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Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre forum chairperson Mr Rendani Mudau (left) explains a painting to Ms Tsoana Mosiea. With him is one of the province´s finest artists, Avhapfani Raphalalani.

Tshitemba gives platform to artists

 

The Tshitemba Visual Arts Exhibition held in the Thohoyandou Indoor Sport Centre last week has been hailed as a step in the right direction.

The exhibition was organised by young, inexperienced artists who are associated with the Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre forum. Among the guests in attendance were local art collectors like Prof Dumisani Thabede from Univen, Dr Lufuno Kone of Exxaro, Ms Tsoana Mosiea from the Department of Arts and Culture, prominent local businesspeople and many local artists.

The aim of the project was to promote rural locations through their preservation of the architectural heritage and local arts. The event also sought to also connect the classic experience of seasoned artists like Hendrick Nekhofhe with the young generation of artists who are flourishing in the district.

It was funded by the Investing in Culture Project of the national Department of Arts and Culture.

Mr Rendani Mudau, the chairperson of the Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre Forum, said there was a need for such events. He indicated that the event was organised as a response to the continuous need for a platform to expose local art to the local market.  “It also gave young curator Thomas Musubi an experience to work with local artists who also served as a learning platform for local artists and administrators on how to stage and present works of art for commercial exhibition,” said Mudau.

Mudau promised that there will be future exhibitions running throughout the year to create an art atmosphere in the area.

the national Department of Arts and Culture's Tsoana Mosiea, a project administrator in the department, said they were funding organised artists and projects from previously disadvantaged communities. Tsoana was also excited to see a collection of creatively done art pieces by young and old and expressed the wish that these would be sustained in keeping the local arts alive.

Prof Dumisani Thabede said such events were important, as they gave a platform for artists and collectors to interact and interrogate their experiences and works of art. “Some artworks require the creator of the piece to be there in order to explain the emotions and theme of the piece,” he said.

Ms Tsoana Mosiea from the Department of Arts and Culture is shown around the exhibition during her visit in Thohoyandou.
 

Date:05 April 2013

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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