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Since its inception in 2005, MAPSA has organised exhibitions in Cullinan, Dullstroom, Graskop, Pretoria, and Richmond. It has commissioned site-specific installations and published limited edition monographs. Artists residencies, workshops and retreats are regularly hosted in various properties in the small Karoo town of Richmond, where selected MAPSA activities are archived.
MAPSA pro-actively engages with the challenges poses by the socio- economic conditions facing contemporary visual culture in a post- apartheid South Africa. It aims to contribute to positive change and the development of art and its discourses, whilst remaining critically engaged with international contemporary art practices.
MAPSA actively seeks out partnerships with local, national and international institutions, so as to broaden its reach and facilitate rich engagements.
The NPO was founded by Harrie Siertsema and artist/curator Abrie Fourie. The location and community of Richmond is at the heart of MAPSA’s work. To this end, a gallery and artist’s residency were established here in 2007 and this has become the creative hub of many community-centred and cutting-edge art events, projects, workshops and exhibitions.
The Richmond Bookbinding Project is a small outreach project, and produces an array of unique handmade books.