Creative events in Cape Town: the good, the bad and the green

Opportunities:

Curators, apply to be part of creative collaboration (deadline 17 February)

Participate in a playwriting workshop (by 17 February)

Pitch your film at Africa’s premier co-production market (by 18 February)

South African violinists, apply to secure your spot with Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (by 24 February)

Document the story of your street for this short film series (submissions close 24 February)

Find funding for performance arts projects (closing date 28 February)

Go make, participate, and experience at AfrikaBurn (28 February 2014)

Gain artistic experience of a different environment during 2015 (1 March)

Entries open for the 2014 Absa L’Atelier (3-7 March)

Form collaborations and create opportunity through music (7-8  March)

Strengthen your skills at this residency for African women writers (15 March)

Experiences

Watch a thrilling game of power and politics under the summer sky (6-22 February)

A sculptural examination of systems seduces viewers (6 February – 5 March)

Rearrange your sonic geography at CTEMF (7-9 February)

Learn what it takes for a city to go carbon neutral (8-12 February)

Envision a brighter, sustainable future for all (8 February)

Kids showcase their orchestral skills at this gala concert (8 February)

Reenactment: How radio spurred a genocide (7-9 February)

Pay posthumous tribute to a local creative legend (until 9 February)

Hear #WDC2014 projects pitch their passion (11 February)

Get a sneak peek at the AVA auction (12 February)

Share in a special short film experience under the full moon (14 February)

Be part of uniting and growing the South African music industry (14-16 February)

Take home a fine art find (15 February)

Celebrate 80 years of ballet in the Mother City (until 16 February)

Experience an existential voyage through pen and ink (closes 22 February)

Explore the point of postcolonial through creative production (until 22 February)

Be inspired by the best in global creativity, right here in Cape Town (26 February – 2 March)

Launch a local music maker’s EP (27 February)

The slave trade’s global network investigated at Iziko (until 28 February)

A violent South African sub-culture hits the big screen (28 February)

View painted memories of Mitchells Plain (closes 28 February)

A fractured nation causes family turmoil in this political drama (27 February – 29 March)

Present it Pecha Kucha style (4 March)

Traverse various social and environmental landscapes in one group show (until 7 March)

Pique your interest in printmaking (closes 9 March)

Visit a reinvented African city through video (until 13 March)

Imagine a celebration of African identity, culture and the transformative power of creativity (15 March)

Save the date for the most prestigious music event in Africa (28-29 March)

Youth programmes salute 20 years of democracy (throughout 2014)

Studies

Master your DSLR at UCT (register by 28 February)

Spend your summer commemorating democracy (until 1 March)

Flash that student card and get more bang for your buck (ends 28 February and 31 March)