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Tribute to Thami Mnyele

A tribute to Thami Mnyele was compiled by Department of Sport, Recreation,Arts and Culture. The booklet covers his lifetime and work that he was involved in.

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Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective

Pamphlet of Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective at Johannesburg Art Gallery. It covers topics about Thami Mnyele's biography, various Units of Medu which includes the relevance and commitment of Medu that provided training workshops in a range of arts skills including creative writing, theatre, music, photography, film and graphic art. Medu had The Graphics Unit which was responsible for producing Medu newsletters and posters with political messages. in addition, the Publication and Research Unit as a centre of Medu to contact with South African arts groups.

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Programme: Jagged

Johannesburg Art Gallery publication on Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective exhibition The programme is about numerous work that Thami did while being part of Medu.

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Programme

Programme provides exhibition details on the opening and closing of exhibition. Conference sessions that took place at Hector Pieterson Museum, Johannesburg Art Gallery and Constitutional Court Conference Centre.

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Staffrider

This is the original draft of the article by Thami Mnyele for Staffrider in 1984. He explains how Bongiwe Dlomo's exhibition at the Botswana Museum and Gallery showcases the growth of art in South Africa at the Bostwana Museum and Art Gallery. Mnyele stresses that visual artists in his country [South Africa] should take action or express their thoughts about their struggle - a failure to do so might imply the grave of ignorance that could break their lives as people. Mnyele argues that the country is in need of of new calibre of cultural worker, one who is committed to their community and to struggle in both visual arts and song. In conclusion, Mnyele quoted the call that was made at the gathering of the Art Toward Social Development Exhibition and Culture and Resistance Symposium in 1982: "Forward with the creation of a new calibre of cultural worker!"

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Amsterdam Conference

This speech given by Thami Mnyele entitled "Observations of the State if the Contemporary Visual Arts in South Africa" was presented at Amsterdam conference in December 1982. Mnyele gives his impression of the state of the graphic art in South Africa. He explains how he got involved in politics while he was a student and how he wanted to understand his role as an Artist in the struggle. Mnyele contends that struggle and strife that manifests in the arts is linked to broader socio-political issues and thus, any art that is produced must not be "blind" to the "social stream from which art feeds: the community".

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Drafts

Uncorrected first draft of Albie Sach's book titled murals of Maputo sent to Medu for comments in 1981.

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Solidarity File

Original solidarity file folder for Botswana orientation center, Gaborone, designed by Judy Seidman (Medu).

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