For the first time in its 46-year history, the National Arts Festival will be held entirely online for the full 11 Days of Amazing. Join us from 25 June to 5 July 2020 for the ultimate virtual celebration of South African arts

Daily Programme

SOMETHING AMAZING EVERY DAY OF THE FESTIVAL

Day 1 – 25 June

Day 2 – 26 June

Day 3 – 27 June

Day 4 – 28 June

Day 5 – 29 June

Day 6 – 30 June

Day 7 – 1 July

Day 8 – 2 July

Day 9 – 3 July

Day 10 – 4 July

Day 11 – 5 July

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Showcases

HIGHLIGHTING EXTRAORDINARY TALENT

Featured Artist

Madosini, South Africa's National Treasure, is this year's Featured Artist.…

Standard Bank Young Artists

Creativate

Standard Bank Jazz Festival

Exhibitions

Virtual Green

Eastern Cape Showcase

WEBINARS & WORKSHOPS

INNOVATE, INVIGORATE & LEARN

PGPoetry Workshop

PGPoetry workshop is a mix between an algorithmic poetry workshop and a crypto party, celebrating the aesthetic, poetic, and political possibilities of PGP encryption protocol.

Something from nothing: music with no instruments and a cellphone

Create an entire song using only sounds generated from everyday household objects, recorded using a regular smartphone, and processed entirely using free software.

Azibuye – The Occupation: Dylan Valley: working in VR/360 video

A workshop with award-winning filmmaker Dylan Valley on the challenges and possibilities of working in the 360 video format.

A Basic Intro to Modular Synthesis using Virtual CV Rack software

Come and learn about the power of modular audio synthesis firsthand with an amazing free and open source software called Virtual CV Rack!

How to create Augmented Reality Artworks the easy way

If you are a digital or visual artist, this workshop is for you.

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vFRINGE

TAKE YOUR PICK OF AMAZING

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Visual Art on the vFringe

Browse vFringe artworks…

Bo Kae Botho Live

Raiders of the Lost Aardvark

Stuppet Stories

Certain Songs for Uncertain Times

Latest News

Announcing more shows for adventurous audiences

Creativate: Taking a glimpse into future of the arts

How to… buy tickets and watch shows

Webinar: How to participate in the new Virtual Green

Browse Festival arts and crafts from your sofa

Showering love on local craft and design

Pieces fall into place for reimagined Festival

Webinar: Marketing your online work

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