Projects
SANAVA promotes the visual arts, assists in the development of visual artists, and furthers international cooperation in visual arts.
Barclays L’Atelier, held in conjunction with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), nurtures young talent and serves as a platform for young and emerging artists to make their mark in the African art arena.
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SANAVA launched its ‘Save Seven Lives’ project in 2014. The project sensitises the public about the great need for organ donors – through art – as very few people realise that one donor can save seven lives.
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OPENLab is a new national laboratory for early and mid-career artists and creative practitioners interested in making art in the public realm.
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Hermanus FynArts is an annual ten-day fusion of ArtsFest and Winter School which highlights South African visual arts, music, literature, award-winning wines and fine food packaged in a programme that is varied, top class and entertaining.
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Shifts is an event focussed on exploring practice-led research in the visual arts through the encounter with creative making that produces shifts in meaning, experience and interpretation.
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This unique e-book series provides an interactive learning experience to primary school children through art history, art appreciation and art practice.
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Since 2010, special efforts have been made by the National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) in Windhoek to promote the visual arts in that country by organising exhibitions of work by women artists, not only in Namibia but also in neighbouring countries.
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In 2011, SANAVA and its French counterpart, the Conseil National Français des Arts Plastiques entered into a Dialogue partnership with the objective of arranging reciprocal exhibitions of visual arts in 2012 and 2013.
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