The Community Arts Project (Cape Town, 1977-2008) A ‘Past Disquiet’ Witness Seminar

Active from 1977 to 2008 and operating in the Cape Town neighbourhoods of Mowbray, Salt River, and Woodstock, the Community Arts Project (CAP) was a non-sectarian and non-racial group of cultural workers—visual artists, musicians, performers, and educators—that provided support and a platform for artists and learners who were marginalised under apartheid.

Five former members of CAP – Lionel Davis, Barbara Voss, David Hlongwane, Trish de Villiers, and Mike van Graan – are invited to share about their time as cultural workers since the late 1970s. Reflecting on art and struggle in decades past with moderator Dr. Kim Gurney (Centre for Humanities Research).