Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

18/06/2026

Our 2026 Junior Portrait Award Third Prize winner is Kenah Seba (17) from Reddam House, right here in our home town of Durbanville.

Kenah's piece 'Assessing the Damages' is painted with oils on brown paper.

This portrait is on exhibition alongside all of the finalist pieces until 11 July '26. [Our merit award winner will be shared online soon; followed by the full selection via online catalogue thereafter.]

18/06/2026

Our 2026 Junior Portrait Award Second Prize winner is Allegra du Randt (18) from Thomas More College, Kwazulu Natal. Allegra created this intimate portrait using acrylic and pencil crayon on Canvas Board, titled 'If He Could'.

This portrait is on exhibition alongside all of the finalist pieces until 11 July '26. [Our third place, and merit award winners will be shared online soon; followed by the full selection via online catalogue thereafter.]

17/06/2026

2026 marks the third iteration of the Junior Portrait Award, and the second time it has been open to entrants between the ages of 16 and 18 nationally.

We're pleased to announce that entries have doubled since the last competition year. Out of 232 entries, our panel of adjudicators have selected the top three, and merit award winners.

The winning piece hails from Mpumalanga this year. Congratulations to Weliswa Mdluli (18), from Uplands College, on a well deserved first place for her coloured pencil drawing on brown paper titled "Make Me Pretty".

The Junior Portrait Award Finalist exhibition can be viewed at the gallery until 11 July '26.
[Our second place, third place, and merit award winners will be shared online soon; followed by the full selection via online catalogue thereafter.]

12/06/2026

05/06/2026

Featured Artwork: 'Shape of You' by Austen Gordon. This beautifully illustrative floral still is one of the artworks on show as part of the 'Glimmers' group exhibition.

Glimmers are often described as the quiet counterpoint to triggers, small moments that soften the body and mind and remind us of safety, hope, rest, or connection. For many of us, a fresh bouquet of flowers has the power to brighten up even the darkest of days.

This weekend is the last chance to view Glimmers at the gallery before we start to put up our new set of exhibitions. A digital catalogue can be accessed here: https://canva.link/06qbi07y9yj69b9

If you'd like to add 'Shape of You' to your art collection, send us an email ( [email protected] ) and we'll happily assist.

03/06/2026

During the month of June we will be celebrating the creativity of our nation's youth in three new exhibitions opening on 13 June '26 at 11h00. Art lovers of all ages welcome!

These exhibitions include:
- The finalists and winners of this year's Junior Portrait Award.
- Threaded: a collaborative showing of works by the artists and mentors of Ojiji and The Little Artist School in Johannesburg.
- Young@Heart : an exhibition of clay sculptures in the . This exhibition features work by children and mentors from the Tygerberg Art Centre, Peter Clarke Art Centre, Red Cross and Bitska Ceramics.

ojiji

30/05/2026

Featured artwork: "Golden Fynbos" by Annette Faul. Watercolour on Paper. Currently on show until 6 June '26 as part of the group exhibition 'Glimmers'.

A catalogue of works can be accessed via our website or instagram bio.

Golden Fynbos

Watercolour on Paper
36 x 51 cm (Framed)
R 8 500

29/05/2026