OFM Artbeat (Kunsteklop)

A journey through colour and imagination, curated by the talented young Art Museum Guides, Zethu Mvila and Ziya Khubeka. Ethereal invites visitors into a captivating and serene world where colour, texture, and light converge to create an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Ziya Khubeka joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat to share her insights into this exhibition and to remind visitors tha...

Coenie de Villiers word allerweë erken as een van nie alleen Afrikaans se beste liedjieskrywers nie, maar een van Suid-Afrika se voorste klavier-maestro’s, sangers en komponiste. Hy sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om te gesels oor die debuut van sy nuwe vertoning: "Wie kan my se van die liefde?" wat die 12de Februarie in die nuut gerestoureerde Stadsaal op Fauresmith plaasvind....

Die Snowflake in Potchefstroom is onder andere die tuiste van ‘n gallery wat plaaslike kunstenaars ‘n platform gee om hul werke ten toon te stel, hul kreatiwiteit te deel en inspirasie te kweek by lede van die publiek om ook hulself deur kuns uit te leef. Bestuurder by die Snowflake, Martie Bothma, sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om te gesels oor hul program vir die eerste helf...

Na 7 jaar, keer kunstenaar David Griessel terug na sy tuis dorp Bloemfontein met 'n solo uitstalling by die Co-Op Gallery. Hy sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop en vertel hoe die wereld in sy gedagtes op papier eindig en hoe hy die karakters ontwikkel. Die uitstalling is te siene tot einde Januarie 2025 in Bloemfontein.

Michelle Thöle-van Zyl, ARTi Gallery Programme Director, joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat in her capacity as Competition Coordinator for the 2024 Arti Art Competition as they proudly make the winners known! With a grand prize of R260 000 this national competition drew just over 500 entries with the aim of becoming the biggest of it's kind in South Africa. View the winners here: https://a...

With the aim to encourage community theatre and arts among the youth of Paballelo, Upington, a motivated group of individuals build out their creativity on a daily basis. Founder Elcardo Chulu joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat to talk about their needs and to appeal to the Northern Cape to help them establish a permanent theatre in Upington.

Inspired by SANKOFA, a Ghanaian concept emphasizing the importance of drawing wisdom from the past, this exhibition invites viewers to experience Mafafo’s artistic legacy in full. Chief Curator at the William Humphreys Art Gallery - Chepape Makgato joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM artbeat to tell us more.

The William Humphreys Art Gallery (WHAG) is delighted to present SANKOFA: 360 Degree Exhibition, an extraordinary retrospective honouring the remarkable six-decade artistic journey of Rochester ‘Rocky’ Mafafo, an important figure in South African art. Chief Curator at the WHAG, Chepape Makgato joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat to share his excitement about this exhibition which is on in K...

Calling All Filmmakers! The 46th Durban International Film Festival 2025 Submissions Are Officially Open! Helene Naicker, Programme Coordinator, joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat. The final submission deadline is 31 January 2025. Don't miss your chance to be part of South Africa's oldest and largest film festival, renowned for its' world-class screenings, Oscar-qualifying awards for Best...

Hierdie feestyd in samewerking met Pro Strings kan jy help om vreugde te bring aan 500 bejaardes in Bloemfontein. Jy kan finansieel bydra of items vir die geskenkpakkies skenk. Sharon de Kock sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop en vertel hoe musiek die grootste geskenk is hierdie feestyd! Jy kan betrokke raak deur kontak te maak met Sharon by 082 434 7501

Die koördineerder van die uitstalling “Nuwelinge”, Martie Bothma, sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop. Vir meeste van die deelnemers wie se werke besigtig kan word, is kuns 'n stokperdjie en is dit 'n besonderse geleentheid om hul werke teen die muur van 'n gallery te sien. Die uitstalling is aan tot 14 Desember en meer inligting kry jy hier: https://www.facebook.com/SnowflakeBuild...

Artistic Director and CEO of the Free State Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Boico joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat as he shares his passion for the orchestra turning 50 as well as providing detailed insight into the program for their final repetoire for 2024. The concert takes place 16 November at the Sand du Plessis theatre in Bloemfontein, 19:30 and tickets are available at Webtickets

Jeanne-Louise Moolman van die Odeion Skool vir Musiek sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om te vertel van die ontstaan van Take Four. Verder gesels sy oor hul konsert die 21ste November in die Odeion in Bloemfontein en hoekom jy gerus die 4 vriendinne en hul liefde vir musiek moet kom ondersteun. Toegang is gratis en die konsert vind om 19:00 plaas.

Marianne Cilliers-Legierski keer terug na haar geliefde Bloemfontein, natuurlik met haar viool om saam met pianis Petro Engelbrecht een aand van ongelooflike musiek met die Vrystaat se gehoor te deel. Die uitvoering is die 14de November, 19:00 in die Odeion en toegang is gratis. Marianne sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om meer te vertel oor die geleentheid en die aand se progra...

Konsert Meester Sharon de Kock gesels oor die Vrystaat Simfonie Orkes se uitvoering van Beethoven se 9de simfonie wat die 2de November in die Sand du Plessis teater, Bloemfontein, plaasvind. Kaartjies is beskikbaar by Webtickets.

The Odeion School of Music in collaboration with The Odeion String Quartet presents Dido and Aeneas An English opera by Henry Purcell. Yolanda Maartens speaks to Albertus Engelbrecht about that people can expect at this spectacular opera show. Entrance is free. For those who cannot make it on 8 November, they have decided to open the final dress rehearsal on 7 November at 17:30 to the public.

Oliewenhuis Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Sojourn, a compelling exhibition exploration of transience and transformation in contemporary South African art. Curated from the Art Bank of South Africa Collection, this exhibition interrogates the concept of temporary stays and their profound impact on human experience. Yolanda de Kock from Oliewenhuis Art Museum was part of the curat...

With the support of the Barney Simon Trust, the Market Theatre Laboratory offers one residency a year to provide a space for theatre-makers to develop a new work, investigate artistic process, and take creative risks. The artist will receive a grant of R90 000 to subsidize their project costs, including their creative team, cast, archiving and materials. In addition, the residency project will be...

Elna van der Walt balletskool in Bloemfontein bring vanjaar nuwe lewe aan Pocahontas in die form van 'n musical. Meer as 100 ballerinas kry die geleentheid om op die verhoog hul talente ten toon te stel. Daar is ook 20 volwasse akteurs betrokke. Elna, haar dogter Elrine en kleindogter Elmay kom gesels oor die wonderlike voorreg om as gesin die produksie aan te bied. Kaartjies vir die vertonings 7...

Prof Danre Strydom sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om te gesels oor die gratis produksie die 31ste Oktober in Bloemfontein. Dit is 19:00 die aand en alle ouderdomme word genooi om die unieke vertolking van musiek te kom hoor. Danre verduidelik dat die werke is wat nog nooit van tevore in Bloemfontein gespeel is nie en dat sy en haar broer, met wie sy die verhoog deel, vreeslik...

Avigail Bushakevitz, Ernst-Martin Schmidt en Constance Ricard het die Franz Trio in 2017 gestig, kort nadat hulle hul eerste konsert saam in Frankryk gespeel het met werke van Franz Schubert en van Gideon Klein. Hierdie twee komponiste was steeds vir hulle van groot belang: hulle het hul ensemble na Schubert vernoem en het die klassieke Weense repertorium verken, maar stel ook 'n steeds groeiende...

Op Saterdag 19 Oktober span die Charl du Plessis Trio en Richard Cock kragte saam met die Vrystaatse Simfonieorkes om unieke en opwindende musiek vir klavier en orkes ten toon te stel. Charl sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Kunsteklop om te gesels oor die opwindende program samestelling. Bach, Beethoven en Boogie sal musiek deur Klassieke komponiste in sy oorspronklike vorm saamstel, asook...

Twee-en-twintig verhale is gekies vir publikasie in die negende Stellenbosch Woordfeeskortverhaalbundel. Yolanda Maartens gesels met Martelize Faber van Jacobsdal oor haar liefde vir stories.

Michelle Thöle-van Zyl, ARTi Gallery Programme Director, joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat in her capacity as Competition Coordinator for the 2024 Arti Art Competition.

The solo exhibition by the festival artist, Jessica Webster, represents an attempt by the artist to challenge the basic foundations of her practice. The series of paintings, compiled over several years, focuses on the use of jute fabric and a cold wash substrate, which replaces the traditional cotton canvas and oil paint. Jessica joins Mid-Morning Magics Yolanda Maartens to chat about how she crea...