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21 February 2026
A hands-on fibre workshop focused on repair, transformation, and collective making. Participants bring a torn or worn textile that holds meaning and give it new life by turning it into yarn to crochet into something new. No prior crochet experience is needed.
14 March 2026
Learn fashion archiving techniques using offcuts, scraps, and discarded textiles.
July 2025
28 indigenous knowledge researchers, artists and crafters in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, documenting and learning from 4 Venda Crafts Masters: Pottery Master Rebecca Matibe, Wood Sculptor Hendrik Nekhofhe, Bracelet-making Master Tshavhungwe Mbovane and Drum-making Master Ennos Phalanndwa.
July–August 2025
The Mava Field School takes its name from the Xhosa word Mava, meaning experience. The school is dedicated to preserving and passing on indigenous knowledge — especially traditional craft skills through participant research and creative conservation.
August 2025
The knowledge documented by the Venda participant-researchers was shared with a group of 16 predominantly artists and designers, who drew from this and the collection of Venda craft at the Ditsong museum to inspire their own creative projects.
November 2025
An exciting cross-disciplinary creative jam that brought together students, independent creators, and individuals from design, storytelling, architecture, cultural heritage, and technology. Over three days, they collaborated to create innovative, playful projects exploring the intersections of culture, storytelling, and interactive media.
25 January 2026
A queer-led gathering responding to a shared longing for connection, belonging and meaning beyond commercialised or exclusionary spaces. Inspired by Pride 2025 and the legacies of queer elders who understood community as a spiritual practice, uMhlangano co-creates spaces that honour spiritual expression through shared reflection, music, conversation and open offerings.
14 February 2026
Trade small talk for shared stories over a picnic breakfast. A relaxed morning of art, stories and the Common Ground game, designed to discover what grounds you — to another, or to yourself. Come solo, with a friend, or that special someone.