craft was available for purchase.

Unpopular opinion: We are not okay

This exhibition explores the impact of trauma and how it can be transferred from one generation to the next and how its effects everyday life

Artworks on show will be from the Art Museums Permanent Collection