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Francke Gretchen Crots – Merit Winner 2017

1. Where does your passion for art comes from?
I grew up with my mother, who taught me everything I know

1967 was a momentous year in history with the first human heart transplant being performed by Dr Christian Barnard in South Africa, the beginning of the Six-day war between Israel and the

Meet Gerda Guldemond , curator at the Pretoria Art Museum

What does it mean to be a curator?

A museum curator is pre-eminently a specialist

Traveling across the country, evaluating a huge number of entries is no mean feat. For you, what has been the highlight of the 2017 judging process?

The

The regional judging panels have been hard at work traveling across South Africa, viewing over 600 entries and selecting 119 works for the 2017 Sasol New Signatures exhibition. The countdown has

When hearing about the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition you might ponder this relationship and ask “why art”? How does business and creativity come together to form a tour de force?  Business

We caught up with Dr Pieter Binsbergen ( Chairman of our judging panel ) at the Sasol Head office when he hosted one of the Gauteng feedback sessions. Entrants were in strong attendance as they

This year’s judging panel comprises 6 eminent judges, including acclaimed local artist Mary Sibande.  We took the opportunity to meet up with her and discuss this year’s competition and the South