Carnegie Art Gallery to host exhibition and craft fair for Heritage Month
On September 15, the Heritage exhibition, My Mirror, and a craft fair will take place from 10am until 5pm at the Carnegie Art Gallery. The event will have presentations by representatives from the different museums.
Carnegie Art Gallery will be hosting a two-day event where artistic pieces of South African culture will be on display, in honour of Heritage Month.
“After years of transitioning from colonialism and apartheid, South Africa has made progress in realising a dream of building a non-racial, non-sexist, united democratic and prosperous nation,” said Carnegie Curator Phumzile Dlamini.
Dlamini said while poverty, unemployment and inequality still persisted, it was individuals such as Dr Nelson Mandela, and other liberation stalwarts, who worked tirelessly and selflessly to build a rainbow nation, using truth and reconciliation, to bridge the divide and create a united South Africa.
It was through supporting the ideal of unity and accepting each other’s differences, that Carnegie Art Gallery, Young Explorers of South Africa (under George Ncalane), and Fort Amiel Museum organised the upcoming heritage and social cohesion seminar for the benefit of local schools.
The cultural event would take place at the town hall, with the seminar on September 14, from 10am to 2.30pm. During the seminar, representatives from South African museums such as the Luthuli Museum, Apartheid Museum, Nelson Mandela Museum and Jewish Holocaust Museum would hold discussions about the topics relevant to their museums.
On September 15, the Heritage exhibition, My Mirror, and a craft fair will take place from 10am until 5pm at the Carnegie Art Gallery. The event will have presentations by representatives from the different museums.
The aim of the various representatives would be to educate youth about the significance of their heritage in terms of history, day-to-day living, cultural and indigenous knowledge, as well as our national heritage and oral history.
The exhibit is set to close at 5pm, but interested Newcastillians will have the opportunity to enjoy the display of art until 7.30pm that night.
Dlamini said while the main purpose of the event was to expose learners to our historical background and the significance of heritage of the country, through visual art displays and presentations, other objectives included promoting social cohesion among diverse cultures, local tourism and Carnegie Art Gallery and other museums in the countries.
For more information, contact Phumzile Dlamini at Carnegie Art Gallery on 034 328 7600 or 034 312 8952.
