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. 

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. 

DONKIN RESERVE CRAFT HUB 

This festive season come down to the Donkin Reserve Tourism Center on the Donkin Reserve to view top locally handmade craft.  The Craft Hub is a collaboration between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Directorates of Economic Development Tourism and Agriculture and Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture and aims to present locally made products from top crafters to local and international tourists while celebrating the beauty of the Donkin Reserve. 

The Craft Hub will be open every Saturday from December 2023 to  February 2024. The hub will also be open during the docking of cruise liners in our port. 

DONKIN RESERVE TOURISM CENTRE

Pamela Matiso, Destination Management Officer

Contact: Mobile +27 (0) 76 878 4551 / Phone: +27 (0) 41 585 8884

Athol Fugard Terrace, Central, Gqeberha, 6001