Visit the Keleketla! and Chimurenga stall at the Jozi Book Fair 7-9 August 2010 Musuem Africa, Newtown Keleketla! Library will also be presenting at this year’s NGO/CBO Fair hosted by Khanya College as part of their 2010 winter school. The presentation will be a brief reflection on our past, present and future projects as an […]
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by Hervé Youmbi Opening reception 24 June 2010 5.30 pm point blank gallery The Drill Hall Plein + Twist Street Joubert Park Entrance on Plein, safe parking on the square Totems, a multimedia installation by Cameroonian artist Hervé Youmbi, considers the impact of late capitalism on the contemporary African art world. In the 1990s, artists […]
Read morePony Pedro hand printed Postcards
Pony Pedro is a Berlin-based art collective that works on interdisciplinary art-projects in urban spaces combining genres like performance, installation and graphic-design. The group develops their projects and uses their own silkscreen facilities for making posters, flyers, fine art prints and stage settings for their performances and installations. For more information on Pony Pedro to […]
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RECAP 2009 has been a stimulating and most inspiring year for Keleketla people! We thank all partners, collaborators and friends for being part of our journey. Gladly, much of what have been done is documented on this here blog – the relevance self-publishing. We are excited about Keleketla 2010 projects. This year we explore education […]
Read moreStokvel # 3
support community organizing and cultural activism – we celebrate the massive SUCCESS of Keleketla Fundraising Art Auction and share new additions to the Keleketla Resource Centre!!! Safe Parking on the square CASH BAR Product Store open!! Fresh silkscreen T-Shirts * Chimurenga Magazine * Keleketla Stationery * The Orange Book * L2 Designs Accessories click on […]
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The Keleketla Resource Centre is a dynamic space for artists, activists and thinkers committed to collaborative participation and critical dialogue through arts and cultural interventions. Keleketla is based at the Drill Hall, Joubert Park and opens daily, between 10am-5pm. The facilities at Keleketla includes: 1. A book lending service (free – all ages) 2. Rehearsal […]
Read morehelp us build a youth media lab in Jozi!
You can do so by donating a sellable artwork to be auctioned late November at Art Afrique gallery, Kengsington. spread the word…note the closing date! To view some of the artwork donated thus far, go here. We have about 32 artworks donated, and we are aiming for 100 by November 20th! You can also help […]
Read morewords to insight
Art is a tool. One that is able to mobilize and organize. Communists know that, Socialists know it. Anarchist know that and of course, capitalists are cashing in on it. But then art is double-edged sword, one that lends itself to abuse and misuse by both the artist and the capitalist. Richard Roodt, better known […]
Read morekeleketla at the khanya college winter school 2009
Khanya Winter School 2009 30 July – 9 August Musuem Africa and various venues, including the House of Movements and the Artist Proof Studio It was our first experience of the Winter School, an annual gathering of progressive individuals, groups and organizations who share strategies for social justice in South Africa and beyond. Highlights The […]
Read moreStokvel # 2 dropping a mixtape!!
Stokvel # 2 was… Intro point blank gallery, Drill Hall, Jozi Saturday July 18 Jozi massive-Johannesburg, Durban Sings-Durban & Allied Media Conference-Detroit Verse 1 How can we use hip-hop to transform our communities? One veteran Jozi emcee remarked during the Detroit/Jozi skype exchange that we can discuss hip-hop all day, and discredited the subject of […]
Read morestokvel # 2 with Allied Media Conference and Durban Sings oral history project
STOKVEL # 2 ⎪ 17 & 18 July 2009 ⎪ point blank gallery ⎪ Drill Hall ⎪ Jozi PROGRAMME FRIDAY 17 JULY 9pm ⎪ SCREENING Zumbi Somos No’s, courtesy of Frente 3 de Fevereiro, an anti-racist direct action and research collective in Sao Paulo, Brazil 11pm ⎪SKYPE Keynote presentation to the Allied Media Conference, Detroit […]
Read morenew donations!!!
So, our fundraising auction has been pushed back to the future. Last week of September it is. The venue? Johannesburg Art Gallery [JAG] with an afterparty at the Drill Hall WE ARE STILL RECEIVING WORK FOR THIS AUCTION!!! thanks to the following artists for their generousity and well wishes… Look out for Stokvel # 2 […]
Read morestokvel-same ol’ different goal
Stokvel Frekuency Rocked on Saturday June 6th. In part a house-warming, farewell for University of Michigan friends and colleagues and Kagiso ‘Man Purple’ Mnisi’s birthday party, the joint raised art for the FRONTLINE art auction to raise funds for keleketla community art and resource centre. Employing minimal email invitations and held at an unfamiliar venue, […]
Read morecreative recycling feedback
A total of nine kids took part in the creative recycling project on Thursday 4 June with Given and Zakhile of L2 Designs. The turnout was poor so we decided to cancel Friday session and plan for another day when we can have more kids to participate. We are planning a Saturday in order to […]
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Green Footprint Education@keleketla!
Creative Recycling with inner city kids this week at keleketlalibrary…. Green Footprint Education Intervention is a NAC funded creative recycling project by Jozi based designer, crafter and artist Given Nkuna and his team. Given founded Le2 Designs, a design house that specializes in felt products such as belts, bangles, hats and jewellery. Le2 Design’s hats […]
Read moreselected works from the donated collection…
Deepest gratitude to the artists!! Start SAVING!!
Read moreSPREAD THE WORD!
the art donations to benefit keleketla!library have begun to drop, though slowly… HELP US SPREAD THE WORD SPEAK TO YOUR ARTISTS FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OF ARTISTS AND SO ON AND SO ON >>
Read moreDID YOU KNOW
US: did you know that we have a facebook group page? YOU: no US: well we’ve got news for you! we do! we have a Keleletla Library facebook group page! click here and join the group
Read moreDIBUKA !!! DIBUKA !!!
The Keleketla Library is shaping up from it’s break to a full functioning operation. A big part of the process cataloging all the books, and finishing a mini big moveo of all the book facilities from one side of the building to the other. Ra and the team are at it every day, dust, stickers, […]
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the mobile!library is an ongoing street performance to create awareness about keleketla!library. began in 2008 with german artist hans winkler as part of the ‘walking newspaper’ project, 2009’s performance was street to the max. produced by jozi marketing and advertising graduate /emcee, malose ‘4matt’ malahlela and the innacitycommunity collective, the mobile!library involved students from the vega imagination lab, […]
Read moreBLUE AS THIS CITY-A MAN PURPLE PERSPECTIVE
Delving deep into this abyss of sordidness fondly referred to as Joburg, I poke its grime laden bowels inducing a throbbing ulcer. Jozi being a marauding beast that it is snarls at us while trying to make an honest living, even a feat wholesome as sleep turns to be plagued by 9-5 horror – we […]
Read moresend-off party in the D
Good-Bye Ra! is a series of events marking the departure of Johannesburg artist and community organizer, Mphapho Rangoato Hlasane, better known as Ra. Ra is about to finish a semester at University of Michigan’s Center for Afro-American and African Studies [CAAS] as a Moody Fellow visiting scholar and the School of Art & Design as […]
Read moreIf you didn’t do a fanzine-shame on you…
day 3 heads share thoughts about the zine making weekend nice one… thanks to Sbu for such quotable statement!
Read moreFor Tshepo, I will not move to the outskirts of the city
An ode to the fictitious village of Tiragalong, the cities of Jozi and the D A review Work-Detroit Gallery, Detroit, MI http://www.art-design.umich.edu/workdetroit/ 24 October – 08 November 2008 I had a very fulfilling show at the Work-Detroit gallery at the corner of Woordward avenue and Martin Luther Ling Jr road. Fulfilling because as an ambitious […]
Read moreMakinika ‘African Caravan’ fundraising in full gear…
Makinika Africa! The Southern African Hip Hop Caravan Makinika, Swahili word for ‘transcend’ is an ambitious and feasible hip hop symposium to take place in Nairobi, Kenya. The organizers of this tour/slash symposium is Frontline, a collective of collectives with members in Southern Africa including Namibia, Kenya, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. South Africa is represented by […]
Read moreSwart Magazine Black n White Party Launch!
Issue 4 of SWART magazine is to be launched in style this coming Saturday: HOSTED BY QUAZ featuring Last Dayz Fam Pink Above Above the Glass Sake of Skil (S.O.S) and many more Open Mic with exhibition by: Wesley Pepper, Dash, Vallentine, Skipa and Hlubi +++ FREE STUFF When you purchase the magazine you get: […]
Read morejozi loves dilla
ma man 4matt giving a shout to the D. this video gives a sense of the kind of atmosphere of theFanPalProject at the keleketla!library. this was on day 2. anyway, enjoy! music credits: Lammi playing The Official by Jaylib, Stones Throw Records
Read moreVerbal Diqq raps for Communion Nites voiceovers jam session
..sms’a fela Verbal Diqq’s got the message…. here’s is a tiny little taste of what used to happen at Pabulum’s little “studio” where heads would converge to lay voice overs for the Communion Nites, the dj’s highly anticipated mix-tape. enjoy!!
Read moreCAAS Library catches on to the zine frenzy
After giving a talk at the Ginsberg Center’s Arts of Citizenship Breakfast, Robin Grice approached me to propose a zine making workshop at the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies library. Of course I said yes! Robin and I have been talking about doing a reading session and we thought this would be the perfect […]
Read moretheFanPalProject in Detroit
Saturday 25, October 2oo8 AMC media lab, 555, Detroit The space The workshop took place at the Allied Media Conference/Detroit Summer lab at the 555 Galleries/Studios on Grand Avenue, Detroit. 555 is an exciting multi-use space housing studios for visual artists, a multi-media magazine publisher [like SWART!] apparel designer, video artists, as well as galleries. […]
Read mored.d.i.y…don’t do it yourself
my ppl, i can across this amazing text. it is a well needed during this period of cashlessness…also, it emphasizes what we have been doing all along…enjoy an excerpt by Lisa Anne Auerbach “Don’t Do It Yourself” is our new battle cry. D.D.I.Y. means working with friends, hiring a professional, consuming wisely and conscientiously, and […]
Read moreacademic activists
one of the best quotes i came across goes something like this… its possible to be a commited activist and brilliant academic, by Jenny Lee reflecting on Andy Smith. Reflecting on Andy Smith’s influence as an undergrad student at the University of Michigan, Jenny’s exact words are: “I would also never have thought that it […]
Read morewelcome to our…
greetings! welcome to the official theFanPalProject blog. this is one of the ongoing outcomes of the three day zine making workshop that took place on the weekend of the 22nd August, 08. the venue being the historic Drill Hall, the arts, culture and heritage site, right opposite the notorious taxi rank on Noord [by the way, […]
Read morekeleketla!library – a context
Keleketla! is a Pedi word which is a response to the beginning of a story, something that you say back to the storyteller’s ‘once upon a time’. It has no direct English translation, but represents a form of acknowledgement and a consent that ‘I am here, willing to listen to your story with active participation’. […]
Read moreTheFanPalProject
TheFanPalConcept The project aims to, over a period of 3 days, gather Johannesburg [Jozi] movements to design and produce covers of their ideal fanzines while exploring the role of grassroots movements in social activism and economic development. Further, the project aims to link participating grassroots, mostly hip-hop inspired movements with keleketla!library project, Joubert Park, Johannesburg […]
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share your thoughts and reflections about theFanPalProject! it really doesn’t matter if you didn’t take part in the actual workshop…
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Keleketla Media Arts Project 