a sunset walk into the NIROX hinterland followed by an ‘Asado’ dinner at NITA’s Kitchen
The NIROX Winter 2019 Sculpture Exhibition\ , titled the POWER OF SITE and co-curated with Lorena Guillén Vaschetti (Arg) and Adam Jeppesen (Den)\, opens on May 4th with a unique late after noon walk from the Sculpture Park into the highveld grasslands surrounding NIROX Sculpture Park to visit the hilltop installation of Standing Stone Circle by the celebrated British artist Richard Long. Following a drink at sunset guests will walk back to NIROX at dusk for an authentic Argentinia n ‘Asado’ prepared by Che Argentinian Grill\, in collaboration with N ITA’s Kitchen.
Long-to-Long: Little Su n Walk is a collaboration with the Danish Embassy and Little Sun\, a globa l project founded by internationally renowned artist Olafur Eliasson to ma ke clean energy a reality worldwide. As dusk sets\, the walk walk will be lit by Little Sun solar lights carried by schoolchildren.
Each adult tic ket purchased for the event will provide one solar lamp to a student livin g with unreliable or no access to electricity. Using solar energy in remot e areas means the children can read\, study\, and play safely after the su n has set.
This event is exclusive t o invited guests and the schoolchildren around whom the experience is cent ered.
The walk traverses 5 kilometers into the h eart of the Cradle of Humankind in the company of 50 to 75 local schoolchi ldren\, guided by the artists Hannelie Coetzee and Richard Forbes\, whose deep knowledge and experience of the local terrain and history\, has infor med their practices and will be generously shared to create a memorable il luminating experience for all.
Schoolchildren participating in the project are pupils of the Nation
al School for the Arts (NSA)\, the Matla School\, Kromdraai\, and schoo
ls serviced by the Columba Leadership Academy.
NIROX and NSA share a wide range of collaborative initiatives that expose future art ists from all disciplines to the experience and insights of practicing art ists from across the world\, engaged in NIROX’ artist’s residency\, wo rkshops and exhibition programs.
NIROX hosts Columba’s Cradle Residency which is due to commence operations coincidentally with T he Power of Site\, providing a platform to enhance Columba’s successful development of youth leaders with the character and resilience to transfor m society.
NIROX is proud to be part of these crucial collaborations.
< strong>The event is made possible with the generous support of the Danish government.
The Power of Su n for Everyone!
TICKETS
from www.niroxarts.com.
The walk will s et-off between 3.30pm to 4pm\, no later.
Good fitness and footwear is a requirement as this is a physical activity. We recommend all participants to bring their own water bottle to stay hydrated.
Note that a liability waiver will need to be signed before commencing the walk .
Per person: R600 (online only)
< strong>Booking is essential. Guest numbers are limited\, so early booki ngs advised.
Price includes:
- access to the Sculpture Park\,
- participation in the event\,
< p>- a sunset drink\,- dinner for the ticket ho lder and one participating school-child\,
- one Little Sun\, and
- another Little Sun will be donated to o ne participating schoolchild.
Bernie’s B ar will be open for business throughout the event.
No food\, drinks\, pets\, gazebos or sporting equipment may be brought into the park.
NIROX is an outdoor venue and as such is s ubject to the weather. While every care will be taken to ensure an enjoyab le experience for guests\, in the event of inclement weather a decision wi ll be taken on how to proceed. No refunds.
Children must be under adult supervision at all times. Entry to the park is at your own risk.
NIROX is not responsible for any loss\, injury or damage.
< p>For further information contact Lloyd 082 875 2865 or Tammy 083 600 2280 .------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Lit tle Sun’s solar solutions are for everyone. They benefit communities liv ing off the electrical grid by working with local entrepreneurs\, creating local jobs\, and generating local profits. Artist Olafur Eliasson officia lly launched the Little Sun social business in July 2012 at London’s Tat e Modern to bring clean\, affordable solar energy to the 1.1 billion peopl e living without electricity. Since then\, more than 830\,000 Little Sun l amps have been distributed worldwide\, with more than half going to off-gr id areas.
Purchasing Little Suns in areas of the world with electricity makes the products available in off-grid areas at reduced\, locally affordable prices\, where they provide a clean alternati ve to toxic and expensive fuel-based lighting and a steadfast and clean al ternative to relying on the electrical grid.
In 2017\, El iasson launched the Little Sun Foundation as an extension of the social bu siness. The non-profit brings light to the most vulnerable communities wor ldwide who are off the grid and beyond the reach of Little Sun’s entrepr eneurial distribution models. These include remote schools\, refugee camps \, and people affected by natural disasters.
LOCATION:24 Kromdraai Rd\, Kromdraai\, Krugersdorp\, Gauteng\, 1739 SUMMARY:Long to Long: Little Sun Walk URL;VALUE=URI:https://nirox.howler.co.za/LongtoLong END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR