In this project we engage in a variety of non-profit activities which aim to improve the situation of South African artists, art services, art institutions and art media. These activities include: design of the concept, organisation, consulting, training and running the PR activities.

As a result of our mutual efforts we proudly present a new artists award by kunst:raum Sylt quelle.

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Academical Seminar: "creative business developement - basic economic and business skills for creative people"

April 2008 Capetown/Durban, creative business developement

27.02.08 Johannesburg Jürgen Schadeberg, History of South African Photography

1./2.02.2008 Johannesburg Auke de Vries, artist workshop

1./2.02.2008 Johannesburg Nina Gruntkowski, art critic workshop

15.05.07 Pretoria, UNISA Art Gallery

14.05.07 Johannesburg, Funda Art College

28.02.07 Johannesburg, Pretoria, curator´s consulting of art students at Funda Art College and UNISA Art Gallery

21.02.07 Johannesburg, Seippel Gallery, August House

19.02.07 Pretoria Art Museum

20.11.06 Nelspruit, Civic Center

Supported by: Department of Arts and Culture, Pretoria
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Seippel art culture, Cologne/Johannesburg

Guided by: Museum Bochum and Iziko - South African National Gallery

Organized by: Seippel Gallery Köln/Johannesburg

This project is a cooperation between South Africa and Germany in order to strenghten the relationship in the cultural sector.

In this context, this symposium has set the goal to develop projects jointly and in that manner to benefit from synergy effects. In doing so, the project aims at the important year of 2010, when international attention will focus on the two countries: 2010 Essen as a representative of the Ruhr area will be the European cultural capital and South Africa will host the FIFA World Cup. 

The project started in february 2006, in South Africa, Kleinbosch, with the first "Bilateral workshop on cooperation and training of curators and artists in South Africa. Collaboration of exchange programmes for artists and curators; art education poject".

In June 2007 South African commission of curators travelled through Germany to join the second Bilateral Symposium South Africa - Germany and took part at workshops in Berlin, Kassel, Bochum, Münster and Cologne.

From September until November 2007 two young South African curators took part at an curators exchange programme developed for the Bilateral exchange South Africa - Germany. They were invited to get t know the German art scene. During the first part of the project they stayed at Museum Bochum and then they got the chance to travell through Germany.

In January two upcoming German curators went to South Africa to get to know the art scene in the country. They are working on exhibitions in Capetown, Johannesburg and Pretoria at the moment.

The third Bilateral Symposium South Africa - Germany will be in South Africa from 9.03.-17.03.08. The German commission will be visiting the art scene in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. From 14.-16.03.08 there will be a workshop in Cape Town at SANG Iziko Museum.

Our cooperation began with the concept and development of the DaimlerChrysler Award. This award is arts related and aims in its idea to support the artists of the next generation. In the mean time we have curated several exhibitions for DaimlerChrysler AG and DaimlerChrylser South Africa.

2000: Contemporary Art: Kay Hassan

2001: Jazz: Themba Mkhize

2002: Sculpture: Jane Alexander

2003: Choreography: Sbo Ndaba

2004: Photography: Guy Tillim

2005: Poetry: Gabeba Baderoon

2007: Architecture: Heinrich Wolff, Exhibition: DCA Architektur

2008: Art Project in Pubilic Spaces: Kevin Brand

2009: Fashion Design

2010: 10 Years DaimlerChysler Award Celebrities

2.7.2006 KunstSalon
Four poets - from four generations - give a short overview of contemporary South African Poetry. Introduction and moderation: Manfred Loimeier Keorapetse Kgositsile, Gcina Mhlope-Becker Lebogang Mashile, Maakomele Manaka Kunstsalon, Brühler Str. 9-11, admission 18:00 h, ticket reservation 0221-397 85 37 www.kunstsalon.de

3.- 31.7.2006 Galeriehaus Seippel
Africa is calling Crafts from South Africa
Galeriehaus Seippel, Zeughausstr. 26, 50667 Köln
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 11-18 h, free entry
www.galerie-seippel.de, Tel. 0221-25 58 34

3.7.2006 Tanzbrunnen Open Air Sommer Köln
Tshwane Dance Company & Dora's Dancers, Kwaito Dance Medley, Freshlyground, Tlokwe Sehume, Tshwane Dance Company & Dora's Dancers, Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens, Mbaqanga Dance Style, Footsteps-Izigi & Dora's Dancers, Gumboots Dance, Sibongile Khumalo
Tshwane Dance Company & Dora's Dancers, Traditional Zulu Medley, Johnny Clegg & Sipho Mchunu
Tanzbrunnen, Rheinpark 1. Admission free from 19:00 onwards.
www.sommerkoeln.de, Tel. 0221-226 2433

4.+5.7.2006 Tanzbrunnen Theater Rhythme Africa
Music:Tlokwe Sehume & Medu, Kholwa Brothers; Poetry: Lebo Mashile; Mac Manaka, Gcina Mhlope-Becker
Dance:Tshwane Dance Company & Dora's Dancers, Kwaito Dance Medley, Footsteps-Izigi, Gumboots Dance, Sibongile Khumalo – South Africa's Soul and Jazz Diva – a Selection from her own most loved songs.
Tanzbrunnen, Rheinpark 1. Admission from 19:00 h, event duration 20:00 - 22:00 h.

6.+7.7.2006 Stadtgarten Sommer Köln
Tlokwe Sehume and Medu, Freshlyground, Sibongile Khumalo, Kholwe Brothers, Tlokwe Sehume & Medu
Stadtgarten, Venloer Str. 40. Admission free, event starts at 20:00 h. www.sommerkoeln.de, Tel. 0221-226 2433

Department of Arts and Culture
The department is sending South Africa's leading artists, performers and musicians for a series of events during the World Cup. We are the offical agency for the department of arts and culture and have been involved in the concept, design and the organisation

Within the scope of the world tour of the DaimlerChrysler art collection, that is managed by Dr. Renate Wiehager, Seippel art culture worked out an accompagnying introduction to the collection: On the occasion of the exhibition station in Tokyo we oversee a workbook and an education programme for Japanese students. The opening of the exhibition at Art Gallery Tokyo Opera City was January 13th 2006.

The project is analogue to the education programme and workbook for south african students that was developed in 2004 when the DaimlerChrysler Collection went to South Africa.

For the collection's exhibition "Conversation with Art, on Art" at the Tokyo City Opera Museum we came up with an education concept which we also implemented. This included the production of a workbook and the training of guides. Up until now over 12.000 pupils have participated in this unique programme which also drew huge attention from the Japanese media.

Next station of DaimlerChrysler Art Collection was Sao Paulo. Therefore we also made a workbook for students in Brasil. In Summer 2007 it was introduced.

For more information see www.sammlung.daimlerchrysler.com/index_e.htm

The South African tour of BuJazzO (German National Youth Orchestra) has been planned by Seippel art culture.

In 2004 the BuJazzO travelled with its conductor Peter Herbolzheimer through South Africa and having concerts several venues in Windhoek, Cape Town, East London, Durban, Pretoria, Soweto and Johannesburg.

Another important main focus were the workshops that took place in collaboration with Universities of Cape Town and Durban as well as with the community centres in the townships of Guguleto near Cape Town, Benoni near Johannesburg and Orlando Soweto near Johannesburg.

We are curating three solo exhibitions of upcoming young artists every year, in the long tradition of Roland Galerie.

A co-operation with Indra Wussow, owner of the Sylt-Quelle. We are giving advice to four exhibitions in the field of contemporary arts.

The culture exchange project under the patronage of Friedrich-Carl Bruns, German Consul General in Cape Town, was created and developed by Seippel art culture in 1999. The idea of the project was to curate an exhibition and doing workshops with five South African and five German artists to give them an insight into the culture of both countries.

The dialogue project was sponsored by: Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology; William Fehr Collection; MAN Truck & Bus South Africa; MAN Munich; South African Airways; Kuehne & Nagel; Gerling General Insurance of South Africa.