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 HouseCOUNTRY
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.
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