The first ever Creative Week Cape Town will get underway from 24 September to 3 October, culminating in South Africa’s premier brand communication awards, The Loeries, which take place at Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre.
Capetonians involved in film, design, words, music, architecture, live performace, crafts, etc. are invited to take part in Creative Week Cape Town, which is organised in partnership with Creative Cape Town, and christened after its godfather – New York Creative Week.
For 10 days, creatives can host events, demonstrations and presentations served to enthral, enlighten and ignite interest around their work and the creative community at large. Events can be staged anywhere in the City. Thousands of visitors will descend on Cape Town to attend the Loerie Awards.
Here is the Creative Week schedule:
24-27 Sept:
My Cape Town in the Company Gardens programme – during the Heritage Weekend all museums are free. Plus there is a programme of activities including a competition entitled “Diss the Art’ – speak your mind on the art you hate!
24 Sept-3 Oct:
Free screenings of 2009 Loerie winners at the Labia
Labia on Orange Street 13h00-13h40
Labia on Kloof Street 18h00-18h40
28 Sept-2 Oct: Pan African Space Station cross-cultural & cyber-spatial explosion – diverse pan-African sounds from ancient grooves to future hip-hop:
Congolese Kabako’s More More Future Band, afro-futurist Punk Opera (28 Sept, Cape Town City Hall);
Legendary guitarist Philip Tabane (30 Sept, St Georges Cathedral);
US Hip Hop artists Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime (30 Sept, Albert Hall Woodstock and 2 Oct, Guga S’thebe).
1 Oct:
Loeries registration at the Grand Daddy Hotel, Long Street;
Discussion by Design Editors at new Free World Coating HQ organised by Cape Town Design Network (corner Buitengracht & Waterkant Streets);
The launch of Sound Space Design by Don Albert and Partners, a new architectural book, at the Book Lounge;
Mayor’s Welcome Function – starts at 17h30, for Loerie VIP ticketholders (and by invitation) only. Mingle with the Mayor and industry elite;
Battle of the Bands at 20h00 – a chance for agency bands to battle it out on stage. Entry is free for all Loerie ticketholders. Enter your band by emailing bands@theloerieawards.co.za;
Chairman’s Party at 22h00 – party with the Loeries chairman late into the night – entry is free for Loerie ticketholders.
2 Oct:
Loeries registration at the Grand Daddy Hotel, Long Street;
Student portfolio day at the South African Slave Church Museum – a chance for students to display their best work to top industry creatives;
Camps Bay – the strip comes alive with agency lunches, media lunch and the industry’s most sought-after parties. Restaurants along Camps Bay have been pre-booked for Loerie delegates – book your spot by emailing lunch@theloerieawards.co.za (a list of venues is available on the Loeries website);
The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards at the Good Hope Centre – pre-drinks open at 17h30 and last entry is at 19h30. The first night of awards includes Communication Design, Print media and Student awards. Tickets available from Computicket.
After-Parties – Long Street lights up with the Loeries after-party centred round the Long Street Cafe, plus agencies parties to keep the street rocking all night.
3 Oct:
Golf at Erinvale Golf Club, Somerset West – tee-offs in the morning have been reserved for Loerie delegates. Email golf@theloerieawards.co.za before Friday 3 Sept to reserve a tee-off time (first-come, first-served basis);
The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards at the Good Hope Centre – pre-drinks open at 17h30 and last entry is at 19h30. The second night includes all electronic media, as well as the inaugural Ubuntu Award for social and environmental contributions. Tickets available from Computicket.
After-Parties – Once again, Long Street lights up with the Loeries after-party centred round the Long Street Cafe, plus agencies parties to keep the street rocking all night.
4-7 Oct:
Free screenings of 2010 Loerie winners at the Labia
Labia on Orange Street 13h00-13h40
