Welgemeend Art Month returns with major exhibition and bold new pledge fund

The 2025 edition of Welgemeend Art Month (6 August – 5 September), now in its twelfth year, reaffirms its commitment to the long-term preservation of the historic Welgemeend homestead, home to Cape Town’s much-loved winter arts festival.

Archived: Strauss and Co’s forthcoming Impression/Expression sale represents multi-generations of South African fine artists

By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor I considered myself the lucky one this week when I was invited to  go and view Strauss &Co.’s  forthcoming Impression/Expression, a  live virtual auction sale at their Johannesburg ahead of the  actual sale on September 14, 2021. But when I arrived at their Houghton Johannesburg premises, the place was a