{"id":56,"date":"2017-03-05T18:55:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baz-art.co.za\/highlights\/?p=56"},"modified":"2017-08-17T11:38:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T09:38:08","slug":"the-international-public-art-festival-the-first-of-its-kind-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baz-art.co.za\/highlights\/events\/the-international-public-art-festival-the-first-of-its-kind-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Public Art Festival \u2013 the first of its kind in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The inaugural International Public Art Festival<\/a> (IPAF) took place in and around Salt River, Cape Town from the 10th until the 19th of February 2017 and was BAZ-ART\u2019s first major event in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

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Rapha\u00ebl Federici \u2013 during the International Public Art Festival in Salt River (February 2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you thought Cape Town\u2019s art scene was getting a little crowded, think again. If the rowdy response to the Mother City\u2019s newest art festival is anything to go by there is still a lot of space for growth\u2026thousands of metres of outdoor space, in fact! If you have not been to Salt River in a while, put your sneakers on and go and discover the newest large-scale murals painted on 2500 square meters all around Salt River (starting on Shelley Road, you will find some at the Blackpool Football Club, in the park facing the club, at the primary School and in all the streets surrounding the area)- you can have a curated experience by having a tour with our partners, Anima Tour.<\/p>\n

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Martin Lund (South African street Artist) during an art workshop with Salt River students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A girl from Salt River having fun on canvasses as part of the children workshops during the International Public Art festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The festival\u2019s aim was to beautify the district, showcase local and international talent and take art out of the usual galleries: right to the streets of Cape Town. The festival is the launchpad for many other programmes, including art classes for children, support for spin-off businesses and other interventions aimed at community upliftment.<\/p>\n

Artists from a variety of genres and places have applied to be part of Africa\u2019s inaugural IPAF, coming from as far as Kenya, Ukraine, France and USA alongside two dozen local artists from South Africa.<\/p>\n

The organisers have been overwhelmed by the interest from home and abroad. Amongst the names who participated in the festival you can find talented street artists such as Mak1one<\/a>, Jack Fox<\/a>, Mars George<\/a>, Rapha\u00ebl Federici<\/a>, Cl\u00e9ment Mougel<\/a>, WiseTwo<\/a>, Mr.Migo<\/a>, and many others. The energy was high and it was wonderful to see local and international artists blending together – sharing their skills and passion for the arts.<\/p>\n

The festival curator, Chantel Woodman, also a local South African artist says she has been \u201cdelighted at the interests from the fine art community\u201d and a few established names from the fine art world who are signed up include Paul Senyol<\/a>, Andrzej Urbanski, Claude Chandler<\/a> and Julia Mary Grey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSeeking the Kingdom of God Above all else\u201d mural painted by Rapha\u00ebl Federici as part of the International Public Art Festival in Salt River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mars The Spray Guy \u2013 Painting a large scale mural at the Blackpool Football Club in Shelley Road, Salt River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mural realized by Prefix66 aka Rizah Potgieter at the IPAF festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mural by WiseTwo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To find out more about the festival, visit the website: \u00a0ipafest.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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