Summer Exhibition

January – April 2025

An exciting exhibition celebrating the latest work from our gallery artists, alongside standout pieces from associate artists making their ark. contemporary debut — featuring works by Grietjie Lee, Stella Oliver, Louis Oliver, Wessel van Huyssteen, Elsa Maritz, and many more incredible talents.

Gallery Raffle

December 2024

Held on 21 December 2024, the latest ark. contemporary Gallery Raffle was a night to remember. Guests enjoyed great conversation, fine wine, and the thrill of seeing who would win one of eight standout artworks—with a ninth awarded to the best dressed. With entries from across the country and a curated selection of pieces, the event celebrated the energy and spirit of the local art scene.

+ Minus

July – September 2023

An exciting exhibition that showcased current work by the gallery artists and featured
pieces from associate artists new to
ark. contemporary.

Gallery Raffle 2022

December 2022

Held on 17 December, the 2022
ark. contemporary Gallery Raffle draw was an exciting evening, bringing together visitors, locals, artists, art enthusiasts and collectors seeking a thrilling opportunity to acquire exceptional artwork for the price of a raffle ticket.

Equilibrium

April 2022 – May 2022

ark. contemporary hosted the first Free State Art Collective (FSAC) art exhibition following the Covid lockdown. 

36 artists from across the province participated. The exhibition was curated by Karen Brusch.

This word equilibrium is embedded and imbued with deep, layered meaning and scholars in the fields of mathematics, physics, science and psychology have been unravelling its mystery for centuries. Nature’s fine balance is teetering on the edge of collapse.

Our universal psyche is bombarded with the politics of derision and division, with small hope of finding common ground. And on a personal level, the state of equilibrium is elusive and one is ever attempting to attain it. 

In the words of writer, photographer and conservationist
Kevin Kelly, “Equilibrium is dead”. Or is it? Is it not merely a dynamic
interplay between states of illusion and reality?