First Thursdays: 5 October 2023

SAVE THE DATE! 5 October 2023 from 18:00.

The 'First Thursdays' initiative is equally about access to the arts as it is about injecting life into our spaces. Our concept is to provide local artists and musicians a platform to showcase their talents in a comfortable, casual environment, after hours.

Music by Edian

Edian joins us for a live performance from 18:00.

Singer-songwriter Edian has a deep passion for music and has been involved in the music industry for years. He has shared the stage and hosted big local names with the likes of Jo Black, Adam Tas, The Millennium Band, Juanita du Plessis, Desmond Wells, and many others.

Wine Showcasing with Lomond Wine Estate!

Exhibitions by:

1. Wendy Ann

Wendy Ann is a self-taught artist who focuses on realism. Her preferred mediums are oil, pencils, and pan pastels. Her work varies from animals and people to sea and landscapes.

2. Hester Coetzee

Hester Coetzee's voice of expression is in painting beautiful, elegant, timeless pieces.

She's worked with pencil, pen, pastels, acryl, watercolours, ink, oil, and fluid acrylics. 

Her preferred medium, however, is oil.

The desire to add more spice to her life and the deep desire for even greater self-growth has transported her to her new environment Franskraal, the perfect setting for a soft, easy, tranquil, expansive life pursuing her passion for creating beautiful, elegant, timeless art.

3. Batty

Quirky rock art by Jeff.

4. Turchia Africa

Turchia Africa has always had a passion for art.

She relocated to Pearly Beach from Cape Town and despite the challenges of the pandemic, it created an opportunity for her to re-light her passion and to start painting again.

Apart from acrylics, her work includes creating a variety of textured artworks.

5. Natalie-Dominique Louw

Natalie started painting in 2003 and like most artists, finds it to be extremely therapeutic.

Her very first artwork was a self-portrait in pencil.

Natalie-Dominique enjoys working in oil, acrylic and watercolours and has experimented in the past with charcoal.

6. MURG

Simply put... They make stuff!

7. Belinda Ann Burchell

Belinda has been an art and design teacher for 21 years while continuing to paint in her spare time.

Her experience over the years has included mural painting, stage design, and set painting for which she has received numerous awards.

"By being open to the differences existing between fine art and design, I allowed my experiences of both to flow together and found the result to be illustrations, some of which will be represented here."

8. Linda Pretorius

Linda Pretorius (nee Budde) is a self-taught artist from De Kelders. Linda's preferred medium is oils and draws her inspiration from the beautiful surroundings. 

Linda has been exhibiting with us since the beginning of our 'First Thursdays' concept and continues to bring in new and exciting artworks every month. 

For more information, contact Afrikanos.