The SuperFile Art Tech Festival - Sustaining Our Seas and Skies, at V&A Waterfront, promotes the global connection between everyone on Earth to our oceans and space. "Through Art and Technology, we challenge our guests to action, for the benefit of all mankind."
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The SuperFile Art Tech festival will officially be opened by astronaut-artist Dr. Sian Proctor, the first African American Female mission pilot. This will be by invitation only.
Our Better Nature
Adding to the excitement, the opening ceremony will also feature the announcement of the winners of the V&A Waterfront’s Our Better Nature essay and poetry contest. These talented individuals will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to the theme of nature and sustainability.
PRE OPENING FESTIVAL SHOW : After the Big Bang!
This show engages the public into an interactive voyage on our planet and into our solar system. This is a free event, open to the public.
The players of this exciting show: Dirk Durnez: Representative, Art@Africa Gallery David Muller: MC, portraying Einstein, Jim Adams: Moderator, Principal consultant at Jim Adams World LLC, former deputy CTO at NASA and Kristina Gibbs: Content creator
WHEN: Saturday 10th August 2024 @ 3pm | WHERE: V&A Waterfront Amphitheater.
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Our Better Nature Art Exhibition
A meaningful art exhibition in collaboration with the V&A Waterfront around the theme Sustaining Our Seas and Skies runs from 15 – 30th August 2024. Be captivated by Dr. Dylan McGarry's unveiling and challenging talk, What is Artivism? This mesmerizing multimedia presentation promises to be an unforgettable exploration of art's role in activism. Dr. McGarry, an internationally awarded trans-disciplinary PhD in Environmental Education at the Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC) at Rhodes University in South Africa, and affiliated with the Social Sculpture Research Unit (SSRU) at Oxford Brookes, is also a writer, filmmaker, zoologist, marine biologist, and environmental scientist.
The talk will be followed by a free reception, offering a perfect opportunity to discuss the evening's insights and network with fellow attendees.
WHEN: Opening Thursday 15 August 6pm. | WHERE: Art@Africa Gallery, 1st floor, Clocktower Centre, V&A Waterfront.
Fynbos Spirits
Fynbos Spirits is an exciting interactive multi-media art experience by artist David Griessel in collaboration with the V&A Waterfront and Art@Africa around the theme Our Better Nature.
WHEN: June-September 2024. | WHERE: Spearhead Deck, V&A Waterfront. | This is a free event, open to the public.
LOTS to look forward to - VISIT for the full programme.
WHAT: SuperFile Art Tech Festival
WHERE: V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa 8001 | Art@Africa Gallery, 1st Floor Clocktower Centre, Silo District, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
WHEN: 10-17 August 2024
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