Lyndi Sales ‘Deep Sky Survey’ at Whatiftheworld

Deep Sky Survey is the name of Lyndi Sales’s latest exhibition which runs to 14 July 2012 at Whatiftheworld’s impressive new location at 1 Argyle Road, corner Albert Road, Woodstock. “The body of work investigates the existential questions presented to us by science and its metaphors, man being a ‘symptom’ of the universe at large” explains the artist’s statement.

Sales has an impressive list of prizes and achievements, the most recent of which was appearing as one of three official representatives of South Africa at the last Venice Biennale. Whether one is happy about the transparency, or lack thereof, of that selection process, the current abstract works demand to be seen. Satellite Telescope dominates the main space, a multi-media installation of laser-cut radiant Perspex which is simply breath-taking. Swirls and whirls of iridescence snake through the gallery, suspended at chest level. The mirror-like material reflects us and makes us part of the work and the astrophysical world depicted.

More familiar, earlier works using paper laser traceries are upstairs but it is the six Perspex constructions on the ground floor which caught my eye. Highly finished, glossy and glitzy and very desirable, the large works seem designed to grace a Clifton architectural gem.

The constructions were influenced, we are told, by the blurring of the artist’s sight due to a personal eye problem. For me, this links their subject, infinite areas of space, with the intimate nature of personal vision. An exciting show.

ArtsPage 4 February 2010 - High heels and hot competition

Mixed bag to-day, but then art was never homogenous and how boring if everyone shared the same taste. Let us start with the exciting local news.

R50 000 in prizes

An art competition to catch the attention of all has just been announced. Corporate Art Hermanus (Susan Karalis and Aileen Rolfe) are co-ordinating this and the rules and entry forms are available at corporatearthermanus@gmail.com . Entry fee is R100, this is an open competition and all mediums are acceptable. Closing date is 30 April and the final round of judging will be at the Civic Auditorium in Hermanus on 29 May 2010 at an invitation-only gala evening. If you are an artist and you don’t find out about this one right away, you will kick yourself. A great start for the art year!

Spier Contemporary 2010

On the national scene, there is more competition. Imagine one hundred of South Africa’s cutting-edge artists, one hundred and thirty works, displayed in the Edwardian grandeur of Cape Town’s City Hall. Chosen from over 2700 entries, the nation-wide curatorial team has assembled its view of where SA art is to-day. It opens on 14 March and I shall be asking local gallerists for their comment once the show is on view. Not to be missed.

Steven Cohen

South Africa’s own shocker, now well-established in Paris since 2003, was “at home” on 22nd January at the Michael Stevenson Gallery on the Main Road in Woodstock, Cape Town. Friends of the National Gallery were privileged to attend a walk-about with this SA-born artist whose latest work Golgotha was shown at the Pompidou Centre in November. He will be back there in 2011. The piece shows the artist, suited and starkly made-up, walking on elevated skull shoes in busy downtown New York. People ignore his laborious progress. Just another film, they may be thinking. But he is an international figure and his performance works evoke horror, pity, introspection, strong emotions.



Cohen in person is articulate, low-key and totally credible when he says he is not turned on by his bizarre, semi-nude, often transvestite rôles. His costumes are his work and he is “not an exhibitionist, just an ordinary, shy, hung-up guy.” Still athletic at close to fifty, he uses a gymnast’s ability and a dancer’s projection. The mimed sequences of his performance piece in Berlin’s Pariser Platz, which he swept with a giant toothbrush while wearing a tutu and a Star of David, were hugely moving. The piece was shown at the last Spier Biennial. Schoolchildren saw it. They did not giggle.

Not represented in our National Gallery except, appropriately, in the “Dada South?” show currently on till 28th February, Cohen has two rooms at Michael Stevenson for various “props’ such as his iconic high-heeled footwear, some collaged wall hangings, collected objects in vitrines and of course selected videos of his performance pieces. “The bits that didn’t sell,” he jokes. But even these bits flesh out the videos and encapsulate the essential, confrontational art of Steven Cohen.

Beaumont Open Days

Art and wine, marimbas and a water mill, altogether a glorious weekend at the Compagnes Drift home of Beaumont Wines at Bot River. My picture shows Geta Finlayson, herself an artist in precious metals in Harbour Road, against Jayne Beaumont’s triptych in oils of the sweeping Overberg canola and wheat fields. Raku pots and celadon glazed tableware by John the Potter and Ariane Beaumont’s bijou pendants added to the enjoyment. If you couldn’t make it, at least you can savour the wines.

Shelley at Bellini

Coming soon to a gallery near you, Shelley Adams… opening 19th February at Bellini in the Main Road. Expect something substantial from this accomplished artist, teacher and well-known Hermanus art figure.

As always, I welcome your news and views at niblos@telkomsa.net.

Gallery Round-up - 25 December 2009

It is time to dazzle visitors and residents alike with the range of artspots in and around Hermanus. If you know of another place with so many galleries, let me hear about it – we certainly have more than Clarens in the Free State and, though we cannot offer the institutional collections of Stellenbosch, the sheer range of art on offer means no tourist need go home without selecting a work. Our price structure is so much less than overseas and Postnet will pack and dispatch home to remind you of a great holiday in this glorious part of the Cape.

A welcome to a new compact artspot upstairs in the Village Square- Francois Du Toit introduced me to the work of Liesel Kershoff, a lady whose photographic studies, mostly scenes of nature, are arresting, beautifully executed and repay a visit.

In wishing you an excellent Season and an art-filled 2010, let me remind you of the next Baardskeerdersbos Art Route on the weekend 9/10 January. Clare Menck and local regulars will be on show. Call 028 3819636 or see the map at www.baardskeerdersbosartroute.com.




HERMANUS

Abalone Art Gallery: A serious gallery with a changing selection of established artists. In the Courtyard off Harbour Road.
Art Thirst: Leon Müller’s gallery in High Street. Shows Leon’s own works plus Petrus Viljoen and others. Always lots of activity as commissions are filled and they strive to keep up with demand.
Bellini Gallery: Now in new premises alongside Philip Harper Galleries in Main Road. Good selection of local artists. A Cappuccino Bar adds a buzz and makes the gallery one of the most accessible for those who are a bit intimidated by gallery “mystique”- the garden is a further attraction.
Gallerie Boussac: Deirdre Winer is a newcomer to Hermanus who shows her own work (and some of her teacher’s) in a small but tasteful gallery in High Street Close.
Dave De Beer Wildlife Photography exhibits his brilliantly-observed and captured birds, beasts and cetaceans in a new space next door to Deirdre Winer in the Close.
Gallery Hermanus: Eyecatching position on Main Road, a busy window entices you into an interior crammed with art that’s easy to enjoy.
Gallery at Hubbards Cupboard: Aberdeen St. Eclectic collection of paintings and decorative objects. Food and fashion, sophistication in a warm, village setting.
Iona Property Gallery: Art and kelims at Victoria Square on Long Street, – Eleanor and St John combine art with their core business, property.
Izibini Life Lounge: “Eclectic” seems too tame for this show of metal sculpture, found objects and way-out artworks. They are at 56, 10th Avenue, Voelklip and offer excellent coffee and cake while you browse.
Liesel Kershoff Gallery: Upstairs in the Village Square, photographic art beautifully presented, some in limited editions. Landscapes as you never saw them before.
Mila Mosaic Boutique: Now moved to the chic arcade known as High Street Close. Craft glass, mosaic and artworks. (See also Gallerie Boussac and Dave De Beer above)
Musa Khaly’s Gallery and Crafts: Village Square, upstairs –ethnic art painted by Musa.
Old Harbour Gallery Warrington Place off Harbour Road, showing selected local and Zimbabwean paintings and sculpture. Owner Margaret Fourie sources some well-chosen art and may also be heard at the piano.
Overberg Art: Aberdeen St, SA artists and Swazi glass, and also photographic works by MC Botha . The illustration shows his “Black Oystercatchers” an arresting image printed on canvas and available on order in various sizes.
The Philip Harper Galleries: In Main Rd, Contemporary and SA Masters, cool and sophisticated.
Pure South: In Main Road. Art ceramics by Hennie Meyer and others, plus some paintings by local artists. Good for gifts. Look out for the tall giraffes at the door.
Rossouw Modern: aka the Fisherman’s Gallery. Harbour Road. Plenty of new and established talent here, driven by the passion of owner Joshua Rossouw. Groot Constantia Estate is their Cape Town base and they are also at Greyton.
The Art Shop: Mitchell St. Art supplies plus a chequerboard display of local artists.
The Tay Modern: Long St, devoted to the bold, colourful canvasses of Tay Dall. Her gallery has a branch in Greyton. This energetic Vermont artist is also represented in galleries around SA as well as overseas.
Walker Bay Art Gallery: In Main Rd., now established as a leading gallery showing SA and Contemporary and local artists. The well-lit windows offer a good glimpse of the quality art and sculpture within.
4 Art Sake: Royal Centre, behind KFC. A tiny gallery which Cobus Kershoff has filled to the brim with the artworks that he loves.

HEMEL EN AARDE SHOPPING VILLAGE and NEARBY

Aeromarine Gallery: Airplanes in Sandbaai – Studies by Derrick Dickens, meticulous art that gladdens the eye of collectors and enthusiasts in a dedicated, revamped gallery. Selected other artists’ works, too.
Hornbill Fine Art: First-floor gallery above a treasure trove of Afrocentric ceramics by Erna and John Dry and their team. Current exhibition “Wild” features the delicate pencil works of Erna and her son Jono – surreal and intriguing. Erna’s ceramic panels, bitten by a wayward kiln, still give a representative taste of her bold African imagery.
Southern Art Ceramics: Glazed art of all descriptions, some practical, some architectural, all beautiful. Check out Sim’s strongly individual ceramics.
Sandbaai Stationery and Art: Art supplies and art, now moved to new premises down Sandbaai main road next to Specsavers. Still some wallspace for local artists!
Sylvia Smith Gallery: Long-established watercolourist showcasing her own works and those of local artists, plus ceramics and textile art.
Village Art Gallery: Brian Robertson at his easel. Invited artists share the space but the framing section has been discontinued.
Whale Rock Auctioneers: in Adam Street, Hermanus Business Park, (behind CTM) Derrick Benzien has an art and auction showroom and provides evaluations.



ONRUS
Antoinette Ohlenschläger’s Studio in van Blommestein Road is showing her vibrant works.
Galerie Gregoire: Old Main Road. A museum dedicated to Gregoire Boonzaier where you can see a centenary selection of work of the late great Gregoire, some for sale and some loaned.
Mission’s House Gallery: De Villiers St. Artist, art teacher and long-time gallerist Glenda Pope owns this historic farmhouse which she has recently expanded. Contemporary works and framing, too.
The Onrus Gallery: Derrick Benzien and well-known local artist Hennie Niemann Snr, own this prominent gallery on Lagoon Drive. It has established itself as a serious player in the SA Master and Contemporary scene.
The Gallery: Newly-opened offshoot of The Onrus Gallery in Van Blommestein Street, providing more wall space for their collection.

Glenda Pope at The Missions House

COUNTRY

Stanford
Stanford Galleries: This village is firmly on the art map with an extended and well-stocked gallery which still finds space for a leisurely
coffee corner, plus country antiques and collectors’ books next door. Summer Show with new faces Weyers Du Toit and Kevin Fraser alongside Niël Jonker, Sara Abbott, Nikki Miles, Joshua Miles (no relation) and others.
Bot River
Gallery 43 in the Salandra complex. Display of works by owner Martin Benzien’s family and others artists in an unpretentious artspace which spreads out onto the lawn.
Kleinmond
Harbour Road Gallery: local artists have found a home down this bohemian road where antiquey-crafty shops and taverna restaurants happily co-exist with light industrial businesses.
Betty’s Bay
John The Potter’s Studio – art and everyday ceramics, raku, too… and
Michaelis Art, previously ArtWorks Gallery, now run by John Michaelis , are both to be found on the long stretch of main road
Villiersdorp
Elliott Art Studios – art courses regularly and artwork for sale in Dale and Mel Elliott’s smart art centre.
Le Gallerie: local art spot and coffee shop in the main road.
Greyton
Rossouw Modern, a branch of the vibrant Hermanus gallery is established here.
Scarlett, a gallery showing contemporary artists; plus some designer jewellery. The Tay Modern, a branch of Tay Dall’s Hermanus gallery.

And don’t forget the (Hermanus-originated) Art Market, on the web at www.theartmarket.co.za, an internet site to explore for purchases and sales. This is in temporary recess but will be up again soon.


If you run a full-time artplace in the Overberg and are not listed, do send me details niblos@telkomsa.net.

Kaleidoscopic lights -11 December 2009

Never a dull moment in our swinging art destination; if the selection of paintings in our many, many galleries does not grab you, what about a light show or a jazz cabaret?

Izibini Life Lounge

The lounge, home to strongly individual hand-made metal work, mirrors, furniture, chandeliers and art, is going even further out with a light show. Lara Light- Kaleidoscope is on Wednesday 16th December 21h00-23h00 but get there a bit earlier. The address is 56, 10th Street, Voëlklip, the cover charge is twenty bucks and you can call Yolanda on 084 830 6640 for details.

Stanford Galleries summer exhibition

Opening on Thursday 17th December with its Summer show, this feisty country gallery has focussed on the Overberg art community which it favours as one of the fastest-growing and increasingly interesting creative regions in the South African art world. Selected for this exhibition among others are Joshua Miles, Sally Dove, Niël Jonker, Nikki Miles, Weyers du Toit, Sara Abbott and Kevin Fraser.

Much has been said of the synergy between artists and dealers that helps to energise their work and distribute it to the advantage of both – one has only to see or recall dramatic events in the history of the great auction houses and dealers of the world.

Says Stanford Galleries Art Director Jill Younghusband: “It's a synergy that combines expanding talent and so much of the elements of faith and communication between artists and their agents. We have always been intrigued by a special kind of roaming restlessness among artists and they way they continually tap into the unique grandeur of nature in this part of the world. It has turned us into restless roamers too as we have scouted for them and tracked them down in their lairs in places like Baardskeerdersbos and Wolvengat and have invested in them. It has proved to be investment that has paid off– I think for all concerned.”

Johans Borman Gallery art auction

Three attractive paintings by well-known artists Hussein Salim, Hennie Niemann Jnr and Walter Meyer, are being auctioned on-line in aid of The Bridge project for The Homestead in Khayelitsha. You can see the works on www.johansborman.co.za (the prices will be continuously up-dated) and e-mail your bid to art@johansborman.co.za before noon on Friday 11 December. Successful bids are a donation to the NPO and so are fully tax-deductable and the pictures will be shipped to the bidder at no charge. Sounds like a great fundraiser.

Hugo Maritz at Rossouw

This accomplished local artist, some of whose works are available at Rossouw Modern on Harbour Road, is opening at their gallery at Groot Constantia Wine Estate on Friday 18th December 18h30 for 19h00. The powerful paintings, acrylic on canvas, are large scale and certainly worth a visit.

Hugo Maritz - oils - at Rossouw Modern

Keep your news and views coming to me at niblos@telkomsa.net.

SNIPPETS

• Volmoed in the Hemel en Aarde Valley is showing art produced at its workshop this week – Friday 11 December from 18h00 and Saturday 09h00-17h00.
• Piazza Fine Art is hosting a Jazz Cabaret with Pianoman Ben on Tuesday15th from 19h00 –Call 028 3131672.
• Strauss & Co released the results of their first year’s art auctioneering in Johannesburg and Cape Town. R100million, which exceeds any other SA auction house and does show that art can resist recessions. The magic of Stephan Welz and his hand-picked team is clearly working.
• Kleinmond: Nine artists have formed a group to exhibit their artwork in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere at the Laerskool Kleinmond, situated on the Main Road, from 12 to 20 Dec 2009 , 10h00 to 19h00. Free and ample parking is provided. “Not a craft market” they emphasise. The pieces, in leather, wood, ceramic and fabric as well as paintings, are reasonably priced.
• Do not forget the Harbour Road Street Party – Monday 21st December. You can see the Hugo Maritz works at Rossouw – Fisherman’s Gallery - that evening.

Countdown to Christmas - 27 November 2009

Only one more ArtsPage until Christmas! Well, two if you count the edition datelined 25 December itself. It will come out on Thursday 24th and will be a round-up of all our artspots from Betty’s Bay to Gansbaai, including Greyton and even Villiersdorp. This appears twice a year to remind locals and visitors alike of all the art that is available, a grand help-yourself buffet of goodies, something for everyone.

Piazza Gallery

No apologies for mentioning again the newest of our galleries, the amazing space on the 2nd Floor of the Village Square next to Ocean Basket. They sensibly asked me to do the opening on Tuesday and, by the time you read this, town will be buzzing with the news of this artspot and cultural hub. The concept is to appeal not just to aficionado art lovers but to everyone who has ever taken an interest in a painting – and is that not all of us? Art is not a mysterious arcane philosophy, it’s a part of life and owner Deirdre Loxton wants Hermanusites to pop in, browse, maybe have a coffee. Chill out in the spacious gallery that she has designed in association with Pieter Vermaak, approachable and knowledgable artist and art teacher now based in Onrus.

Gallery 43

Yes, another gallery! Martin Benzien is showing affordable oils in his unpretentious gallery which opened a month ago on the R43 at Bot River, in the Salandra complex.
A good representation of paintings by Don Benzien, Martin’s father, and works by other family members are also among the colourful canvasses arranged in the gallery and on the lawn outside. Martin likes the idea of a laid-back market atmosphere where families can wander, icecream in hand – verboten at more formal art places. ArtsPage welcomes this venture which adds to the range of art in our area.

But is it art?

The Spier Biennial is coming up again in March next year and it will be intriguing to see how much, or how little, painting is represented. The DVDs and the conceptual works produced in great quantities by our art academies are certainly in tune with the times. Damien Hirst scored a ₤50 million hit with his diamond-studded skull and he is just one of the Young British Artists group that has emerged in the past decade. But even Mr Hirst has again taken up painting with his own paintbrush on canvas; in his current exhibition “No Love Lost” in the revamped home of the Wallace Collection in London, he is actually showing paintings. The fact that Hirst paid for the sumptuous silk wallpaper may have helped the trustees to welcome his art – or perhaps they reckoned that a big name would bring in a fresh crop of visitors to look at the Collection’s old masters whose technique and talent has stood the test of time.

SA Art Times

I like this monthly paper. It is packed with information on art throughout the country but it is produced in Cape Town which immediately makes it somehow better. Sometimes it is packed with typographical errors, too, but it is freewhich can only be good; visit some of the galleries here and you can pick up a copy. You may even see some of my news of Hermanus and surroundings as we are recognized as an art destination and their readers want to know what is happening here. In the November issue is a new insert called Artlife (website www.artlife.co.za) and this is described as “being written by artists for artists.” I hope that our local art people will take up the challenge and submit articles, support with advertising and help make this venture fly.

Till next time, send me your news and views - niblos@telkomsa.net.

Amazing Space!

ArtsPage, always first with the news, is delighted to draw your attention to a new gallery in town. It is the Piazza Gallery, on the 2nd Floor of the Village Square Piazza, same level as the upper deck of the new Ocean Basket and is the newest project of artist and businesswoman Deirdre Loxton. Pieter Vermaak, whose art school in Onrus has featured on this page, is the artistic consultant and, knowing his experienced eye, the gallery will always have something intriguing on its walls. Charles Lowings has been appointed as manager and they will show contemporary art, sourcing locally and from all over South Africa.

Pieter Vermaak and Deirdre Loxton

Another gallery?

Are we not “over-galleried”? Do we need another one? Is the art cake to be divided yet again? These naughty thoughts must be banished right now. Hermanus is an art destination and the more galleries we have, the better. Hooray for the Loxtons in their new venture and may they be followed by many more. It was Francois Grobbelaar of Walker Bay Art Gallery who boldly said he would be happy if the whole Main Road were art galleries and he was right. Almost all the gallerists will tell you that the majority of buyers are not locals; they may be holidaymakers from points North or, more likely, overseas visitors who are impressed by the variety and sheer good value of the art offerings here.

Accessible paintings

Quality is vital of course. But quality is something that people often have to learn to appreciate and a stroll through our galleries is one way of educating the eye. Taste in art is as wide as our glorious bay and our artspots can offer something for everyone. If you are hesitant to enter the premises of the purveyors of high art, you will still see plenty of accessible paintings, ceramics and sculpture on offer elsewhere. Remember Johan De Vries (1945-2002) who used to flog his graphic works for a couple of hundred rand at Lemms Corner? Some looked down on them as naïve. Now you will be lucky if you can find them and the price will be in the thousands. (Tip: Rossouw Modern still has a small collection.) The individual Cubist look and everyday subject matter of De Vries’s work has been copied after his death– surely the sincerest form of flattery.

Johan de Vries - "Die Laaste Avondmaal"

Piazza Gallery

Back to Hermanus’s latest gallery; the design is SoHo loft style, sparsely furnished and high-ceilinged, with one hundred metres of wall space that no other local gallery can match. The doors are open now, though the official launch (by invitation only) is still a few weeks away. There is a lift to the second floor if you don’t do stairs – as well as easy access from the restaurant. The space looks great for making art of all kinds; recitals, concerts and, who knows, even a spot of jazz and a glass of bubbly could make this into a social hub that is slick, modern and right there where the action is.

SNIPPETS

• Pure South’s “Meet the Artist” evening last week introduced Hennie Meyer to Hermanus. He told us, most entertainingly, how he came to ceramics (sanctions in his Australian exchange student year in the 1980s landed him in the art department of a technical college) and his work is now sold internationally.

• Bellini Gallery is well settled in new premises at 167 Main Road and, as well as cappuccino and art, they offer a booking service for Overstrand Arts/Kunste shows.

• Strauss and Co, the new Cape Town action house, is taking appointments for auction valuations by Stephan Welz on Thursday 19 November. Call 0878068780.

• A creative art workshop at Volmoed in the Hemel en Aarde Valley is scheduled for December 7-11. Contact Alyson 028-3121282 or home 028-3132313. “An opportunity to learn, share and exhibit.”

• Keep your news and views coming to me at niblos@telkomsa.net

Catch up on art - 16 October 2009

The catching-up was for me to do after my holiday break but you, dear reader, may like to hear what has been going on locally and in Cape Town.

Strauss and Co

At the first auction of Strauss and Co at The Vineyard hotel on 8 October in Newlands, Stephan Welz held the hammer and around R38 million changed hands for some irresistible artworks and antiques. Encouraging to know that there is still plenty of cash for items of high quality. As expected, two Irma Sterns made top prices of the evening at R7 million and R5,7 million and the Paul Storr wine coolers that were illustrated in last fortnight’s ArtsPage fetched R1,5m - twice their estimate. An outstanding Meintjes oil “Seun en Boskat” set a new record for this artist at R423 320.

Johannes Meintjes - Oils – “Seun en Boskat” - sold at Strauss and Co auction for R423 000

Stellenbosch

The Spring Art Tour popped up in this pretty town last weekend and was well supported by local galleries and art museums. At the SMAC gallery, I discovered Anton Karstel, on show with paintings and photographic installations 1989-2009. The gallery, itself bright and light-filled, is to be congratulated on a model catalogue to complement and record Karstel’s oeuvre to date. Three well-considered essays as well as the gallery owner’s statement give insight into the deeper resonances in the gripping works on display. Nigel Mullins and Kobus La Grange show current work entitled “Hang in There” at the Dorpstraat Gallery which is now at 10 Church Street.

Hermanus gallery round-up

Abalone Art Gallery: A serious gallery with a changing selection of established artists. In the Courtyard off Harbour Road.

Art Thirst: Leon Müller’s gallery in High Street. Shows Leon’s own works plus Petrus Viljoen and others. Always lots of activity as commissions are filled and they strive to keep up with demand.

Bellini Gallery: Now in new premises alongside Philip Harper Galleries in Main Road. The cappuccino bar adds a buzz and makes the gallery one of the more accessible for those who are a bit intimidated by gallery “mystique”- the garden is a further attraction.
Two of “their” artists, Terry Kobus and Ed Bredenkamp, are exhibiting 24-31 October in Melville, Johannesburg in the gallery Upstairs at the Bamboo. The show is called “Hermanus to Here.”

Deirdre Winer Gallery: A newcomer to Hermanus who shows her own work (and some of her teacher’s) in a small but tasteful gallery in High Street Close.
Dave De Beer Wildlife Photography exhibits his brilliantly-observed and captured birds, beasts and cetaceans in a new space next-door to Deirdre Winer in the Close.

Gallery Hermanus: Eyecatching position on Main Road, a busy window entices you into an interior crammed with art that’s easy to enjoy.

Gallery at Hubbards Cupboard: Aberdeen St. Eclectic collection of paintings and decorative objects. Food and fashion, sophistication in a warm, village setting.

Iona Property Gallery: Art and kelims at Victoria Square on Long Street, – Eleanor and St John combine art with their core business, property.

Izibini Life Lounge: “Eclectic” seems too tame for this show of metal sculpture, found objects and way-out artworks. They are at 56, 10th Avenue, Voelklip and serve excellent coffee and cake while you browse.

Mila Mosaic Boutique: Now moved to the chic arcade known as High Street Close. Craft glass, mosaic and artworks (see also Deirdre Winer and Dave De Beer above).

Musa Khaly’s Gallery and Crafts: Village Square, upstairs –ethnic art painted by Musa.

Old Harbour Gallery Warrington Place off Harbour Road, showing selected local and Zimbabwean paintings and sculpture. Owner Margaret Fourie may be heard at the piano, and sources some well-chosen art.

Overberg Art: Aberdeen St, SA artists and Swazi glass, and currently also showing photographic works by MC Botha.

The Philip Harper Galleries: In Main Rd, Contemporary and SA Masters, cool and sophisticated. Trimmed down by the letting of some space to Bellini, Harper still has an uncluttered look in its ground and first floor areas.

Pure South: In Main Road. Art ceramics by award-winning Hennie Meyer and others, plus some paintings by local artists. Hennie will be at the gallery on Friday 6 November from 18h30 so call Liz Coates on 028 3121899 if you would like to meet him over a glass of wine.

Hennie Meyer – "Blocks" at PURE SOUTH

Rossouw Modern: aka the Fisherman’s Gallery. Harbour Road. Plenty of new and established talent here, driven by the passion of owner Joshua Rossouw. Groot Constantia Estate is their Cape Town base and they are also at Greyton.

The Art Shop: Mitchell St. Art supplies plus a chequerboard display of local artists.

The Tay Modern: Long St, devoted to the bold, colourful canvasses of Tay Dall. Her gallery has a branch in Greyton. This hard-working Vermont artist is also represented in galleries around SA as well as overseas.

Walker Bay Art Gallery: In Main Rd., now established as a leading gallery showing SA masters, contemporary and local artists. The well-lit windows offer a good glimpse of the quality art and sculpture within. They are currently having a Spring Exhibition.

4 Art Sake: Royal Centre, behind KFC. A tiny gallery which Cobus Kershoff has filled to the brim with the artworks that he loves.

Hemel en Aarde Shopping Village and nearby

Aeromarine Gallery: Airplanes in Sandbaai – Studies by Derrick Dickens, meticulous art that gladdens the eye of collectors and enthusiasts in a dedicated, revamped gallery. Selected other artists’ works, too.

Hornbill Fine Art: First-floor gallery above a treasure trove of Afrocentric ceramics by Erna and John Dry and their team. New shows regularly appear and the November Exhibition (which actually opens 21 October) features Erna Dry, Jonathon Dry, Petro Steere, Mariette Goosen, Charmé Southey, Nico van Rensburg and Laura van Riet.

Southern Art Ceramics: Glazed art of all descriptions, some practical, some architectural, all beautiful.
Sandbaai Stationery and Art: Art supplies and art, now moved to new premises down Sandbaai main road next to Specsavers. Still some wallspace for local artists!

Sylvia Smith Gallery: Long-established watercolourist showcasing her own works and those of local artists, plus ceramics and textile art. Mornings only in the quiet season.

Village Art Gallery: Brian Robertson at his easel. Invited artists share the space but the framing section has been discontinued.

Whale Rock Auctioneers: in Adam Street, Hermanus Business Park, (behind CTM) Derrick Benzien has an art and auction showroom and provides evaluations.

ONRUS

Antoinette Ohlenschläger’s Studio in van Blommestein Road is showing her vibrant works.

Galerie Gregoire: Old Main Road. A museum dedicated to Gregoire Boonzaier where you can see a centenary selection of work of the late great Gregoire, some for sale and some loaned.

Mission’s House Gallery: De Villiers St. Artist, art teacher and long-time gallerist Glenda Pope owns this historic farmhouse which she has recently expanded. Contemporary works and framing, too.

The Onrus Gallery: Derrick Benzien and well-known local artist Hennie Niemann Snr, own this prominent gallery on Lagoon Drive. It has established itself as a serious player in the SA Master and Contemporary scene.

The Gallery: in Van Blommestein Street. Offshoot of The Onrus Gallery, providing more wall space for their collection.

COUNTRY

Stanford

Stanford Galleries: This village is firmly on the art map with an extended and well-stocked gallery which still finds space for a leisurely bistro coffee corner, plus country antiques and collectors’ books next door.

Kleinmond

Harbour Road Gallery: local artists have found a home down this bohemian road where antiquey-crafty shops and taverna restaurants happily co-exist with light industrial businesses.

Betty’s Bay

John The Potter’s Studio – art and everyday ceramics, raku, too…

Michaelis Art, previously ArtWorks Gallery, now run by John Michaelis , are both to be found on the long stretch of main road

Villiersdorp

Elliott Art Studios – art courses regularly and artwork for sale in Dale and Mel Elliott’s smart art centre.

Le Gallerie: unpretentious local art gallery and coffee shop in the main road.

Greyton

Rossouw Modern, a branch of the vibrant Hermanus gallery is established here.

Scarlett, a gallery showing contemporary artists; plus some designer jewellery.

The Tay Modern, the branch of Tay Dall’s Hermanus gallery.

And don’t forget the (Hermanus-originated) Art Market, on the web at www.theartmarket.co.za, an internet site to explore for purchases and sales.

If you run a full-time artplace in the Overberg and are not listed, do send me details niblos@telkomsa.net.