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COOP celebrates 150 years with a public sculpture commission for Spier Arts Academy graduate
MAY 03, 2016 | As part of Coop’s 150th birthday celebrations, CEO Peter Høgsted has commissioned a mosaic sculpture of the iconic Cirkelpigen – the much-loved logo of Coop’s coffee brand, Cirkel Kaffe. The logo was created in 1955 by artist Aage Sikker Hansen and won the Classics Prize awarded by the Danish Design Centre.
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Photo exhibition: Food (R)Evolution
NOVEMBER 12, 2015 | Currently there is a photo exhibition on the coral tree lane between the wine shop and the Eagle Encounters, titled: What I Eat: Around the World By Diet. The exhibition presents the stories people tell of the foods they eat in one day, from the frigid shores of Greenland to Africa’s Great Rift Valley.
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Spier supports Infecting The City
MARCH 05, 2015 | From 9 till 14 March, Cape Town’s city centre becomes alive with free performances, music and dance as Infecting The City, an annual public arts festival sponsored by Spier, transforms the city centre into an outdoor venue, where art is free and accessible to everyone.
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Decor-Z | By Liza Grobler and friends
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 | The Old Kitchen was home to Decor-Z, a collaborative exhibition coordinated by Spier, Yellowwoods Art and internationally acclaimed artist Liza Grobler.
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Internationally acclaimed poets gather at Spier
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 | The renowned South African writer and artist Breyten Breytenbach brings together poets from around the world for the second season of The dancing in other words Spier Poetry Festival. The festival combines literary debate with poetry readings at Spier near Stellenbosch on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th May.
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New art installations at Spier
NOVEMBER 07, 2013 | Spier aims to support projects that we feel acknowledge our African arts heritage, protect that legacy and contribute to its future. With this goal, we’ve established a number of initiatives that have greatly impacted both the performing and visual arts in South Africa since 1996.Recently Spier has invested in three art installations that are found on the farm. Each of these is profiled below but we encourage you to interact with them on the farm itself!
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