WhatsApp an affordable space for arts festival 17 March 2021 - 09:38
The My Body My Space arts festival, which is being held digitally on WhatsApp, is proof that art does not need to be streamed online in order to be consumed during the pandemic.
The festival, which is curated by the Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative, historically takes place in public spaces such as school fields, streets and churches in Emakhazeni, Mpumalanga, in an effort to bring art to people who cannot afford it.
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Image: The Cape RobynThe festival features works of over 80 artists from all over South Africa as well as countries such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, the United Kingdom and the United States
The My Body My Space: Public Arts Festival, which is currently under way, has become the first arts festival to take place on the WhatsApp platform. It will run until the end of next month. It features works of over 80 artists from all over South Africa as well as countries such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The art industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic forcing event organisers and artists to come up with innovative ways to showcase their work. Organisers of “The My Body My Space: Public Art Festival” came up with this new way of accessing their audiences via WhatsApp.
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The My Body My Space: Public Arts Festival (MBMS) kicks off on the 29
th of the January exclusively on a dedicated Whatsapp line. It is certainly innovative. But in itself it is also a fitting commentary of the world we live in now. Traditional forms of art that required gathering in spaces have all moved online. The uniqueness of MBMS is that it has made Art even more accessible and justifiably so by using Whatsapp.
The festival will feature over 70 works by established and emerging artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the United States of America – making it truly global. This “festival on your phone” is funded by the National Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and the National Arts Council of South Africa.