HERMANUS – For the very first time the Hermanus FynArts hosted a selection of digital events, due to the lockdown restrictions on social gatherings.
The first week of FynArts Select 2020 At Home events were adapted and curated from the original 2020 programme.
Digital concerts included violinist Daniel Hope and a concert by the popular Richard Cock with pianist Charl du Plessis. Gerhard Scholtz chatted to Petrovna Metelerkamp during the Strauss & Co. Series.
“As we all now tend to spend a great deal of time looking at our screens, we limited our events to not more than one on any day,” said Mary Faure, Hermanus FynArts Festival Director.
“We are deeply grateful for the support and encouragement of FynArts participants who have embraced the possibilities of this new-format Select programme.” In an earlier newsletter, FynArts organisers revealed that due to the current unpredictability they cannot announce firm dates for the installation of the sculptures for the 2020 Pioneer Freight Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition.
“We are exploring a number of avenues and possibilities for the installation within the regulations and special permissions of lockdown. We will keep you informed of possible dates as soon as we know,” said Faure. Images of the twelve artists’ work to be installed at Gearings Point as part of Sculptures on the Cliffs exhibition have been shared on social media.
