Thomarts Gallery

THOMARTS GALLERY HOSTS UNIQUE EVENTS AND IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTIST- RUN, CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY SITUATED IN FORESHORE, CAPE TOWN. THE GALLERY OCCUPIES A RARE NICHE IN THE ART WORLD AND PLAYS A CRUCIAL PART IN THE AWARENESS OF ART, ELEVATING RECOGNITION AND KNITTING TOGETHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESERVING CREATIVES. IN ITS CURATORIAL APPROACH, THE GALLERY FOCUSES ON SHOWCASING INVESTMENT ART COLLECTIONS FOR PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTORS AND IT HAS ENJOYED A SANGUINE SUCCESS WITH ARTISTS THAT IT HAS COLLABORATED WITH.THE FLUIDITY OF THE GALLERY'S DNA FLOWS WITH THE AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE EVER CHALLENGING AND CHANGING CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD, MAKING IT AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT ENCOMPASSES DIFFERENT IDEAS INFLUENCED AND BRED BY CREATIVES IN AN ART WORLD THAT IS EVER CONTROVERSIAL. OVER THE PAST YEARS THE GALLERY HAS SPREAD ITS WINGS TO FOCUS ON A FEW RURAL-BASED CREATIVE PROJECTS, COLLABORATING WITH BLIND WOMEN FROM LIMPOPO AND DISABLED YOUTH IN MPUMALANGA.THE COLLABORATIONS, WHICH HAVE ENHANCED THE ARTISTS' TECHNIQUES AND IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS, HAS BEEN BOTH A GROUNDBREAKER AND A JOB CREATION INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE EMANATES FROM THE OUTCRY OF THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF MARGINALIZED ART AFFECTING RURAL-BASED CREATIVES.