10 Young and emerging artists were given the opportunity to showcase their talent at Comic Con in Cape Town!
Cape Town, South Africa (05 May 2025) — The Emerging Artists Programme in Cape Town recently helped make several young artists’ dreams of getting to exhibit their work possible thanks to an opportunity to showcase at the recent Comic Con Cape Town 2025.
The City of Cape Town’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department’s Emerging Artists Programme is a bridge into the art world for many under-resourced artists in the Mother City. It helps creatives sharpen their skills, gain exposure and vitally, learn how to make earn an income from their passion.
In the past, the programme has seen young artists showcase as part of gallery exhibitions and pop-up events.
However, in a different niche of art, one to do with page-turners, 10 young artists from communities across Cape Town were selected to partake in the ramp up for Comic Con before getting to debut their work at the event.
Being selected meant a series of workshops that would prepare them for their big exhibition at one of the most popular events of the year. This included fourteen days of training, four days of production and seven days of post-production resulted in exciting work unique to each creative and their individual styles.
The workshops helped the 10 artists create original work inspired by pop culture; weaving in notes of inspiration from their own history and communities.
Keep an eye out for the artists who were selected! They are:
- Clyde Shannon Gelderbloem – Multi-talented creative and entrepreneur
- Sihle Kakana – Digital abstract artist
- Athenkosi “Unami” Maqubela – Interdisciplinary artist
- Conway October – Multidisciplinary artist
- Kristin – Ink illustrator and graphic designer
- Phakamani Thembela – Shoe maker and designer
- Nsama Wisdom Chishimba – Character design and illustration
- Prismond Mokakola – Visual artist
- Raeez Hoosain – Visual artist and multi-media designer
- Xolisa Tamarana – Graphic designer and illustrator
Sources: Supplied
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