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Standard Bank Art Lab unveiled in Nelson Mandela Square
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The Standard Bank Art Lab, has been launched in the Nelson Mandela Square and aims to reimagine how people engage with contemporary visual art.
Rooted in legacy and inspired by innovation,
The Art Lab invites the public to experience art where culture meets commerce.
The artistic hub features the likes of William Kentridge, Sam Nhlengethwa, and Penny Siopis.
The dynamic venue is designed to champion collaboration, experimentation and creativity.
Standard Bank Curator and gallery manager Same Mdluli says Africa’s influence on western artists needs to be recognized.
Rooted in legacy and inspired by innovation,
The Art Lab invites the public to experience art where culture meets commerce.
The artistic hub features the likes of William Kentridge, Sam Nhlengethwa, and Penny Siopis.
The dynamic venue is designed to champion collaboration, experimentation and creativity.
Standard Bank Curator and gallery manager Same Mdluli says Africa’s influence on western artists needs to be recognized.
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BEEI youth participants boost school performances across the country
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Over 200 000 young people are participating in the fifth phase of the Basic Education Employment Initiative, the largest youth employment programme in South Africa’s history, which launched last week.
The initiative is a flagship programme of the Presidential Employment Stimulus, which has
supported the delivery of jobs and livelihood opportunities in the country's townships, villages, inner cities, farms and special needs schools, bringing hope to areas where opportunities are often out of reach.
The Employment Initiative has been described as a win for both schools and participating youth.
The initiative is a flagship programme of the Presidential Employment Stimulus, which has
supported the delivery of jobs and livelihood opportunities in the country's townships, villages, inner cities, farms and special needs schools, bringing hope to areas where opportunities are often out of reach.
The Employment Initiative has been described as a win for both schools and participating youth.
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AI Robotic arm creating traditional Chinese ink paintings
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Hong Kong based cross-media artist Victor Wong is using AI and a robotic arm to add a modern twist to an ancient craft.
The Artist's AI Gemini invention is an AI-driven robot that creates traditional Chinese landscape paintings and is the “first-ever artificial intelligence ink artist in the world,”
The machine makes use of a robotic arm, that has been re-programmed, with an attached paintbrush.
Wong’s paintings have sold for around $20,000 each to individual collectors in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London since the launch of AI Gemini.
The Artist's AI Gemini invention is an AI-driven robot that creates traditional Chinese landscape paintings and is the “first-ever artificial intelligence ink artist in the world,”
The machine makes use of a robotic arm, that has been re-programmed, with an attached paintbrush.
Wong’s paintings have sold for around $20,000 each to individual collectors in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London since the launch of AI Gemini.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 17.72 to the US Dollar, 24.06 to the British Pound, and 20.27 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,309.96 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 66.56 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 106,210.00.
The Rand is trading at 17.72 to the US Dollar, 24.06 to the British Pound, and 20.27 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,309.96 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 66.56 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 106,210.00.
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