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  • Organisation: ZakspinContact person: TerryPhone: 0824167500Services/Products: pewter spin casterComments: excellent moulding, good finished items(Recommended by: Mandy Johnston)   Organisation: AMT...
    8 Mar 2011Articlesread more >
  • A basic guide to presenting your artwork in a portfolio. Written by Louise Ross There will be many times in your career as an artist that you will need to present your artwork either to a gallery or...
    7 Mar 2011Articlesread more >
  • A list of possible careers for those in the arts, compiled by Anthea Pokroy. If you would like to add a career option that we have not included pelase email us at website@assemblage.co.za Archivist...
    10 Feb 2011Articlesread more >
  • Reasons for attending exhibition openings Written by Louise Ross I’ve been to a lot of exhibition openings over the last few years. Probably close to forty, and I could have gone to a lot more if I...
    7 Feb 2011Articlesread more >
  • Working with layers in Photoshop Written by Carmen Jerrard An easy way to understand Layers is to think of them as if they were transparent pages that are lying on top of each other – so that you...
    1 Feb 2011Articlesread more >
  • Written by Leigh Blanckenberg An important part of establishing yourself as an artist, as well as a form of organisation, is making an ‘archive’ of what you produce. This is something that artists...
    1 Feb 2011Articlesread more >
  • Hosted by Mandy Johnston and Robert Lowry in February 2011 Basic information about various kinds of moulds and materials. The most important consideration is what you want the end result to be. There...
    25 Jan 2011Articlesread more >
  • Written by Carmen Jerrard Every Photoshop user will develop their own editing workflow and preferred tools. This article takes you through the basic pallets you will need to set up before editing...
    20 Jan 2011Articlesread more >
  • Written by Carmen Jerrard WHAT ARE PIXELS? Pixels are the small squares that are placed next to each other, vertically and horizontally, that make up an image. If you open your images in Photoshop...
    30 Dec 2010Articlesread more >
  • Introduction to spin casting Written by Mandy Johnston I love starting new projects, especially interactive ones because I never know what direction the project will ultimately take. I am always...
    28 Dec 2010Articlesread more >
  • Written by Mitch Said The article is intended to serve as a primer for artists interested in the creative use of technology, and will hopefully provide a jumping off point for interested parties by...
    14 Dec 2010Articlesread more >
  • On Saturday 13 November 2010 the first Assemblage workshop was held at Wits University. The workshop was facilitated by Gina Van Zyl De Oliviera Gina shared her knowledge about several different...
    27 Nov 2010Articlesread more >
  • Want to know how to write about your work? Here is a great article. Being able to write about your artwork is an absolute neccesity for any artists, so best know how to do it properly.
    21 Aug 2010Articlesread more >
  • Going on a residency is a very useful and helpful way to make new work. Visit VANSA's website for listings of available residency programmes www.vansa.co.za The Sober&Lonely Institute for...
    14 Aug 2010Articlesread more >
  • Studios are few and far between in Johannesburg.  Besides the Assemblage Studios, below are details on other Joburg based studios that we are aware of. If you know of any studios available in...
    8 Jul 2010Articlesread more >

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