Mandela Park Mosiacs
| Location | Hout Bay |
|---|---|
| Field | Skills training and economic empowement |
| Director | Judi Voerman |
| Website | www.mandelaparkmosaics.co.za |
The core business is to provide functional art products and unique commissions to both the private and corporate markets. All people employed by the organisation receive training in manufacturing and product development, design, marketing, finance and lifeskills training.
They are an organisation of highly skilled mosaic artists, proud South African suppliers of personalised and hand crafted mosaic art directly to the public.
South Africa is in the process of embracing its diversity and creating something new - an 'African Culture' that encompasses all. Mandela Park Mosaics is synonymous with this positive new trend.
They are a community arts development project that has taken an ancient European medium and Africanized it. They focus on fusing Western and Xhosa culture. While life skills and the technique of mosaic are taught to the women of Mandelapark - qualities of humility, pride and dignity transpire from the Xhosa culture.
Mandelapark Mosaics is predominantly owned by five trained mosaic artists - most of whom are the sole breadwinners in their households. These women had no previous knowledge or skill relevant to mosaic work. Since 2000 they have been fully trained and can now successfully complete mosaic works of great proportion. All of the women involved are devoted to the project and are very anxious to see it grow. Part of this determination is due to their realization that the project is a vehicle for them to achieve their own dreams.
At Mandelapark Mosaics their work is of great value to them and the exceptional high standard of the workmanship is evident in their products.
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PO Box 16491 | Vlaeberg | 8018 | South Africa
Registered Section 21 Company 2007/030289/08
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