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 Mandela Bay Arts Festival 2024 taking place in the Bay from 16 – 25 February 2024. 

The Mandela Bay Arts Festival is a ten-day event showcasing the diversity of our local and regional creative talent and is a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the National Arts Festival.

The Mandela Bay Arts Festival will host two craft retail exhibitions, one at the Athenaeum and one at the Mendi Arts Centre. The Craft exhibitions aim to provide both,  a retail opportunity for local crafters while promoting locally made high quality craft.  Craft will be accepted on consignment for display and sale. 

HOW TO ENTER

Bring your best of the best to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive, Central, 6001 at 10:00 on 24th January 2024. Each crafter/designer can submit ten items for display and sale. 

CRITERIA 

The selection committee will be looking for high standards of technical skill and workmanship. Craft objects must also be innovative and showcase local Eastern Cape creative spirit. 

 

Entries will be accepted in any medium or combination of media that complies with the conservation and public safety standards of the exhibition venues.  The competition coordinators reserve the right to reject works which are too difficult to exhibit, move, install or hang.   Crafters should provide their own special technical equipment if required.

CONTACT DETAILS

Uthando Baduza, Chief Curator of the RED LOCATION ART GALLERY 

Contact: +27 (0) 60 976 2779, Email: ubaduza@mandelametro.gov.za

Emma O’Brien, Assistant Director, NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM 

Contact: WhatsApp or call +27 (0) 79 490 0690, Email: nmm.artmuseum1956@gmail.com

www.artmuseum.co.za