Join Strauss & Co for our annual exhibition, talks and valuation day during the Hermanus FynArts Festival.
Strauss & Co and the Hermanus FynArts Festival have enjoyed a meaningful partnership since the inception of the coastal festival more than a decade ago. The company’s involvement was initially guided by Stephan Welz, founding managing director of Strauss & Co, and a pivotal figure in the art world, known for having championed artists and the broader cultural landscape. Welz’s legacy has not only endured but expanded as Frank Kilbourn, chairperson of Strauss & Co, has in recent years augmented the company’s commitment to the festival in alignment with the company’s broader mission to support the South African art ecosystem.
Strauss & Co at the
2026 FynArts Festival
6 – 14 June 2026
VALUATION | TALK | EXHIBITION
Previous Festival Events
About FynArts Festival
Started by Hermanus Tourism Bureau on the identified need for a solution that would lift the spirits of the community and attract visitors in support of a much-needed economic stimulus during the quiet winter months, Hermanus FynArts came into existence. From the first Festival in 2013 it has grown into a vibrant, multi-format festival showcasing the very best in South African arts. From promoting the arts in the visual, performing literary and culinary fields, it also runs activities throughout the year in support of education, training and development programme in the greater Hermanus area.
For its entire existence the festival has been planned, developed and executed under the directorship of Mary Faure and a small team of advisors and volunteers. With the support of sponsors, donors and attendees who come from across the country and beyond, Hermanus FynArts is now an established, annual event on the calendar.
Together with the FynArts Gallery which offers a series of rotating exhibitions of the work of prominent South African artists and the Development Fund which promotes the arts through education and skills development via youth focused activities throughout the year, Hermanus FynArts achieves its primary objectives which are to:
