I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Easter weekend with plenty of chocolate! The rest of April looks to be a busy and artistic month.
From April 17th to 19th, the “Heritage on Foot” series will take place in Agulhas, Bredasdorp, and Napier, organised by the Archaeological Society of South Africa. The only event in Napier is on Sunday and features a talk and walk about the historic lei water channel, led by NHCB member, Randall Fuller.
Event details are in the newsletter. At the end of April, specifically from the 25th to the 27th, Napier celebrates its Creative Napier weekend. This new date aims to improve on the previous schedule. Creative Napier spotlights our local artists and, for the first time, features visiting artists. It promises to be an exciting three days. Visit the Creative Napier Facebook (Meta) page for details about the artists. Simultaneously, the Dapple exhibition continues at the newly renamed Art in Napier Gallery (formerly Osner Gallery). If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth visiting.
The question of what qualifies as valuable heritage is always intriguing. The recent quilt exhibition at the NGK Church Hall was fantastic. If you missed it, look out for it again next year. To me, these quilts represent the heirlooms of the future, and the newsletter delves a bit more into the idea of “living heritage”.
Please forward any heritage-related requests to us or share any relevant information you have about local heritage assets.
Enjoy the rest of April!