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Freedom In Art

Christopher Reid won a People’s Choice Award for his painting, Freedom, at the 2017 Freedom In Art Competition. The Auction & Exhibition Gala Event was held at the Cape Town City Hall on the 18th November from 5-9pm. Proceeds from the event went toward helping fight human trafficking. S-CAPE and STOP charities benefitted and were on hand to answer questions.

This year is the first of what organizers plan to be an annual awareness initiative. Artwork was featured on an online gallery prior to the event and is made available for voting and bidding on www.freedominart.co.za in addition to the live exhibition. There was a wide range of artistic styles and skill levels on display and a large crowd attended to support the cause.

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SANLAM Portrait Awards

The 2017 SANLAM Portrait Awards, the largest art competition in South Africa, received just under 1500 entries this year. From that field 100 paintings have been selected by the panel of judges. Christopher Reid’s acrylic self-portrait, “Super Selfie”, was selected as one of the 100. The exhibition was on display at the Michaelis Gallery in Cape Town and then at Rust-En-Vreded Gallery in Durbanville. The competition is held every other year and it is quite an honor to have been selected.