Africa enters the 21st century without a major international museum, research institute or performance venue dedicated to the arts, culture and heritage of the continent.

The Africa Centre seeks to address these glaring needs. Based in South Africa, the Africa Centre is both a physical entity and an ongoing philosophical process.

It is meant to grow spatially and conceptually over a period of several years, in time it will emerge as a multi-sited, multiple-usage space where the visual, intellectual and performance cultures of Africa, South and North are celebrated, studied and brought to life for diverse audiences in innovative ways.

One of the Africa Centre’s new initiatives is the Spier Contemporary. Named after its primary sponsor – Spier – the Spier Contemporary is a major South African exhibition and awards which opened on 12 December 2007.

Spier Contemporary is a bi-annual event that began at the Spier Estate with an exhibition and series of awards and now will travel to other venues across South Africa in 2008.

Spier Contemporary

Date: To be confirmed
Venue: Spier Wine Estate

We will bring you more information on this event as well as the artists that will feature this year – something to look forward to.

Molo says: “Take out your paint brushes, your camera’s and anything that shows your artist flare – what a beautiful sight.”

Subscribe to our free monthly Editor’s Picks Newsletter for more information on this and other events for the rest of 2008 as we will have the best and latest information on them.

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Simply select ‘Stellenbosch’ in places to find B&B’s with availability during the Spier Contemporary.