Spier Arts Trust

Delete Nton’ntoni: Four artists propose a radical reset for contemporary art in Cape Town

August 6, 2026

A new group exhibition at Cape Town’s HUB Gallery challenges the culture of artistic individualism and asks what becomes possible when artists create in dialogue, rather [...]

Many Libuta’s provocative new exhibition The Red Apple opens in Cape Town in June

July 9, 2025

With some governments rolling back climate protections at an alarming pace, the question of how human choices affect the planet has never felt more critical. Against this [...]

Transformative works at Alchemy exhibition in Cape Town ahead of 1-54 London

September 30, 2024

South African talent often receives international recognition before being celebrated locally. Not so with Alchemy, the collaborative collection curated by Spier Arts Trust [...]

The Persistence of Memory – a new ceramics exhibition opens at Spier Wine Farm

July 23, 2024

Fossil 25 (2022) by Handrien Horn
3D printed stoneware clay

A new edition of an annual ceramics exhibition, which opens at Spier on 3 June 2024, is an exploration of time, texture and memory – both the personal and the [...]

Reflecting on a personal moment in history with After the Fire, an exhibition by Tamlin Blake

March 15, 2024

An object made with skill, craftsmanship and deep intent forever reflects a moment in history. This is what mixed media artist Tamlin Blake showcases in her latest [...]

In Search Of The Birds Of The Sea – A collaboration between Spier Arts Trust and Keiskamma Art Project

November 17, 2023

The Keiskamma Art Project from Hamburg in the Eastern Cape is not just about art. Of course, that’s a big part of it. But it’s also about building community, sharing [...]

Hanneke Benadé explores ‘A Sense of Place’ at House Union Block in Cape Town

November 14, 2023

Like moments frozen in time, Hanneke Benadé’s larger-than-life pastel drawings are exquisitely detailed glimpses into her subject matter. In her latest solo exhibition, [...]

Spier Arts Trust artist shines at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London

April 11, 2023

Eviction (2018) by Tafadzwa Tega
Oil paint on canvas
1400 x 1600 mm
Nando’s UK collection

The zumbani flower – the bloom of the ‘wonder herb’ fevertea tree, Lippia javanica – is an important totem in the works of Zimbabwean artist Tafadzwa Tega, whose bold [...]

New art exhibition and book trace the career of virtuoso Diane Victor

December 23, 2022

Contemporary artist Diane Victor has been at the forefront of the South African and international art scene for many years. Now an exhibition of her work, coinciding with her [...]

Nando’s Creative Exchange in partnership with Nando’s, Spier Arts Trust and AVA Gallery

November 22, 2022

Rising stars Velile Soha, Sifiso Temba, Tanja Truscott and Simon Venter are the four artists selected for the 2022 Nando’s Creative Exchange. A selection of their work will [...]

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