OpenArtStudios

BAM! (Barrydale Art Meander) is Barrydale's annual art's festival. What's on offer this year is a 5 day Open Art Studio's Safari with two pillar events, drawing in hundreds of visitors, to what is otherwise a slow paced, rural farm village on the edge of the Klein Karoo. MagpieArtCollective who pioneered the concept BAM! hosts the overall event. Collaborations include the MagpieArtCollective themselves unveiling an annual art installation on the evening of December 16th on the grounds of the Magpie and RedFinMinnow Park, Laing Street, Barrydale to kickstart BAM!2020. BAM! also produces as Open Art Studio Safari Map to enable visitors to find participating Artists profiled on the Meander. The Puppet Performance by Net Vir Pret : a youth development organisation, which has involved Handspring Puppet Trust, Ukwanda Puppet Collective, LOKO : Laboratory of Kinetic Objects (a project of UWC's Centre for Humanities Research Department) will feature a celebration of 10 years of Parade and Puppet Performance Work. Performances featuring puppets from the 10 years collection have been selected and crafted into a performance piece that will be shown in various open air locales in and around Barrydale. A livestream and video rendition will be a feature of this years BAM! We are in discussions at present to finalise Covid safety issues, so aspects of this performance may only be online! Watch this space! Profiled Artists participating in BAM!2020 will open their Studios daily from 10am to 4pm with Exhibitions appearing in Artists Gardens and Verandahs (during the Covid period). Covid19 Safety Standards are advised at all BAM!2020 Venues and Events! Be Safe, Enjoy and Experience Art in the Country! BAM!2020 Barrydale.