VANSA LAUNCH GAUTENG, South Africa

Visual Arts Network of South Africa launch in Johannesburg next Saturday!

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From: "Kathryn Smith" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:02:35 +0200
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Subject: VANSA LAUNCH GAUTENG

NEW VISUAL ARTS ORGANIZATION TO LAUNCH IN GAUTENG

Artists are to band together to make their voices heard and to promote art
at every level in a new entity to be called the Visual Arts Network of South
Africa, VANSA.

The Gauteng launch will take place at:

The Johannesburg Art Gallery

on: March 15, 2003

from: 2.00 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Secure parking available, entrance off Claim Street, Rhulani Restaurant now
at JAG:
A regional committee will be elected at the launch.
The national launch will take place later in the year.

WHAT WILL VANSA DO?

Some possible strategies:

* To bring to the attention of the city and the state the enormous
importance to the national economy of cultural tourism, and the necessity
for funding visual arts events.

* Lobbyists could present to the government programmes whereby corporate
buyers get tax breaks. Standard practice in many parts of the world.

* A 1% for Art plan for all new buildings at planning stage could also be
actively pursued.

* VANSA could also help provide access to tools, technology and skills
needed by artists to make and distribute their work, locally and
internationally.

* Constructive critical forums could be set up to debate matters of
interest to artists.

WHO CAN BELONG?

All visual artists, arts organizations, museums, galleries, curators,
academics, educators and businesses, corporate collections and interested
parties will be eligible to join VANSA.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Membership will be free until the national launch (in the second half of the
year), after which a fee will be levied to cover the costs of producing and
sending out a regular newsletter to members, and of planning events.

Enquiries regarding VANSA or the launch on March 15 can be made to Frank
Ledimo (national convenor) at 082 563 8995 or
[email protected] or Clive Kellner (Gauteng convenor) at 082
4567 011 or email [email protected]

PLEASE COME TO THE LAUNCH ON MARCH 15th!

And please help us by sending this email out to any relevant individuals or
organisations.




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