WOAC hosts touring art exhibition on womanhood
The diversity of experiences and expressions of womanhood, sexuality and feminism are themes of a touring art exhibition at the Centre for African Studies (CAS) Gallery on the University of Cape Town (UCT) Upper Campus.
The Cape Town launch of Feminism Ya Mang, Feminism Yethu, Feminism Yani will include a host of weekend activities from artists’ walkabouts and a panel discussion to a night of ballroom fierceness at Cape Town club Ghost, presented by P_ssy Party and Lema Management and featuring the House of le Cap. See launch programme
The exhibition includes a selection of images, artwork and installations by artists Jodi Bieber, Amy Ayanda, Teresa Firmino, Helena Uambembe, Kelly Johnson, Lulama ‘Wolf’ Mlambo, Saaiqa, Santu Ramaisa and Jabu Newman.
Visit the exhibition
The exhibition is open for public viewing during these times:
Dates: 10 May – 12 June 2022
Times: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 am – 4 pm
Venue: Centre for African Studies (CAS) Gallery
Level 3, Harry Oppenheimer Institute Building, University of Cape Town Upper Campus, directions
Learning Feminisms is a regional project that was initiated by the Goethe-Institut Kigali, Rwanda. Feminism Ya Mang, Yethu, Yani first opened at the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg in 2021 as part of the South African iteration of Learning Feminisms. It was conceptualised by Samantha Modisenyane and Masechaba Moloi in collaboration with artists Danai Mupotsa, Motlatsi Khosi and Lindiwe Mngxitama. The programming for the exhibition was presented online to adapt to the COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings.
Following the Johannesburg showing, the exhibition travelled to the Polokwane Art Museum; from UCT, it will proceed to the North-West University campus.
“The exhibition is a reflection of the diversity of experiences and expressions in being woman in spaces such as those represented in the exhibition images, artwork and installations“, say the curators. “Notions of gender or queerness are not static and are constantly being challenged by a myriad of lived experiences. By engaging with this complexity, the exhibition aims to celebrate the diversity of knowledge that contributes to our regional experience of Feminisms.”
The project is supported by the Goethe-Institut and the University of Cape Town (UCT). The Cape Town exhibition is facilitated by the UCT Works of Art Collection. Feminism Ya Mang on Instagram: @feminismyani.