Public Databases

Three Bones | AI & The Urban

A Research Retreat inviting interdisciplinary work and collaboration.

27 Mar–27 Apr 2024

Residency

Tau Tavengwa and Edgar Pieterse | The Box

Tau Tavenga and Edgar Pieterse consolidate the contents and prototype the form of The Box.

5–20 Dec 2023

Residency

Michael Tymbios

Michael Tymbios unpacks a scientific archive of tree photography, in parallel with images of trees selected from his own photographic practice.

27 Nov–11 Dec 2023

Residency

Black Plastic

Larry Hamburger works with A4’s designers and writers to make a pamphlet of his ‘Black Plastic’ archive including commissioned texts.

2–31 Oct 2023

Residency

Laura Pannack

Laura Pannack photographs teens and youths from across Cape Town’s communities.

20 Sep–25 Oct 2023

Residency

Iñaki Bonillas

Iñaki Bonillas is in residence on the occasion of You to Me, Me to You, installing four diptychs comprised of sound and its musical transcription to notation.

7–14 Aug 2023

Residency

Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo

Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo creates a large-scale photographic arrangement for the exhibition You to Me, Me to You.

2–13 Aug 2023

Residency

Mitchell Gilbert Messina

Things That Move: research in the Reading Room towards a possible Gallery exhibition.

1 Jun–25 Aug 2023

Residency

RAQ Radio

RAQ Radio asks Rarely Asked Questions of arts workers and practitioners in the ecology.

14 Apr–30 Jun 2023

Residency

P_ssy Party

P_ssy Party Academy hosts a three-week training programme in A4’s Reading Room.

3–18 Feb 2023

Residency

James Webb

For the first time, on the 22-year anniversary of the artwork, each instance of James Webb’s Prayer is installed and play sequentially.

1–17 Dec 2022

Residency

Francisco Nassimbeni

Francisco Nassimbeni titles his residency in A4’s Reading Room, Play-Play.

22 Nov–20 Dec 2022

Residency

Binelde Hyrcan

Artist in residence Binelde Hycran shares his artist books for reflection and review.

14–31 Jul 2022

Residency

Sumayya Vally

Architect Sumayya Vally joins A4 for a brief residency to investigate sites and spaces for future interaction.

9–14 Nov 2020

Residency

Lindokuhle Sobekwa

Lindokuhle Sobekwa attends to images of home, land and longing.

5 Oct–14 Dec 2020

Residency

Igshaan Adams | Open Production

Igshaan Adams’ four-month residency titled Open Production transforms A4’s Gallery into a hybrid studio/exhibition environment.

18 Aug–12 Nov 2020

Residency

Bubblegum Club

Bubblegum Club participates in A4’s first Distributed Residency – the participants working from home with support from the foundation.

18 May–17 Jul 2020

Residency

Kieron Jina

Kieron Jina reflects on his practice and engages the public through performance.

25 Nov–7 Dec 2019

Residency

Kathryn Smith | 2019

Artist in residence Kathryn Smith returns to A4.

30 Sep–18 Oct 2019

Residency

Christian Nerf

Artist in residence Christian Nerf.

26 Aug–22 Oct 2019

Residency

Somnyama Ngonyama Interpreted

Artists in residence Lungisani Ndlovu, Mduduzi Dzanibe and Nhlanhla Chonco.

18 Aug–1 Sep 2019

Residency

Gregg Smith

Artist in residence Gregg Smith.

8–23 Jul 2019

Residency

Sukuma Mkhize

Artist in residence Sukuma Mkhize.

10 Jun–31 Jul 2019

Residency

Bonolo Kavula

Artist in residence Bonolo Kavula.

30 Mar–9 Apr 2019

Residency

Jonah Sack

A residency in preparation for presentation at The Centre For the Less Good Idea.

26–28 Feb 2019

Residency

Gian Maria Tosatti

Gian Maria Tosatti continues his itinerant practice, in which the artist makes large-scale, major installations from the voids and traces of dispossession.

1 Feb–30 Apr 2019

Residency