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Spier light art 2023

Call for proposals

pier is proud to announce the fifth The success of previous editions of video artworks throughout the farm. Over
edition of Spier Light Art, which Spier Light Art highlights the event’s 11 000 people viewed the 22 artworks,
Swill be exhibited throughout the significance in the cultural landscape of ranging from interactive installations to
historical wine farm from 11 March to the Western Cape and shows the potential pieces that invited the visitor to pause and
10 April 2023. Artists and designers of all of this unique art form to encourage reflect. Previously showcased artworks
kinds (including professionals, students viewers to reflect on contemporary South will offer ideas for the kinds of works
and institutions) are invited to submit Africa. the Selection Committee is interested in
expressions of interest for projects and The curatorial team would like to invite featuring. Refer to last year’s programme
video-based artworks that engage all age expressions of interest for Spier Light for inspiration: https://www.spier.co.za/
groups. Art 2023. The selection will be curated lightart
The call for submissions is open to around five themes: the ethereal and the The community and national media
performance and visual artists working whimsical; the conceptual; technology; praised the Spier Light Art exhibition
with light, sound and video, as well as resilience, enchantment and exuberance; for its safe and beautiful environment,
sculptors, installation artists, painters, and the working wine farm. childfriendliness and for providing a
photographers, choreographers, theatre Interested artists and designers can profound and poignant opportunity to
designers, industrial designers, urban view the submission requirements and play, interact and reflect.
planners and architects. process on www.spier.co.za/blog.
The Spier Arts Trust will completely About Spier
or partially fund installations chosen Situated in the heart of the Stellenbosch
by the Selection Committee, headed by winelands, Spier is one of South Africa's
cocurator Jay Pather. oldest wine farms with a recorded
Online briefing and submission process winemaking history dating back to 1692.
The curatorial team will hold an online Spier hosts the Light Art exhibition as
briefing on Thursday, 21 July 2022, at one of their Growing for Good initiatives,
17:30. Please RSVP to lightart@spier.co.za which empower communities to create
before 18 July 2022. positive social and environmental change.
Email your expression of interest to the A long-standing supporter of the arts,
Project Manager at lightart@spier.co.za Spier understands that creative works
before 22 August 2022. A more thorough entertain, inform and educate. They often
proposal may be requested after the hold up a mirror to society, offering us
shortlist is announced. a chance to reflect. This is why Spier
contributes to several annual public
Spier Light Art 2022 arts initiatives and exhibits a significant
The fourth edition of the exhibition contemporary art collection on the farm.
took place in March and April 2022 and
showcased an array of light, sound and www.spier.co.za

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