{"id":41366,"date":"2024-09-27T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=41366"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T11:19:44","slug":"place-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2024\/09\/27\/place-of-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Place of inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Located on the edge of an indigenous green belt running through Berea, the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) has a history rich in transcending cultures, communicating ideas, fostering unity and peace and catapulting local talent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those of us who\u2019ve been around long enough to appreciate what the KZNSA has brought to Durban\u2019s community, will agree that just entering the double volume building, connecting Bulwer Road to Bulwer Park, is inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>The art society venue unfolds as a multifaceted platform that encourages and promotes young artists and creates a vibrant and stimulating environment. We took a walkabout with executive director Angela Shaw, who for the last 10 years has poured heart and soul into making sure this space thrives.<\/p>\n<p>In its heyday \u2013 it was founded in 1905 as the Natal Society of Arts &#8211; the KZNSA had its roots in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41371\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41371\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw--1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA-Angela-Shaw-.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Shaw. Photo Paulo Menezes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;font-size: 15px\">&#8220;You could say it was something along the lines of a gentleman\u2019s club for art,\u201d says Angela, pointing out that the KZNSA remains the second oldest community arts centre in the country &#8211; after the AVA Gallery in Cape Town that was founded in 1871.<\/span>\u201cIt is also the only non-profit visual art organisation in Durban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The centre moved a few times before the society could finally afford to build its own gallery, designed as a love project by architects Cindy Walters and Michel Cohen in 1995, on the current municipal grounds in Glenwood. The project called for collaboration with local artists to reflect the vibrant creative heart of the province, and its success depended on a building that achieved maximum flexibility within a very limited budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result was a generous and beautiful space that has allowed visitors to embrace it as an ideal meeting place during the day, and a magical venue for gatherings and events under the stars,\u201d says Angela, highlighting the galleries, Main, Mezzanine, Park and Media and a double storey gift shop, featuring the works of more than 300 local artisans, independent creators and small design practices.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41393\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41393 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_ICTAF-Art-Fair-booth_2024.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The KZNSA booth at the 2024 Investec Cape Town Art Fair, featuring the work of Mfezeko Gumada, Georgina Gratrix and Cameron Platter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s everything from glassware to ceramics, jewellery, homeware, gifting, stationary, selective clothing and more &#8211; all of which is also available online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith no barrier to entry, there is a wonderful sense of accessibility which has kept the people coming \u2013 young, old, families and friends. And there\u2019s no need to be an art critic to find comfort or inspiration in this space,\u201d says Angela, who adds that as long as the KZNSA continues to serve local artists, it will remain the cultural hub that it has been in its almost 120-year history.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s original design included the galleries, a shop and a tea kitchen. After converting the kitchen into a full caf\u00e9, the venue fast became a hotspot. Angela says credit must be given to some very successful collabs, with big influencers like South African curator, artist and educator Gabi Ngcobo and\u00a0Zanele Muholi a visual activist and photographer, committed to the Durban art scene.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years the KZNSA has hosted the solo exhibitions of many mid-career artists from Durban, including Clive Sithole, Derrick Nxumalo, Sibusiso Duma, Thami Jali, Georgina Gratrix, Cameron Platter and Clive van den Berg. There have also been two major retrospectives of Durban legends, Marianne Meijer and Andrew Verster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41401\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41401\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Shop-Project_Ufafa-Valley-02.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Textiles and apparel developed in a design collaboration with the crafters at Woza Moya, Ixopo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe were honoured to host the all-female artist collective, iQhiya in 2017 as part of our Social Art Programme.\u00a0This show, featuring work by Bonolo Kavula, Matlhogonolo Charity Kelapile, Bronwyn Katz, Matlhogonolo Pinky Mayeng, Thulile Gamedze, Lungiswa Gqunta, Asemahle Ntlonti, Thandiwe Msebenzi, Sethembile Msezane, Sisipho Ngodwana and Buhlebezwe Siwani, is one of the highlights from the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve appreciated most is that time has seen us embrace cultural, psychological and economic freedom within the local art space. Sadly though, a reality for most Durban artists operating is that they \u2018don\u2019t exist\u2019 to the art industry unless they are seen at national forums. Without funding it is difficult for us to provide opportunities to them, like invitational exhibitions and representation at art fairs. In fact, public funding in South Africa has reached such a state of crisis that it also makes it difficult to cover the overheads and keep the doors open,\u201d says Angela, who admits that closure of the KZNSA would have an enormous negative impact on the creative economy of Durban and KZN, and on the livelihoods of thousands of local artists and crafters. Challenging this lack of visibility has become her passion project, and Angela would love to see more people visit the KZNSA to rediscover this inspiring location.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41382\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41382 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/KZNSA_Exhibition-Installation-View-02_SCENORAMA.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view of Scenorama, a travelling exhibition curated by Gabi Ngcobo and the curatorial team at Javett-UP. Photo: Paulo Menezes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those who\u2019ve not been or visited in a while, the KZNSA is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesdays to Fridays, 9am to 4pm on Saturdays and 9am to 3pm on Sundays. Starting this month on September 27 and running until November 10, they\u2019re hosting A Luta Continua: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the Constitutional Court Art Collection. Visitors can explore the seven-week exhibition of ceramics, prints, textile, beaded installations, through walkabouts and an extensive talks programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also got First Fridays (first Friday of the month) where we have extended gallery hours and stay open, with live music till 9pm. We\u2019re currently looking at doing fun art workshops as well. There is never a dull moment here and we\u2019d love for you to come and see it for yourself and in celebration of our incredibly talented local artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone wanting to donate to the organisation can do so by emailing ashaw@kznsagallery.co.za. KZNSA has an 18A status and is able to issue tax emption certificates for donations.<\/p>\n<p><em>Details: Sign up as a member via kznsagallery.co.za or shop online at shop.kznsagallery.co.za<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located on the edge of an indigenous green belt running through Berea, the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) has a history rich in transcending cultures, communicating ideas, fostering unity and peace and catapulting local talent. 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