SAM NTSHANGASE School Workshop

May 1994

Ntshangase continued to stay at the FLAT from time to time. When a number of his students from a rural school south of Durban won prizes in the prestigious annual arts competition for young artists, ‘Face to Face’, he made a proposal to the FLAT. As the lack of substantial transport did not allow for the children to come in the evening for the event, Ntshangase suggested that they come and work in the FLAT for the entire day. He brought the children to Durban to receive their prizes, and they spent the day before the awards ceremony at the gallery in ‘art class’ with Ntshangase. This led to an impromptu workshop at the FLAT gallery for the children. We were supportive of this use of the FLAT for a function outside that of an art exhibition site. For us, it spoke to the importance of a ‘true’ community space that could operate with the flexibility to serve an important unexpected need.

SAM NTSHANGASE, with students at the FLAT, 1994.