ARTGO: Act your Art, One dustbin at a time, Sizzling Strauss & Co auction imminent
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Indulge your love of Art with this week's ARTGO highlights

KWV Collection and five-star Pierneefs lead Strauss & Co's April marquee sale HERE

Inspired Prince Albert Artist changes a Karroo Community: One dustbin at a time HERE

35th Edition of Absa L'Atelier challenges young African artists to 'Act their Art'
Proudly African bank Absa, in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), officially opened applications for the 2021 Absa L'Atelier art competition and invite young artists from across the continent to enter. HERE

The Endangered Wildlife Trust Contemporary 21
Local artists are invited to submit works that speak to the EWT's vision of a healthy planet and an equitable world that values and sustains the diversity of all life for an exhibition entitled The EWT Contemporary 21. The exhibition will be held at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Illovo, Johannesburg, from Saturday 4 September – Sunday 12 September 2021. HERE

Hermanus Fynarts Announcement: Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award 2021
Hermanus Fynarts are pleased to announce that the popular Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award and the unique exhibition of the finalists' tondi will again take place this year from 18 June to 30 September as part of the revamped FynArts 2021 festival. The closing date for entries is Friday 5 June 2021.HERE

Portrait Award 2021 - Call for entries
Portrait Workshops Hosted by Dennis Woest. Dates: Apr 23-25, May 28-30
Rust-En-Vrede Gallery Durbanville. RSVP lynne.law20@gmail.com HERE

Exhibitions

Everard Read JHB
The Bovine Prophecy - The creatures we encounter in this series by Daniel Naudé are forceful reminders of our complex relationship with the animal world. Over a period of ten years, Naudé travelled to the beaches of the Wild Coast to photograph the indigenous cattle that live on these shores./ 08 April - 01 May Here

Goodman Gallery JHB
Vanille Bleue - Paul Maheke's first solo presentation on the African continent and debut exhibition with the gallery. Vanille Bleue is a new body of work by Maheke, drawing on journal entries made since July 2020 during lockdown in Paris./ 8 April – 26 May Here

Art.b Gallery CT
Masters Choice – An exhibition by established artists Julia van Schalkwyk and David Liknaitzky / 17th April - 08 May 2021 Here

Stevenson JHB
Proverb - An exhibition of new paintings by Deborah Poynton. The canvases, with their intensely detailed realism, are light and playful in their construction, yet 'reflect on the essence of life./ Until 29 April Here

SMAC Gallery CT
Laps Around the Sun - Callan Grecia solo exhibition / Until 08 May Here

RK Contemporary Riebeek Kasteel
APPEARANCES - A collaborative exhibition of portraits by Jaco Benade & landscapes by MJ Lourens / Until 25 Aprily Here

Eclectica Contemporary CT
EARTHBOUND - Earth is transformed by ceramic artists into key spiritual experiences through an ancient craft. Visit Eclectica Contemporary's third wave of the design exhibition titled 11:11 / Until 30 April Here

Cape Gallery CT
RETURN - Bowen Boshier and Peter Van Straten / 01 - 30 April Here

Cape Palette Art Gallery George
PECULIAR - A Group exhibition - Alex Hamilton, Ann Pretorius, Carol Eady, Carl Roberts, Chloe Obermeyer, Doris Brand, Estelle Marais, Fiona Rowett, Grace Kotze, Guy Thesen, Ian Tainton, Ig Terblanche, Julia Beeton- Kuhlmann, Leanette Botha, Lisl Barry, Madelein Marincowitz, Marinda Combrinck, Marinda du Toit, Mien Greyling, Sean Eady, Willie Schlechter / Until 30 April Here

EDG2020 JHB
EQUIVOCAL - Maico Camilo Solo Exhibition - His creative journey entails an engagement with ambivalence, unplanned elements, emotions and experiences, reflected in the title of Equivocal / Until 29 April Here

Breytenbach Gallery Wellington
Elegie Vir Die Karoo - An exhibition of paintings by Annari Van der Merwe / Until 30 April Here

St. Lorient - The Viewing Room Art Gallery PTA
The Threads That Bind Us - Fibre Art Group Exhibition / Until 01 May Here

Prince Albert Gallery
Nostalgia - Diane Johnson-Ackerman solo exhibition / Until 02 May Here

Salon91 CT
Dream Window - Jeanne Hoffman solo exhibition / Until 01 May Here

131 A Gallery CT
CODE - Group Exhibition - works by Norman O'Flynn, Geena Wilkinson, Sarah Biggs, Christiaan Conradie, Adele van Heerden, MJ Lourens, Erin Chaplin, Anton Karstel, Gabrielle Raaf, Danielle Clough and Conrad Botes/ Until 20 April Here

Gallery @ Glen Carlou CT
Burnt White - A Solo Exhibition by Jean Dreyer / Until 22 April Here

Oliewenhuis Art Museum BFN
Tiro Ya Diatla - New Aquisitions of The Art Bank of South Africa exhibition / Until 18 April Here

SA Auction / Action

Strauss & Co
Live Virtual Auction Modern, Post-war and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Wine Cape Town, 11-13 April 2021
(Image caption: Maggie Laubser, Shepherd and Sheep (detail) R 1 200 000 - 1 500 000

5th Avenue Auctioneers
April 10 & 11, 2021 10:00 AM SAST
South African & International Art | Collectibles
Johannesburg, South Africa
Image caption: William Kentridge (SA, born 1955) Linocut, "Xaxaxa", Signed & Numbered 8/40 in Pencil, 102 x 62 Estimate: ZAR 100,000 - ZAR 150,000