What’s happening at 11 Alexander?
ABOUT 11 ALEXANDER
11 Alexander Street Studio’s is an independent artist community who share building space in Ferreirasdorp Johannesburg. Established in 2019 by Dorothee Kreutzveld and Nolan Oswald Denis, 11 Alexander street studio’s offers studio space at an affordable rate to emerging and established artists with a meaningful desire to foster a creative community. Post Covid, an organic merging of artists from various backgrounds have found one another thanks to their platform and a strong community of practice has been brewing ever since. The black and white building with the special rooftop, currently houses emerging to established artists, each working to uplift Johannesburg’s creative economy.
11 Alexander is located at 11 Alexander St, Ferreiras Dorp and there is only on-street parking at this location. We strongly suggest that you either use the shuttle to access this location or an e-hailing service.
BECOMING THE LITTLE ARTIST- Kids & Family Creative Workshops
Ready to get creative? Becoming the Little Artist invites children and adults to spend the day making something uniquely their own.
Choose your creative activity:
Tote Bag Painting
Pencil Case Painting
For all ages — little artists and big kids at heart are welcome!
Come create, play, experiment and take home something you made yourself.
The workshop fee is separate from your Contra Joburg Weekend Pass. The festival pass gives you access to the festival programme, while the creative workshop costs R120 per participant, payable on arrival.
Come curious. Leave Creative.
Studios open to the public.
From 10:30 to 17:00, 11 Alexander’s Artists will open their studios to the public. During this time, guests are invited to explore any of the following artists’ studios:
Bev Butkow // Mankebe Seakgoe // Nikiwe Dlova // Phumlani Ntuli // Tamara Osso // Fumani Khumalo
The Printing Girls Print Demo - Free
The Printing Girls offer free, interactive printmaking demos for visitors to Alexander Street Studios on the 25th May throughout the duration of the day.
Communal Body Weaving - Free
Bev Butkow invites audiences to an experiment in communal body weaving that shows how art extends way beyond the object that we see.