bagfactory ABOUT THE SHOW Exhibition Opening: Saturday, 10th May 2025, 12 pm -4 pm Exhibition Walkabout & Closing: Saturday, 31st May 2025 All events take place at Bag Factory Artists’ Studios 10 Mahlathini Street, Fordsburg For more information on the programme and media-related enquiries, please contact: Bag Factory … Read more
The Screen Five films that challenge, inspire, and empower This year’s #FiveFilmsForFreedom programme is LIVE until March 30th! Attend our watch parties to join the global celebration of LGBTQIA+ storytelling. Dive into powerful stories of love, courage, secrets and betrayal from across the globe —while standing in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities fighting for freedom around … Read more
ABOUT THE SHOW Exhibition Opening: Saturday, 5th April 2025, 1 pm -4 pm Exhibition Walkabout: Saturday, 12th April 2025, 11 am -12 pm Closing Ceremony Saturday, 26th April 2025, 11 am – 12 pm All events take place at Number Four, Constitution Hill, 11 Kotze Street, … Read more
Tshepiso Moropa Artist Biography Tshepiso Moropa is a collage artist, with an educational background in Psychology, Linguistics and Research. Her unique artistic journey has been marked by a deep passion for the medium and an unwavering commitment to storytelling through the art of collage. Her hand-crafted collages marry a multitude of archival imagery and materials … Read more
Levy Pooe Artist Biography Levy Pooe (b. 1994) is a Johannesburg-based South African visual artist born during the country’s democratic transition. He received the 2020 Cassirer Welz award in partnership with Strauss & Co Auctioneers, culminating in a solo exhibition at the Bag Factory Artist Studios. Levy explores painting, drawing, collage, printmaking and murals … Read more
ABOUT THE PROJECT Soft Opening Thursday, 30 January 202514h00 – 17h00Open to the public Waning on your loved onesFriday, 31 January 202513h00 – 15h00 Ditaelo tsa moya … Read more
QUEERING THE GA(Y)ZE 15 Feb – 1 March 2025 Bag Factory is pleased to present Queering the Ga(y)ze: A Public Dialogue Series, convened by Nala Xaba and Noma Pakade, in association with the British Council. Over three Saturdays, discussions will explore various sites of queer cultural expression, namely: The Shelf, The Gallery, and The Streets. … Read more
ABOUT THE SHOW Soft Exhibition Opening Thursday, 30 January 202514h00 – 17h00Open to the public Waning on your loved onesFriday, 31 January 202513h00 – 15h00 Ditaelo tsa moya … Read more
CRITERIA Topical Focus areas: Bag Factory’s surrounding environment, Fordsburg’s multicultural social fabric, resilience and optimism and play, encouraging interaction. Successful proposals will be considered on the grounds of Ingenuity and creativity; Improvisation given the modest budget; Durability, use of green and/or recycled materials OPEN CALL: 2025 ART COMMISSIONS PROGRAMME Are you a visual artist looking to … Read more
[vcv_menu key=”Select your menu”] [vcv_sandwich_menu key=””] Bag Factory Artist Workshops hosted by Bag Factory and our artists, these workshops serve to share and develop skills, develop working relationships for younger artists, and ultimately develop the Johannesburg art community, and the Bag Factory community. Be a part of the channel! Design Thinking Hosted by Ryan Honeyball … Read more