Craft Art Routes Day Tour

Craft artists are pioneering new frontiers of creative expression in and around Cape Town and among the breath-taking Cape Winelands.
This Cape Town day tour will introduce you to cutting-edge artists and crafters who are forging a fresh identity and reinterpreting their heritage in exciting new ways.
EXPLORE OUR DESIGN ROUTE SELECTIONS
We offer four shape-shifting choices, with mix and match variations …

THEN & NOW

In the heart of the city contrast a treasure-filled 18th-century townhouse and priceless museum with cutting edge craft, an interactive workshop in a working artists’ wire & bead studio.
Meander around contemporary galleries before uncovering artistry that pays tribute to the past and present at the Waterfront’s stylishly elegant Cape Grace.

EMERGING & ESTABLISHED

Explore the up-and-coming inner city precinct of Woodstock, visiting craft hubs such as The Old Biscuit Mill, The Cape Craft & Design Institute, bespoke art publishers, vigorous young designers, leading art galleries.
Travel south to the coastal villages of Kalk Bay and Simons Town, taking in showcase galleries that stretch the power of innovation and production, and witness various bronze casting practises in a leading foundry.

CITYSCAPES

Visit The Montebello Design Centre in Newlands,
a creative hub within a historic complex of working studios and tall trees.
Wander around this rustic setting, interacting with a blacksmith in his working forge, a musical instrument maker, hip recyclers, jewellers, ceramicists, weavers, furniture makers and a publisher or two.
Then via Constantia Nek cross the mountain to Hout Bay
meeting with artists in collective initiatives that facilitate skills development, encourage innovation and employ environmentally conscious design. Hear their stories and be uplifted too on this enlightening and inspirational day tour.

WINELAND ESCAPES

Encounter brand name luminaries, studded among the Stellenbosch winelands and Franschhoek and Paarl valleys.
Look over several private art collections on premier wine estates and while crossing panoramic mountain passes.
Along the way, you’ll have the chance to glimpse the studio of a world-recognised metal sculptor, meet a distinguished ceramicist or a light sculptor & passionate people-empowerer.