SMAC Gallery

About

STELLENBOSCH
1st Floor, De Wet Centre
Church St

CAPE TOWN
The Palms
145 Sir Lowry Rd
Woodstock

JOHANNESBURG
1st Floor, The Trumpet
19 Keyes Ave
Rosebank

Description

SMAC Gallery is a leading South African contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging artists from South Africa, Africa, and further afield. The gallery first opened in Stellenbosch in 2007 and launched a second space in Cape Town in 2011. SMAC opened its third space in Johannesburg, in 2016.

The gallery manages a dynamic programme of exhibitions and curatorial projects that focus on contemporary artistic discourses, while facilitating collaborative projects with local and international institutions and artists. In addition, SMAC maintains a significant publishing initiative that has produced twenty-five titles to date. The gallery also regularly presents large-scale historical exhibitions and projects that offer a critical re-evaluation of South African art history within a global dialogue.

SMAC participates in international art fairs, including: The Armory Show, ARTISSIMA, Art Brussels and others.

"With a programme focused on presenting the work of contemporary African artists, SMAC Gallery was established in Cape Town in 2011, with spaces in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch. SMAC Gallery’s art fair participation includes Art Basel Miami Beach, The Armory Show, Art Brussels, Artissima."