Newsletter 6/23
Exhibition and Walkabout: 'Rethinking Irma Stern' In 2022, the Irma Stern™ Museum initiated a partnership with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on a project called 'Rethinking Irma Stern'. We are excited to host the second 'Rethinking Irma Stern' project this year. For this initiative, all WCED Grade 11 Visual Art and Design learners were invited to visit the Irma Stern Museum or view the museum's website to analyse, re-think and re-interpret the work of Irma Stern in an art or design piece of their own. The learners who came to the museum had great fun participating in practical three-hour workshops and
Irma Stern remembered – Amanda Botha
Amanda Botha tells her memories as a school girl meeting Irma Stern. Recorded at the Irma Stern™ Museum Oral History Tea, 3rd June 2023. The Oral History Tea project invites people to share personal encounters and memories to preserve stories to gain a fuller appreciation of Irma Stern as an artist and inspiring, complex figure.
Newsletter 5/23
Invitation: Glenbridge School Exhibition Opening Mondays at the Irma Stern™ Museum are extra special days – this is the day when the museum hosts workshops for learners with special educational needs. Our main partnership school is Glenbridge Special School, and their 8 to 11-year-olds always amaze us with their creativity and enthusiasm for artmaking. At the museum the learners create freely in a non-judgemental space, looking at Irma Stern's work as an inspiration for their own art. The lessons are designed in a way that encourages each learner to explore and expand their abilities while having fun at the same time. Join us
Newsletter 4/23: Irma Stern Children’s Book Launch
Irma Stern's life story is an inspiration to us all. Not only do we admire her superb art, but also her unwavering self-belief and tenacity. In a world where it's easy to doubt yourself and where criticism can bring you down, Irma shows us how trusting in your own self-worth can lead to true greatness. And how wonderful that a new book shares this lesson with children! Written by well-known children's author Katherine Graham, with engaging illustrations by Nicola Smith, this picture book biography tells the story of how Irma challenged the conventions of her day to establish herself as a
