I noticed in the last Zeitz MOCAA newsletter that there was an invitation to an evening of arty-ness and I couldn’t sign up fast enough.
Ground as Belonging
An Art Making Workshop for Adults with Wine & Canapés
We had an art room full of art supplies and chatter, and a lovely introduction from the team…
Followed by a night time tour in the gallery, of the Zohra Opoku Exhibition: We Proceed in the Footsteps of the Sunlight.
We had great discussion about what we saw in her work, what techniques she used to create her works and how they made us feel… very open, very welcoming and everyone who wanted to share, had a chance to say there bit.
We looked a little deeper into her art, we learned about the Traveller’s Tree… and really just had the opportunity to go a little deeper than you would normally go, if you were just wandering through the gallery.
We passed through the atrium, where we did some breathing exercises and got to relax in this incredibly enormous space… and then back to the art room for snacks and creating…
Before we dived in to our creating we had a quick think about what we saw in the gallery, what were the key things we saw in her artworks and what were her key techniques. For example: printing and repetition, fabric and stitch work…
And everythong we needed was available, with printing stations, and photos printed, fabrics paints, inks, markers… And loads and loads of fun.
I was thrilled to share a workbench with a visitor from the Netherlands, to Cape Town for the Cape Town marathon and a gal from Cypress who has recently moved to Cape Town… I loved the cosmopolitan vibe of this evening and the enthusiasm…
We created a gallery wall…
Our artwork was photographed…
And a great evening was had by all… Really looking forward to more event like this at the Zeitz MOCAA…
If you would like to join these events then take a look at the member’s newsletter. And if you would like to become a member: You need to know this: Membership is roughly the price of two tickets to the gallery, children under 18 are free and the museum is free to all visitors, with an African passport, on Wednesday mornings.