Strauss & co - Bag Factory Picnic Blanket Fundraiser May 2015

TheBagFactoryArtists’StudiosisoneofSA’sartsuccesstories.Foundedin1991to initialyprovideunderprivilegedartistswithstudiospaces,itsprogrammesworkto promote,develop and supportartistsfrom diverse backgrounds.Creative exchangeandexperimentationisattheforefrontoftheethosoftheBagFactory. TheBagFactorybelievesthatartofersusachancetocritiquetheworldwelive in,alowingustomakesenseofthefeelingsandactionswetakeinthatworld.It ofersussocial andhumancapital whilehighlightingthenarativeofourcountry. Duetoitsnature,theartswilneverbe100%abletosustainitself.Someworkjust can’tbesoldandsomeartistsdon’tachievefameuntil verylateinthecareeror upontheirdeath.Wereceivefundingfrom anumberofgovernmentalfunders, busines partnershipsand through public fundraising eforts.Ultimately we fundraise because we believe thatartisa human rightand unlike many commercialventures,the creation ofgreatartrequiresfreedom from the constrainsofmoney. Altheworkonsalecomesfrom artistswhobelievethatwhattheBagFactory doesisimportanttothevisualartslandscape.Wesincerelyappreciatetheir support.Wewouldliketothankyouforyoursupportinhelpinguskeepthis importantinstitutionaliveontheSouthAfricancultural scene.