PROCEEDS TO THE MITCHELL’S PLAIN BURSARY AND ROLE MODEL TRUST Cover: OUT FROM THE DARK (cropped) | By DION CUPIDO - Oil and spray paint on canvas Artworks will be exhibited for viewing at Leonardo Da Vinci Gallery 4 Spin Street, Cape Town 10.00 – 16.00 from 12 – 15 March 2016 Art Auction All proceeds to THE MITCHELL’S PLAIN BURSARY AND ROLE MODEL TRUST Wednesday 16 March 2016 The Reserve @ The Taj Hotel | Cape Town Presented by Sandy Esau Party Time Series – High Spirits / Oil on Canvas / 44 x 54cm The Mitchell’s Plain Bursary and African National Congress (ANC) to its Introducing Role Model Trust (the Trust) provides Mitchell’s Plain Constituency Office. financial support to young people who The Trust is a South African registered 2 want to study at tertiary education Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) in institutions but cannot afford to do terms of both section 30 and 18A of so. The Trust facilitates learners’ access the Income Tax Act. to further studies through funding Founding Trustee Trevor Manuel says: for registration and tuition fees to a “Without community mobilisation maximum amount set annually by the in support of young people who THE MITCHELL’S PLAIN BURSARY Trustees. The Trust works closely with show that they have the potential to AND ROLE MODEL TRUST all 17 high schools in Mitchell’s Plain succeed, there will be little prospect to ensure that motivated, academically of placing education at the centre of performing and financially deserving our collective efforts to confront the learners are given an opportunity scourges of poverty, inequality and to study at university, technikon or the hold which drugs and gangsterism college. Bursary recipients are able have over the lives of so many.” to reapply for support in subsequent Since its inception, the Trust has assisted years of study, so as to enable the many young people from Mitchell’s successful achievement of their Plain to study at universities, technikons qualifications. and further education colleges. In 2015 Trevor Manuel The Trust was established by Trevor alone, the Trust awarded more than R1- Founding Patron Manuel in 2010 when, as a Member million in bursaries to 82 matriculants of Parliament, he was deployed by the and current students. In the 2014 academic year, for the from Mitchell’s Plain encounter on students, showing them and proving first time in Mitchell’s Plain’s 35- a daily basis - including gang wars, to them, as was the case with myself, year history, Spine Road High School poverty and high crime levels in their that there are no limits to how far achieved a 100% matric pass rate. communities - it is possible to strive they can go.” says Abubakr Maker, 3 Also, Glendale High School learner for excellence and achieve success. currently studying Quantity Surveying Jayson George matriculated with The Trust strives to provide these at the Cape Peninsula University of eight distinctions as one of the top promising young people, our future Technology (CPUT). 20 matriculants in the Western leaders, with the financial support All donations to the Mitchell’s Cape. Jayson says the Trust was they need to realise their goals Plain Bursary and Role Model instrumental in assisting to achieve and dreams through education, Trust contributes toward providing his dream of studying Law at UCT: determination and hard work. financial support to matriculants “I come from an area where some Bursary recipients also commit to and current students, enabling them kids grow up with no sense of hope being role models to their peers. to pursue tertiary qualifications and for the future. Now the future looks They are required to do a talk at their desired careers. bright; it looks better than the past. their school at least once per annum We no longer have to be hopeless Your donation is an ‘investment’ during their years of study and to because the Trust is focussed on in our country’s future, assisting to support learners who want to follow helping us to study further.” produce educated and productive in their footsteps. The Trust also citizens, making South Africa a better In the 2015 academic year, the encourages its recipients to assist in country for all. 17 Mitchell’s Plain High Schools forming and support alumni societies had an average matric pass rate of at their high schools through which For information on the Mitchell’s 85% compared to 76% in 2014. past learners can plough back into Plain Bursary and Role Model Trust, This shows that, in spite of the their schools and communities. visit our website: considerable odds which learners “This Trust can change the lives of www.mpbursarytrust.org.za 44 Kervin grew up in the Boland town of Paarl. He is a talented, highly productive multimedia artist and sculptor. He is active in his community and is a founder member of the Ebezweni Art Group in Paarl. After matriculating, Kervin received training at the Sculpture Workshop at Daljosaphat Art Foundation in Paarl. Kervin Cupido He participated in numerous group Lot No 1 exhibitions as well as solo exhibitions. Kervin’s art works are found in West Coast Fishermen Corporate and Private Collections, Embassies all over the world, the Oil on Board Western Cape Legislature and the 60 x 80cm South African National Government. 55 Sandy comes from a creative family in Darling, on the Cape West Coast. He is a self-taught artist, using acrylics and mixed media. He became a full time artist in 2000 and did commissions for Daimler Chrysler, Indaba Tourism, Policy Link and “Evita se Perron”. He participated in many group exhibitions as well as many solo exhibitions. His art works are found in most of the major galleries in South Africa. Sandy was educated at the Vooruitsig Primary School School of Art in Woodstock (lectured Sandy Esau in Darling and the Atlantis Senior by Eric Loubser and Ryno Swart) and Lot No 2 Secondary School. His remarkable the Daljosafat Missionary Station talent was noticed by an art professor in Paarl (lectured by Judith Mason). 2010 Soccer World Cup Series of the University of Cape Town and he He is regarded as one of the most made it possible for Sandy to receive successful and talented young artists Oil on Board his art education at the Ruth Prowse in South Africa. 46 x 61cm 6 His preferred medium is oil and acrylics. Over the years he attended private art classes and studied through correspondence. He had commercial art tuition at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town. Patrick has taken part in major art exhibitions in South Africa and abroad. Patrick Mokhuane Patrick was born in Simonstown on His preferred interest is landscapes Lot No 3 26 June 1952. Patrick believes his and District Six as the subject. ability is a God-given talent, as his art Fruit Vendor has always been with him. His parents His works are found in private and and grandparents were residents of corporate collections all over the world 3 Dimensional District Six and were victims of the as well as in all major art galleries in 37 x 44cm forced removals in 1958. South Africa. 57 Beezy Bailey is a South African artist who works in various media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and ceramics. He received a fine art degree from Byam Shaw School of Art in London. Bailey has a history of close collaboration with other artists most famously musicians. He has done work with David Bowie, Brian Eno and Dave Matthews. He has worked with photographers Adam Letch and sculptor Koos Malgas. Standard Bank, Investec bank and He has also exhibited at the Saatchi Beezy Bailey the Kunsthuis Museum in Germany Museum in Chelsea, London. Lot No 4 and the SANG (South African National Bailey’s work is represented in Gallery). He had a show in the 2008 Blossom the football player several art collections, including the Cuban Biennale and was part of the David Bowie Art Collection and in official programme at the 2015 Venice Oil & silkscreen on Board the permanent collections of Sasol, Biennale. 60 x 40cm found himself influenced by their portrayal of life in a primitive and 8 naive genre. He has convened various art projects and workshops for both fine art and sculpture in the Western Cape. He is a founding member of the E’Bezweni Art Group (E.A.G.), established in Paarl in October 1994. Selwyn explores humour to bridge the cultural divide rather than redefine the fault lines that separated the communities of the past. Laughter Selwyn Pekeur Selwyn Pekeur studied art at school in heals. Paarl and then went on to qualify as Lot No 5 The bold colours, simple shapes, an art teacher in 1980. His first post movement and humorous predica- as a primary school teacher opened ments best known by the Coloured his eyes to the use of colour, form and and African communities in the humour. The Musicians Western Cape, define his work. Selwyn Oil on Board He was appointed convener of the experiments with different materials, 68 x 83cm schools art project and organised media and techniques. He has worked Donated by Selwyn Pekeur and workshops and exhibitions for as a sculptor, print maker and paints in the Fred J Robertson Foundation children’s art and young artists. He oil and acrylic. 9 Sandy comes from a creative family in Darling, on the Cape West Coast. He is a self-taught artist, using acrylics and mixed media. He became a full time artist in 2000 and did commissions for Daimler Chrysler, Indaba Tourism, Policy Link and “Evita se Perron”.