{"id":43906,"date":"2026-07-20T08:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/?p=22956"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:51:14","slug":"a-celebration-of-sa-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/07\/20\/a-celebration-of-sa-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"A celebration of SA creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The KZN Art Fair at Hilton Arts Festival will connect galleries with new talent and new markets, creating sustainable careers for both emerging and established artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set at Hilton College in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, the fair&#8217;s inaugural edition runs from 7 to 9 August 2026 as part of the 34th Hilton Arts Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial Hall is the venue for the fair, with gallery booths in the main hall and adjoining classrooms flanking a courtyard caf\u00e9, and a lecture theatre reserved for the talks programme.<\/p>\n<p>Attracting over 25,000 visitors annually and enjoying national and international acclaim, the Hilton Arts Festival provides an ideal launchpad for this new fair. The festival&#8217;s renowned performing arts programming and Jongosi Youth Programme are now joined by an elevated visual art and design experience.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-43906 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hilton-artsfest-bumpgrind-5529a-lisa-bobbert-aaron-mcilroy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTON-artsFEST-BumpGrind-5529a-Lisa-Bobbert-Aaron-McIlroy-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hiltonartfest-gutbuttery-gillian-coetzee\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTONartFEST-gutBUTTERY\u00a9-Gillian-Coetzee-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hiltonartsfestguybuttery-eric-kruse\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTONartsFESTguyButtery-\u00a9-Eric-Kruse-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hiltonartsfestival-constellations-105188\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTONartsFESTIVAL-Constellations-105188-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hiltonartsfest-the-carmen-rodrigues-show\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTONartsFEST-The-Carmen-Rodrigues-Show-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/hiltonartsfest-constellations206204\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/HILTONartsFEST-Constellations206204-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/arno-trio\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/Arno-Trio-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Visitors to the KZN Art Fair will encounter a curated programme celebrating KwaZulu-Natal&#8217;s dynamic visual arts and design scene, alongside notable work from around the country. Galleries representing career artists, and booths showcasing the best of KZN design, will be complemented by a robust events and education programme of talks, panel discussions, workshops and book launches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the new KZN Art Fair at Hilton Arts Festival, is\u00a0<em>Making Ground<\/em>, an exhibition sponsored by Belgotex, which celebrates excellence and ingenuity in the local design and craft sector. Mounted in the Hilton College Memorial Hall, and co-curated by Shaw and design strategist Lauren Lockhart-Barker of The Forgotten Flexible,\u00a0<em>Making Ground<\/em> spotlights the KZN practitioners and studios shaping contemporary South African material culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education &amp; public programme\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creative Futures: Jongosi Visual Arts &#8211; Friday 7 August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Creative Futures is a contemporary art learning programme introducing secondary school and tertiary learners to the diverse opportunities, practices and careers within the visual arts and creative industries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Looking &amp; Listening<\/em> \u2014 dual curator exhibition walkabouts exploring how exhibitions are curated and interpreted<\/li>\n<li><em>Making<\/em> \u2014 studio workshops, including Tetra Pak Printmaking and Paper Clay Sculpture (Tertiary\/Grades 11\u201312) and Charcoal Drawing (Grade 10 and younger)<\/li>\n<li><em>Imagining Futures<\/em> \u2014 Creative Pathways: a conversation with artist Mmangaliso Nzuza and art collector and acquisitions consultant Kyle Hutchings on careers across the creative ecosystem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The programme is open to high school learners and tertiary students, and costs R470 for all three activities. To book, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/hiltonfestival.co.za\/jongosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiltonfestival.co.za\/jongosi<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:julia@hiltonfestival.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">julia@hiltonfestival.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talks &amp; Walkabout Programme &#8211; Saturday 8 &amp; Sunday 9 August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A public talks programme in the lecture theatre brings together artists, curators, researchers, designers and cultural organisations for four panel discussions exploring the infrastructure, history and sustainability of the creative sector:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Making a Scene: Self-Organised Initiatives as Alternative Cultural Infrastructure<\/em> \u2014 on artist-led spaces, collectives and platforms reshaping the contemporary art ecosystem<\/li>\n<li><em>Writing Art History from Below<\/em> \u2014 with Mario Pissarra and Cedric Nunn, on how art histories are produced, preserved and circulated, featuring the work of the African South Arts Initiative (ASAI)<\/li>\n<li><em>Designing Sustainability: The Future of Making<\/em> \u2014 moderated by Angela Shaw, on design, craft and entrepreneurship in building sustainable creative economies<\/li>\n<li><em>Building New Arts Ecosystems: Sustainability, Collaboration and the Future of Cultural Infrastructure<\/em> \u2014 on the networks of artists, organisations, funders and collectors that sustain the sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The public programme includes walkabouts of the fair and design exhibition on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 with curator and arts educator, Sumayya Menezes. Full panel line-ups, speaker confirmations and session times will be published closer to the fair.<\/p>\n<p>For details on the education programme, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kznartfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kznartfair.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>KZN Art Fair hours:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIP Vernissage preview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 6 August, 18:00 to 21:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 7 August, 10:00 to 18:00<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 8 August, 10:00 to 18:00<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 9 August, 10:00 to 18:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 day VIP pass<\/strong> (including Vernissage preview)<\/p>\n<p>6 to 9 August 2026<\/p>\n<p>R 550<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day passes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 7 Aug, Saturday 8 Aug, &amp; Sunday 9 Aug<\/p>\n<p>Adult R 180<\/p>\n<p>Senior R 100<\/p>\n<p>Student R 50<\/p>\n<p>A ticket to the KZN Art Fair includes access to all talks and walkabouts, and the Festival parking fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KZN Art Fair at Hilton Arts Festival will connect galleries with new talent and new markets, creating sustainable careers for both emerging and established artists. 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