Gallery University Stellenbosch (GUS) is the art gallery of Stellenbosch University and has, since 2014, been managed by the Department of Visual Arts. GUS primarily hosts work by the students and staff of the Visual Art department, including exhibitions reflecting our teaching & learning programme, as well as invited guest artists whose work compliments said programme.

The gallery offers several interlinked exhibition spaces in the heart of Stellenbosch’s historical town centre that attracts both destination visitors and daily pedestrian passers-by. With the help of a dedicated group of student volunteers and a network of supporters, GUS continues to develop its reputation as a space where art students, art lovers, and the art-curious can visit free exhibitions of the highest calibre, which offer an insight into artistic practice as a mode of intellectual enquiry.

With spaces in Cape Town and Cologne, THK contributes to the contemporary art discourse by showcasing, to a global audience, art that presents alternative perspectives and aesthetics to the status quo.

6 Spin Street is a unique gallery, event space and restaurant, located in an impressive Sir Herbert Baker building that looks over Church Square. The gallery is a large welcoming space where adults and children can slow down and look, discuss and be curious about all there is to see.

Oude Leeskamer is a NPO cultural and heritage centre situated in a historic building on the corner of Dorp and Drostdy Street in Stellenbosch.

With an increasing focus on African Art around the world, Eclectica Contemporary aims to present a carefully selected and focused collection of art from the continent that interrogates the issues facing us in a globalized world. The art at Eclectica often shows practices and materials familiar from art history but which push these boundaries and explore uncharted territories of representation, technique and theory.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Eclectica Contemporary sees itself as an African gallery with an international vision. We celebrate the diversity and depth of art making on our continent while aiming to contextualize this for a growing global market.

Our program of exhibitions shows a mix of solo shows by gallery artists alongside curated group shows. In addition, the Eclectica Contemporary exhibition space has facilities for experimental, new media and project-based works.

99 Loop Gallery is a contemporary art space founded in 2015 and based in Cape Town, South Africa. The gallery has a particular curatorial focus on painting and prioritises collaboration with both established and emerging local talent.

Functioning as an accessible platform, 99 Loop supports creatives whose practices engage with intimate lived experiences situated within larger cultural and aesthetic contexts. The gallery manages an exhibition program that aims to be subversive of the conventional and dynamic in its essence. It is in this regard a space dedicated to contributing to the art world’s constantly evolving discourse.

With a programme focused on presenting the work of contemporary African artists, SMAC Gallery was established in Cape Town in 2011, with another space in Stellenbosch. SMAC Gallery’s art fair participation includes Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Basel : Basel, Paris + Par Art Basel, The Armory Show and Art Brussels.

Driven by a fascination with the fluidity of the future as it is created by each decision we make, Mies’s practice in the studio is marked by spontaneity and a deep exploration of emotions. Her artworks become visual narratives that reflect the complexity of the human experience and invite viewers to embark on their own introspective journeys.

In her pursuit of artistic innovation, Mies fearlessly experiments with various tools and materials. Alongside brushes, mops, and palette knives, she embraces unconventional methods, including the use of a credit card, to create unexpected textures and layers. Paint is applied, rinsed from the canvas, let dry and in some cases sanded off again. This experimentation results in a truly unique visual language that sets her apart, and that evolves ever so gently as time passes.

Vincent Da Silva is an accomplished artist based in Somerset West, Cape Town. With a global audience, Vincent’s bronzes captivate collectors internationally, becoming a testament to the universal language of art and the seamless connection between local roots and global appreciation.

It has been said that Art is the expression of ideas and emotions through a physical medium, like painting or sculpture. Art on Church Gallery is the place to visit to experience this.

The gallery is owned by the foundry, Sculpture Casting Services, and as such, the gallery specialises in bronze sculptures. Their sculptures tell the unique stories of the local Artists who exhibit their work in the gallery.