Press interest

PhotoVoice is organising exhibitions of the Orange Farm project's work, this time in Jo'burg itself and I'm the one coordinating the whole thing.

So since we've sent out the press release last week there's been some press interest. Interviews for me on Talk Radio on Friday and now a feature in the Sunday Times. Here's a photo of the piece.

The Event Pics

Durban Workshops

The Durban stint has whizzed by and I find myself back in Jo'burg and the workshops up in the Valley of a Thousand Hills are over.

The whole process was intense and exhausting - 3 weeks of solid working 14 hour days - but I learned a lot. And a big plus was working and being with Karen and NN. Workshops, training, creating an exhibition and organising an event. Here are some photos from the job.

Workshops and Exhibition

Workshop weekends with the Camp Bambanani groups now done, gearing up for their exhibition and event on Thursday. Will post photos and thoughts at the end of the week when things get back to normal.

The Big Event

The big day arrived.....

The group were very excited and we all ran around madly beforehand setting up tables, charies etc. Despite technical problems the day went very well. Less people came than I'd thought though. I asked the manager of the venue Lovelife and he said it's always like this - parents and family just never turn up to events organised by and for their children. He said he has to go knocking on doors to make adults come. But the group sang, read poetry and danced anyway. They are going to do the whole thing again on Thursday and make sure more people come.

It was a fun hectic day all the same....

Exhibition

Suddenly we're hanging the exhibition in Orange Farm. It's been such a long but short journey for all of us. The photos look great enlarged and the group are excited.