A beautiful art gallery space with great exhibitions for emerging and established artists. The quality of art here is what you'd expect from any of the top art galleries. The gallery finds itself on the top floor pf the historical Cosmopolitan Building in Maboneng, a wonderful Old Johannesburg building that has been preserved and restored. There is a great restaurant and bar on the bottom floor and a sculpture garden courtyard with adjacent boutique shops and great coffee. This is a popular wedding venue for small inner city weddings.
Went for a couples photo shoot, parking is a bit difficult but the walk is worth the effort.
The area is being developed and you really get a sense of welcome in the area.
The art centre is clean and safe. the works presented at the time was pleasant to look at.
Great print gallery that sells affordable works of art from the best contemporary South African artists. Printing presses are in the studio here, so if you're lucky you can watch the process. There is a great book shop attached to the studio where many art books are available, but there's a range of subject matter.
This is an eccentric, off-the-beaten track art spaza shop/shack and art house with a small tea garden attached to the owner's main house. A range of recycled objects liberally incorporated into art works, form a sculpture garden into which you wander. On the roof of one small outbuilding covered evenly with round plastic objects, it looks as if a layer of giant glistening dew drops has settled there. The plastic-clad radio tower which happens to stand in the back yard, alone is worth a visit. If you liked the Owl House in New Bethesda, this is the Jozi must-see version, complete with permanent garden sculpures by a local artist.
In order to clad the radio tower with recycled plastic up to a dizzying height, a crane was hired for a couple of days!
The Spaza Art Gallery is located in an area of Johannesburg which is currently being revamped. Owner Andrew Lindsey has converted rooms of his house into exhibition spaces, while he lives in one of the rooms. When we visited, a delicious vegetarian meal was served with tea in the small garden. Art works and craft objects on sale are reasonably priced.
Worth a visit, but check that the owner is home, his cell number is on the gate.
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