Picture Perfect: Woza Moya supports local artist
The concept behind the Woza Moya Artist’s Wall and Artist’s Cards is to create and showcase work for artists.
SIBUSISO Duma is the twentieth artist to showcase his work at Woza Moya Artists’ Wall, and his work will be featured for the month of April.
The concept behind the Woza Moya Artists’ Wall and Artists’ Cards is to create and showcase work for artists, giving them a platform to garner exposure. Each month, a different artist is paid to paint/sculpt/embroider/spray a wall panel which is displayed on the wall outside the Woza Moya, Hillcrest AIDS Centre shop.
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Woza Moya assists the artist by marketing their work for the entire month their work is on display. A greeting card is made of the painted wall panel and sold in their shops so that artists can earn an ongoing passive income. If you love the artists’ work, please support them by buying a card – they are only R25.
The painting is for sale, and people can bid for the painting. Bidding starts at R2 500 at the start of each month, and bidding will close at the end of the month. The person who has the highest bid gets to purchase the painting, and the artist will get a further percentage of the sale.
Duma is a well-known South African Artist and is represented in most galleries and collections both here and overseas. This painting, entitled, Ubunyebomndeni – Family in Unity, was painted with acrylic paint on a canvas and stretched over masonite board.
Duma started drawing with crayons and colour pencils from an early age. His talent was noticed and nourished by his school teachers and the late Trevor Makhoba through his Philange Art Project based in Umlazi.
Interested artists can submit a sketch of what they would like to do on the wall, and entries will be evaluated. Artists should email wozamoya@hillaids.org.za.
Shop opening times:
Woza Moya is based at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust, 26 Old Main Road, in Hillcrest, and is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00. Woza Moya is the economic empowerment project of the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust.
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