Narrative Report
by Sanabelle Ebrahim
ARROWSA Media
Scene 2012
The
“South – North Conversations” Exhibition
and Butterfly Beret Accolades dominated the 2012 ARROWSA media scene.
“South – North
Conversations” Exhibition
Fri 20 July –
5:30pm for 6pm – DUT Art Gallery
Pre-
and post-event media coverage of the “South – North Conversations” Jewellery
Students Exhibition in various newspapers such as The Daily News and The Independent
on Saturday as well as online at
DUT
(http://www.dut.ac.za/node/1941),
The Witness (http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=84716)
Article
titles included:
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“South
– North Conversations” Exhibition set to mesmerise
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Fine-arts
and jewellery exhibition
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events were created by ARROW SA and DUT Art Gallery.
An
evening of eclectic enchantment awaited guests to the ARROWSA/DUT Jewellery
Exhibition.
The
exhibition was held at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Art Gallery,
Steve Biko Campus.
Jewellery
Design & Manufacture students of DUT mesmerised guests with their intricate
creations influenced by the theme, “South – North Conversations” (particularly fusion
of South African and Celtic cultural influences).
Bangles,
bracelets, filigree earrings, rings and necklaces made of silver, cotton,
pearl, and Tigers eye were on sale. Pieces were embellished with labradorite
and garnet beads. Student designers included Lloyd Moodley, Mbali Thabethe, Georgina
Taylor, Roisin Shevlin, David Skevington and Michelle Goold.
The
exhibition opening also featured an acoustic set performed by Durban-based band
“Anti Retro Vinyls”.
The
collaborative exhibition was presented by ARROWSA, DUT Jewellery Design &
Manufacture Department, CCMS (Centre for Communication, Media & Society) at
UKZN and Bechet High School.
Proceeds
from the sale of jewellery will go towards funding for a small group of ARROWSA-Bechet
learners to attend the 2013 Indra Global Congress in Derry UK. The global
congress will be an opportunity for groups of young people from existing and
potential Indra (International Development of the Arts for Reconciliation)
centres to come together and share their practice, ideas and experience. There will be a wide range of workshop
activities, training opportunities, sharing of performances, speakers,
discussion groups and social activities, culminating in a dramatised procession
over the Derry Peace Bridge. The Congress will coincide with the UK City of
Culture celebrations beginning on Sunday 30 June 2013 and finishing on Saturday
6 July.
Butterfly Beret
Accolades
*Articles
featured in various publications such as Berea
Mail, The Weekly Gazette, The Rising Sun and SUBtext No: 21,
Winter 2012 and online at
LOOKLOCAL
(http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/berea/berea-news-entertainment?oid=6165791&sn=Detail&pid=4197296&-Butterfly-Beret-accolades-recognise-youthful-trailblazers)
Article
titles included:
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Butterfly
Beret Accolades recognise youthful trailblazers
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Youths
recognised for heritage contributions
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Out
of the cocoon and flying free in the wind
Green
Heart City hosted the inaugural Butterfly Beret Accolades in conjunction with
eThekwini Municipality, the South African National Society (SANS) and Alliance
Française de Durban.
The
event took place at the Sustainable Living Exhibition at Durban Exhibition
Centre on Spring Day.
The
Accolades recognise five youths (16-20yrs) who have contributed towards
advancing the arts, heritage and ecology in the City of Durban and surrounds.
Speaker
of eThekwini Municipality, Cllr Logie Naidoo presented berets to the following
youth:
Gilly
Mchunu (19) – former ARROWSA - Art,
Culture and Heritage for Peace participant who represented ARROWSA and
Durban at the 2010 ARROW global youth congress in the UK. She helped decorate
the ARROWSA-Bechet Ubuntu S’dumo Bike and wheel it around on the streets of
Durban during the Red Eye 2010 arts festival. She is currently working as well
as studying towards an Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) degree.
Nikita
Kekana (18) – Durban Girls College matric learner who is a member of the South
African junior surfing team. She represented South Africa at the International
Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Games in Peru last year. She came fourth
in the U20 division at the Billabong SA Champs 2012 in Cape Town.
Mbuso
Cele (16) – Blind cyclist who is a member of the KZN Blind Tandem Cycling
Association.
Holly
Wasserfall (16) – Eden College learner who is a music star. Her debut album,
“Twenty Four Seven,” a blend of Afro jazz and pop, released in 2010.
Nashlen
Govindasamy (16) – Star College learner who is the current Durban chess
champion. He won the Durban Chess Club Premiership twice in 2010 and 2012, and
hopes to someday become a Grandmaster.
Guest
speakers included Eric Apelgren (Head of International and Governance
Relations, eThekwini Municipality), Naureen Craig (Chairperson, South African
National Society) and Sarah Doignon (Director, Alliance Française de Durban).
The
centrepiece of the event was a magnificent cake in the shape of a giant
butterfly. The cake cutting was performed by eThekwini Deputy Mayor, Cllr
Nomvuzo Shabalala, Miss Deaf Africa 2011, Mbali Nkosi, and Cllr Logie Naidoo. Members
of the ‘Hearts of the City’ ad hoc ensemble, Morgan Govender and Jean-Marie
Spitaels delighted the audience with incidental accordion and harmonica tunes.
The
citizen-based Green Heart Movement was initiated in association with Cycles 4
Social Justice (C4SJ) and Ecology & Cycling and encourages arts and poetry
experiences around themes of ecology, sustainable living, fashion and cycling.
ARROWSA-Bechet
Ubuntu S’dumo Bike
The
Ubuntu Bike graced the Green Heart City/Ecology & Cycling stand at the
Imagine Durban Sustainable Living Exhibition, 30 August - 1 September, Durban
Exhibition Centre. The exhibition stand was visited by Durban Mayor Cllr James
Nxumalo and Cllr Logie Naidoo (Speaker, eThekwini Municipality).
Finger Puppet
Workshop
*Articles
featured in The Weekly Gazette (Dec
2012) and SUBtext No: 22, Summer 2012 (forthcoming).
ARROWSA-Bechet
participants let out their creative streaks to create finger puppets with voomah.
The
workshop was facilitated by co-founder of the Green Heart Movement, Sana Ebrahim
on Thursday 18 October.
Amongst
the felt creations are ARROWSA mascots, lions, elephants, parrots and rabbits.
Participants were encouraged to attach green hearts to their puppets to
activate green-consciousness.
The
plan is for ARROWSA representatives to present the puppets as a greenwill
gesture to fellow youth participants at the 2013 Indra Global Congress in
Derry, Ireland.
The
global congress will be an opportunity for groups of young people from existing
and potential Indra (International Development of the Arts for Reconciliation)
centres to come together and share their practice, ideas and experience. There will be a wide range of workshop
activities, training opportunities, sharing of performances, speakers,
discussion groups and social activities, culminating in a dramatised procession
over the Derry Peace Bridge. The Congress will coincide with the UK City of
Culture celebrations beginning on Sunday 30 June 2013 and finishing on Saturday
6 July.
Durban
youth will participate as South African Ambassadors for peace in the Indra
Global Congress. For further information or to make a financial contribution in
support of these youth, contact ARROWSA chairperson Mary Lange at 082 652 7091
or arrowsa.artpeace@gmail.com.
or deposit directly to:
Banking details:
Bank: Nedbank
Account Name: ARROWSA
Account Number: 1380160146
Branch Name: Westville Mall
Branch Number: 138026
Account Type: Current
Sana Ebrahim
Media
Liaison
ARROWSA
Dec
2012
