{"title":"ART FOR CUBA","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eART FOR CUBA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e30 artists. 90 works. One act of solidarity.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a first for Namibia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever before have our artists stood together as one nation to reach a nation across the ocean. Not a single gallery. Not a single movement. A country’s artists, side by side, answering the same call.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI have never hung a show like this one. When we asked, I hoped a handful would answer. Instead, some of the most important names in Namibian art walked through our doors, alongside young artists whose names you will be saying in ten years.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe masters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Madisia.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printmaker. Sculptor. Founding member of the Tulipamwe International Artists’ Workshop. The teacher behind a generation of Namibian artists. To have his work on these walls, for this cause, is an honour. \u003cstrong\u003ePapa Shikongeni.\u003c\/strong\u003e Madisia’s student, and a master in his own right. Cardboard print, rhythm, spirit. An artist who has always believed art should bring people together, never divide them. \u003cstrong\u003eAlpheus Mvula.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cattle in print, in marble, in stone. Collected around the world. \u003cstrong\u003eUrte Remmert.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stitched, torn, layered. Portraits that carry the stories of Namibia’s women and children.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe makers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIna-Maria Shikongo.\u003c\/strong\u003e Textile banners that fight for the earth.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElisia Nghidishange.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printmaking and linocuts from Eenhana, where she runs a studio teaching children to make art.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJo Rogge. Heidi Louw. John Sampson. Trevor Nott. Michelle Roux.\u003c\/strong\u003e And so many more. Painters, printmakers, sculptors, makers, from every corner of the country.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe next generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung artists, hanging beside the people who taught them.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it matters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery work is an original. Every sale goes to the national campaign \u003cem\u003eNamibians in Solidarity with the People of Cuba.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt buys medical supplies and solar units for rural health centres in Cuba. So a nurse can keep the vaccines cold. So a doctor can see a patient after dark.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou take home an original by a Namibian artist.\u003cbr\u003eA clinic in Cuba gets light.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuy the art. Light the clinic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe part of history. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCon todos, y para el bien de todos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith everyone, and for the good of everyone.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarcii Magson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirector, BELLHAUS\u003c\/h5\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"scala","title":"Scala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMARCII MAGSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist Original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed Media On Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1230 x 900 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BELLHAUS Atelier \u0026 Galerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44099896115270,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"NAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/2877\/4982\/files\/SCALA-web2.jpg?v=1763480495"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/2877\/4982\/collections\/OPENING_POSTER_DESIGN_03.jpg?v=1792771329","url":"https:\/\/bellhaus.art\/collections\/art-for-cuba.oembed","provider":"BELLHAUS Atelier \u0026 Galerie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}