Gliding Through the Gallery
A guided gallery glide & breaking bread for the art curious — a designed route through the city's finest spaces.
Gliding Through Art & Design - CPT
10:00 - 15:00 · De Waterkant
Tsoko Art Advisory presents Gliding Through Art & Design for Design Week South Africa: Cape Town, a curated journey through the city’s creative landscape, led by Mpumi Mayisa. Explore art and design spaces, meet artists and designers, and hear insights into their practices before ending with Breaking Bread: wine, food and community.
- What to Expect:
- A thoughtfully curated art walk led by Mpumi Mayisa
- Guidance on how to view and engage with artworks more meaningfully
- Context on the works and artist journeys
- Intimate conversations and guided discussions
- Breaking bread with the community of art curious humans.
Gliding Through Art & Design
10:00 - 15:00 · Parktown North
Join curator and cultural innovator Mpumi Mayisa for a curated journey through Joburg's art and design landscape during Design Week SA. We'll glide through art and design spaces, the experience offers an intimate look into the people, ideas and practices shaping the city’s creative landscape. Along the way, we’ll hear from makers working across design, as well as architect Amanda Msimang, offering insight into the thinking, process and stories behind their work. We’ll end the day at a beautiful design space for Breaking Bread: wine, good food, conversation and a curated sonic experience. A chance to gather, connect and let the day unfold a little further. This is an all-inclusive experience.
- What to Expect:
- The Art & Design Glide Experience
- Walkabouts with Artists and Designers
- Entry to the Breaking Bread soiree
- Your meal at Breaking Bread
- Wine and Drinks
Gliding through the Gallery - Pretoria Edition
10:30 - 15:30 · TBC
Join cultural innovator and curator Mpumi Mayisa for an immersive day of art, conversation, and connection as we launch the spring Pretoria edition of Gliding Through the Gallery.
- What to Expect:
- A thoughtfully curated art walk led by Mpumi Mayisa
- Guidance on how to view and engage with artworks more meaningfully
- Context on the works and artist journeys
- Intimate conversations and guided discussions
- A luncheon with the community of art curious humans.
Gliding Through the Gallery | Spring Edition
10:30 - 15:30 · Johannesburg — the starting point is shared with confirmed guests
Spring is here, and we're excited to kick off a new season of Gliding Through the Gallery. Join cultural connector and curator Mpumi Mayisa for a morning of art, conversation and connection as we move through a curated selection of Johannesburg's galleries. Whether you're art curious, a budding collector or a seasoned art lover, the Glide is an invitation to slow down, look closer, and experience contemporary art in community.
- A curated journey through Johannesburg's contemporary art scene
- Guided gallery visits and exhibition walkabouts
- Artist stories, curatorial insights, and cultural context
- Tools to help you look at and engage with art more meaningfully
- Conversations around collecting, creativity, and contemporary African art
- Opportunities to discover new artists and galleries
- A community of art-curious humans, collectors, creatives and cultural enthusiasts
- Breaking bread over wine and a sonic experience
Venice - Paris Glide
7 Days · Venice Biennale
We’re taking the Gliding across continents, and you’re invited. I’m so excited to finally share the Venice → Paris International Glide for an unforgettable immersion in art, culture, beauty, and community. We’ll begin in Venice, gliding through the Biennale In Paris, we glide through The Louvre and selected galleries, before immersing ourselves in the city. Think glider picnic by the Eiffel Tower, shopping, wandering, eating good, and letting the city fully romance us. If you’ve been craving travel with that’s artful, coated in connection, community, discovery and sheer beauty… this is your sign.
- Includes:
- Return Flights ex JNB
- Regional flights
- 4 Nights Venice
- 3 Nights Paris
Gliding Through the Gallery
11:00 – 16:00 · Galleries across Johannesburg — address disclosed on your ticket
A guided gallery glide & breaking bread for the art curious.
- Learn to view and engage with artworks more meaningfully
- Enjoy a designed gallery route & insightful walkabouts
- Break bread with the art curious
- Collect artworks from emerging & renowned artists
An afternoon designed around the art
Learn to view and engage with artworks more meaningfully, enjoy a designed gallery route & insightful walkabouts, break bread with the art curious, and collect works from emerging & renowned artists.