adminThe permanent collection includes various traditional stools, baskets, drums and mats. The second exhibition is titled Ndebele Proverbs, a collection of paintings illustrating various proverbs in two dimensional forms with an English translation and meaning.
He said the two exhibitions were targeting young people taking a school break, and those members of the community that enjoy creative work.
“The other activities that the young Bulawayo community can look forward to is Art Attack 2012. This is an exhibition of art works submitted by young people between the ages 10 to 19 years from different backgrounds with the aim of creating dialogue through the works of art,” he said.
Zulu said this year’s theme was “Seamless Cultures of Matabeleland” so that at the end of the show we can celebrate the coming together, the creativity by our young people across the divide in the region under one space.
The submission of works for the Art Attack exhibition opened yesterday and will end on 15 April 2012. Works that would have been approved will be part of an exhibition that will open on 28 April at 2pm.
The gallery will also hold a five-day workshop for selected schools facilitated by Brian Kumira. The workshop will run from 11 to 14 April at the Lecture Room and the art works produced from the workshop would also be exhibited together with the art works submitted by various young artists for the Art Attack, on Saturday 26 April.
Meanwhile, Jacques De Vosizens, an exhibition by the gallery’s resident artists continues in the Marshall Baron Gallery until Mid April showing impromptu and experimental work for the first half of 2012.
“We are calling on all the interested members of the society to visit the gallery and continue to dialogue about art,” Zulu said.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter