Call for applications: residencies in Switzerland

The Swiss Arts Council invites applications from Southern African arts practitioners from all disciplines for residencies in Switzerland in 2011/12.

Pro Helvetia Cape Town, the Swiss Arts Council, invites applications from Southern African arts practitioners (including curators, event organisers, and mediators) from all disciplines (Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, Literature) for studio and research residencies in Switzerland in 2011/12. Read more here...

Petition: The Three Elephant Sculpture

The eThekwini Municipality (Durban, South Africa) has stopped work on the Three Elephant installation it contracted sculptor Andries Botha to do based on the political interpretation of this work by the local African National Congress . This action is a marked departure from the freedoms that the citizens of the Republic of South Africa have afforded artists to express themselves without fear of political interference.

Sign the petition here

New Winnie The Pooh Movie

Scheduled for a release in Summer 2011, this new feature brings back one of the most popular animated characters. Titled Winnie The Pooh, this feature is created using the Toon Boom Harmony pipeline.

View the trailer here...

Happy Diwali - Enjoy!

Junior Designer for Miway

Required: a junior design intern in the marketing and design department. Ideally looking for an energetic, self starter to join the team and learn more about the marketing of an insurance brand.
The position (person) will handle smaller design projects and DTP projects.

Click here for requirements and contact details.

Student Loans from EduLoan

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Eduloan is the preferred provider of Study Loans in South Africa. Eduloan has unlocked the potential of over R2.4 billion to 600 000 tertiary students so far.

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• Your employer, family or even friends may apply on your behalf. They must be fully employed and meet the instalment criteria.
• If your sponsor passes away, Eduloan will write off the outstanding balance.
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CREATIVE CAREERS competition

Design a logo for CREATIVE CAREERS competition

Design Brief and Competition Guidelines

Creative Careers’ clients will be 16 – 50 year old professionals from all cultures in South Africa’s creative industries: art, music, dance, entertainment, fashion and media. The client base will include a wide variety of creatives, ranging from freelance sound engineers and art gallery managers to music professors, fashion design assistants and festival organisers. Creative Careers will be the first online career portal that caters exclusively for these industries.
Creative Careers is passionately committed to the well-being of the South African creative and performing arts industries. By providing this job portal we believe that we are connecting job seekers with recruiters in a meaningful and effective way.
There will be three kinds of clients:
1. Job seekers
2. Job advertisers
3. General product/ event advertisers

The web address is www.creativecareers.co.za, and the site is scheduled to go live during January 2011.

The logo needs to be truly unique, but it doesn’t need to include a symbol – it could simply be built and designed around the font and the wording. It needs to represent all the creative industries in a meaningful way and must also be:
 Happy
 Simple
 Sophisticated
 Modern
 CREATIVE

The slogan is:
“Work opportunities in South Africa’s music, dance, art and entertainment industries.”
This slogan will more often than not appear with the logo.

Prizes
 The winner’s name and institution of study/ name of business will be mentioned in Creative Careers’ first newsletter that will go out to 3,000 people currently active in South Africa’s creative industries.
 The winner will receive R1,000 by means of an electronic funds transfer into his/ her bank account.

Competition guidelines
 Competition entries can be emailed in high resolution JPEG or PDF format to marelize@creativecareers.co.za, and needs to include one logo design without the slogan, and one with the slogan.
 The winner of the competition will be available to work with Creative Careers in fine tuning the logo to suit Creative Careers’ needs. Creative Careers will not ask for more than 3 x changes to the original logo.
 Copyright of the winning design will belong to Creative Careers.
 Participants are allowed to submit as many entries as they want.
 The competition closes on 9 November 2010 and winners will be announced on or before 17 November 2010.
 The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding this decision.

Please feel free to contact Marelize de Beurs with any questions you might have on marelize@creativecareers.co.za

Get paid to brand your car

Bandyourcar.com matches motorists, who want to earn extra money and advertisers who want a unique and effective medium to promote their products or services. You can earn even more when you increase the exposure of the brand on your vehicle, while you can also earn additional incentives by participating in special events. The chance to advertise on your car for money is open to any owners and drivers of privately owned vehicles from all over South Africa.
The application with Brandyourcar.com is free and anyone living inside or near an urban centre is eligible.

More info and application process at http://www.brandyourcar.com

Exhibition of graffiti art

Project co-ordinator Tamlyn Martin, an artist, curator and lecturer at the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design, explains that the concept is about combining a formal exhibition with a series of public workshop sessions that ­allow for participation, skills transference and a chance for art ­makers to connect.

“We decided to consider the guerrilla gardening concept as a way of beautifying neglected public areas and to combine it with an exhibition of graffiti-styled art and some graffiti-themed public workshops,” says Martin. Read More...

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 'MEDIA FREEDOM DAY'

Vacancy: Web Master - University of KwaZulu-Natal

More jobs at the Centre for Creative Arts at http://poetryafrica.wordpress.com/jobs-centre-for-creative-arts/ 


FILM FESTIVAL ASSISTANT MANAGER & WEB MASTER (GRADE 9)
1 YEAR FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT (01 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011)
CENTRE FOR CREATIVE ARTS
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES,DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS

Reference No.: CCA03 Closing Date: 22 October 2010


Based within the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) produces four annual festivals – Time of the Writer, Durban International Film Festival, Jomba! Contemporary Dance Festival, and Poetry Africa.
The CCA seeks a skilled and experienced Film Festival Assistant Manager and Web Master who shall be involved in a full range of activities for the successful implementation of its festivals and activities. The post requires organisational and office management skills, the ability to prioritise, good inter-personal and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. The successful applicant must be able to work as a member of a team, handle a variety of responsibilities, work with a high degree of discretion and independence, and meet pressured deadlines.

The Film Festival duties include:
• Contribute to festival design; establish and manage film selection processes within pressured deadlines; review film entries; research, negotiate and invite films and aligned filmmakers; programming of films into overall festival screening schedule
• Research and development of audience development strategies, workshops, seminars, special events and training programmes; liaison with industry stakeholders including government and education specialists; management of workshop programmes.
• Compile and write data for festival publications, press releases, promotional materials, reports, etc
• Oversee film jury processes; management of temp staff
• Assist in negotiating funding support for special festival projects, films, participants; maintain and support relationships with funders and partners.
• Commitment to the orderly upkeep of CCA archives, database systems; compilation of post-project
reports, analyses and follow-ups.
Website management and related duties include:
• Translation of publications to a format suitable for website and other e-publications.
• World wide exchange of data including photos, film print sources and festival contacts with international press and other festivals.
• Research developments in media convergence for use in website development.
• Manage CCA photography archive; design and compile photo sheets for reports; produce photo discs
• Manage video projects; oversee video production service providers and projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Senior Certificate
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, Groupwise, internet, HTML, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier Pro
• 5 year experience in similar environment
ADVANTAGES
• Photography
• Excellent communication skills, and specialist knowledge in film.
Applicants are required to submit a covering letter highlighting their experience in, and providing evidence for, each of the minimum requirements and advantages as listed above, together with a detailed CV including the names, full addresses, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of three referees, to Ms M Reddy, Centre for Creative Arts, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, Fax No +27 031 260 3074. E-mail Reddym7@ukzn.ac.za 

India's Animation Boom

India’s animation sector is witnessing a major boom. Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Other companies are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games.
So what makes India a hub for animation? Why is the sector experiencing exponential growth? for this, we take a look at what makes India shine in the world of animation.

India has a vast base of English speaking workforce: Animation, which requires familiarity with the English language, benefits when the work is outsourced to India. A number of animation companies in the country are also creating skilled manpower for the animation market through various training programmes...Read more on Web Ink...

CFAD celebrates Class of 2009 with TLTL Awards

“You are among distinguished men and women who contributed to the birth of the New South Africa,” said keynote speaker and CFAD Advisory Chair – Ravi Govender, at the graduation ceremony of CFAD’s 2009 Class. “But you have an even stronger role to play. Each era there is an artist who has shaped new meaning and is recognised as a leader.

“Design is a part of our lives. Shapes, colours and designs impact each of us. We live in an era of consumption and its up to you to move away from all that is known and make your own way. Remember, opportunity dances with those on the dance floor.”

Apart from bidding the graduates farewell CFAD made the most of the opportunity to acknowledge four unsung heroes of the apartheid struggle. Read the full article on Going Places...

Social Network official trailer HD

VUKA Deadline extended!

Vuka deadline extended to 11th October 2010


 http://vuka.mnet.co.za/HOME-1.aspx for more information and entry form and checklist.

William Shatner Toon Boom Animation Competition

Create an original animation short using Toon Boom Animation software and William Shatner's voice and you could be a winner. With the animated William Shatner starring in your lead role and three audio voiceovers to choose from, this is your opportunity to showcase your skills as a top-notch animator!

Visit the competition website at http://www.toonboom.com/myouterspace/ and get started.

Entrants shall create a promotional animation for MOS using one of the three audio tracks that are being provided by the contest organizers. The tracks include William Shatner's voice recordings and supplied music. To download the audio tracks, you must sign up at MOS and register as a citizen of Anteros: www.myouterspace.com.

The "My Outer Space Contest" is scheduled from September 1 until December 1, 2010. It is organized by MOS and Toon Boom.

2nd Annual Animated Advert Bootcamp

2nd Annual Animated Advert Bootcamp, an exciting and compulsory activity for all students at the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design. The boot camp runs over one and a half weeks, starting the 13th September 2010, ending 22nd September 2010. Every year the Final Year students at CFAD are required to complete a Public Service Announcement Advert as part of their Syllabus and are also encouraged to enter their PSA’s in the very popular, Vuka Competition.  

The Vuka Competition, run by Mnet encourages students to come up with new adverts every year to help make the public aware of serious issues such as drug abuse, HIV and other social issues. The winning team of the Vuka Competition gets their advert flighted on DSTV and M-Net. The Golden Eagle Award, the CFAD award, will also be presented to the winning team for the best TV Commercial produced during the boot camp.

Academic Head of CFAD, Krish Moodley said; “Last year over 20 adverts were completed in a week. The boot camp is also an excellent opportunity for team work and social responsibility.”

Wanted: DTP Operator

Candidates should have a working knowledge of Coreldraw, Freehand and Photoshop.
The candidate will also be required to work on Catalogues, Magazines and will need to be both creative and innovative.

Must be able to work independently and work well under pressure.  

Contact 
Meryl Candice Kanny
Regional Sales Manager
AA Graphixs and Print
8 Gray Place, Pinetown,3600
(t)031 701 8797
(c)082 755 6984
(f)086 663 6314
meryl@aagraphics.co.za
www.aagraphics.co.za  

OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN “THE CREATIVE ORACLE”

Junior Graphic Designers – to report to Senior Designers

•  must have a passion and talent for artwork and all things creative
•   highly innovative, organized, motivated and possess strong drawing and computer skills..
•   thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts
•   using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;
•   proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;
•   contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;
•   keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media
•   Ability to work under tight deadlines.
•   working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account              executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
•   Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Internet websites.
  

Senior Designers – to report to Art and Creative Directors from Cape Town, New York and Paris

• Ability to lead  and manage creative projects from concept to completion
• estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;
• strong design or copywriting background an advantage
• Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, typography
• A strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development,  and creative process.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Passion, Integrity, and Energy.
  

Please mail your details and a brief summary on why you are perfect for this job to cv@grconcept.com

Wanted: Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo

Organized by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Japan Image Council, is an artist in residence program which aims to provide three outstanding young animation artists from around the world with an opportunity to come to Tokyo and create new works while directly interacting with Japanese animation culture.

All of the following is provided to the successful candidates:

1. Travel expenses : provided
2. Living allowance: provided
3. Travel insurance: provided
4. Rental accommodation: provided (including workspace)
5. Location: Tokyo
6. Materials stipend: provided (within limits)
7. Expert assistance: provided
8. Opportunity to present finished work: provided
9. Opportunities to interact with Japanese creators: provided

Selection

A selection committee composed of experts in this field will make a first selection based on submitted documents and a second selection after conducting interviews (via the internet) to arrive at a preliminary list of candidates to be invited to participate in the program. Those selected will be contacted in the middle of October and once all conditions of participation have been confirmed the selection will be formally announced.

Closing Date:
Application forms and all required documents must be received by September 10th, 2010

For full details and application documents visit Animation Artist in Residence

Corporate Video Competition

First Prize R5000.00 cash, Second Prize R3000.00 cash and Third Prize R2000.00 cash.

Closing Date: 31st August 2010
The video is a branding exercise and the intent behind it is to further our brand footprint.

The video:

Premier Assist wants a short 20 to 30 second video depicting our services, entrants are to upload it to our website. The video is to show / explain what our services are about – we have lots of examples of happy clients on our testimonial page on our website. We particularly want the video to show how Premier Assist stands out from other similar services that are available to people.

On our website, we have provided a toolkit that gives all the logo’s for the competition, some hints and tips and more information on our services, these are all available to download on the website as well as the terms and conditions for entry and a number of release, consent and permission forms that are required. Merely log onto our website and click on the “Enter Competition” , which will redirect you to the relevant information page.

                                   A little bit about us

Premier Assist is a telephonic work-life balance / concierge service which offers services and products designed to help one manage a busy lifestyle and save money at the same time. The concept has previously only been available to the corporate market by way of employee retention strategies; however, we are now marketing these services to the public at large. For a list of services and products on offer, please look at our website www.premierassist.co.za

 

TLTL - Too Little Too Late - Award

The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design in Durban’s CBD will host the Annual Graduation Dinner, Fashion Extravaganza and TLTL Awards Ceremony – themed “Celebration” at the DLI Hall in Greyville on Friday 27 August, 2010.

A highlight of the evening is the tertiary institution’s acknowledgment of unsung heroes instrumental in weaving the complex fabric of our community. “The TLTL - Too Little Too Late - Awards are given to individuals who contribute unselfishly to the community without the recognition they deserve. Most South African artists have highlighted the plight of the struggle for freedom, and through their work people were able to break the silence,” said CFAD founder Nanda Soobben.

This year the TLTL awardees all share a literary heritage. Three respected authors with strong Durban connections who have contributed meaningfully to the process of reconciliation, cultural awareness and nation-building through their writings, will be publicly applauded.

  

Durban-born retired accountant Aziz Hassim’s debut novel, The Lotus People served as a form of catharsis for Hassim – a personal TRC. He also wished to record a past he is convinced has disappeared forever for the younger generation who think he is "making up stories" when he tells them about that era.

Prithiraj R. Dullay was a student leader at Springfield College and his exposure to contacts with other student leaders such as Steve Biko, Strini Moodley and many more shaped his political consciousness. Dullay’s 278 page acclaimed book Salt Water Runs in My Vein” was launched in May 2010. A second book is due to be published at the end of 2010.

Ashwin Desai, the holder of a Masters degree from Rhodes University and a doctorate from Michigan State University is an unusually prolific and a wide-ranging writer whose work has been published in academic and popular books and periodicals around the world. He has recently published Inside Indian Indenture: A South African Story.

The Edge Award, also to be presented at this gala evening, for Art and Media achievement goes to Jan Jordaan. This award celebrates her contribution and pays tribute to local heroes who have received little or no recognition in the media.

Jan Jordaan initiated the UDHR International Print Portfolio for Artists for Human Rights in Durban, South Africa. He has held many exhibitions both National and International. Presently, he lectures printmaking at the Durban Institute of Technology and functions as director of Art for Humanity.

For more information contact:

Illa Thompson
Publicity Matters
arts, theatre, culture, festival, social justice and events publicists
tel / fax 031 201 1638
mobile 083 326 3234
illa@pubmat.co.za
www.pubmat.co.za

 

Erosion of media freedom in South Africa

Nineteen civil societies have signed a memorandum to the government expressing their deep concerns about the roll back in democratic freedoms in South Africa and the recent attempts to strangle the media and the freedom of expression in South Africa.

The Protection of Information Bill creates obstacles for civil society and media groups seeking to expose official malpractices by giving the government extensive powers to prevent the communication of information in the "national interest" on the pain of draconian punishments ranging from a minimum of three years imprisonment, extending up to 25 years. Read the full article here...

Vacancy: SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER - University of KwaZulu-Natal

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
(GRADE 9)
AUDIO VISUAL
UNIVERSITY WIDE
REFERENCE NO.: AV01/2010



The University of KwaZulu-Natal is committed to employment equity.

The Senior Graphic Designer creates the visual components of various types of media including
broadcast, electronic and written material. The designer takes verbal and or written ideas from a
client and develops a creative way to effectively communicate the message.
The applicant is expected to undertake University wide graphic design, media production,
photography, digital imaging and printing in a professional manner and in line with the University
brand.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Grade 12
• 3 year relevant qualification or degree in graphic design, which must include computer
graphics.
• 4 years relevant work experience in a graphic design environment.
• Good working knowledge of all aspects of design and ability to convey concepts and
information effectively.
• Sound computer experience and proven ability to work in Windows and Mac applications.
• Proven knowledge and experience of professional graphic design and DTP programmes.
• Experience in photography and digital imaging.
• Presentation of graphics portfolio.
In the absence of the minimum qualification, the applicant should have Grade 12 and 6 years
relevant experience, and will have to successfully pass a competency test

PREFERENCES/ADVANTAGES:
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Creativity and ability to work with various people in different settings and varied budgets.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Self motivated and ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to multi task, undertake simultaneous projects and work under pressure to meet
deadlines
• Willingness to work after hours when required.
• Knowledge of computer generated motion graphics and animation.
• Experience in video production.

TOTAL REMUNERATION PACKAGE RANGE: R166,790– R250,186 per annum, inclusive
of benefits.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20 August 2010.
Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form which is available
on the Vacancies page of the University website at www.ukzn.ac.za Completed
forms may be sent to recruitment1@ukzn.ac.za Please state the advert reference
number in your subject line.

Durban Filmmart a resounding success!

Sharlene Versfeld of Arts link reports:  

"The inaugural Durban FilmMart (DFM) ended with the announcement of the winner of the Hubert Bals Fund Award in the ‘Specialist Projects' category.

The award of €5000 towards script and project development for ‘the most promising African project presented at the DFM' was presented to Jenna Cato Bass for her project ‘Tok Tokkie'.

The winner, chosen by a jury comprising Matthew Plouffe (Focus Features/USA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe (Africa Film Academy/Nigeria) and Iwana Chronis (Hubert Bals Fund / Netherlands), was one of 12 projects selected for the Durban Film Mart, from a total of 80 projects submitted from South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia and Burkina Faso, with contributions in both feature film and documentary genres."  Read the full report here...

Animation Contest Hosted by William Shatner

Coming in August 2010, Toon Boom Animation and Myouterspace are joining forces to find the greatest talent in the creative galaxy! Using Animate Pro Personal Learning Edition, this contest will challenge your creativity and originality and show the universe your support for Myouterspace.com. With the animated William Shatner starring in the lead role and three audio voiceovers to choose from.

William Shatner explains in this video...
http://toonboom.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/animation-contest-hosted-by-william-shatner/

Nanda Soobben on the SA World Cup Team

Nanda Soobben writes:
"There was a cartoon I wanted to do questioning the Bafana Bafana squad just before the start of the World Cup. But I decided against it as I didn't want to spoil the mood that engulfed our country and brought us together as a nation!...Am I being racist by questioning the composition of the Bafana team!? Why would I... I come from the trenches fighting for a non racial society and this team was racially skewed and not the non racial team we dreamt would represent us in the World Cup!!"

Read the full story at http://africartoons.com/cartoon/1109

Vacancy: Graphic Designer at Durban Municipality

Graphic Designer (Libraries & Heritage)
Parks Recreation and Culture
Unit within the libraries & Heritage Department

Qualification (Essential): Relevant 3 Year tertiary qualification, valid code B driver’s licence and 3 years relevant experience.
(Preferred): 4 years relevant experience.
Duties Include: Conceptualize and design publications including logos, posters, catalogues, brochures etc, by using DTP technology, clip art, digital photography and Freehand Illustration. Produce visuals, mockups and layouts. Direct photography and artwork. Monitor production process and checking proofs. Undertake Manipulation of text and photos. Produce polystyrene wall murals by selecting suitable illustrations (in liaison with Libarians), tracing, drawing, painting, and cutting. Assist with the installation of the graphic component exhibitions in compliance with museum and Library standards. Produce signage, notice and exhibition / display components including labels. Keep abreast of technical requirements associated with DTP reproduction and printing. Keep abreast with current design trends. Liaise with outside printing companies includes the obtaining of quotes. Keep statistics, write work progress reports and undertake office routines. Attend course, attend meetings and serve on committees.
Application to Reach Human Resources Administration Section, Parks Recreation, Cemeteries And Culture Unit, 3rd floor Ethekwini Municipality Building, 41 Margaret Mncadi (Victoria Embankment) or P.I Box 5426 Durban 4000. Tel: 3114102 or P.O Box 5892, Durban 4000 by Friday 16-07-2010 at 12.00 (Midday)

Web Design Jobs at Durban Municipality

Webmaster
R160 884.00 / 208 836.00 pa
Grade 11
Communications Unit
Governance Cluster

Qualification (Essential): Relevant 3 tertiary qualification. Valid code B drivers licence. (Preferred): IT related qualification/diploma in graphic design.
Experience (Essential): 3 years relevant experience.
(Preferred): 4 years relevant experience
Duties include: design plan and implement content of the internet and internet portal, including the creation of unique content and the integration of approved from other sources within the organization, file management and co-ordination of the retrieval of pertinent information from the site to end-users and archiving and recording managing Application to The Human Resources Administration, Ground floor, Shell House, 221 Anton Lembede Street, Durban 4001 or P.O Box 5892, Durban 4000 or may be email to SHRecruitment@durban.gov.za by Friday 16-07-2010 at 12.00 (Midday)

Website Content Coordinator
R136 284.00/176904.00 pa
Grade 10
Communications Unit
Governance Cluster

Qualification (Essential): Relevant Post Matric. Valid drivers licence (code B).
(Preferred): B degree in computer science or equivalent. Project leadership certificate.
Experience (Essential): 2 Years relevant experience.
(Preferred): 3 years relevant experience.
Duties Included: implement and monitor the content of the internet and internet portal, recommend changes to the portal and perform total quality management of the sites, including aesthetic consistency, evaluation of links and usability.
Application to The Human Resources Administration, Ground floor, Shell House, 221 Anton Lembede Street, Durban 4001 or P.O Box 5892, Durban 4000 or may be email to SHRecruitment@durban.gov.za by Friday 16-07-2010 at 12.00 (Midday)

CFAD Hosts Funmi Iyanda

A Nigerian multi award winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger, Iyanda is one of the international participants in Pilgrimages: an innovative international writers’ exchange programme which sees 14 African writers being hosted in 14 foreign countries in the context of the World Cup being in South Africa. Pilgrimages is conceived and hosted by Chimurenga magazine in conjunction with the Chinua Achebe Centre for African Writers at Bard College, New York.

Funmi Iyanda is a multi award winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She is the presenter of Talk With Funmi, a multi-segmented variety show set in multiple locations across Nigeria which is currently running on Africa Independent Television (AIT) Mondays 11pm Nigerian time. She produced and hosted Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show NEW DAWN with Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight years.

Visit Funmi's blog :  http://fiyanda.blogspot.com/

Artists for Human Rights Trust sponsors YAP

The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design thanks the Artists for Human Rights Trust for the part sponsorship of the 2010 Young Artist Programme. Their kind gesture has enabled 10 youngsters who were unable to afford the costs to participate in this unique art programme. The programme began on the 12th of June and will conclude on the 24th June. The public exhibition will be opened on the 3rd July.
 
Artists for Human Rights Trust History


The first seed for what was to become the Artists for Human Rights Trust germinated in an innovative collaborative project involving artists and human rights activists in KwaZulu/Natal. The prime movers behind the project were Coral Vinsen then a member of the Black Sash and the Durban Detainees Support Committee, and Lorna Ferguson, also of the Black Sash and then curator of the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg. Their aim was to mark the 40th anniversary (on the 10th December 1988) of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. To this end, a meeting was held early in 1988 to plan an art project to celebrate this special anniversary. As a result, the "Artists for Human Rights" committee was formed, and two events planned to take place on the 10th December 1988 (International Human Rights Day) at the Durban Exhibition Centre. The first of the two events was an interactive art and human rights workshop for 400 teenagers of all race groups held on the morning of the 10th December. Read more...

Artists, can you help?

The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) is working with south Durban churches to arrange a youth programme for the holidays.

They would like support from an artist/s to run a session teaching youth to paint banners/placards etc in preparation for a community march on the 10th of July against human trafficking.

If you can help, or can suggest someone who can, please can you contact Des D'Sa on 
083 982 6939  or e-mail sdcea3@mail.ngo.za

Free Durban Arts & Heritage Bus

World Cup Season: 12 June – 9 July

The Arts Bus: every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday

The Heritage Bus: every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Especially for the World Cup season, the popular Arts Bus - and a new
addition, the Heritage Bus - will alternate daily offering two different cultural experiences with a free hop-on, hop-off city bus which allows arts lovers to visit eight of the city’s premier galleries and some of the city’s top heritage attractions in a day.

The World Cup season will see the bus travel daily (except Sunday) from Sat 12 June until 9 July – offering 24 trips in total. The Arts Bus will run every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday over the season, and the Heritage Bus will run every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The idea is for residents to explore their city with comfort and ease; and for visitors to discover some of the arts and heritage treasures which the city has to offer. Packaging day trips makes visits easier with no transport, navigation or parking issues.


A major benefit is that the bus has an onboard guide to explain the attractions en route and to provide a narrative context to all the places to be visited. The bus for both routes will depart daily at 8.30am in front of the old Pavillion site on the beachfront which is used as the World Cup Info Site, ideally for holiday-makers and World Cup visitors to be able to embark. The second stop will be at 9am at the KZNSA Gallery in Glenwood primarily for those wanting to park their cars in the KNZSA car park. Guests can join the bus either at the beachfront Tourist
Info Site (old Pavillion site) at 8.30am or the KZNSA Gallery at 9am.

The Arts Bus takes visitors to some of the premier galleries in the city – with special focus on those galleries who have a World Cup or soccer themed exhibition. It is anticipated that the route will include The KZNSA Gallery; The Durban Art Gallery; The BAT Centre; Artisan Gallery; African Art Centre; Durban University of Technology Gallery, ArtSPACE Durban and the 2010 International and African Fine Art Collection at Suncoast Casino.

The Heritage Route includes: Mazisi Kunene Museum; the KwaMuhle Museum; the Old Court House Museum; Durban Botanic Gardens, the Juma Masjid Mosque and Emmanuel Cathedral. An in depth guided tour through the precious artifacts of the Phansi Museum has also been organized for bus commuters (for a cost of R35 per person). En route passengers will be shown various civic attractions: the John Ross statue; Vasco Da Gama clock; Dick King statue; Fernando Pessoa statue; Port Natal Maritime Museum, the Victoria St Indian Market and City Hall / Post Office precinct.

This will be the third year that the Arts Bus has been running. It has previously been an integral part of the Celebrate Durban September season, but due to its enduring success, the city officials from Ethekwini Municipality have created a platform to run the Arts Bus and its new sister – the Heritage Bus – daily over the World Cup season as an attraction for visitors and residents alike.

Bus entry is free and all are welcome. The only charge will be for the guided tour at the Phansi Museum on the Heritage Bus route. There will be lunch stops factored into the itinerary for passengers to purchase a light meal. Seats are limited so booking is advisable

Enquiries and bookings: Domy Cortes 031 208 9430 / 073 719 0444 /
domcortes@gmail.com.

Detailed info / online booking on www.pubmat.co.za

ROUTES AND ATTRACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

3rd TALENT CAMPUS DURBAN 23 - 27 July 2010

The Durban International Film Festival has announced that the selection for this year's edition of Talent Campus Durban has been finalised. Over 40 young filmmakers representing nearly 20 African countries, including Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and of course South Africa, will participate in an intensive five-day programme of workshops and masterclasses. The Talents, who were selected through a rigorous application process, will also have the opportunity to attend screenings and events at the 31st Durban International Film Festival.

The 3rd Talent Campus Durban, themed Focusing on Africa: Unleashing Talent in 2010, will centre activities on the development and strengthening of partnerships between African filmmakers. Talent Campus Durban is held in cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus, the eighth edition of which formed part of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in February this year. Talent Campus is a global partnership and apart from the main event in Berlin, Talent Campus partnerships take place at selected festivals in Buenos Aires, Guadalajara and Sarajevo. It is a considerable privilege and sign of success of the first two editions that DIFF has again been invited to host a Talent Campus.

Monica Rorvik, Assistant manager of the DIFF, comments: "This year's influx of Talent brings an exciting skillset to Campus, with their range of expertise covering acting, editing, directing, producing, and script writing. The Campus will facilitate opportunities to bring Africa's stories to life through the creative vision of these filmmaking talents. While we welcome the new talents with pride we also received the sad news that one of Talent Campus Durban 2009 alumni, El Hadji Samba Sarr (Senegal), died from malaria this month. Samba had also been selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2010 and had a project entered into the inaugural Durban FilmMart. The Durban FilmMart, which specifically targets African projects, launches at the festival and runs parallel to Talent Campus."

Another positive sign is that Durban Talent Campus alumni films appear in all sections of this year's festival, including the feature film category. Ugandan Talent Caroline Kamya will attend DIFF to present her debut feature, Imani, which also appeared at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. The festival will present two first feature length documentaries by previous participants in Talent Campus. Koundi and the National Thursday by Cameroonian Ingrid Atodji is a gorgeous and heartfelt look at life inside a communal society that is negotiating the demands of globalization and the search for uniquely African solutions. South African Carlos Franciso's American Foulbrood looks at the global environmental crisis through the crippling effects of a deadly disease on African honey bees and its possible impact on food production. Short fiction films and documentaries are also in the festival from a number of other Durban and Berlinale Film Festival Talents.

The 3rd Talent Campus Durban is a partnership project between the Durban International Film Festival in cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus, Berlin International Film Festival, and is supported by the German Embassy in South Africa, the Goethe-Institut, and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal. 

The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) with principle funding and support from the National Film & Video Foundation, HIVOS and the City of Durban.

31st Durban International Film Festival  22 July to 1 August 2010
3rd Talent Campus 23 to 27 July 2010
Durban FilmMart 23 to 26 July 2010
Centre for Creative Arts
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
Durban 4041 South Africa
Tel +27 (0) 31 260 2506 fax +27 (0) 31 260 3074 
website: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za
twitter: www.twitter.com/DIFFest

Opportunities: Visual Arts Network of South Africa

The Visual Arts Network of South Africa has recently updated their website with the latest industry opportunities...

TWO THOUSAND AND TEN EXTRAORDINARY IDEAS
National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund: Two Thousand and Ten Extraordinary Ideas Workshop Invitation. The Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA) will be convening a series of two-day workshops on proposal-writing for artists around the country with support from the NLDTF. – Two Thousand and Ten Reasons to Live in a Small Town. For more info go to:
www.vansa.co.za/two-thousand-and-ten-extraordinary-ideas/view

VANSA INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 2010
The Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA) is looking for two energetic, creative, innovative people for internships at our office in Johannesburg. The positions will afford access to a wide network in the visual arts sector and provide an excellent opportunity for on-the-job training and development for people interested in arts management, administration and networking. The VANSA internship programme is made possible with the support of Africalia, and includes eight other interns located in visual arts organisations across the country.For more info go to:
www.vansa.co.za/vansa-internship-programme-2010/view

CALL FOR SUCH INITIATIVE ASSISTANT
SUCH INITIATIVE is looking for a full time assistant for a period of 8-10 weeks, between June and August 2010.
For more info go to:
www.vansa.co.za/such-initiative/view

SASOL NEW SIGNATURES ART COMPETITION
We invite all emerging artists to take up the challenge of entering this respected competition in 2010, the 21st year that Sasol has been its sponsor. The competition is held annually and is open to all South African artists who are 18 years and older, who have not held a solo exhibition except for academic purposes.
For more info go to:
www.vansa.co.za/sasol-new-signatures-art-competition-2010/view

SAVAH FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
SAVAH South African Visual Arts Historians. Over views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South. A colloquium organised by SAVAH under the Comite International d'Histoire De I'Art (CIHA). University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 12-15 January 2011. Abstracts will be accepted until 31 July 2010.
For more info go to:
www.vansa.co.za/savah-final-call-for-papers/view

OPPORTUNITY BY AFRIKA SPEAKS
Afrika Speaks is presenting a life time opportunity to all proud, passionate, dedicated and committed emerging Artists in South Africa, SADC and the entire continent to exhibit the genius of raw Art and by telling the true african story using the power of paint and brush.
For more uinfo go to:
www.vansa.co.za/oppertunity-by-afrika-speaks/view



REAL STORIES GALLERY
Real Stories Gallery is a not-for-profit visual arts and storytelling HIV prevention initiative, in partnership with Art For Humanity and Urban Thought Arts Ensemble to support the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. They are looking for work inspired by a life or community affected by HIV/AIDS for an online exhibition.
http://www.vansawesterncape.org.za/news/real-stories-gallery

ROOM TO READ WORKSHOPS
Room to Read will be running a series of writers and illustrators workshops across four provinces, Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
http://www.vansawesterncape.org.za/news/room-to-read-workshops

Cast your vote! The good, the bad and the ugly adverts...

Doritos has extended the closing date for its 15 Seconds of Flavour advertising competition, with entrants now having until 21 June 2010 to submit their videos.

Doritos has made four 15-second television adverts to promote its new Collisions flavours but the ads are only half-finished. All entrants have to do is produce an innovative 15-second ending that cleverly refers to the dual nature of Doritos Collisions. After uploading their video clip to the website, they can make use of social networking tools to promote it.  Students of the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design have submitted a number of entries. The art and design tertiary institution, based in Durban, teaches broadcast graphics, animation and advert production and editing.

Students have been encouraged to enter the Doritos competition to expose their talents. This is a good way to judge public opinion as the winners will be chosen through a public vote. Members of the public may also win their share of R20 000 in cash, merely by rating their favourite Doritos Collisions adverts submitted by South Africa's hottest young creative minds. View the adverts and cast your vote...

Apple beats Microsoft

The New York Times, May 26th 2010 reports that Apple now beats Microsoft. Apple is the world's most valuable tech company today, hitting a market cap of $227.1 billion to unseat Microsoft's $226.3 billion.
"Wall Street has called the end of an era and the beginning of the next one: The most important technology product no longer sits on your desk but rather fits in your hand...." More

Kindle from Amazon

Introducing Kindle™ Three years ago, Amazon set out to design and build an entirely new class of device—a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. The result is Amazon Kindle. The Kindle provides an exceptional reading experience. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, you’ll find reading Kindle’s screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper—and nothing like the strain and glare of a computer screen. Kindle is also easy on the fingertips. It never becomes hot, and is designed for ambidextrous use so both “lefties” and “righties” can read comfortably at any angle for long periods of time.  Read more....

Poster Competition with Fur Free and YDE

Click to the COMPETITION page for  information on a poster competition sponsored by YDE to the value of R5000.00. 

 

The Young Artist Programme (Winter Vacation 2010)

The programme is an opportunity for youngsters between the ages of 10 to 18 years, to experience the atmosphere of college life and to express themselves creatively. Now in its tenth year, The Young Artist Programme provides young artists the chance to explore media and concepts not generally ...offered at school level. Students will be encouraged to develop their own way of seeing the world and to express this vision through a specific medium. Classes are kept small for individual attention, allowing students to work closely with the creative
instructors.

The Young Artist Programme will be run on the CFAD campus from the 12th to the 23rd June 2010. 

The Public Exhibition will be held at CFAD on 3rd July 2010.

Call Sasha 031 3052480 for registration details or www.cfad.co.za for more info. 

Vacancy: Graphic Designer

Wanted urgently. Full time position: Graphic Designer / DTP Operator for magazine layout and design. Chatsworth, Durban area. Contact Nishen of NT Designs Tel: 0835866790 

Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts

Founded in 2009, CCIBA is an interdisciplinary research, teaching and service institute based in the Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University. The Centre is involved in the development, promotion and teaching of the various dimensions of Comic art, Illustration and Book Art. The Centre reports to the Board of the University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The Centre aims to extend and consolidate the work undertaken by a number of parallel and related initiatives that have taken place over the last five years: the Comics Brew Festival of International Comic Art; the TransAtlant-ink exhibition and the Young Cartoonist Project; the Stellenbosch University Department of Visual Arts programme and MPhil in Comic Art and Illustration; the establishment at the University of Stellenbosch Library of a Special Collection of Comic Art; the Durban Cartoon Project; and the Igubu Comics Project in Cape Town. Visit the website for more info and Calendar of activities: 

http://www.cciba.sun.ac.za/ 

Vacancy: Graphic Designer

Vacancy: graphic designer with coral draw, Photoshop and powerpoint experience for a contract position based in JHB.  The salary is R15 000.  If you are interested please send me your CV.

Tracy Wright
Parvana Strategic Resourcing
Phone: +27 21 761-3400
Fax: +27 21 761-3121
Email: tracy@parvana.co.uk

Profile of Nanda Soobben

A leading figure in South African arts and journalism; political cartoonist, Nanda Soobben has made a significant contribution to our society by using his artistic skill to make us smile. At the same time his editorial cartoons force us to consider the profound suffering and injustices that have marked our history as a nation. Nanda Soobben is an alumnus of the Durban University Of Technology, having completed his first qualification – a Diploma in Graphic Design – at the ML Sultan Technical College. In 2010 the Durban University of Technology conferred a doctorate on Soobben for his outstanding achievements and contributions.

Soobben has a rare and important gift: being able too engage his audience in a process of reflecting critically on society while making fun of our political leaders and ordinary citizens. Soobben has used his pen and ink more powerfully than the sword in bringing about change and transformation, and he has never hesitated to challenge the authorities in his personal mission to seek out and expose the truth. His book, Witness to a Decade! is a collection of editorial cartoons that is a critical look at South Africa's first ten years of democracy.

He won the 2009 Vodacom Journalist of the Year in the Kwazulu-Natal Cartoon Category. Soobben is an internationally acclaimed cartoonist and has had his socio-political statements, cartoons and illustrations published in newspapers such as the Post, Independent on Saturday, Daily News and the Sunday Tribune. His cartoons are also syndicated to major international newspapers and websites.

Previous honours include three international awards in 2007 alone. These comprised of a Special Congressional Recognition Award at the World Affairs Council, an Amnesty International Award for “showing leadership through his work”.

In 2008, he was awarded a Silver Tusk by the University of Technology Convocation. In 2009 he won the Heritage Award, sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture.

Nanda Soobben’s career spans the era of the liberation struggle, and then the advent of democracy – he drew his first cartoon of Nelson Mandela when he was 22 and Mandela was still in prison. The cartoon centered on the dispute about who the country’s real president was – PW Botha of FW De Klerk? In the cartoon, Margaret Thatcher asks, “Why not Mandela?” Nelson Mandela has a collection of Soobben’s Mandela Cartoons that was presented to him as a birthday gift by movie entrepreneur Anant Singh.

The late South African academic and leading activist, Fatima Meer, wrote the following in the Preface to Soobben’s second book: “Nanda Soobben is the first cartoonist emerging from the previously disadvantaged communities of the apartheid era. His works is in itself a measure of our achievements as a democracy in the last decade”.

As a high profile “black” political cartoonist, Nanda Soobben worked throughout the years of apartheid under the watchful eye of the South African censors. His cartoons appeared in the alternative press, where he had to be very subtle to get his message across. Though he held a qualification in Graphic Design, he was unable to find a job because these were reserved as “whites only” positions. Instead, he worked as a sign writer in Durban. Finally, in 1980 he began as a cartoonist with Post Natal. Soobben has lived in Brazil and the United States and studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and the San Francisco Art Institute.

 Soobben painted a series of watercolours for a groundbreaking exhibition called “Cato Manor – People Were Living There!”. This series of paintings told the story of forced removals and the Group Areas Act and how this impacted on the people of this once non racial part of Durban. Soobben made a presentation at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco entitled “My life as a black Political Cartoonist in Apartheid South Africa”. He also painted the mural for Eco 92 in Rio de Janeiro and a peace mural in New York, which was the subject of a documentary on ABC Television.

When he returned to South Africa after Mandela’s release he began his long – running cartoon, “The Otherside”, for The Natal Witness. In the 1990s Nanda Soobben produced cartoons for the Independent on Saturday.

South African journalist and business executive Kaizer Nyatsumba writes of Soobben: “To be counted among (apartheid’s) innumerable sins is the fact not only that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of our darker hued South Africans’ innate talents lay undiscovered, but there is also ignoble fact that there are many others whose talents were not allowed to be displayed before a bigger audience and to flourish”.

In 1994 he founded the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design in Durban.

About the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design

The Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design (CFAD) is a tertiary institution that offers training in Fine Art, Animation (2D and 3D) and Graphic Design.  The CFAD was established in 1994 by world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator and journalist Nanda Soobben.  Prior to the establishment of the CFAD various individuals approached Nanda Soobben with the desire to learn his skills.  It was from this need in the community that the institution was born. In recognition of his contribution to South African society and for establishing this institution, Nanda Soobben received the San Francisco Leadership Award. The Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design has developed an integrated fine art, graphic design and animation diploma that equip artists with marketable skills.  In the past many fine art graduates found it difficult to secure jobs, however graduates of CFAD have found it easier to secure employment in the local printing, advertising and media industry.  Several successful graduates are now employed internationally.

Nanda Soobben, Krish Moodley, Academic Head of CFAD, and a team of dedicated artists and designers have developed the institution into a leading Centre of Design excellence in Durban.  Today, students from as far a field as the United States, Japan, India, Botswana and Zimbabwe are registered at the institution. As part of its commitment to quality education the institution is registered with the Department of Education, South African Qualifications Authority and the Council on Higher Education as a Private Higher Education Institution.

Students have found an enjoyable, creative and productive environment at the CFAD, where all the lecturers and support staff are established artists in their own fields. CFAD is a leader in the field of animation, where the latest technology is used to teach students how to produce traditional animation and broadcast quality animation.