Art & Conservation
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations.
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations. By December Ndhlovu Why do we celebrate Earth Day? Global Earth Day has been celebrated on the 22nd April every year for over 50 years now. It is celebrated as a conscious reminder that the Earth or Planet Earth is badly damaged and that we care about it as…
Skills of our Children: Creative workshop with Andries Botha
Skills of our Children: Vutshila Na Vana Bya Hina Shobiyana High School aspires to be THE art school in Mpumalanga, despite its location in a Presidential Poverty Node with an 85% unemployment rate. Their art program is driven by Walter Sibuyi, art teacher to several hundred learners. Enter world renowned sculptor Andries Botha who met Walter…
Children’s storybook in Xitsonga and English
Our first children’s story in English and Xitsonga, The Little Elephant / Xitori xa Xindlopfana, illustrated by the children of Ekurhuleni Centre for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, is with the designer and the layout about to be finalised. Renowned artist Andries Botha worked with the adults from the community who dramatised the story for the…