Khayelitsha Arts, Culture & Shopping Route
Curated by
Juma Mkwela
Juma Mkwela, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder has been an artist his whole life, but he became active in the Cape Town art movement in 2009 when he began painting murals to bring social change. He’s had experience running artist residency programs, the Word of Art gallery, as well as a successful art and cultural tour company: Township Art Tours. He’s a social entrepreneur, having started and worked with many social art programs like Jullard Creations: an art program for children, Write on Africa: a mural project across Africa, and Color Ikamva: a program to paint murals in underprivileged schools. Khayelitsha Art Hub is Juma’s culmination of a long career of artistry, entrepreneurship and social change.
Khayelitsha Arts, Culture & Shopping Route
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