part of the 50th anniversary of the womenâs anti-pass march
21 November 2006
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) will host an inaugural Beautiful
Things Crafts Supermarket as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Womenâs March
celebrations. The event will be held at the Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria, from
29 November to 3 December 2006. Mrs Zanele Mbeki is the patron of the
exhibition. The theme for the exhibition is âwomen participation and
empowerment in the South African Craft Sectorâ.
The Beautiful Things Crafts Supermarket of 2006 replaces the annual crafts
Imbizo as a special project to showcase and provide retail opportunities for
South African crafters, particularly rural and women producers.
The event is the culmination of selection processes that will take place
across the country to identify high quality and marketable crafts products. In
order to ensure an integrated approach, national departments, provinces, local
councils and other relevant organisations such as Media, Advertising,
Publishing and Packaging Training Authority (MAPPSETA), Business Arts South
Africa (BASA), and the private sector are part of the project.
The craft supermarket will be used to highlight training, business and
career opportunities in the craft sector. A craft dialogue will be held to map
out a strategic direction of the sector in line with the government programme
of action and the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa
(AsgiSA). A coffee table publication on South African craft products will be
produced and distributed to enhance the marketing efforts of crafters. Mrs
Mbeki will officially open the supermarket on 29 November 2006.
Members of the media are invited to the opening ceremony of the supermarket.
It is requested that journalists who are interested in attending the event RSVP
by the end of business on 27 November 2006. The following information is
required when confirming attendance: Full names, media company, Identity
Document (ID)/Passport no, and responsibility (writer, camerapersons,
photographer, etc).
Details:
Date: 29 November 2006
Time: 18h50
Venue: Bryntirion Estate, Entrance: Gate 9, Church Street, Arcadia,
Pretoria
RSVP: Patience Mogomotsi
Tel: (012) 441 3083
Cell: 082 600 5422
Programme: Opening
18h50: Arrival all
19h00: Welcome remarks: Programme Director
19h15: Opening remarks and introduction of Mrs Mbeki: Minister Pallo
Jordan
19h20: Address by Mrs Zanele Mbeki
19h30: Beautiful Things video replay
19h35: Unveil Beautiful Things logo: Minister Jordan and Mrs Mbeki
19h37: Performance: Siya Makhuzeni
19h40: Video in dedication of women crafters
Enquiries:
Mack Lewele
Cell: 082 450 5076
David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428
Issued by: Department of Arts and Culture
21 November 2006
