{"id":49406,"date":"2017-10-23T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T09:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=49406"},"modified":"2017-10-26T09:21:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T09:21:25","slug":"art-franschhoek-returns-to-the-franschhoek-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/art-franschhoek-returns-to-the-franschhoek-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Franschhoek Wine Valley: Art Franschhoek Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As with good food and premium wines, so too fine art needs to be experienced to be appreciated. In 2016 the <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/area\/franschhoek\/\">Franschhoek Wine Valley<\/a> launched <em>Art Franschhoek<\/em>, whereby visitors to the valley are able to appreciate the fine art collection exhibits on show during the months of October and November. This year <em>Art Franschhoek<\/em> will once again \u2018open its doors\u2019 to the public from 27 October to 27 November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Art-Franschoek-1x5.jpg\" alt=\"Art Franschhoek\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Art-Franschoek-1x5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Art-Franschoek-1x5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Art-Franschoek-1x5-940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>What to Expect at Art Franschhoek<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Visitors to the valley will be treated to an abundance of art as <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/area\/franschhoek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Franschhoek\u2019s<\/a> many galleries and resident artists showcasing their finest works. To celebrate the start of this festival of art appreciation some of the participating galleries will be hosting special events during the weekend of 27 to 29 October, which includes a series of curated artist walk-abouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the month of Art Franschhoek, the world-renowned Everard Read Gallery will be exhibiting major works by some of our country\u2019s finest contemporary artists, in a variety of media.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Some places to visit during Art Franschhoek<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Everard Read Gallery\u2019s involvement at this year\u2019s event signifies that Art Franschhoek is without a doubt one of THE art events to experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ebony\/Curated, with its exquisite displays of fine arts, sculptures and ceramics, will host four solo exhibitions in their two galleries, including a major retrospective landscape exhibition of the late South African master, Erik Laubscher. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Embark on a journey of art discovery as you admire one of South Africa\u2019s greatest masters, Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/what-to-do-at-la-motte-winery-franschhoek\/\"><strong>La Motte Museum<\/strong><\/a>, which consists of 104 artworks as well as personal memorabilia.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Be mesmerized by the beautiful ceramics created by internationally renowned ceramicist David Walters and his daughter Sarah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Karoo-Art-Franschoek-1x5-.jpg\" alt=\"Art Franschhoek\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Karoo-Art-Franschoek-1x5-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Karoo-Art-Franschoek-1x5--300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Karoo-Art-Franschoek-1x5--940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Holden Manz Gallery, conveniently situated in the centre of the village, will be exhibiting the works of Donna McKellar as part of her solo show.\u00a0 Indulge in a relaxing yet informative garden and art tour at the breathtaking beautiful Leeu Estates, where you\u2019ll get the opportunity to connect with art and nature in serene and meditative spaces with exceptional views. Behold the beautiful works of art on display at IS Art Gallery, which includes ceramics, sculptures, jewellery and paintings in different mediums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/franschhoek.org.za\/franschhoek-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">franschhoek.org.za<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Franschhoekwinevalley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franschhoek_SA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with good food and premium wines, so too fine art needs to be experienced to be appreciated. In 2016 the Franschhoek Wine Valley launched Art Franschhoek, whereby visitors to the valley are able to appreciate the fine art collection exhibits on show during the months of October and November. This year Art Franschhoek will once again \u2018open its doors\u2019 to the public from 27 October to 27 November. What to Expect at Art Franschhoek Visitors to the valley will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}