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In Joburg, almost 100 inner-city art studios are open to you this weekend

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Open Studios is a festival that opens those studios to the public this weekend, 28 and 29 May, (do check the programme here) with almost 100 artists participating at specific times. The sites are the artist colonies at August House, Bag Factory, Ellis House, the Living Artists Emporium, Lapa, the Transwerke Studios and Victoria Yards. Sara Hallatt the director of the Meta Foundation joins to discuss.
26 May 2022 2PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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