Five years ago South Africa's public art sector was in such infancy we kept having to get other jobs. Now she's a bouncing baby.
SANDTON CENTRAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCMD)
Sandton Central Arts Programme including:
Open Street Sessions - a summer programme of live street performance featuring some of the world's leading performance artists, musicians, installation hybrid types, clowns, mimes and storytellers. Takes place throughout the district, mostly at lunch and commuting times. Visit the website above for a current programme.
The BenchMark Commission - a series of benches and seats in the area, each imagined and conceived by a different artist. Images coming soon.
The Annual Lighting Programme - The Why Men by Usha Seejarim. Images of the project are on this site on the Temporary Installations menu under Experience.
JOHANNESBURG DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (JDA)
Invented Mythologies by Anwar Doung Jahangeer - sculpture for the new Ellis Park Precinct. Partnership between JDA, City of Johannesburg and mma Architects
Jewel City public art - sculpture by Shepherd Ndudzo; seating by Theresa-Ann Mackintosh
JOHANNESBURG PROPERTY COMPANY (JPC)
Orlando Ekhaya Bridge Lighting Sculpture by Mphethi Morojele - partnership between JPC and the City of Johannesburg
NEWTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (NID)
A sculpture tribute to the late great muso, Kippie Moeketsi. Now in adjudication. Winning artist to be announced end February 2009. Partnership between the NID, JDA and CoJ
Projects/Clients