CFAD Animation Studio Launch Speech

Utilising the the existing and established resources at the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design, the project aims to establish a professional animation studio to facilitate the production of broadcast quality animation.

Programme Objectives:

To enhance the training facilities by establishing a separate animation production facility with a sound studio
Produce an animation show reel. The show reel will include the preparatory work of an animated feature called "African Mother Christmas" written by Gcina Mhlope
Employ trained professionals to staff the animation studio
Acquire suitable premises located within the Durban Arts Precinct

AfricanColours - A Conversation with Dr. Nanda Soobben: South Africa's Internationally Acclaimed Political Cartoonist

 Nanda Soobben is a man with a remarkable journey.  With a successful career spanning three decades, he is probably best known for being South Africa’s only “Black” cartoonist during the apartheid years. 
Nanda’s accomplishment, both internationally and nationally, is impressive – certainly, there are too many to mention here but readers can find a wealth of information on the internet.  What makes Nanda Soobben different is that he is so well informed, very clear-headed about his opinions and is a wonderfully skilled artist; all the elements needed for great cartooning.
I first met Nanda in 1993 when he had already made an indelible mark on South African history.  At the time, he had recently returned from Brazil where he painted a 10 metre mural as a tribute to the Rio-92 World Earth Submit.  It was Nanda who introduced me to the Brazilian Society of Arts and I went on to organise several art cultural exchanges between our two countries. Read the full interview at:
AfricanColours - A Conversation with Dr. Nanda Soobben: South Africa's Internationally Acclaimed Political Cartoonist

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...