From jobs, open calls and residencies; this is the first list of opportunities for artists, writers, and creatives in 2022. For more consistent updates visit our opportunities page here. JOB OPPORTUNITIES DESIGN INTERNSHIP – THEBE MAGUGU Deadline: 21 January 2022 Thebe Magugu is looking to hire an exceptional and organised talent in design with cross-disciplinary…
The concept of the brand came about due to a lack of representation of Islamic heritage within the South African creative landscape, particularly within fashion. The manifesto of the brand serves as an ode to previous generations’ role in dismantling systems of oppression, recalibrating systems to allow for the progress of future generations. Imran Mohamed,…
It’s not difficult to tie the ethos and the stories individual brands speak to when developing their identities, nor is it difficult to gather the similarities of these local stories as we move between the brands and the cultures linked to them. It seems there is a lot more power in consciously interacting with one…
It goes without saying that the pandemic hit the fashion industry hard, especially with how social distancing, lockdown restrictions and cut-off supply chains affected the cornerstone of the industry: the fashion show. Fashion week globally is a billion dollar business. Designers and brands prepare for months to produce collections to be worn by the best…
“Innocence, sincerity, nostalgia, belonging, joy, desire, assurance” — These are just some of the terms Andrew Bolton, curator for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, chose to describe what American Fashion is today. This year’s exhibition, accompanied by one of the most maligned Met Gala beige carpets in years, is ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’, only…
“Something that is at the core of our work is to create sustainability and self-sufficiency across our creative industries, and organisations like Girls in Film shine a light on the burgeoning talent pool in our region and facilitate the creation of robust networks and collaborators. The talent is here, and the global community is starting…
There was a certain kind of catharsis that came with it. It became a hybrid of experiencing a sense of vulnerability that was, at times, challenging and at others, incredibly simple. I wanted to bring this to a larger audience, and see if there are nuances within the human experience. Lukhanyo Mdingi, 2021. Over the…
“….I’m so excited about this show. It’s a celebration of black beauty, talent and culture that we hope will provide food for thought and give models and designers the credit they deserve.” Janice Deul, fashion activist In June of this year, a major exhibition opened at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands — Voices of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put forth many challenges to several industries including high fashion. An estimation of 90% of our bodies are covered by clothes and viruses have the tendency to thrive on the surface of fabrics for longer hours increasing the exposure of humans to bacterial infection. To this issue, the fashion industry has…
How we began to conceptually define these ideas in relation to the group exhibition was to gather a group of diverse artists who work and think through different mediums and have diverse approaches to process and the spaces in which they produce in. When we did this it was evident that the idea of what…
Siyabonga Mtshali is a name that needs no introduction to keen followers of the fashion industry in South Africa. The young designer’s flamboyant personal style and uncompromising take on what fashion should be in a modern world have garnered him some well-deserved attention. Like many other creatives, however, Siyabonga cast his creative net wide while…
The 1960s initially witnessed counterculture movements erupt as movements that opposed the rifeness of racial and political injustices that were invading the Western world at the time. The movement popularised many alternate forms of identity and expression, notably the Hippie Movement, whose impact still remains progressive in modern-day society. Even if the conformity to a…
