V Moledi Art’s “Art In The Park” is a space for public meditation and group therapy. ART STATE publisher Mpho Matsitle found the fortune to book himself a session, and having failed with the paintbrush, he turns to the keyboard to paint a picture.
Category: FEATURE
Articles about an interesting art personality or place or artwork.
Ikhaya Lika Moya: The Art of Healing
Sethembiso Zulu’s Ikhaya Lika Moya recently concluded its four-month residency at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley. Mpho Matsitle immersed himself in its glory and jots down his thoughts for Art State.
Radioactive Poetry Café: A New Beginning
The Radioactive Blog kicked off its 2022 season of Radiactive Poetry Café on Monday 7 February at Black Sheep Café. Somewhere between the coffee and poetry, Mpho Matsitle found pockets of space to offer some observations.
May the FREESGOSMAS Live the Longest
As politicians feared losing their wards, Free State gospel artists geared for their awards, writes Art State Editor Ace Moloi.
#FurAndCoats: The Carefree and the Curfewed
Even as she suffered an asthma attack just moments before her time on stage, Noxy still lived up to her vows of loving and respecting the arts—in sickness and in health, reports Ace Moloi
The Television Classroom: A Black Friday For Bloemfontein Talent
While South Africans were recovering from wrestling each other for the cheapest TV on Black Friday, Bloemfontein artists gathered in their numbers for a priceless Black Friday deal in the form of a free television masterclass, writes Ace Moloi.
The Fana Mini Days of Our Lives
Fana Mini’s rise to stardom is a story of perseverance, sacrifice and humility, writes Ace Moloi.
The Whole Trinity: a true story
Love, Crime and Johannesburg PR Officer and ART STATE Editor Ace Moloi reflects on the production’s behind-the-scenes.
BA RE E NE E LE LIT!
Ba Re E Ne Re Literature Festival was a festival of stimulating ideas around literature, writes ART STATE Publisher Mpho Matsitle.
Thembile’s Ultra Sound
ART STATE Hip Hop Correspondent Thandeka Diphoko was invited to the launch of Thembile Thembile’s The UltraSound EP. After giving it a thorough listen, and a young chat with the MC, she tells us all about it.
