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SUMMARY:Lo-Fi Street Cred - Artist's Zines and Alternative Publications Exhibition and Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”694956″]- OPEN TO ALL – \nWe invite you to join us for the exhibition opening and publication launch of Lo-Fi Street Cred. \nThe publication\, titled Artists’ lo-fi\, DIY and Alternative Publications in South Africa\, is the tangible outcome of the public roundtable discussions that accompanied the exhibition lo-fi street cred: artist’s zines\, DIY and alternative publications held on 10 August 2024 at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts (JGCBA)\, Wits Art Museum (WAM)\, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). The theme of the roundtable was What value do printed zines and DIY publications offer in a digital age? The discussants were Minenkulu Ngoyi from Alphabet Zoo; Dr. Rangoato Hlasane\, Eva-Rose Lundon and Nokukhanya Sibanda from the Department of Fine Arts\, Wits University; Neil Badenhorst\, Musa Malobola and Ditshegofatso Maoto from the Department of Graphic Design at the University of Johannesburg; Nina Torr\, Maaike Bakker\, Philisiwe Memela and Callum Sutherland from Open Window\, Centurion\, and David Paton moderated the event. Each discussant has contributed to the texts that are included in this publication to which Cape Town-based artist Jonah Sack (whose works were included on the exhibition and the cover of its posterzine catalogue) as well as Victoria Wigzell (director of Johannesburg-based Pulp Paperworks) have contributed reflective writings on their communal practices. \nThe publication was printed at the Open Window MakerSpace using a Risograph printer. \n© Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts\nWits Art Museum\, University of the Witwatersrand\, Johannesburg\, South Africa \nhttps://theartistsbook.org.za\nApril 2025 \nProject coordinator & curator: David Paton\nDesign & Layout: Daniella Rodrigues and Talitha Lewis (Open Window)\nCreative Direction: Nina Torr and Maaike Bakker (Soft Serve)\nPrinting & Production : Philisiwe Memela\, Callum Sutherland and Anni Kapp (Open Window)\nCropping and binding: Wet Ink[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-168865″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.openwindow.co.za%2Flo-fi-street-cred|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”181256″]More about the project[/vc_button][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-175975″ isotope_mode=”fitRows” medias=”91808\,91831\,91809\,91844″ gutter_size=”3″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”144750″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lo-fi-street-cred-artists-zines-and-alternative-publications-exhibition-and-book-launch/
LOCATION:CENTURION Campus\, Open Window\, 1297 John Vorster Dr\, Southdowns\, Centurion\, Gauteng\, 0062\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Public Event,Centurion Events,NOW Gallery,Supplementary Programme,Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250715T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250715T140000
DTSTAMP:20260714T143007
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Theo Sonnekus
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nTheo Sonnekus: “Jock and the Great Outdoors”: White American Masculinities\, Gay Reader-Tourists\, and Fantasies of Africa in Postwar Physique Magazines \nDrawing from a selection of images by the South African photographer Jock\, this article explores the historical construction of exotic white masculinities in postwar physique magazines. Read against the backdrop of the perceived emasculation of \nAmerican men in the mid-twentieth century\, I propose that primitivist notions of Africa as the ultimate rural setting for the rehabilitation of white masculinity were appropriated in physique titles to appeal to gay reader-tourists in the US. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nView our PROGRAMME HANDBOOK to find out more.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250610T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260714T143007
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Miranthe van Staden
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nMIRANTHE VAN STADEN\nLecturer: Visual Communication and Fundamentals \nSiren\, Sibyl and Symbol: Mami Wata lore and iconography through a Black Eco-Feminist lens \nThe focus of my presentation is to connect Western mermaid myths and symbols back to Africa\, with the specific focus on Mami Wata\, a contemporary Afropolitan icon with an ancient and mysterious history. This black mermaid is often forgotten and ignored in Western literature and art. The ongoing project of decolonisation requires that we critically examine this phenonemon of ‘forgetting’. This lecture revises and re-imagines mermaid myth and symbol through a Black Eco-Feminist lens. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nPROGAMME HANDBOOK
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250527T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250527T140000
DTSTAMP:20260714T143007
CREATED:20250313T040611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T084920Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Lala Crafford
DESCRIPTION:  \n– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nLALA CRAFFORD: Neurodiversity and Creative Careers  \n A discussion the reasons why neurodivergent individuals are often drawn to creative careers\, the implications for teaching and assessment in creative programs\, and the specific role art can play in supporting and empowering neurodivergent students as they express themselves. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nPROGAMME HANDBOOK
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250513T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250513T140000
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Terry Kahn
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nTERRY KAHN: Code\, Magic and Decolonisation: Reprogramming the System \nThe basic idea of this is promoting ethical practices when teaching/learning tech as it relates to art and design. Some topics I will touch on:\n– Untold histories: women and people of colour in tech\n– Code as magic: incantations and symbolism (source-code as sorcery) \n– Tech education as individual empowerment\, and the shift (and retaliation against) imperialistic big-tech \n– Tech and its role in community-building and activism: tech as a form of resistance\n– Ethics in tech\, particularly AI\n– A re-imagined web\, breaking things down (what is the web? what is a digital asset?)\n– The importance of open-source in decentralised\, decolonised tech\, and its pitfalls\n– Accessibility in design (possibly)\n– How this relates to teaching in art and design: software guidelines\, best practices\, theory and inspiration\n– Creative tech: tech for the sake of art-making\, play and imagination \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nWatch previous Lecture Lecture presentations via the Research Portal.\nApply to be part of the 2025 Lecture Lecture Programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-terry-kahn/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250415T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250415T140000
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Robyn Keet
DESCRIPTION:  \n– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nROBYN KEET: Creativity & Profit: Thriving Without Sacrificing Your Art \nA dynamic 20-minute workshop designed to challenge the “starving artist” myth and show how creative professionals can achieve financial success without compromising their artistic integrity. Participants will explore practical strategies to monetise their creativity while staying true to their passion. Through real-world success stories and engaging interactive activity\, attendees will uncover income opportunities within their creative practice and learn how to shift limiting money mindsets. The session delivers actionable takeaways that educators and creatives can immediately implement\, empowering them—and their students—to embrace creative freedom and financial sustainability. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEET LINK \nClick here for more info on the programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-robyn-keet/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Allen Laing
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nALLEN LAING presents ‘You are not a brain’ – Science-backed tools for whole-body learning: A presentation of research collected by Dr Andrew Huberman – Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University that will report on physiological practices that have been shown to improve learning and focus in the classroom and elsewhere. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg\n \nMore about the programme
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-allen-laing/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250318T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260714T143007
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Liam Rothballer
DESCRIPTION:– STAFF ONLY – \nLIAM ROTHBALLER: A look into the Romantic tradition of ruin gazing\, and the appearances of both real and imagined ruins from antiquity to now. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nWatch previous Lecture Lecture presentations via the Research Portal.\nApply to be part of the 2025 Lecture Lecture Programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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