Gallery Assistant Internship
Paid | Part - Time
Closing 26 January 2025
The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) invites applications for a paid, part-time Gallery Assistant Internship. Interns will provide essential support to the galleryโs operations, focusing on administrative and reception duties while gaining valuable experience in the art world.
Duration:
1 - 2 months | Hours to be agreed (+-20 hrs \ week)
Applicants must be available from the first week of February 2025.
Paid position: R3,500 per month
To apply for this post, please email the following to [email protected]
โย A comprehensive C.V.
โย ย ย A one-page letter of motivation outlining your interest and relevant experience
Applications close on Sunday 26th January 2025.
For the full announcement, see the link in our bio.
This internship programme is supported by the National Arts Council @nacsouthafrica
Opening Thursday
16 January | 5pm - 8pm
Please join us this Thursday for the opening of the following exhibitions:
Main Gallery: The Promise
Lionel Mbayiwa @baba_kupa , Kenneth Shandu, Madeleine van Manen @madeleinevanmanen and Rentia Retief @rentiaretief | Curated by Nkosinathi Quwe @nkosinathiquwe
Supported by Nandoโs Creative Exchange in partnership with Spier Arts Trust @nandoscreativityofficial @spierartstrust
Front Gallery: Umngqwambo by Thembeka Heidi Sincuba @heidisincuba
Long Gallery: Fragmented Realities: An Algorithmic Lens by Kathy Robins @kathy.robins
All exhibitions will be on show until the 27 February 2025.
To learn more, see the link in our bio.
First Thursdays at the AVA
05.24.24
5pm - 8pm
Please joins us this evening for the viewing of the following exhibitions:
Mezzanine & Long Gallery: Time as Method | Catriona Towriss @catrionatowriss
Front Gallery: DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? | Boytchie @boytchie_
Main Gallery: Fabrics of Societyย | Artists: Joรซl Mamboka Nkumu, Micke Buitendag, Nusenu Prince Mawuli, Viviane Herzog and Joel Mamboka | Curated by Nani Mntonintshi @its_just_nani
New Media Room: Elsewhere or Apprentice | Clara van Orย @claravanor
All exhibitions will be on show until 09.01.25ย
To view their catalogues, see the link in our bio.
Opening: Thursday 28 November | 5pm โ 8pm
Please join us next Thursday for the opening of the following exhibitions:
28.11.24 - 09.01.25
Main Gallery: Fabrics of Society | Joรซl Mamboka Nkumu @joel_mamboka Micke Buitendag @micke.buitendag Nusenu Prince Mawuli @nusenu.p.mawuli and Viviane Herzog @vivianeherzog
Curated by Nani Mntonintshi @its_just_nani
Front Gallery: DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? | Boytchie
@boytchie_
Long Gallery & Mezzanine: Time As Method | Catriona Towriss @catrionatowriss
New Media Room: Elsewhere or Apprentice | Clara van Or @claravanor
To learn more, see the link in our bio.
Please join us tonight for the viewing of:
Main Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ณ(๐๐ฆ๐ข)๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ by The Printing Girls
Long Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ by Freya Willemoes-Wissing
Mezzanine Gallery: ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ
Ulric Roberts, Ronesca Cloete, Vincent Meyburgh, Edwina Le Fleur, Lynette Du Plessis
Front Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ: ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต by Melissa Fontini
All exhibitions will be on show until the 19 November.
To view their catalogues, see the link in our bio.
Artist Talk: Love Unbound | Freya Willemoes-Wissing
In conversation with advocate Mark Oppenheimer
Saturday 26 October | 11am
Join us this Saturday for an artist talk of Love Unbound. Freya Willemoes-Wissing will be in conversation with constitutional law advocate and philosopher Mark Oppenheimer. Theย discussion will explore the intersection of love, law, and freedom with a concluding Q&A session. @freyawillemoes @markoppenheimer om
Love Unbound highlights the ever-evolving nature of love in the contemporary world. This exhibition seeks to foster safe and inclusive dialogue on equal marital rights, focusing on polyandry and feminism. The artist calls existing legal constraints into question, advocating for the recognition of a womenโs right to choose multiple husbands in support of diverse family structures. By challenging the norms of monogamy, viewers are invited to reconsider traditional notions of love, partnership, and gender roles.
Artistsโ Walkabout
Saturday 12 October | 11am
Please join this Saturday for a walkabout of ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ: ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต by Melissa Fontini
Front Gallery - 10.10.24 โ 21.11.24
Conversations in Colour: A Departure Point, invites you into a world where the human body becomes a canvas for exploring movement, intimacy, and vulnerability. This exhibition investigates the possibilities of non-verbal communication,ย revealing how humans can tell stories with their bodies. Through a process of collaboration, Fontini engages with individuals who generously share their physical presence, allowing both artist and subject to move beyond everyday defences. This intimate exchange opens doors to the subconscious, uncovering layers of hidden truths that are as compelling as they are revealing.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ: ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต will be joined with a walkabout of ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ this Saturday.
To learn more, see the link in our bio.
October Programme
Opening: Thursday 10 October | 5pm โ 8pm
Please join us next Thursday to celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions:
Main Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ณ(๐๐ฆ๐ข)๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ | The Printing Girls (Group Show) @theprintinggirls
Mezzanine Gallery: ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ
| Curated by Ulric Roberts @ulric_roberts_art
Front Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ | Freya Willemoes-Wissing @freyawillemoes
Long Gallery: ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ: ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต | Melissa Fontini @melissafontini
To learn more, please see the link in our bio.
NOTICE OF THE 2024 AGMย
The AVAโs 2024 annual general meeting will be held on 16 October at 6pm at the AVA Gallery, 35 Church St, Cape Town CBD.
Please visit our website for the full notice, including the agenda, all relevant documentation and new board membersโ nominations. Link in bio.
Kindly RSVP toย [email protected]
Artistsโ Walkabout ย
Saturday 21 September | 11 am
Please join us this Saturday for a walkabout of ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ. A collaborative exhibition by Staลกa Hlava @stasahlava & Christel Liebenberg @christel_liebenberg
This exhibition experiments with the fluidity of artistic expression and the dynamic process of narrative construction,ย showcasing how the dialogue between two artists, an animator and a sculptor, can manifest as objects and stories inhabiting physical and digital domains. Their collaboration centers on dialogic creationโa continuous exchange of thoughts,ย critiques,ย and inspirations that propel their works into new realms.ย
By reflecting on the ambiguity and complexity of everyday life,ย they imagine possible future worlds and new possibilities,ย embracing the chaos and beauty inherent in the modern human experience.
To learn more, see the link in our bio.