Cassirer Welz Award: 10 Year Retrospective2021 marks a year of momentous milestones for the Bag Factory. In addition to celebrating the organisation’s 30th anniversary, the Bag Factory is proud to commemorate 10 years of the Cassirer Welz Award, presented annually in partnership with long-term sponsor Strauss&Co.The award was founded in 2011 by the late Nobel … Read more
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Marcia Harvey Isaksson
Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Marcia Harvey Isaksson will undertake a fully-funded residency at the Bag Factory from 1 September 2022 – 30 November 2022. Marcia is supported by Iaspis, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden) International Program supporting international exchange for practitioners in the areas of visual art, design, craft and architecture. This … Read more
Sofia Ana Elise Steinvorth
1 FEB 2022 – 31 MAR 2022Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Sofia Ana Elise Steinvorth (Germany) will undertake a fully-funded residency at the Bag Factory from 27 Feb – 26 May 2021. As part of TURN 2 RESIDENCY The aim of the project is to facilitate research for emerging curators and cultural practitioners … Read more
Federica Bueti
1 OCT 2021 – 30 NOV 2021Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Federica Bueti (Germany) will undertake a fully-funded residency at the Bag Factory from 27 Feb – 26 May 2021. As part of TURN 2 RESIDENCY The aim of the project is to facilitate research for emerging curators and cultural practitioners with curatorial … Read more
More Than We Can BearA solo exhibition by Joe Turpin03 July 2021 – 31 July 2021The Bag Factory is pleased to present More Than We Can Bear, a solo exhibition of new work by Joe Turpin. Produced over the course of a year long residency at the Bag Factory Artist Studios, this body of work deals … Read more
PANEL DISCUSSION: RE/PERFORMING LIVE ART IN SOUTH AFRICA
Please join us for a conversation around live art on Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 18:00 CATNeo DisekoLerato ShadiNelisiwe XabaABOUT THE PANEL DISCUSSIONThe Bag Factory, a pioneering contemporary visual arts organisation in Johannesburg, currently celebrates its thirty year anniversary. Numerous acclaimed South African artists who specifically engage with live art have been resident artists at the … Read more
ART CONNECTION AFRICABag Factory Curator Residency Open Call 2021 Supported by KfW Stiftung in partnership with Triangle Network Open to curators/cultural practitioners based in Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweResidency dates: 1 September to 30 November 2021Application Deadline: 23 July 2021 (10am SAST)This opportunity will enable a curator/cultural practitioner (researcher, arts writer, etc with an interest … Read more
ART CONNECTION AFRICABag Factory Artist Residency Open Call 2021 Supported by KfW Stiftung in partnership with Triangle Network Open to artists based in Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweResidency dates: 1 September to 30 November 2021Application Deadline: 23 July 2021 (10am SAST)This opportunity will enable an emerging artist based in Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to … Read more
Studio Space Available at the Bag Factory
Deadline for applications: Sunday 15 August 2021, 11am (SAST)The Bag Factory is looking for Johannesburg-based contemporary visual artists to take up tenancy in two of our studios and become part of our community of artists. Start date for tenancy: ImmediatelyMinimum period of tenancy: 1 yearFor artists based in Johannesburg (or in the process of relocating). Joint … Read more
EXHIBITION OPENINGA navigation guide to Kwanqingetshe29 MAY – 23 JUN 2021The Bag Factory is pleased to present A navigation guide to Kwanqingetshe, a solo exhibition of new work by Phumulani Ntuli.In an intimate exploration of the journey from boyhood into manhood, Phumulani is influenced by the idea of reflection, in an analysis of not only the … Read more