New public art in Sea Point: A Rhino in the City
A powerful anti-poaching installation by artist Andre Carl is constructed on the Sea Point Promenade as part of the City’s public art program called art54.
Posts Tagged 'urban art'
Local artist Grant Jurius leads community initiative showcasing street art in Woodstock
Since 2011, the street art scene in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock has witnessed a major renaissance.
WDC2014 Walking Tour: Urban Art
Join us next Thursday 8 May 2014 for a WDC Walking Tour through the CBD looking at art in our urban landscape.
Bridging communities through design
“Another Light Up” brings awareness of this issue to the CBD, while providing citizens with the opportunity to help. A multi-story piece entitled “The Harvest,” was erected in District Six next to De Waal Drive; Faith47 designed and painted the mural, and ThingKing installed an intricate lighting system on top of the mural’s image.
Art in Urban Spaces: Our next #CityTalk
It is well known that cities are ripe spaces for public art. By utilizing buildings, parks, and other city features as their canvases, artists are given the advantage of constant visibility and interaction with passersby. But what can public art do for a city that art housed by private institutions can not?
3 SA initiatives giving Cape Town a run for its money
Capetonians are well known for being immensely proud of our city, often bragging about the fact that Cape Town is leagues above the rest (in several respects, well, it just is). However, before we too hastily polish our halos, it’s time to examine 3 exciting new projects that have taken off elsewhere in the country that Cape Town should be learning from.