WITS

Minutes of Publishing and Research Unit

ZA MEDU MEDU-1-1.1-1.1.3-1.1.3.8
sub-subseries
28 April 1982

Part of 1-ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND

Medu Art Ensemble

Minutes of Naledi Writer's Workshop

ZA MEDU MEDU-1-1.1-1.1.4-1.1.4.1
sub-subseries
c.1984

Part of 1-ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND

Medu Art Ensemble

Minutes of the meeting between Executive and Shakwe

ZA MEDU MEDU-1-1.1-1.1.5-1.1.5.2
sub-subseries
4 June 1984

Part of 1-ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND

Medu Art Ensemble

Art Toward Social Development: An Exhibition of South African Arts

ZA MEDU MEDU-4-4.1-4.1.1-4.1.1.2
sub-subseries
1982

Part of 4-MEDU CULTURAL WORK

A list of the various artists who produced and displayed work at the Art Toward Social Development Exhibition. It includes a list of the artists, photographers and poster makers and a brief background of these cultural workers.

Medu Art Ensemble

Vol.5, No.2

ZA MEDU MEDU-4-4.5-4.5.6-4.5.6.1
sub-subseries
1982

Part of 4-MEDU CULTURAL WORK

Volume five number two magazine includes culture and resistance festival that took place in Gaborone, six stories by different writers, poetry by Frank Chipasula, Andries Oliphant. Photographs of various artists such as Hugh Masikela, Abdullah Ebrahim, Mongane Serote, photographers including Lesley Lawson, Peter Mckenzie and Paul Weinberg who later became members of 'AFRAPIX' which was focusing on social documentary photography.

Medu Art Ensemble

Amsterdam Conference

ZA MEDU MEDU-6-6.2-6.2.1-6.2.1.1
sub-subseries
December 1982

Part of 6-MEDU MEMBER COLLECTIONS

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".

Medu Art Ensemble