The Africa Centre
Based in South Africa, the Africa Centre is both a physical entity and an ongoing philosophical process. In time it will emerge as a multi-sited, multiple-usage space where the visual, intellectual and performance cultures of Africa, South and North are celebrated, studied and brought to life for diverse audiences in innovative ways.
This site documents our current projects, approach to arts and cultural practice, arts and cultural events in Africa, links to other organizations, and a forum for discussion. [+]
Spier Arts Festivals
The Spier Arts Festivals comprise three vibrant festivals – poetry, performance and music - which happen from February through to October 2008. These Festivals happen in a spectrum of venues from Cape Town to Stellenbosch. [+]
The Pan African Space Station
1 – 4 October 2008
The Pan African Space Station (PASS) is a four-day a music intervention from October 1-4 across greater Cape Town. The festival is presented by the Africa Centre with the support of Spier, and it is curated by Ntone Edjabe and Neo Muyanga. The event is an opportunity for Capetonians and visitors to engage up-close with the rich and complex web of creative expression which binds Africans across the globe.
PASS plays host to genre-busting music outfits from global Africa dedicated to exploring new musical territory. In the main, the festival seeks to profile local and international acts which may not yet have reached household-name status in South Africa, but which are nonetheless at the very top of their game. [+]
Spier Contemporary
After a successful run at the Spier Estate the full exhibition has been installed at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG). The show has been adapted for its new setting at JAG and interesting new dialogues have been created between the works raising different questions and opening further readings of the work.
JAG is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 till 17:00.
ENTRANCE IS FREE
Read more about Spier Contemporary and 2007 Winners [+]
Southbank
The Africa Centre currently does not own or operate any permanent infrastructure but operates its programmes in a wide variety of places. Ultimately, the Africa Centre will construct a core infrastructure within and supported by a residential community, which will be known as the Southbank. [+]
Beam Gallery
The Africa Centre has established a gallery on the Spier Estate to enable fresh talent and new ideas to be incubated and nurtured, where the barriers between art, craft and design can be broken and where debates can be stirred to move the dialogue on African art in new directions. [+]


