THE CREATIVE BLOCK

4 Dec 2025 – 26 Jan 2026

The Creative Block, curated by Tamlin Blake, represents more than 350 professional artists from across South Africa. Each unique artwork is an expression of an individual artist’s story, subject matter and style. When displayed together, they create a rich expression of contemporary South African culture.

Build your own collection of Creative Blocks, original art by emerging and established South African artists. Creative Block is an artist career development programme administered by Spier Arts Trust. Blocks offer original and reasonably priced South African artworks to collectors, while supporting artists early on in their careers. Artists who join the program receive blank blocks to create new works every month. Spier Arts Trust mentors participating artists and acquires the best blocks for this collection. Some end up in the Spier and Nando’s Art Collections, and these have been made available for purchase.

CERAMICS SOUTHERN AFRICA – EASTERN CAPE

4 Dec 2025 – 21 Jan 2026

Founded in 1972, Ceramics Southern Africa is the official representative body of potters in Southern Africa. The objective of the association is to promote ceramics in Southern Africa by improving the work being produced and to foster an interest in ceramics by the general public. This is done by presenting workshops and organising exhibitions regionally and nationally.

The purpose of Ceramics Southern Africa is to maintain a representative forum for the encouragement and fostering of the art and craft of ceramics in Southern Africa. The field encompasses all relevant processes that add value to clay.

In particular, we encourage and foster:

• The creation of awareness of the aesthetic, artistic, cultural and utilitarian value of ceramics.
• The open exchange of skills and the advancement of expertise.
• Building of cooperative relationships between the participants in the value chain of ceramics from resource production through to public distribution.
• Development of the art and craft as a vehicle for economic empowerment and value creation.
• Professional and ethical management of the activities to increase the economic importance of the art and craft in Southern Africa.
• The growth of local and international interactions to ensure awareness of trends in the field.
• The active expression of fun in all endeavours with the medium of clay.

Members range from leading professionals to hobbyists.