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Giba needs to raise R65 000 for her flight tickets, accommodation, meals, transport and Visa.
South African photographer Vuyo Giba is seeking financial assistance to attend an exhibition in London. Picture: Vuyo Giba/Facebook
South African photographer Vuyo Giba has been selected as one of six of the world’s top female jazz photographers for an international exhibition with Women in Jazz Media and needs financial assistance to attend the exhibition in London.
Women in Jazz Media selected Giba, to be part of this year’s exhibition.
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“For the longest time, they’ve noticed my work, and they asked me to join the initiative. After a year of joining it, I was selected,” Giba told The Citizen.
The Women in Jazz Photography: Her Frame. Her Sound is presented by non-profit Women in Jazz Media in partnership with Collage Arts.
The exhibition features photography by and about inspirational women in jazz.
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Need for funds
Giba needs to raise R65,000; This is for her flight tickets (R25,000), accommodation(R20,000), meals and transport (R10,000) and her Visa (R10,000).
Giba went on Facebook and tagged Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie, but she has yet to receive a response from his office.
However, Giba received support from an anonymous donor, who offered to cover her Visa costs.
“They said they’ll pay for my visa and make sure that I get there. So now, I have to go and look for ticket funds.”
She says individuals have reached out to her, asking how they could contribute, and has encouraged them to buy some of her photography.
“So instead of asking for money, I then said you either buy an artwork or you can do the financial thing,”
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Representing Africa
Giba is the only African woman chosen, and she describes the invitation as a huge honour for her and South African jazz women photographers.
Giba says participating in this exhibition means she will be in the same room as some of the world’s most renowned photographers.
“Exhibiting alongside people who have seen Alice Coltrane, people who have seen what we look at as American jazz icons.”
“I’m sitting alongside people who have photographed your Macy Grey, your Alice Coltrane…it’s quite a prominent group of women,” shares Giba.
She says attending the exhibition is an opportunity for visibility, connection, and celebrating South African jazz internationally.
The exhibition will run until the end of June at Karamel London N22 in London.
To reach her target quicker, Giba says she’s working on launching a GoFundMe account where people can donate to her cause.
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