Educator's Workshop - Good Neighbours: African Art and Design Educators' Perspectives
27 Aug 2022 SAST (+02:00)
NIROX Sculpture Park
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Between 26 – 28 August 2021, NIROX Foundation, in collaboration with the Visual Arts Forum of Educators in Southern Africa (VAFESA), Central Johannesburg TVET College, and the Department of Visual Arts and Design at the Vaal University of Technology, will host a colloquium titled Good Neighbours: African Art and Design, Educators’ Perspectives.
The colloquium is convened by Obed Mokhuhlani and Farrell Ngilima and will be moderated by Dr. Anneke de Klerk. It will include the presentation of four papers by Thembalihle Art Nkosi, Kolodi Senong, Mashaole Makwela, and Joel Otladisa Mosimanyana, which will take place at Columba Leadership Academy on 27 August 2022.
As outlined in the abstracts below, Nkosi’s paper explores the relationship between TVET colleges and universities, asking how such spaces might work together for the betterment of education in South Africa. Senong’s paper provides a compartive reading of Hugh Masekela’s Stimela (1974) and Nhlanhla Xaba’s Past, Present and Future (1992), exploring subjects of ‘displacement, migration, and urbanisation... as consequences of contact with colonialism’. In turn, Makwela’s paper delves into the psychological aspects of animation – in particular the feature-length film Tengers (2007) – as it relates to everyday experiences of crime in Johannesburg, while Mosimanyana’s paper unpacks the important role of indigenous knowledge systems in reconstituting the role of art and design educators.
PROGRAMME
10:00 – 10:15AM: A short introductory note by Farrell Ngilima (VAFESA)
10:15 – 10:45AM: Good Neighbours: The Relationship Between Universities and TVET Colleges (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
11:15 – 11:30AM: Break for tea and coffee
11:40 – 12:10PM: More than Neighbours – Stimela: Past, Present and Future (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
12:40PM: Lunch
*Lunch is not provided for attendees, however, those who attend can book a table at ‘And then there was fire...’ or take a stroll to the Lawn Pavilion to sit and enjoy a range of gourmet sandwiches, salads, pastries, and so on.
2PM: Neighbourly in a Neighbourhood: Tengers’ Psychological Truth (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
3 – 3:15PM: Break for tea and coffee
3:15 – 3:45PM: Exploring Indigenous Knowlege Systems in Transmitting the Message of African Art and Design: An Educators’ Perspective (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
4:15PM: Closing remarks
Admission is R150, and includes tea and coffee between discussions, as well as general park admission. Space is limited to 25 pax, so booking is essential.
GPS: S25°59' 09.56'' E27°46' 59.17"
No food, drinks, pets, gazebos or sporting equipment may be brought into the park.
Entry and use of the facilities are entirely at your own risk. NIROX has no responsibility for injury or loss of any kind, howsoever arising. Children are their parent's responsibility.They must be under adult supervision at all times and respect the performance and experience of other patrons during the peformance. Sculptures are not to be handled or played upon. The landscape is precious, treat it as such. No swimming is permitted. NIROX is an outdoor venue, subject to the weather. While every care is taken to ensure an enjoyable experience, a decision will be taken in the event of inclement weather on how to proceed. No refunds. Entry to the park constitutes agreement that images of visitors may be captured and published on social and other media by other visitors; and by NIROX. The event will comply with current COVID legislation and best practice. If these change, NIROX is not responsible for the curtailment or cancellation of this event.
NIROX is a private not-for-profit foundation to benefit the arts. All income is used to maintain the grounds, the artist residency program, and artist support.
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Between 26 – 28 August 2021, NIROX Foundation, in collaboration with the Visual Arts Forum of Educators in Southern Africa (VAFESA), Central Johannesburg TVET College, and the Department of Visual Arts and Design at the Vaal University of Technology, will host a colloquium titled Good Neighbours: African Art and Design, Educators’ Perspectives.
The colloquium is convened by Obed Mokhuhlani and Farrell Ngilima and will be moderated by Dr. Anneke de Klerk. It will include the presentation of four papers by Thembalihle Art Nkosi, Kolodi Senong, Mashaole Makwela, and Joel Otladisa Mosimanyana, which will take place at Columba Leadership Academy on 27 August 2022.
As outlined in the abstracts below, Nkosi’s paper explores the relationship between TVET colleges and universities, asking how such spaces might work together for the betterment of education in South Africa. Senong’s paper provides a compartive reading of Hugh Masekela’s Stimela (1974) and Nhlanhla Xaba’s Past, Present and Future (1992), exploring subjects of ‘displacement, migration, and urbanisation... as consequences of contact with colonialism’. In turn, Makwela’s paper delves into the psychological aspects of animation – in particular the feature-length film Tengers (2007) – as it relates to everyday experiences of crime in Johannesburg, while Mosimanyana’s paper unpacks the important role of indigenous knowledge systems in reconstituting the role of art and design educators.
PROGRAMME
10:00 – 10:15AM: A short introductory note by Farrell Ngilima (VAFESA)
10:15 – 10:45AM: Good Neighbours: The Relationship Between Universities and TVET Colleges (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
11:15 – 11:30AM: Break for tea and coffee
11:40 – 12:10PM: More than Neighbours – Stimela: Past, Present and Future (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
12:40PM: Lunch
*Lunch is not provided for attendees, however, those who attend can book a table at ‘And then there was fire...’ or take a stroll to the Lawn Pavilion to sit and enjoy a range of gourmet sandwiches, salads, pastries, and so on.
2PM: Neighbourly in a Neighbourhood: Tengers’ Psychological Truth (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
3 – 3:15PM: Break for tea and coffee
3:15 – 3:45PM: Exploring Indigenous Knowlege Systems in Transmitting the Message of African Art and Design: An Educators’ Perspective (followed by a 30 minute discussion)
4:15PM: Closing remarks
Admission is R150, and includes tea and coffee between discussions, as well as general park admission. Space is limited to 25 pax, so booking is essential.
GPS: S25°59' 09.56'' E27°46' 59.17"
No food, drinks, pets, gazebos or sporting equipment may be brought into the park.
Entry and use of the facilities are entirely at your own risk. NIROX has no responsibility for injury or loss of any kind, howsoever arising. Children are their parent's responsibility.They must be under adult supervision at all times and respect the performance and experience of other patrons during the peformance. Sculptures are not to be handled or played upon. The landscape is precious, treat it as such. No swimming is permitted. NIROX is an outdoor venue, subject to the weather. While every care is taken to ensure an enjoyable experience, a decision will be taken in the event of inclement weather on how to proceed. No refunds. Entry to the park constitutes agreement that images of visitors may be captured and published on social and other media by other visitors; and by NIROX. The event will comply with current COVID legislation and best practice. If these change, NIROX is not responsible for the curtailment or cancellation of this event.
NIROX is a private not-for-profit foundation to benefit the arts. All income is used to maintain the grounds, the artist residency program, and artist support.