Development Space: Artspace Mentorship Programme
Made possible by: GPG
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Established in 2001, by Teresa Lizamore, Artspace has been showing the work of talented up and coming, as well as established contemporary South African artists for eight years.
The gallery’s objective is to service the growing market of buyers who have begun to invest in South African art. By showing the work of newer up and coming artists, as well as those by more senior established names, the gallery provides collectors (both corporate and private), opportunities to consider works by artists that have a proven investment value, as well as works by artists who have been earmarked as those with promising career potential.
Project Description
Launched in 2008, this programme sees new artists work under the mentorship and guidance of established artists to mount a gallery exhibition. This MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME aims to expose new visual artists, who have previously had little or no exposure to the market and designed to give these artists a foot in the door and to expose them to working within the professional sphere. The mentees work under the mentorship of the established artists to manage all aspects of a gallery exhibition, from conception of the body of work, writing a proposal, creating the works and mounting the show. In addition, Artists are expected to attend workshops on professional practice and expected to host public walkabouts. They are also exposed to a critique by a respected academic in the field.
List of artists
Mentor: Tanya Poole, Mentee: Nomusa Makhubu
Mentor: Kagiso Pat Mautloa, Mentee: Senzo Nhlapo
Mentor: Wilma Cruise, Mentee: Louis Olivier
Louis Olivier, Head :#1 (wood), 2009, Oregon pine and found object