As part of the visit by the Inkanyiso team to Lesotho, Ba re e ne re hosted a celebration of Zanele Muholi's book Somnyama Ngonyama at Cafe What in Maseru on 31 January 2019. The event also featured the screening of a newly released Art21 documentary about Johanessburg-based artists which profiles Muholi. Sir Prof Muholi … Continue reading Ba re hosts Somnyama Ngonyama Book Celebration at Cafe What
Ba re co-organises multimedia workshop with Zanele Muholi’s Inkanyiso
Ba re e ne re was proud to co-facilitate a multimedia and creative writing workshop for young women in partnership with South African queer media and activism organization Inkanyiso. The workshop, called Fundisanani/Rutanang, was held from 28 January through 1 February 2019. Together with Sir Prof. Zanele Muholi and their team, Rutanang gives participants a … Continue reading Ba re co-organises multimedia workshop with Zanele Muholi’s Inkanyiso
Jumpstarting 2019 with a Creative Writing Workshop
Ba re e ne re kicked off 2019 by leading a free creative writing workshop aimed at novice writers. The workshop, held at Alliance Francaise de Maseru consisted of 5 activities designed to stimulate and refine story ideas. The workshop was in high demand with over 30 people in attendance, and we didn't turn anyone … Continue reading Jumpstarting 2019 with a Creative Writing Workshop
A communion of spirits
Ba re e ne re, was in Huye, Rwanda in August 2018 for the final international meeting of the first phase of the Another Roadmap school. There, representatives from 4 continents were present to reflect on their respective researches since 2015, share outcomes, and pave a way forward as it was clear that the collective … Continue reading A communion of spirits
Ba re presents at Casco, HKU and The Piet Zwart Institute in Holland
Elephants in the Room, presented by Casco Art Institute in the Netherlands in November 2018, was the first in a new yearly assembly aimed at becoming a meeting place for art organizations to question habitual institutional patterns and imagine ways of “commoning” together. This year’s assembly was designed to investigate how, in relation to ideas of the commons, … Continue reading Ba re presents at Casco, HKU and The Piet Zwart Institute in Holland
2018 National Spelling Bee
Ba re e ne re presented the 2018 National School Spelling Bee in partnership with Peace Corps/Lesotho on Monday 19 October 2018. The Spelling bee was held at Mophato oa Morija Conference Centre in Morija. This exciting event showcased top spelling talent from 9 schools in Lesotho who were the winners of earlier regional spelling … Continue reading 2018 National Spelling Bee
Know your neighbours
Organising: a workshop hosted by Visual Arts Network of South Africa In October 2018, Ba re e ne re was invited to Johannesburg by VANSA to participate in a gathering of collectives, collaboratives and collaborations from the Southern African region. These forms of organisations (represented during the meeting by Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and … Continue reading Know your neighbours
Skima Sesotho Workshop Series offers critical relationships to language and media
Between April and August 2018 Ba re e ne re organised a series of 3 workshops called "Skima Sesotho." These workshops married exercises and discussions about critical multimedia literacy with our imaginative BA RE Dictionary Project. The workshops were designed to get Basotho excited about Sesotho language and demonstrate the playful malleability of Sesotho. Through … Continue reading Skima Sesotho Workshop Series offers critical relationships to language and media
Ba re presents @ Symposium in Zurich: INTERTWINING HI/STORIES OF ARTS EDUCATION – June 2018
Ba re e ne re was represented at the symposium by Lineo Segoete and Liepollo Moleleki. Held in Zurich, the symposium invited students, art educators, researchers and cultural producers to reflect on the histories of education in and through art. The symposium emphasized the fact that historiography in arts education means referring to a plurality … Continue reading Ba re presents @ Symposium in Zurich: INTERTWINING HI/STORIES OF ARTS EDUCATION – June 2018
Crossroads: International perspectives on culture, art and society
We were fortunate enough to travel to Basel, Switzerland to participate in the Crossroads Conference held in February 2018 by Pro Helvetia. We were invited there to join a panel and speak on the topic How to talk about what no one wants to talk about. A continuation of the anniversary festivities was also held in Johannesburg … Continue reading Crossroads: International perspectives on culture, art and society
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