Proof of life — Curator’s Choice celebrates Nelson Mandela Bay’s creative pulse
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“The Curator’s Choice exhibition at Art on Target offers a pulse-check on the visual arts in Nelson Mandela Bay”
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While web results confirm Art on Target exists and offers classes, there is no independent corroboration of a specific 'Curator's Choice' exhibition focusing on Nelson Mandela Bay in the provided evidence.
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— Art on Target. Visual art classes are offered by Artists: Bretten-Anne Moolman, Cedric Vanderlinden, Estelle Marais and Karl Schoemaker.
https://artontarget.co.za/about/
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“The 10 artists were selected because “they each have something to say, a distinct voice and a clear mission... and they are each exceptional in their voice and skill,” said Art on Target director Bretten-Anne Moolman.”
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The 'About' page for Art on Target explicitly states that Bretten-Anne Moolman is the Director of Art on Target.
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— Bretten- Anne Moolman is the Director of Art on Target and a Fine Arts graduate in painting with an HDE from Rhodes University with distinctions in art method, art theory and art practice.
https://artontarget.co.za/about/
https://artontarget.co.za/about/
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— Meet Bretten-Anne Moolman, a contributor and artist on Amy Shelver's anti-ekphrastic collaboration and poetry platform.
https://www.onomatopoeiapoetry.com/artists/bretten-anne-mool…
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— Bretten- Anne Moolman is a Well-known Eastern Cape artist who obtained her fine arts degree in painting from Rhodes University. Moolman loves painting with oils and acrylics and creates contemporar…
https://theartchivesite.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/subject-mat…
https://theartchivesite.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/subject-mat…
“Moolman has run Art on Target for more than a decade as a home to artists’ studios, a gallery with regular exhibitions, and the Art School offering weekly art classes for children, teens and adults, as well as workshops and short courses covering a range of visual arts disciplines and media, and creativity-driven corporate team building.”
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Evidence confirms Moolman's role and that Art on Target offers visual art classes, but the specific detail about running it for 'more than a decade' and the full scope of corporate team building is not independently corroborated in the provided snippets.
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— Art on Target. Visual art classes are offered by Artists: Bretten-Anne Moolman, Cedric Vanderlinden, Estelle Marais and Karl Schoemaker.
https://artontarget.co.za/about/
https://artontarget.co.za/about/
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— Meet Bretten-Anne Moolman, a contributor and artist on Amy Shelver's anti-ekphrastic collaboration and poetry platform.
https://www.onomatopoeiapoetry.com/artists/bretten-anne-mool…
https://www.onomatopoeiapoetry.com/artists/bretten-anne-mool…
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— Newinger Art Logo. Search forBretten-Anne Moolman grew up in a small town in the Karoo called Somerset East in South Africa. She spent a lot of her youth climbing mountains, collecting interesting sto…
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https://newingerart.com/artists/ba-moolman/
“The Curator’s Choice exhibition, now in its third year, is an offshoot of Art on Target’s annual Same Size-Same Price-No Signature exhibition”
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Two separate web results confirm the relationship between the 'Same Size' exhibition and the 'Curator's Choice' exhibition at Art on Target.
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— The Same Size exhibition of unsigned works attracts artists of all levels, from novice to professional, from all over the Eastern Cape as well as nationally.Art on Target will host its fifth Same Size…
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2025-05-15-artists-to-show-…
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2025-05-15-artists-to-show-…
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— Art on Target Curator's Choice Art Exhibition Logo.The selection process, rooted in the Same Size, Same Price, No Signature Exhibition, highlights artists who showcased remarkable technique and vision…
https://artontarget.co.za/curators-choice/
https://artontarget.co.za/curators-choice/
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— Toni Armstrong reviews the Collections Exhibition, Tender Loving Care, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.“Vibrant Matter,” for example, may reference Jane Bennett’s book with the same title, in which…
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“Same Size-Same Price-No Signature is a popular annual exhibition in the Eastern Cape arts community, attracting about 100 artists every year from all over the region and nationally.”
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The 'Same Size, Same Price, No Signature' exhibition is confirmed to exist and be hosted by Art on Target, but the specific number of artists (100) is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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— The art is unsigned, conforms to one size and each work will be available at a fixed price, prompting art enthusiasts to respond on visual appeal only. It’s your chance to buy a well-known artist’s wo…
https://artontarget.co.za/same-size-same-price-no-signature-…
https://artontarget.co.za/same-size-same-price-no-signature-…
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“a panel of more than 20 local professional artists, art educators, students (some as young as six), graduates and art lovers select who they consider the most outstanding artists on the Same Size-Same Price-No Signature exhibition.”
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The evidence confirms the existence of the Same Size exhibition, but does not provide details about the specific composition of the selection panel (20+ people, including six-year-olds).
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— The art is unsigned, conforms to one size and each work will be available at a fixed price, prompting art enthusiasts to respond on visual appeal only. It’s your chance to buy a well-known artist’s wo…
https://artontarget.co.za/same-size-same-price-no-signature-…
https://artontarget.co.za/same-size-same-price-no-signature-…
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— 2019 Same Size, Same Price, No signature Exhibition. Art on Target. 2018. Digital Editor for Beverley de Lange's Digital version of Dust from Dust: Microorganisms and other tales.
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“Through Moolman’s relationship with the Visual Arts Department at Nelson Mandela University, as an adviser and former lecturer, Art on Target also offers fine arts students exposure to the business of being a professional artist”
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Evidence confirms Moolman's degree and education, but does not explicitly confirm her current or former role as an adviser or lecturer specifically for the Visual Arts Department at Nelson Mandela University.
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— Meet Bretten-Anne Moolman, a contributor and artist on Amy Shelver's anti-ekphrastic collaboration and poetry platform.
https://www.onomatopoeiapoetry.com/artists/bretten-anne-mool…
https://www.onomatopoeiapoetry.com/artists/bretten-anne-mool…
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— View bretten anne moolman’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.View bretten anne’s full profile. See who you know in common. Get introduced.
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— Bretten-Anne Moolman was born in Somerset East in the Eastern Cape on the 21st of August, 1968. She obtained her Fine Arts Degree from Rhodes University in 1991 and went on to complete a Higher Diplom…
https://www.grandeprovence.co.za/blog/post/farmers-almanac-a…
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“Art on Target recently launched Targeting Talent, a competition for young creatives aged 5-19, with expert judges, participation in a professional exhibition in June, and prizes in four age categories.”
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The web results for 'Targeting Talent' are irrelevant (referring to fitness or iHeart/TikTok), and there is no evidence of a competition by Art on Target with this name.
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— The competition unfolds in three phases. Auditions run from July 28 to August 11 and are open to eligible creators. From there, the top 50 artists move on to the semi-finals, which will stream live fr…
https://radioink.com/2025/07/28/iheart-and-tiktok-target-eme…
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“Curator’s Choice 2026 highlights diverse visual art techniques, from traditional painting, sculpture and ceramics to experimentations with cyanotype printing, mixed media, new materials and casting techniques, including 3D printing.”
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“The next Same Size-Same Price-No Signature exhibition will be held at Art on Target in July this year”
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No evidence was found regarding the specific date of the next exhibition in July.
“Tom Bateman, the octogenarian of the group, draws his sensitivity to material and colour relationships from his career as an industrial colour chemist in the textile and paint industries”
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“Rebecca Grey, a Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Honours graduate in painting”
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“Renate Hartman’s creative journey spans several decades and disciplines, beginning with her formal training in textile design followed by a career in shoe design.”
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“Janet Kingwill captures the shifting colours of Karoo light and landscapes, and reflects on the intimate rhythms of life on a Graaff-Reinet farm in her Notions of Home series of oils on canvas.”
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“Marlene F Liebenberg is a sculptor based in Jeffreys Bay”
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“John Lizamore is a self-taught artist working across painting, assemblage, sculpture, collage and drawing.”
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“Leana Maré is an NMU fine arts graduate.”
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“Lookout Sibanda is a professional ceramicist”
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“Jeanie Steyn, an NMU visual arts graduate”
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