In 2012, Infecting The City saw the return of Jay Pather as the curator of the public art festival. The focus of the festival was on “making public space public”, where each artwork was commissioned to engage fully with Cape Town and to draw, involve or reflect the city’s public in their collectively-owned spaces. The READ MORE
The 2011 Infecting The City Public Arts Festival celebrated the theme of Treasure. The theme was chosen to encapsulate the vibrant and cosmopolitan diversity of Cape Town. Curated by Brett Bailey, the 2011 festival invited artists and audience members alike to appreciate, take ownership of and celebrate the cultural riches that are often overlooked, neglected or READ MORE
Infecting The City 2010 produced a performance art festival that was loosely themed around the concept of Human Rite. The theme invited artists to create public artworks that investigated and explored the role of rites and rituals as tools for transformation and healing. The artworks questioned “How do the arts use ritual to effect social change READ MORE
Infecting The City took place in the Cape Town Central Business District in February 2009. Curated by Brett Bailey, approximately half of the productions on the programme were presented free to the public in communal city spaces during the day, allowing audiences to embark on a historical and creative tour of Cape Town and the spaces READ MORE
The Spier Performance Art Festival began its new journey as the Infecting The City public arts festival in 2008. Curated by Brett Bailey and Jay Pather, Infecting The City stunned residents and workers in Cape Town with a baffling array of contemporary artistic interventions. We’ve been pushing the boundaries of public space ever since… in READ MORE
CAPE TOWN – The epic Whale Well at the Iziko South African Museum served as the backdrop for the first Talking Heads Live event of 2013. Read more about this unique event on the Talking Heads website
‘…Talking Heads is distinctly social and that’s what makes it a more powerful forum for sharing and learning new ideas, especially in the small pond context of South Africa. It’s like a tactile, real-life TED talk and you can exchange numbers at the end.’ Read more about Rob Scher’s experience at the 2013 Talking Heads READ MORE
JOHANNESBURG – Boasting an enduring reputation as a crucible for change, Johannesburg played host to the 2013 Talking Heads Live. The event enables the city’s thought leaders, social disruptors and change-makers to share with the public their big ideas and experiences on current issues facing their disciplines. Created to encourage the public to explore and READ MORE
The Artists In Residency Programme 2012 awarded eleven residencies to the following exceptional African artists: Bundanon Trust, Australia – Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, Kenya; Thamgidi Foundation, Netherlands – Ronelda Kamfer, South Africa; Thamgidi Foundation, Netherlands – Karen Jennings, South Africa; The Substation, South Africa – Precious Mhone, Malawi (TBC); Jiwar, Spain – Sydelle Willow Smith, South Africa; READ MORE