Polly Street Art Centre
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Polly Street Art Centre was an influential mid-20th-century Johannesburg art school and community hub that played a key role in nurturing Black South African artists under apartheid.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art school
ⓘ
community arts centre ⓘ |
| artInstructor |
Cecil Skotnes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edoardo Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Govoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Glyn Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Kumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Black modernist art in South Africa
ⓘ
modern South African art ⓘ |
| closedBecauseOf | municipal reorganization and apartheid-era restrictions ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| focus |
drawing
ⓘ
painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| foundedAs | recreational art class for municipal workers ⓘ |
| founder | Johannesburg City Council (Non-European Affairs Department) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfArtSection | Cecil Skotnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site in South African art history ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of township art in South Africa
ⓘ
subsequent community art centres in South Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Johannesburg, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Johannesburg CBD NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Street, Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nurturing Black South African artists under apartheid
ⓘ
providing art education to Black students excluded from white institutions ⓘ role in development of modern Black South African art ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Ben Macala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Nthubu Koloane NERFINISHED ⓘ Durant Sihlali NERFINISHED ⓘ Ezrom Legae NERFINISHED ⓘ Fikile Magadlela NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Maqhubela NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucas Sithole NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Kumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | evening art school ⓘ |
| operatedInPoliticalContext | apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| provided |
materials and studio space for disadvantaged artists
ⓘ
platform for interracial artistic collaboration despite apartheid laws ⓘ |
| role |
community hub for artists
ⓘ
exhibition venue for emerging Black artists ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Jubilee Social Centre art classes ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
Black South African artists
ⓘ
Coloured South African artists ⓘ Indian South African artists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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