Apian

Join us on the weekend of the 16th and 17th of March for a beehive making workshop in Khayelitsha, and presentations and the cross-pollination of ideas with local and international beekeepers, gardeners and artists in Green Point Park.

Beehive Making - A Different Way is a free workshop led by Klaas Vlegterhosted, assisted by Dunja Herzog & Thembalezwe Mntambo, hosted by Xolisa Bangani at the Ikhaya Kulture Garden. In this practical workshop participants will learn how to fabricate low-cost beehives using locally reclaimed and sustainable materials in order to support bees through alternative hives.

Saturday 16 March 2024, 9:30am – 4pm
POOL x Ikhaya Kulture Garden
Ikhaya Kulture Garden
Isikhokelo Primary School
Idada Street, Site C, Khayelitsha
Cape Town

The Art of Bees and Gardens is conceived and hosted by Dunja Herzog and Thembalezwe Mntambo. Participating practitioners include: social engineer Xolisa Bangani; Indigenous plant specialist Simangaliso Ngalwana; artist and farmer Vuyo Myoli; Beehive maker and beekeeper Klaas Vlegter; earth artist Izabeau Pretorius; archaeoacoustics researcher Neil Rusch; visual anthropologist Aladin Borioli (Apian); and artist Simnikiwe Buhlungu.

Sunday 17th of March 2024, 9am - 6pm
POOL x Field Station
Greenpoint Park
Eastgate entrance
Corner Vlei Road and Helen Suzman Boulevard
Cape Town

This project is made possible through the support of Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, City of Cape Town, Field Station, Aargauer Kuratorium, Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Kulturförderung Basel-Landschaft, Stiftung Erna and Curt Burgauer