Cheap activities to do this weekend in Johannesburg
Looking for what to do this weekend? You are at the right place. We have you and your budget covered. Enjoy those cheap activities guilt free.
Andrea du Plessis: Supernature: Simulacra at Pretoria Art Museum
Colossal by Anton Smit and group exhibition Vivid Identity at Artyli at Nelson Mandela Square
Pat Mautloa: Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging at UJ Art Gallery
Zolile Petshane: Unfinished Business
Russell Kaplan Spring Wunderkammer auction
Paint and Sip at The Playground – Open City x In Your Pocket
Bryanston Market
BRYANSTON MARKET OPEN TIMES: The market is open every Thu and Sat from 09:00–15:00
Joburg’s oldest outdoor market, dating back to more than 40 years, with a fantastic selection of organic products and items in a laid-back atmosphere. The market’s delicious fresh produce, indigenous superfoods, and handcrafted vegan and vegetarian meals have all become available for delivery through the market’s grocery delivery service.
This is one of the best places in Joburg to find local gifts because dozens of artisans produce handmade items from diverse materials using traditional methods. You’ll be able to Shop for arts & crafts, health & wellness products, and preservative/colourant-free home-baked goods all in one place!
Andrea du Plessis: Supernature: Simulacra at Pretoria Art Museum
Date: Aug 25 2022 – Oct 2 2022 | Venue: Pretoria Art Museum Cnr Francis Baard and Wessels Sts, Arcadia Park
Andrea du Plessis’ first solo exhibit Supernature: Simulacra opens at the Pretoria Art Museum concurrently with an exhibition of works from the winning artists of 2022 Sasol New Signatures.
The artist has extended her Supernature series with this interactive and immersive exhibition, using AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and 3D printing technologies to explore the “modern-day sublime experience”, that is “inspired by nature but mediated through the use of technology”.
Colossal by Anton Smit and group exhibition Vivid Identity at Artyli at Nelson Mandela Square
Aug 13 – Oct 5 2022 | Venue: Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton Central
On August 13, 2022, Artyli at Nelson Mandela Square will launch two new exhibits: Colossal by sculptor Anton Smit and Vivid Identity , a group exhibition by African artists in distinctive style (music, wine, artist strolls).
Colossal by acclaimed South African sculptor Anton Smit is an exquisite showcase of human figure sculptures in a public space. His body of work comprises towering figures, nudes, impressive heads, masks, hands, angels, floating and stretching figures, warriors as well as abstract works.
Pat Mautloa: Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging at UJ Art Gallery
Date: Aug 6 – Oct 30 2022 | Venue: University of Johannesburg Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park
On show throughout August and September, UJ Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition by Kagiso ‘Pat’ Mautloa, a veteran Joburg-based artist who is widely recognised as a pioneer of modernist painting in South Africa.
Central to Mautloa’s practice is the study of life around him, particularly urban spaces and the people who populate them. In his painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking Mautloa regularly visits themes that document the beats and rhythms of urban life and the imagined worlds of the people who reside in the city.
Zolile Petshane: Unfinished Business
Date: Sep 24 2022 – Nov 3 2022 | Venue: Casquette Cycling Café – 16 Baker St, Rosebank
Unfinished Business: A Cry for Land is a new body of work by artist Zolile Petshane showing at Lizamore & Associates Firestation Gallery in Rosebank from Sep 24 to Nov 3.
Through a number of compelling landscapes Petshane looks at how spaces have been claimed, lost and reclaimed with the paintings reflecting people’s desire to occupy land. The exhibition tells a story about land and our desire to own it. It explores how land retains memories of the past and asks the question although we occupy, do we own? Ultimately, the work is a cry for land.
Russell Kaplan Spring Wunderkammer auction
Date: Thursday Sep 22 – Sunday Oct 2 | Bram Fischer Centre (lower level), cnr Bram Fischer Dr and George St, Ferndale, Randburg
Joburg art and antiques auctions don’t get much more colourful than Russell Kaplan’s regular sales that pack in hundreds of wonderful and unique items, ranging from fine art to furniture, collectables and jewellery and vintage accessories, over a week of live online bidding.
Alongside the incredible variety of items on sale comes a great variety of reserve prices, so there’s something for everyone. If you favour quirky pieces for the home you’ll find plenty of items waiting to be snapped up for just a few hundred Rand. Meanwhile, other landmark pieces attract fierce bidding and can sell for tens of thousands.
Paint and Sip at The Playground – Open City x In Your Pocket
Date: Saturday Oct 1 10:30–13:00, 13:30–16:00 | Venue: 73 Juta St, Braamfontein
Unleash your inner Picasso at The Playground Market’s Paint and Sip class this Saturday. The painting class starts at 10:30 – 13:00 and again from 13:30 – 16:00. The class costs R200 and includes all painting equipment, a complimentary cocktail, and free entrance to the market.
Paint and Sip takes place on the ground floor of the market (where the food vendors are located) with a nice long table set-up. Curating the experience is Hillary Idiabolo, Galaletsang Nokwane, and Tariro Kandawasvika from K.art243 (Kinshasa Art 243). Hillary Idiabolo started offering the Paint and Sip experience in Kinshasa, Congo hence 243 (area code for Congo), and now also operates in Johannesburg. These three lovely people are there to help you unleash you find your talents for painting.
Kids’ programme at The Playground Market
Date: Saturday Oct 1 10:00 | Venue: The Playground Market
We receive a lot of requests for suggested activities for young children. If you’re the parent of one, your never-ending search for family fun may be over, because The Playground in Braamfontein has established an enjoyable and educating children’s program to keep kids occupied while also providing you some peace. Take the bambinos to the market on Saturdays to learn how to transform our planet’s flotsam and jetsam into something creative in a fun-filled makers workshop led by University of Johannesburg Visual Art students.
Brooklyn's Antique Fair
Date: Saturday Oct 1 09:00–15:00 | Venue: Cnr Veale and Middle Sts, Brooklyn, Pretoria
For anyone in search of high-quality antiques, the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria is the place to be on the first Saturday of every month. The Pretoria antique fair features a selection of top-notch dealers from South African Antique Dealers Association. Each month brings a new collection vintage pieces including exquisite jewelry, one-of-a kind tableware, and collectible ceramics. shoppers can also find unusual treasures such as antique snuffboxes, cameras from bygone eras, and even gramophones.
The knowledge on hand adds to the appeal of this market for collectors. The merchants are more than willing to share their expertise on collecting and investing, as well as the best ways to maintain your antiques.
The fair is open from 09:00–15:00 at Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria.
Mix Cocktail Bar Jazz Club Sessions
Date: Wednesday Oct 5 19:00 | Venue: Keyes Art Mile, 21 Keyes Ave, Rosebank
Looking for a place to relax and listen to some smooth jazz on a Wednesday evening? Look no further than the Mix Cocktail Bar, located on the second floor of the Trumpet building at Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank. The Kopano Jazz Collective will be performing from 19:00 onwards, so come by and enjoy some jazzy tunes!
Kopano is simply defined as “coming together”. In an interview with Bubblegum Club musician Angus Hardcastle, he stated that their music incorporates many styles and genres including pop, rock, and jazz. He went on to say that the American Jazz Standard often informs some of the South African Standard repertoire but mentioned how there is truly a lot originality among musicians in South Africa dating back to the 1920s.I think our concern as musicians is to honour this, in a way, while playing for the pure joy of it.”
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