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Upcoming & Past Events

  • 2025 Ultimate Paris Art Tour
    2025 Ultimate Paris Art Tour
    Wed, 26 Feb
    Paris
    26 Feb 2025, 13:00 – 09 Mar 2025, 17:00
    Paris, Paris, France
    26 Feb 2025, 13:00 – 09 Mar 2025, 17:00
    Paris, Paris, France
    This  13-day Ultimate Paris Art Tour is a high-end tour with specialist art guidance;  excellent accommodation; and packed with more than R10 000 worth of visits and tickets.
  • Creativity Workshop
    Creativity Workshop
    Mon, 31 Mar
    Ngongoni Lodge, Nelspruit
    31 Mar 2025, 09:00 – 04 Apr 2025, 13:00
    Ngongoni Lodge, Nelspruit, Mbombela, South Africa
    31 Mar 2025, 09:00 – 04 Apr 2025, 13:00
    Ngongoni Lodge, Nelspruit, Mbombela, South Africa
    Observe Nature | Engage with Nature | Create in Nature THEME: "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" The focus of this workshop with Elfriede Dreyer is on wild nature as visual inspiration, conceptual stimulus and material source for your art.
  • Object
    Object
    Tue, 30 Jul
    Volksrust
    30 Jul 2024, 09:00 – 03 Aug 2024, 16:00
    Volksrust, Volksrust, South Africa
    30 Jul 2024, 09:00 – 03 Aug 2024, 16:00
    Volksrust, Volksrust, South Africa
    FULLY BOOKED. Three -part workshop: Day 1 - crits on existing work Days 2-4: -Workshop on the theme of OBJECT, dealing with the identification and selection of content for artmaking; the development of ideas; and the practical execution of ideas. Day 5 - Exhibition starts. Artwork: Gwenneth Miller
  • OBJECT
    OBJECT
    Sat, 06 Jul
    UNISA, Art Department, Studio B
    06 Jul 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    UNISA, Art Department, Studio B, Justice Mahomed St & Steve Biko streets, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
    06 Jul 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    UNISA, Art Department, Studio B, Justice Mahomed St & Steve Biko streets, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
    Art Workshop and Exhibition at Unisa Dealing With Memory, History, Identity and Context . With Prof. Elfriede Dreyer _____________________________ Artwork image: Cathy Rogers
  • 2024 Venice Biennale Guided Tour
    2024 Venice Biennale Guided Tour
    Sat, 27 Apr
    Venezia
    27 Apr 2024, 17:00 GMT+2 – 28 Apr 2024, 17:00 GMT+2
    Venezia, C. Giazzo, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
    27 Apr 2024, 17:00 GMT+2 – 28 Apr 2024, 17:00 GMT+2
    Venezia, C. Giazzo, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
    27 April - 6 May 2024 Visit the Venice Biennale with Prof. Elfriede Dreyer as tour guide.
  • One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    Fri, 15 Mar
    White River
    15 Mar 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    White River, Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre, White River, 1240, South Africa
    15 Mar 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    White River, Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre, White River, 1240, South Africa
    Update your professional skills as artist through more knowledge and insight into the current SA and international scenes. Who is where and what.
  • One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    Tue, 27 Feb
    Glen Carlou Gallery
    27 Feb 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Glen Carlou Gallery, Klapmuts - Simondium Rd, Simondium, Klapmuts, 7625, South Africa
    27 Feb 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Glen Carlou Gallery, Klapmuts - Simondium Rd, Simondium, Klapmuts, 7625, South Africa
    Update your professional skills as artist through more knowledge and insight into the current SA and international scenes. Who is where and what.
  • One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    Tue, 30 Jan
    Pretoria
    30 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Pretoria, 6 Koedoeberg Rd, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
    30 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Pretoria, 6 Koedoeberg Rd, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
    Update your professional skills as artist through more knowledge and insight into the current SA and international scenes. Who is where and what.
  • One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    Fri, 19 Jan
    Jeffreys Bay
    19 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Jeffreys Bay, Paradise Beach, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
    19 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    Jeffreys Bay, Paradise Beach, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
    Update your professional skills as artist through more knowledge and insight into the current SA and international scenes. Who is where and what.
  • One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    One-day Workshop: Professional skills & State of the Art in the World
    Wed, 17 Jan
    George
    17 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    George, George, South Africa
    17 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 16:00
    George, George, South Africa
    Update your professional skills as artist through more knowledge and insight into the current SA and international scenes. Who is where and what.
  • Object -  ART WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION
    Object -  ART WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION
    Tue, 24 Oct
    SCAVA, George Museum
    24 Oct 2023, 09:00 – 28 Oct 2023, 20:00
    SCAVA, George Museum, George Museum, South Africa
    24 Oct 2023, 09:00 – 28 Oct 2023, 20:00
    SCAVA, George Museum, George Museum, South Africa
    Workshop: 24-28 October 2023 Exhibition: 28 Oct-15 Nov 2023 Presenter: Prof. Elfriede Dreyer
  • EVOLVE (Fully booked)
    EVOLVE (Fully booked)
    Tue, 14 Mar
    West Coast Peninsula
    14 Mar 2023, 09:00 – 17 Mar 2023, 20:00
    West Coast Peninsula, W Coast Fossil Park, West Coast Peninsula, South Africa
    14 Mar 2023, 09:00 – 17 Mar 2023, 20:00
    West Coast Peninsula, W Coast Fossil Park, West Coast Peninsula, South Africa
    ARTIST WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION West Coast Fossil Park Workshop: 14 – 17 March 2023 Exhibition: 17 March – 30 April 2023 Presenter: Prof. Elfriede Dreyer
  • Past - Venice Biennale & Rome Tour
    Past - Venice Biennale & Rome Tour
    Fri, 23 Sept
    Venezia/Rome
    23 Sept 2022, 17:00 GMT+2 – 06 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT+2
    Venezia/Rome, Biennale di Venezia, Fondamenta Arsenale, 2167, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
    23 Sept 2022, 17:00 GMT+2 – 06 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT+2
    Venezia/Rome, Biennale di Venezia, Fondamenta Arsenale, 2167, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
    23 SEP - 6 OCT 2022 Visit the Venice Biennale and Rome with Prof. Elfriede Dreyer as tour guide.
  • ART HISTORY WORKSHOPS
    ART HISTORY WORKSHOPS
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 06 Aug
    Pretoria
    06 Aug 2022, 10:00 – 07 Aug 2022, 13:00
    Pretoria, 146 Pennys Way, Lynnwood Glen, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
    06 Aug 2022, 10:00 – 07 Aug 2022, 13:00
    Pretoria, 146 Pennys Way, Lynnwood Glen, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
    The Art History workshops introduce students to the discipline of Art History. They are suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Visual Arts or Art History, but also for anyone else interested in the theories and histories of Art.
  • ARTIST AS SHAMAN
    ARTIST AS SHAMAN
    Tue, 21 Jun
    Klapmuts
    21 Jun 2022, 12:00 – 26 Jun 2022, 10:00
    Klapmuts, Klapmuts - Simondium Rd, Simondium, Klapmuts, 7625, South Africa
    21 Jun 2022, 12:00 – 26 Jun 2022, 10:00
    Klapmuts, Klapmuts - Simondium Rd, Simondium, Klapmuts, 7625, South Africa
    Workshop and Exhibition at Glen Carlou. In the modern world, the artist has taken over much of the role of the shaman. For our purposes during this workshop, we are interested in the artist as shaman in three roles: as endowed with special sight, insight and power; as transformer; and as healer.
  • Elfriede Dreyer solo exhibition, Matrix, 2022
    Elfriede Dreyer solo exhibition, Matrix, 2022
    Fri, 18 Mar
    Pretoria Arts Association
    18 Mar 2022, 18:00 – 02 Apr 2022, 14:00
    Pretoria Arts Association, 173 Mackie St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
    18 Mar 2022, 18:00 – 02 Apr 2022, 14:00
    Pretoria Arts Association, 173 Mackie St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
    In the artworks on 'Matrix' the idea of an ‘other’ space is presented: Simulated, embodied and different to the experienced, physical real.
  • Workshop: Artist as Shaman
    Workshop: Artist as Shaman
    Mon, 31 Jan
    Midrand
    31 Jan 2022, 08:30 – 04 Feb 2022, 16:00
    Midrand, Midrand, South Africa
    31 Jan 2022, 08:30 – 04 Feb 2022, 16:00
    Midrand, Midrand, South Africa
    In the modern world, the artist has taken over the role of the shaman. For our purposes in this workshop, we are interested in the artist as shaman in three roles: as endowed with special sight, insight and power; as transformer; and as healer. At Barbecue Bend, Hyperion Rd, next to Kyalami Circuit.
  • CAP Cape Town Workshop - The formal language of art and Beyond
    CAP Cape Town Workshop - The formal language of art and Beyond
    Wed, 16 Sept
    Simon's Town
    16 Sept 2020, 08:30 – 18 Sept 2020, 03:30
    Simon's Town, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
    16 Sept 2020, 08:30 – 18 Sept 2020, 03:30
    Simon's Town, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
    What are the so-called rules of art and why do some works succeed although they defy all conventions and practices? When is a work 'new' and avant-garde?

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

TUES, 21 JUN

Artist as Shaman - Workshop & Exhibition

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Glen Carlou

 

MON, 31 JAN

Workshop and Exhibition: Artist as Shaman

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Barbecue Bend Corporate Campus, Hyperion Rd, Kyalami

 

SAT, 4 APR 2020

3 – 4 April: Workshop 1 - Presentation & Installation

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

SAT, 22 FEB 2020

22 February Workshop 1: Space

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – 65 The Fountains, Via Firenze, Lombardy Estate, Graham Rd, Pretoria

 

TUES, 10 SEP 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 3 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Knysna, Western Cape

 

FRI, 6 SEP 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 2 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – STAG, Simon's Town, Simonstown Road

 

MON, 12 AUG 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 3 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – 61 De Oude Waterkloof, Rietvalleirand, Pretoria

 

TUES, 14 MAY 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 2 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – 61 De Oude Waterkloof, Rietvalleirand, Pretoria

 

TUES, 2 APR 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 2 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Knysna, Western Cape

 

FRI, 29 MAR 2019

CAP Advanced workshop 1 with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

TUES, 8 JAN 2019

CAP WRAP exhibition opening

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Knysna Arts Cafe

 

SAT, 17 NOV 2018

CAP Short Course 5b: Art And Language

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

 

SAT, 27 OCT 2018

CAP Short Course 5a: Art And Language

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

 

FRI, 19 OCT 2018

CAP Short Course 5: Art And Language

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

SAT, 8 SEP 2018

CAP Short Course 4: Art And The Land 2

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

 

FRI, 31 AUG 2018

CAP Short Course 4: Art And The Land

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

MON, 27 AUG 2018

CAP Short Course 5: Art And Language

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Knysna, Western Cape

 

SAT, 28 JUL 2018

CAP Short Course 3 Art And The Land 1

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

 

FRI, 6 JUL 2018

CAP SC3 Art And My Computer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

MON, 2 JUL 2018

CAP SC3 Art And The Land

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Wilson-Wright

 

THURS, 28 JUN 2018

HOME

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – National Arts Festival Makhanda

 

SAT, 16 JUN 2018

CAP SC3 Art And My Computer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof

 

FRI, 1 JUN 2018

Vuurdans/Fire dance, CAP exhibition

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Knysna Art Association, Old Gaol Gallery

 

SAT, 28 APR 2018

Pretoria CAP Workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Pretoria, South Africa

 

WED, 4 APR 2018

Vuurdans/Fire dance, CAP exhibition

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – ABSA KKNK - Oudsthoorn

 

THURS, 29 MAR 2018

Vuurdans/Fire dance, KKNK exhibition

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Oudtshoorn, Western Cape

 

SAT, 24 MAR 2018

Pretoria CAP Workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Pretoria, South Africa

 

SAT, 24 FEB 2018

Pretoria CAP Workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Pretoria, South Africa

 

FRI, 16 FEB 2018

Cape Town CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Rust-en-Vrede Gallery

 

WED, 7 FEB 2018

CAP SHORT COURSE 3

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – 31 Rio Street, Knysna Heights, Knysna, Western Cape

 

SAT, 27 JAN 2018

Pretoria CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – De Oude Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

 

THURS, 16 NOV 2017

CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Karatini Farm, Sedgefield, Western Cape

 

TUES, 26 SEP 2017

CAP Workshop Durbanville

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Whow Studios

 

TUES, 26 SEP 2017

CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) workshop

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Whow Studios

 

THURS, 24 AUG 2017

CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) workshop with Elfriede Dreyer

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – The Crags, Western Cape, South Africa

 

MON, 3 JUL 2017

Exhibition opening: Local Identity

CAP Institute for Contemporary Art Practice – Melvilles Corner

Course content is based on  an open university model of teaching visual arts

CONTENT

The course content integrates art practice, art theory, history of art and professional art practice.

CoNTENT DEVELOPER 

CERTIFICATION

Certificates are issued on completion of the Certificate and each Short Course that reflects the content of the course as well as the CPD hours completed

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