Past Exhibitions
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Ubumbano Unite exhibition
16 March 2024 TO 25 May 2024
Ubumbano/Unite Exhibition
Artcollab studio and Keiskamma Art Project collaboration
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is hosting a collaborative project and exhibition by the Keiskamma Art Project ...
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Master beadwork exhibition
24 June 2023 TO 18 May 2024
The Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited professional experienced Beaders living in the Nelson Mandela Bay area to be part of a great initiati...
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Call out to crafters
18 March 2024 TO 18 March 2024
Nelson Mandela Bay Crafters are invited to submit their best products for selection in order to be part of the Splash Festival. Selected Crafters will have a stall / table in the marquee tent to sell their products for the duration of the festival as from 29 March – 1 April 2024.
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FRIENDS Highlights
26 October 2023 TO 09 March 2024
The Friends of the Art Museum is a Public Benefit organisation that has supported the Art Museum for over 50 years. One of the many ways that the Friends organisation supports the Art Museum is by raising funding for the purchases of n...
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Craft hub & Crafters Call-out
22 December 2023 TO 24 January 2024
CALLING ALL CRAFTERS WORKING IN NELSON MANDELA BAY
Crafters and designers working in Nelson Mandela Bay are invited to submit their outstanding creations for an exhibition and retail opportunity at the Mandel...
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What's your story
25 August 2023 TO 07 October 2023
The Friends of the Art Museum and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum collaborated on a youth art project, What’s your Story?
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Math-Art
01 August 2023 TO 19 August 2023
The Math Art exhibition
The Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre...
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The Art Museum is a meeting place
31 August 2022 TO 15 July 2023
The exhibition pays tribute to the role of the Art Museum and art as a conduit for people, art and ideas to meet.
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IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
22 June 2023 TO 02 July 2023
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY ART COLLECTION
The Exhibition is being hosted at the National Arts Festival in Ma...
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call-out to mural artists
18 June 2023 TO 18 June 2023
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is calling for mural designers to brighten up the exterior wall of the Westbourne Oval Stadium...
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IN NATURE
06 February 2023 TO 03 June 2023
The exhibition displays artworks on nature, landscapes, flowers, trees, parks, green spaces.
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Paintings of the City
15 December 2022 TO 25 May 2023
The exhibition displays artistic impressions of the City in the medium of paint. Artworks were selected from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Call-out to artists
12 May 2023 TO 12 May 2023
UMBHIYOZO - CELEBRATING PEMBA
The Art & Legacy of George Pemba
CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE
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Crafters Call-out
04 May 2023 TO 04 May 2023
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL CRAFTERS IN NELSON MANDELA BAY
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invites all professional c...
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Call-out to Master Beaders
04 May 2023 TO 04 May 2023
The Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invites all professional experienced Beaders living in the Nelson Mandela Bay area to be part of a great initiative that focuses on traditional Eastern Cape beads.
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Splash Call-out to Crafters
24 March 2023 TO 24 March 2023
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL CRAFTERS IN NELSON MANDELA BAY
Call for experienced crafters to exhibit their top local products ...
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Workshops
18 February 2023 TO 25 February 2023
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Missionvale: Legacy Art Project
06 December 2022 TO 16 February 2023
The Legacy Art Project was created in memory of the Missionvale Care Centre’s legendary founder, Sr Ethel Normoyle.
The project aims to provide a creative outlet for youth to express themselves and to derive an income from the art in order to sust...
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Virtual exhibition program
10 September 2022 TO 31 January 2023
During lockdown, we produced a series of virtual tours of exhibitions to showcase our lockdown exhibitions. We have made virtual tours of exhibitions this year as well.
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Who's who & What's new
06 December 2022 TO 28 January 2023
The Who’s Who and What’s New? exhibition is a group exhibition that is designed to celebrate and promote the diversity of art produced in the Nelson Mandela Bay area.
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New acquisitions
23 September 2022 TO 28 November 2022
This exhibition celebrated the last five years of new acquisitions to the permanent art collection of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality housed at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum....
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Mandela Bay Arts Festival - exhibitions
23 September 2022 TO 01 October 2022
The NMM Art museum is hosting the exhibitions of 3 local artists that were selected by the Mandela Bay Arts festival team.
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Celebrating Eastern Cape Art
29 June 2022 TO 13 September 2022
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited Eastern Cape artists to submit work for consideration for...
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MATH-ART
14 July 2022 TO 17 August 2022
The Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) of Nelson Mandela University held a National Math-Art Competition and Exhibition.
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Transformational textiles
04 November 2021 TO 31 May 2022
Transformational Textiles explores the theme of textiles through selected new and historical artworks. The internationally acclaimed Keiskamma Guernica loaned from the Red Location Precinct will be on show alongside other textile highlights from the...
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Opportunity for Eastern Cape Artists
25 January 2022 TO 30 April 2022
CALL FOR ARTWORKS FOR THE ART COLLECTION OF THE CITY
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Closure
24 December 2021 TO 03 January 2022
Thank you for your support!
Please note that we are closed as from the 24 December 2021 until the 3 January 2022.
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Making Meaning
18 May 2021 TO 15 November 2021
On 18th May, Museums around the work celebrated International Museums Day.
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Sketchbook 3D: Ceramics
22 June 2021 TO 31 October 2021
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery launched a Sketchbook 3D: Ceramics exhibition.
The theme for this years sketch...
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Embodied
01 April 2021 TO 06 June 2021
Selected works from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum and the Red Location Art Gallery.
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Imaging The Voice
16 April 2021 TO 30 April 2021
IMAGING THE VOICE is an exhibition of poems and images created by the HELENVALE POETS. The project was funded through the Nelson Mandela Bay Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture small grant programme and combines poetry and phot...
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Communication disruption
14 September 2020 TO 04 January 2021
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is currently experiencing communication issues due to cable theft. You can contact us on ...
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OPEN AIR
12 October 2020 TO 20 November 2020
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PREMONITION AND OTHER VIDEO WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION
14 October 2020 TO 20 November 2020
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Passage
25 September 2020 TO 09 October 2020
Passage exhibition
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LITHUBA LAKHO
27 March 2020 TO 05 June 2020
LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTU...
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National lockdown
27 March 2020 TO 16 April 2020
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 EXHIB...
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Journey to South Africa: Struggle & Resistance
04 December 2019 TO 25 March 2020
Through Our Eyes is an annual exhibition coordinated by the RITZ MUSEUM in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In 2018, this annual exhibition turned 25 and local Jacksonville artists were invited to make works in response to the theme "Journey to South Africa: Strug...
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Art our Passion - Museum our home
14 September 2019 TO 11 March 2020
Celebrate art from the museum’s collection in an exhibition titled "Art our Passion – Museum our Home”.
The exhibition was curated by all members of the Art Museum team. The Art Museum front of house team, admin support team, conservator...
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Through our Eyes: Journey to America
14 November 2019 TO 13 December 2019
"AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ART TO BE EXHIBITED IN THE USA”
Local Eastern Cape Artists were invited to submit works for a selected exhibition titled "Through our eyes: Journey to America”. Artworks are for sale.
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SKETCHBOOK 2.0: Visual Art Project
12 October 2019 TO 14 November 2019
Throughout the month of September, young local artists were given the opportunity to strengthen their skills through a developmental art training initiative coordinated by the Red Location Gallery Chief Curator, Uthando Baduza and fully sponsored by Nelson Mandela Bay Mu...
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Spring in Autumn
03 June 2019 TO 27 October 2019
Celebrate the beauty of flowers and landscapes in an exhibition curated from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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Step into my shoes
10 July 2019 TO 27 September 2019
The exhibition includes prints and drawings from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection.
Works on display explore African spirituality, celebrate Township life and reflect on socio political issues related to feminism, poverty and l...
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SA Art from the Sanlam Art Collection
26 June 2019 TO 30 August 2019
Centennial: A Century of South African Art from the Sanlam Art Collection 1918 – 2018
The Sanlam Art Collection was founded in 1965 and the collection holds more than 2000 items associated with more than 500 South African artists whose works cover mo...
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Math & Art exhibition
27 May 2019 TO 27 June 2019
Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) National Arts competition exhibition
Children all over South Africa have been challenged through a national competition by the Nelson Mandela University Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Center to lin...
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Joyful creations
01 April 2019 TO 14 June 2019
A selection of Ceramic Art from the NMM Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Lithuba Lakho 2019
29 March 2019 TO 31 May 2019
This was the fourth installment of the LITHUBA LAKHO (This is your Opportunity): Top Eastern Cape craft exhibition and competition.
The exhibition and competition supports the development of top export quality craft from a diverse ...
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Keiskamma Trust Exhibition
10 April 2019 TO 26 May 2019
This exhibition pays tribute to the artistic work done by the Keiskamma Trust.
The Trust was set up in the village of Hamburg to promote health and hope through art, music, HIV/AIDS treatment, poverty alleviation projects and educa...
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When dust settles - Igshaan Adams
17 April 2019 TO 17 May 2019
The 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art
Artist: Igshaan Adams
Title: When Dust Settles
Medium: Mixed Media
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What is contemporary art
03 December 2018 TO 31 March 2019
Artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that show themes and materials used by artists in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are on display.
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Images of the City
03 December 2018 TO 22 March 2019
Photographs from the NMM Art Museum’s permanent collection by photographer Tim Hopwood, Marc Shoul and Rob Duker are on display.
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Fashion exhibition
28 September 2018 TO 15 March 2019
MOTHER TONGUE: THE INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL XHOSA FASHION ON CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
Mother Tongue celebrates local fashion and features the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art M...
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Art from the Eastern Cape
06 August 2018 TO 25 November 2018
A selection of top Eastern Cape art from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
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Here Today, Here Tomorrow
19 April 2018 TO 03 August 2018
An exhibition showing the difference between Conservation and Restoration of Museum objects, specifically Easel Painting, Ceramics and Works on Paper. Artworks are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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ART/LAW – Reflecting through art on our Human Rights past and present
09 April 2018 TO 28 July 2018
Artworks reflecting past injustice and the current struggles for freedom and democracy will be selected from the Museum’s permanent collection. Selected works will include works where artists have used their work to talk about the state of emergency, Bantu education, the...
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Jack Lugg Retrospective
01 March 2018 TO 06 April 2018
A retrospective exhibition celebrating seven decades of work produced by influential Eastern Cape artist Jack Lugg.
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The Friendly City
18 December 2017 TO 14 February 2018
See the city through the eyes of artists; this exhibition will contain artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that depict Nelson Mandela Bay.
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IN 3D
13 December 2017 TO 02 February 2018
Works showcasing the Art Museum’s collection of three-dimensional works
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In Colour
30 October 2017 TO 02 February 2018
Looking at the symbolic use of colour in artworks selected from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.
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The Way of Water
27 September 2017 TO 30 November 2017
The exhibition hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in celebration of Heritage month, forms part of an international art project that was designed to bring attention to the fragile marine environme...
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Motherhood
26 June 2017 TO 19 November 2017
Paying tribute to mothers everywhere, this exhibition explores the theme of motherhood through artworks selected from the Art Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition contains artworks which depict the beauty and joy of motherhoo...
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Pemba
18 July 2017 TO 06 October 2017
To celebrate the donation of three George Mnyaluza Milwa PEMBA oil paintings to the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, an exhibition showcasing the museum’s existing collection alongside the new...
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Palladio and the Modern
17 August 2017 TO 15 September 2017
First year students of the School of Architecture traveling exhibition
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Art Museum is a meeting place
21 May 2017 TO 11 August 2017
The exhibition pays tribute to the role of the art museum as a conduit for people, art and ideas to meet.
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The power of drawing
21 February 2017 TO 14 July 2017
We all doodle, in meetings, while on the phone or when we are stuck on a question or assignment. For artists this doodling or drawing is a critical part of the creative process. Sketching and drawing are considered the primary medium through which artists...
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Remembering the SS Mendi
20 February 2017 TO 08 June 2017
On the 100th year anniversary of the tragic sinking of the SS Mendi, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will open an exhibition of over 200 sketches culminating in an oil triptych produced by local Eastern Cape artist Hillary Graham. This re...
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The Vibrant City
12 September 2016 TO 28 April 2017
See the city through the eyes of artists; this exhibition will contain artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that depict Nelson Mandela Bay.
The exhibition explor...
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Just Painting
07 December 2016 TO 03 February 2017
The Friends of the Art Museum in conjunction with the NMM Art Museum presented an exhibition celebrating artistic excellence in the Eastern Cape. Local artists from across the Eastern Cape were invited to make and submit work to this exhibition.&nbs...
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Beauty is all around us
10 October 2016 TO 24 November 2016
Looking at how artists draw inspiration from nature this exhibition of works from the permanent collection will display artwork that celebrates our natural heritage.
Paintings,...
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Mohau Modisakeng: LEFA LA NTATE
27 July 2016 TO 02 September 2016
Mohau Modisakeng is the recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Arts 2016 award.
His photography, films and installation grapple with the conflicting politics of leadership and nationhood, whilst also a...
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Transforming the Collection
07 March 2016 TO 15 June 2016
The role that the Art Museum played during Apartheid to promote non-white art and culture. From the Art Museum's Permanent Collection.
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Cultural Boycott to Pan African Dream
16 March 2016 TO 05 June 2016
During Apartheid many artists engaged with politics using art as a medium for protest against the then government. Art continues to play a vital role in the social development of the New South Africa. This exhibition explores the important role that artists played as the social conscious of t...
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Elevating the object
07 December 2015 TO 06 March 2016
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum has one of the country’s noteworthy collections of craft. This exhibition will celebrate the museum’s commitment to elevating craft objects into the realm of art. A selection of objects from the Museum’s collection of ceramics, Chinese and other textil...
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Building the Collection
09 November 2015 TO 04 March 2016
Reflecting on the early development of the Art Museum’s
collection, this exhibition will be selected from works acq...
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60 Benefactors
11 November 2015 TO 26 February 2016
A tribute to important members of the community,
organisations and art collectors who donated significant works to the Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan ...
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In the Beginning ...
14 October 2015 TO 29 November 2015
Works acquired by the city prior to the opening of the Art Museum including a special display in tribute of Victor Jones, a prominent Architect who donated numerous artworks and bequeathed money towards the development of the Art Museum in Port Elizabeth.
Background: On 22 Jun...
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Woman's month
14 August 2015 TO 13 September 2015
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is celebrating Woman’s
Month ...
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Fabric of Existence
05 February 2015 TO 24 July 2015
From delicate embroidered
scenes on Chinese textiles to tapestries of Zulu warriors, beaded Southern
Nguni garments with coded messages and a large pot made out of animal hide, each
work tells its own ...
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Song and Dance
28 February 2015 TO 19 July 2015
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celebration of music and dance through fine art; works on display include the Skapu
player by Anton Van Wouw alongside a Japanese woodcut prin...
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Who’s Who and What’s New?
02 April 2015 TO 03 May 2015
This unselected community exhibition is run annually by the Art Museum. From students to both amateur and established artists, this exhibition is a showcase of current art in the Bay.
This group exhibition is designed to celebrate and promote the di...
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial
29 October 2014 TO 22 February 2015
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial is the Eastern
Cape’s most prestigious art exhibition. Over the last seven years this selected
exhibition and award has promoted thirty-five top es...
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Lithuba Lakho (This is your Opportunity)
12 December 2014 TO 18 January 2015
Top crafters working in the Eastern Cape Province were invited to enter their best products for this inaugural craft competition and exhibition. This project is designed to promote top export quality craft from a diverse range of disciplines and has been initiated by the Eastern Cape Developmen...
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LIVING LEGEND EXHIBITION
17 December 2014 TO 18 January 2015
The Municipality led by the Sports, Recreation,
Arts and Culture Directorate has launched the Nelson Mandela Bay Legacy Programme
which will see a series of community events and activities being held
throughout the Bay over the next year.
Branded as "Nelson Mandela Bay...
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Our City
11 October 2014 TO 03 December 2014
The Baakens Valley is
a unique natural resource within Nelson Mandela Bay. Selected artworks show
past and present scenes of the valley, the harbour and surrounds. Included on
show are works by 19th centu...
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Reflections
28 June 2014 TO 12 October 2014
Art is often described as a mirror o...
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South African Studio Ceramics
13 September 2014 TO 12 October 2014
In the contemporary
world of mass production, studio ceramics are a reminder of the magic inherent
in hand-crafte...
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For Future Generations
03 April 2014 TO 28 September 2014
Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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UNREST
24 July 2014 TO 31 August 2014
The 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for visual arts has been given to Hasan and Husain Essop.
Their work draws from everyday life and deals with themes related to community, religion and popular culture.
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Connections
12 May 2014 TO 17 July 2014
A fun and interesting mind map of the
connections that exist between art works in the Art Museum’s Permanent
Collection....
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Journeys
28 May 2014 TO 15 June 2014
A passage through time, moving places or
spaces, adapting, changing, metamorphosing, these themes as they relate to the
idea of a journey wi...
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Legacy
05 March 2014 TO 04 May 2014
Legacy (David Walters and Friends):
Tribute to Juliet Armstrong
David Walters and ‘Friends’ arranged ...
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