Connect Through Art from Africa and the World with the online Investec Cape Town Art Fair and miart international modern and contemporary art fair, 2021
What: The Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2021 digital event – online #ICTAFDigitalEvent When: Friday September 17 to Sunday 19, 2021 Platform: https://digital.investeccapetownartfair.co.za/ Cost: No charge. To register and attend, all that is required is online sign-up with Artshell via web or App to access. Purchasing: Purchases through participating galleries/exhibitors – links on site Prices of art works: On site or on request via galleries/exhibitors Info: Sadika Allie via e-mail sadika@fieramilano.co.za Follow Investec Cape Town Art Fair: Twitter: @ictartfair Instagram: @investeccapetownartfair https://www.instagram.com/investeccapetownartfair/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICTArtFair/ |
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is hosting its very first digital event – with online viewing rooms from today – Friday September 17 -to Sunday 19, 2021. There is no charge. The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is being presented in tandem with its sister fair in Milan; miart international modern and contemporary art fair. The digital event – Friday September 17 to Sunday 19, 2021- provides access to artists, VIPs, galleries and visitors to view work, across two continents- Africa and Europe – and two art fairs. Investec Cape Town Art Fair Digital Event will feature 40 local and 13 international exhibitors with the theme Connect Through Art from Africa and the World. The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is scheduled to be held as a hybrid event on February 18-20, 2022 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. For now, we have the digital Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2021 and the bonus is that one gets access to miart international modern and contemporary art fair. This epic online art fair digital event is taking place during Milan Art Week. When you click into The Investec Cape Town Art Fair website, you will see two tabs – one for The Investec Cape Town Art Fair and the other for miart international modern and contemporary art fair. You can choose, where to go. All you need to do is register. There is no entry fee. No parking to pay. That is it. How cool is that. Once on the site, you click into galleries. There is info about artists. Dimensions are provided for each work, as well as media and other details. In some instances, prices are displayed. If there are no prices, there are e-mails provided and you can get all the info you need. Some prices are quoted in dollars and others in Euros. Any issues, e-mail: sadika@fieramilano.co.za Or send a direct message on Instagram @investeccapetownartfair. Note: I was provided with preview access and I can tell you that this site is impressive. Everything works. It is easy to navigate and fast. Each art work is accompanied by detailed information and there are e-mail contacts for each piece or gallery. If prices are not indicated, drop an e-mail and you will get your answer. Sellers will advise regarding shipping and other details.
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Free INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR DIGITAL EVENT, CROSSES TWO CONTINENTS
Investec Cape Town Art Fair announces its very first digital event in conjunction with Milan’s modern and contemporary art fair, miart.
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Africa’s leading art fair, Artshell and Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s Italian owner and producer Fiera Milano is partnering with Milan based miart international modern and contemporary art fair for an all-digital event during Milan Art week taking place from 17 – 19 September 2021.
The collaboration will provide a unique opportunity whereby VIPs, galleries and visitors will have access to a much broader audience across two continents — Africa and Italy — and two art fairs.
Investec Cape Town Art Fair Digital Event will feature local and international galleries with the theme ‘Connect Through Art from Africa and the World’. Artshell, the web and App accessible platform, customized for Africa’s largest Art Fair, allows for autonomous, independent gallery / exhibitor access directly via their Artshell account with immediacy, and in sync with the Investec Cape Town Art Fairoffice.
Throughout the pandemic, art and technology have fused as channels of communication and have dramatically shifted online with Zoom or Google Chat facilitating discourse. With physical events cancelled globally, the art world accelerated their online platforms with ‘collaborative consumption’ becoming the art world’s new order as white cube galleries navigated their way off floor plans and online. While viewing rooms became the new art fairs, even with the noise of live events muted, the industry’s global acceleration online has seen a welcome shift in visibility and opportunity for galleries to control their own narrative and to access a whole new set of collectors.
Investec has been the title sponsor of Cape Town Art Fair since 2018. “We believe art can break down barriers and bring people together. So, we’re delighted by the launch of Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s first digital edition, which could bring the world of art to a potentially larger, more diverse audience. It’s also important that the many talented artists represented at the fair continue to receive support and potential earnings despite the in-person event being cancelled,” said Peta Dixon, Investec’s Head of Sponsorships.
As the largest annual fair on the African continent, Investec Cape Town Art Fairhas remained dedicated to supporting the industry, and to presenting contemporary art from a diverse range of established and new artists globally. Investec Cape Town Art Fair is an annual event that presents contemporary art from a diverse range of established and upcoming artists globally, championing the belief that art not only transcends cultural boundaries, but is what defines us and makes us human.
Investec Cape Town Art Fair Director Laura Vincenti elaborates: ‘There is a transformation happening in the art world. The first Investec Cape Town Art Fair Digital Event gives us an opportunity to support and showcase South African artists whilst continuing to connect with international galleries, businesses, media and creatives. While we still firmly believe that a digital event cannot replace the transformative nature of an in-person art experience, the digital event has accelerated our commitment to providing the best service to our galleries, artists, VIPs and visitors’.
The Investec Cape Town Art FairDigital Event is free of charge. To register and attend, all that is required is online sign-up with Artshell via web or App to access. A hybrid fair that will comprise of an in-person and digital event, running from 18-20 February 2022, will return to the Cape Town International Convention Centre next year for the ninth edition. For more information and updates on how to register, follow Investec Cape Town Art Fair on Twitter @ictartfair, Instagram @investeccapetownartfair and Facebook @ICTArtFair. Use the hashtag #ICTAFDigitalEvent.

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE DIGITAL ART FAIR – AFRICA AND EUROPE: Connect Through Art from Africa and the World with the online Investec Cape Town Art Fair and miart international modern and contemporary art fair, 2021 Available: Friday September 17 to Sunday 19, 2021 Go to https://digital.investeccapetownartfair.co.za/ Register by including your name, surname and e-mail address. You can now login. You are now on the homepage where you will see a list of galleries. Click on the galleries to see artists and artworks and their listed events. Enjoy navigating and exploring through the site, focus section and insights by Investec, interesting speakers and videos and highlights. |

❇ Featured image: Manyaku Mashilo in studio. Manyaku Mashilo was born in 1991 in Limpopo, South Africa and is currently based in Cape Town; represented by 99 Loop Gallery. Supplied. Sponsored feature.