11 April 2023 – 11 July 2023Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Bulumko Mbete (South Africa) will undertake a funded residency in collaboration with Strauss&Co. Fine Art Auctioneers and Business and Art South Africa (BASA). “Since its inception, this award has helped the winners launch their careers and really start making a name for themselves. … Read more Bulumko Mbete
1 – 28 Feb 2023 Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Patrick Rulore (South Africa) will undertake a partially-funded residency in collaboration with Makgati Molebatsi Art Consulting at the Bag Factory from 1 – 28 Feb. The aim of the project is to grant the artist in residence an opportunity to work within a community of … Read more Patrick Rulore
17 OCT – 15 DEC 2022Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Anna Ehrenstein (Germany) will undertake a fully-funded residency at the Bag Factory from 17 Oct – 15 Dec 2022. As part of TURN 2 RESIDENCY The aim of the project is to facilitate research for emerging curators and cultural practitioners with curatorial experience based in Germany and … Read more Anna Ehrenstein
20 APR – 30 JUN 2022Mpumelelo Buthelezi lives and works in Johannesburg. He is a photographer who studied photojournalism and documentary photography at the Market Photo Workshop. He graduated in 2017. Mpumelelo went on to exhibit his photographs at Social Art Award in Germany 2019, Transitions Rotterdam Foto Festival in the Netherlands in 2019, and … Read more Cassirer Welz Award Winner Mpumelelo Buthelezi
Four Cassirer Welz Award 2021 finalists announcedCongratulations to all the artists in the running for this year’s awardBag Factory Artists’ Studios, in partnership with Strauss & Co Fine Art Auctioneers, is pleased to announce the four shortlisted finalists for the 2021 Cassirer Welz Award:Mpumelelo Buthelezi, Nthabiseng Boledi Kekana, Samuel Nnorom and Xanthè Jackson.The winner will … Read more Cassirer Welz Award 2021 finalists
The Bag Factory’s visiting artist program, which began in 1996, has already welcomed more than 200 artists, researchers, and curators, from around the world, to Johannesburg. Up to eight residencies are programmed each year, inviting mid-career international artists to work alongside a community of fifteen Johannesburg-based peers for one to three months. Residencies are self-directed … Read more Residencies
