Fractal (Contemporary Arts Forum)
Fractal, an ad-hoc committee of the Friends of Oliewenhuis, was established at the beginning of 1999.
The aims of Fractal are:
- To encourage the young people of Bloemfontein to visit the Museum and to enjoy exhibitions of contemporary art as well as artworks in the Museum's Permanent Collection.
- To provide young, talented artists with opportunities for exposure of their creations and abilities.
- To organise and host various projects and initiatives. All proceeds raised from performances, productions and events go towards purchasing artworks for the Permanent Collection.
Fractal activities
Valentine’s Day Love Assembly Movie Evening
On Saturday, 12 February 2011 Fractal hosted a Valentine’s Day Love AssemblyMovie Evening in the beautiful front gardens of Oliewenhuis Art Museum, where the general public enjoyed the classic film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s under the stars in a romantic ‘drive-in’ atmosphere.
Fractal Oodles of Doodles Drawing Evening
Construct Your Skin 2011
Construct Your Skin is an event hosted by the Fractal committee, an ad-hoc committee of the Friends of Oliewenhuis Art Museum. The competition, previously known as Shed Your Skin was successfully hosted for the first time in 1999 and became an annual event until 2007. In 2011, Fractal decided to revive and host the event again.
Construct your Skinis a fashion show with a difference. Art departments of tertiary institutions, as well as high schools, fashion schools, and the general public were challenged to construct a functional, wearable sculpture which expresses one or more of the following themes: construction/reconstruction and/or deconstruction.
These themes were inspired by Wiehahn Formwork and Scaffold, which was the major sponsor of the event.
Fractal Young Artist Exhibition 2010: PLUG
11 November 2010 - 5 December 2010
This was the third year that the Fractal Committee provided young, upcoming visual artists the opportunity to exhibit at Oliewenhuis Art Museum. A panel consisting of members of the Oliewenhuis Advisory Committee, the Fractal Committee and other visual art practitioners selected to take part in the Young Artist Exhibition.
The aim of the project is to give young artists the opportunity of showcasing their artwork professionally in a well-established environment and to offer them the prospect of expanding their knowledge and experience in curating an exhibition.
The exhibition was opened by Prof Jansen, Rector of the University of the Free State on 11 November 2010 at 19:00 and there were live entertainment and music performances. The artists conducted a walkabout of the exhibition on Friday, 12 November 2010.
Contact Fractal
For further information visit www.fractaloliewenhuis.co.za
or contact Oliewenhuis Art Museum at Tel. +27 51 447 9609