Art Exhibitions: 5 – 12 November

NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS: a mass art exhibition for charity, followed by an after-party featuring bands, DJs, doodle-battles, and a graffiti battle on 7 November at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Miriam Makeba Street, Newtown, from 6pm. Details: www.webtickets.co.za

COLLECTIONS ILLUMINATED WALKABOUT: Wits Art Museum Leigh Blanckenberg will turn the spotlight on some great pieces in the museum’s permanent collection on 9 November at the museum, corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, 12pm. Details: 011-717-1357; www.wits.ac.za/wam

CHRISTMAS MARKET: Saxonwold Art Events Gallery will hold a Christmas market on 15 November at 11 Engelwold Drive, Saxonwold, from 11am until 5pm. Details: 083-409-4493.

ACT/NATURALLY: canvasses of figurative abstractions by Craig Actually Smith at Room, 70 Juta Precinct, Juta Street, Braamfontein, until 9 November.
Details: 011-074-4944; www.urbanartprojects.org

HARVEST OF THORNS: this exhibition is a culmination of Kudzanai Chiurai’s projects around public acts of violence as documented and represented by the media.
At Goodman Gallery, 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 9 November. Details: 011-788-1113; www.goodman-gallery.com

SUB ROSA: Frances Goodman explores the covert and the subterranean, destabilising notions of objectification and female corporeal perception. At Goodman Gallery viewing room, 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 9 November. Details: 011-788-1113; www.goodman-gallery.com

ECHO: a solo exhibition by Robyn Penn at David Krut, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 9 November. Details: 011-447-0627; www.davidkrut.com

OFF THE BEATEN PATH: VIOLENCE, WOMEN AND ART: a multi-media travelling contemporary art exhibition that utilises works by world-class artists to promote awareness of the root causes of violence against women; create empathy for women’s stories; foster a dialogue about the pervasiveness of violence against women; and inspire the belief that women and girls can be empowered with new behavioural choices. At Johannesburg Art Gallery, King George Street, Joubert Park, until 10 November. Details: 011-725-3180.

SOLO EXHIBITION: an exhibition of works by American printmaker Jim Dine at White House Gallery, Thrupps Illovo Centre, Oxford Road, Illovo, from 6 until 14 November. Details: 011-268-2115; www.whg.co.za

THE EARTH IS WATCHING US: an exhibition of ceramics by Ian Garrett and Christina Bryer; vessels and bracelets woven in copper, silver and brass by the Threads of Africa artists; and photographs by Rauri Alcock, at Kim Sacks Gallery, 153 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, from 2 until 17 November. Details: 011-447-5804; www.kimsacks.com

SEPAR(N)ATION: Alexander Opper’s exhibition seeks to provoke a radical rethinking of existing discourses and clichés associated with Johannesburg’s well-known preoccupation with security and defence. At GoetheOnMain, 245 Main Street, Maboneng Precinct, until 17 November. Details: 011-442-3232; www.goethe.de/johannesburg

STUDIO: a group exhibition showcasing the work of artists, colleagues and friends Lou Almon, Helen Joseph, Ilana Seati, Jenny Stadler. The vastly different interpretations by each artist of the same subject matter provides a fascinating visual journey. At In Toto Gallery, 6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 St Andrew Street, Birdhaven, from 24 October until 18 November. Details: 011-447-6543; www.intotogallery.co.za

RETHINKING THE FUTURE: an exhibition of works by Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo at Gallery Momo, 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, from 17 October until 18 November. Details: 011-327-3247; www.gallerymomo.com

TRANSLATIONS: ART INTO JEWELLERY: an exhibition of artwork and jewellery designed by artists including Norman Catherine, Marco Cianfanelli, Diana Hyslop and Senzeni Marasela at Everard Read Gallery, 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, from 7 until 21 November. Details: 011-788-4805; www.everard-read.co.za

GROUP SHOW: an exhibition of mixed-media works by Artists Club, Jozi and friends, including Juanita Frier, Ronel Wheeler, Conrad Bo, Sue Rankin, Lionel Murcott, Bob Cnoops, Bart Cox, Marika Gregory and Refilwe Mpobole, at Gallery on 6th, 28 6th Street, Parkhurst, until 22 November.

NOW MUSEUM/NOW YOU DON’T: an exhibition of works by Maaike Bakker that presents a body of work that introduces the notion of the ephemeral and intangible without making any claims to be, themselves, intangible and ephemeral artworks. At Nirox Projects, 264 Fox Street, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, from 10 November until 1 December. Details: 072-350-4326; www.niroxarts.com

STILLNESS: an exhibition of works by Hermann Niebuhr (paintings), Chris Letcher (music) and Lloyd Ross (video). The opening night performance will begin at 7pm. At The Canopy, 81 De Korte Street, Braamfontein, from 21 November until 7 December. Details: www.niebuhr.co.za

STAY: an exhibition of works by seven emerging artists at Ithuba Gallery, 100 Juta Street, Braamfontein, from 31 October until 7 December. Details: info@artsithuba.co.za

MY JO’BURG: an exhibition of work by David Koloane, Abe Mathabe, Themba Khumalo and Ross Passmoor at Gallery 2, 140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, from 9 November until 22 December. Details: 011-447-0155; www.gallery2.co.za

THE LEGACY OF THE MINE: winner of the 2012 Ernest Cole award, Ilan Godfrey, will launch his exhibition and book, Legacy of the Mine, on 13 November 2013. Godfrey’s images explore the social depths of the mining industry beyond its profit and economic contribution. At Wits Art Museum, corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, from 14 November until 15 December. Details: 011-717-1357; www.wits.ac.za/wam