PICS: Virtual tours all the buzz as international art festival hits Cape Town
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - For the first time the International Public Arts Festival in Salt River will be offering art fanatics virtual tours to those who cannot make it to the five day art festival.
The internationally acclaimed festival boasts local and international talents and began on Wednesday, and will run until Sunday February 14.
It is being hosted by Baz-Art, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, a street-art platform that uses painted murals to create conversations and dialogues.
Baz-Art co-founder Alexandre Tilmans said: âFor this special fifth edition of the IPAF, our motto is: walk, run or cycle it. We have designed six tours of various lengths from 3km for our walking families, and up to 30km for our sportsmen and women.
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The fifth edition of the International Public Art Festival (IPAF) is set to transform Cape Town’s Salt River into a visual wonderland from 10-14 February 2021. Hosted by Baz-Art – an organisation that facilitates street art – the event is Africa’s largest public art festival. Attracting big-name local and international artists, this year’s ‘100% Sustainable’ theme focuses on art as a mechanism for inclusion and activism. Synonymous with empowerment, IPAF will examine how we can answer the needs of today without compromising the world our future generations will inherit.
“With the support of the City, we are excited to see events such as IPAF position Cape Town as a global street art hub in Africa, while showcasing local talent and culture on an international platform. IPAF 2021 will be a testament to how pub