Rhodes University, South Africa - Theatre luminary, educator and co-founder of the National Arts Festival, Roy Sargeant, passes away

Title:

Theatre luminary, educator and co-founder of the National Arts Festival, Roy Sargeant, passes away

 

Published:

Rhodes University, 5 January 2022

https://www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/theatreluminaryeducatorandco-founderofthenationalartsfestivalroysar.html

 

From the news article:

Prof Roy Sargeant, who was appointed Head of Speech and Drama at Rhodes University in 1973, passed away at the end of 2021.

Melrose Gallery: Pitika Ntuli’s exhibition Sangoma bone sculptures [National Arts Festival, 25 June - 2 August 2020]

Title:
Melrose Gallery: Pitika Ntuli’s exhibition Sangoma bone sculptures

Published:
Art Times
https://arttimes.co.za/91951-2/

Description:
"Fixed definitions of ‘contemporary’ and ‘primitive art’ have haunted African art history. Launching on June 25 at the National Arts Festival, Pitika Ntuli’s novel exhibition Azibuyele Emasisweni, (Return to the Source), presenting 45 bone sculptures (each with their own praise song) will challenge and test these terms and how art can be enjoyed virtually."

The artist:
Pitika Ntuli completed a Master of Fine Art at Pratt Institute in New York and a MA at Brunel University in London.

"He is primarily a sculptor. His stark skeletal structures are created in any physical medium he can find; metal, wood, stone, and bone and can range from small to monumental works in granite that weigh in excess of 19 tonnes. He has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in a myriad of group exhibitions, mostly in London. His works are held in numerous important public, private and corporate collections."