Prize Winners at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair were announced yesterday – so an extra reason to check them out today and tomorrow at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
And the Prize Winners are!
TOMORROWS/TODAY Prize.
A panel of art professionals awards a cash prize to the artist with the highest quality presentation. The Tomorrows/Today platform acts as a forecast of future relevant practices and ideas.
Winner: Talia Ramkilawan.
ART FOR SPACE AND SPACE FOR ART – RDC Property Group Award
In a world that is increasingly digitized, publicly accessible physical space can feel like something worth celebrating, from the small scale of an art fair gallery booth, to the large scale of building infrastructure and development. RDC Properties Group specializes in creating and reimagining the spaces of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The second iteration of the Art for Space and Space for Art Award, will value the best designed and conceptualised booth at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, highlighting the gallery that is most specially considerate and engaging in their booth presentation.
Winner: EBONY/CURATED.
Event highlights for today, Saturday 18th February
13H00 – 13H30 | In the Booth: Book launch and signing with Brett Charles Seiler at Clarkes Bookshop Booth M3.
13H00 – 13H30 | In the booth: UMOYA performance in booth in CTICC at Eclectica booth B7.
14H00 – 15H00 | In the Booth: Artist Talk by Marsi Van De Heuvel of UNTITLED in CTICC Booth ALT4.
16H00 – 16H30 | Speakers Corner: Inside Out Centre for the Arts in the Walkabouts area.
16H00 – 16H30 | Performance: ‘Kongo Astronauts’ by Michel Ekeba in CTICC.
16H30 – 18H30 | Mathias Hornung Showroom Reception hosted by Anna Laudel in Camps Bay.
18H00 – 19H00 | In the Booth: Performance by Oupa Sibeko of Berman Contemporary in CTICC Booth B6.
Talks Programme: Location: The De Gama room, The Westin.
The Talks Programme curated by Charlotte Ashamu, features a series of panel discussions by leading experts on a range of topics spanning the collection, curation and production of art, open to all fairgoers for attendance. There will be additional seating on a first come first serve basis, so if you would like to join a talk, please ensure to arrive 15 mins ahead of the start time.
13H30 – 14H30 | Talk 2: Arts and Cultural Institutions across Africa | Moderator: Charlotte Ashamu – Curator, Investec Cape Town Art Fair Talks Programme.
Paul Ninson: Founder and CEO, Dikan Center, Ghana.
Seun Oduwole: Principal Architect and Project Lead, John Randle Centre for Yoruba History and Culture, Nigeria.
Wanjiru Koinange: Co-Founder, Book Bunk, Kenya.
15H30 – 16H30 | Talk 3: Innovation and Impact: How Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship can support the Arts. | Moderator: Ugoma Ebilah, Founder and Curator, Bloom Art, Nigeria.
Elikem Kuenyehia: Founder, Kuenyehia Trust for Contemporary Art, Ghana.
Karabo Morule: Founder, Capital Art, South Africa.
17H00 – 18H00 | Talk 4: Artists in Dialogue | Moderator: Natasha Becker – Curator, Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Tomorrows/Today, USA.
Binta Diaw: Artist, Italy.
Francesco Jodice: Artist, Italy.
Walkabouts Curated by Art School Africa – Meeting Point: Walkabout Area.
Guided hosting tours through the Fair, open to fairgoers, offering them a chance to see the Fair through the eyes of curators, academics, and artists. If you have not booked, there is additional limited availability on a first come first first serve basis so please ensure to arrive in the Walkabout area 10 mins before starting time.
Walkabouts happening today:
14H00 – 15H00 | ‘Time’s Labyrinth, a Curated Project by Sean O’Toole for SOLO’ guided tour of the fair with Sean O’Toole.
11H15 – 12H15 | ‘Artists Exploring Environmental Issues’ guided tour of the fair with Virginia MacKenny.
13H00 – 14H00 | ‘Past/Modern with Joao Ferreira’ guided tour of the fair with Joao Ferreira.
15H00 – 16H00 | ‘Exploring Artists from other Parts of our Continent and its Diaspora’ guided tour of the fair with Ugoma Ebilah.
WHAT: Prize Winners at – Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2023
WHERE: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, Foreshore, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Fri 17 – Sun 19 February 11H00 – 19H00
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