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AVA Membership: In Conversation with Keely Shinners

Keely Shinners | Writer, Editor, Curator and Performer AVA in Conversation | Why our Membership Matters The AVA is unique in that it doesn't have an owner, it's own

Ruby Wilson 2025/09/18 Ruby Wilson 2025/09/18

In conversation with Keely Shinners

Writer, editor, curator & performer

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AVA Membership: In Conversation with Vida Madighi-Oghu

Vida Madighi-Oghu | Writer, editor and curator AVA in Conversation | Why our Membership Matters Each year there's going to be that open call… I feel like

Ruby Wilson 2025/09/03 Ruby Wilson 2025/09/03

In conversation with Vida Madighi-Oghu

Visual artist, writer, and curator

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Ruby Wilson 2025/08/29 Ruby Wilson 2025/08/29

Call for Board Member Nominations

2025 AGM

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AVA Membership: In Conversation with Sean O’Toole

Sean O’Toole | Writer, editor and curator AVA in Conversation | Why our Membership Matters AVA has a long history and a history can sometimes be a burden for an inst

Ruby Wilson 2025/08/19 Ruby Wilson 2025/08/19

In conversation with Sean O’Toole

Writer, editor and curator

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Ruby Wilson 2025/08/11 Ruby Wilson 2025/08/11

Apply: Art Writing Workshop (CLOSED)

Hosted by Keely Shinners

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AVA Membership: In Conversation with Bonolo Kavula

Bonolo Kavula | Visual Artist AVA in Conversation | Why our Membership Matters “I feel like half, if not majority, of the artists that I know have gone through

Ruby Wilson 2025/08/08 Ruby Wilson 2025/08/08

In conversation with Bonolo Kavula

Visual Artist

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AVA Membership: In conversation with Vusumzi Nkomo

Vusumzi Nkomo | Visual artist, musician, writer, cultural theorist and educator AVA in Conversation “It’s important historically to be able to circulate yourse

Ruby Wilson 2025/07/28 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/28

In conversation with Vusumzi Nkomo

Visual Artist and educator

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Ruby Wilson 2025/07/22 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/22

2025 HEAT Winter Arts Festival

6 - 16 August

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AVA Membership: In conversation with Igshaan Adams

Igshaan Adams | Visual Artist AVA in Conversation: Why Our Membership Matters “The importance of having a space like the AVA here in Cape Town shouldn't be un

Ruby Wilson 2025/07/18 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/18

In conversation with Igshaan Adams

Visual Artist

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Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09

Making & Remembering: Aaron Philander’s ‘Nanna’s Kitchen’

ArtThrob Review by Emily Freedman

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AVA Membership: In conversation with Director Olga Speakes

Olga Speakes | Director of AVA "One of the unique characteristics of the AVA is its ability to endure and thrive for so many years. It has

Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09

In conversation with Olga Speakes

AVA Director

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Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09

Call for Internships (CLOSED)

Gallery Assistant

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Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09

2026 Open Call (CLOSED)

Calling all artists and curators!

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AVA’S 2025 EXHIBITION PROGRAMME

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Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09 Ruby Wilson 2025/07/09

Exhibition Programme

2025

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Association for Visual Arts . 2025/07/09 Association for Visual Arts . 2025/07/09

Scars of the Land: Destruction, Resilience, Namaqualand

ArtThrob Review: by Georgia Munnik

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Ruby Wilson 2025/01/20 Ruby Wilson 2025/01/20

Call for Internships (CLOSED)

Gallery Assistant

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Ruby Wilson 2024/11/15 Ruby Wilson 2024/11/15

Flipside Talk at the Cape Town Book Fair 2024

Olga Speakes | Dr. Kim Gurney | Bongani Kona

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Ruby Wilson 2024/11/11 Ruby Wilson 2024/11/11

Artist Talk with Ashraf Jamal

Exploring Love Unbound by Freya Willemoes-Wissing

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Ruby Wilson 2024/09/18 Ruby Wilson 2024/09/18

Notice of the 2024 AGM

16 October | 6pm

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Ruby Wilson 2024/08/08 Ruby Wilson 2024/08/08

Call for Board Member Nominations (CLOSED)

2024 AGM

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