Mid-Morning Magic's Yolanda Maartens talks to Art Musuem Guide, Siobahn Swart, about this great opportunity to present their own exhibition.

transition • liminality • adaptation was curated by the current 2022/2023 Art Museum Guides at Oliewenhuis. 

Kgahliso Kau, Xola Brilliant Sello, Jacobeth Selinga, Siobhan Swart and the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP3) Work-Based Experience Programme Interns; Hlompho Dimpho Shale and Natley Barnardo had a hand in bringing to life the composition that is transition • liminality • adaptation.

These ‘young emerging artists,' being recent graduates in visual arts or close to graduating have explained that they often find themselves questioning what it means to become successful artists, and whether this means limiting their originality and creativity for the purpose of acknowledgement and acceptance in the visual art industry. 

Therefore, within their exhibition, they explore and challenge the barrier that separates ingenuity and conformity. 

With artworks sourced from Oliewenhuis Art Museum’s  very own Permanent Collection as well as The Art Bank of South Africa’s Contemporary Collection, the exhibition has been carefully curated with the aim of raising questions within the notions of the art industry.  The variety of artworks that have been selected showcase a diverse use of media and conceptual ideas. 

                    Nigel Mullins, Hopeful Monsters, 2000, Lithograph on paper, 1 m x 75 cm

Exploring themes such as identity, spirituality, mental health, the macabre, humour and satire within the exhibition, artworks relating to these themes and expressing them were selected. The curated exhibition juxtaposes the artistic expressions by both emerging and established artists bringing a well rounded visual experience to the viewer. 

              Diane Victor, Walking Blind: FROM A LITTLE HISTORY, 2018, Etching on paper, 9.5 x 7 cm

Oliewenhuis Art Museum cordially invites the public to attend the opening and walkabout of transition • liminality • adaptation. Entrance is free of charge for both events and everyone is welcome. The opening will take place at 19:00 on Thursday, 16 March 2023 and a walkabout of the exhibition will be presented at 11:00 on Friday, 17 March 2023.

This exhibition will run from the 16th of March 2023 to the 1st of May 2023 at the Annex Gallery on the first floor of the Main Building at Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

For more enquiries, contact the Oliewenhuis Art Museum on;

051 011 0525 (ext 200) or oliewen@nasmus.co.za