What is the Vereeniging Arts Festival and How does it work?

Who can participate / enter?

  • Participation is open to amateur participants. Professional performing and creative artists may not participate. Teachers and instructors are also allowed participation.
  • Learners with special educational needs (LSEN-learners) are allowed to participate in all the sections of the Vereeniging Arts Festival. There are special entry forms and a syllabus for LSEN learners on the website
  • All schools, studios, institutions or private individuals who wish to participate in the Vereeniging Arts Festival must pay the affiliation fee. (Please refer to entries for fees.)

What do we offer?

The Vereeniging Arts Festival provides eight sections
for participation:

  • Visual Art
  • Instrumental
  • Piano
  • Vocals
  • Choir
  • Afrikaans Drama
  • English Drama
  • LSEN

 

Who are we?

The History of the Vereeniging Arts Festival

The annual Vereeniging Arts Festival is the oldest arts festival in the Vaal Triangle.
Full history to follow…

Vision of the Vereeniging Arts Festival

The Vereeniging Arts Festival is a non-profit organisation.  The aim of the organisation is the promotion and the creating of a platform for the development of performing and creative art forms in Vereeniging, the Vaal Triangle and surrounding areas.

 

Management of the Arts Festival

The Vereeniging Arts Festival is organised and managed by chosen members of the affiliates. All members of the management team are dedicated to the vision of the Arts Festival and to rendering their services to the community.

In the interpretation of this syllabus, the final decision lies with the Management Team of the Vereeniging Arts Festival.

Management Team

Meet the management team of the Vereeniging Arts Festival:

Imker Hoogenhout

Chairperson

Colette Loots

Vice Chairperson
Operational Manager

René Nel

Executive Secretary

Ria van Zyl

Entries Administrator
Drama: Afrikaans

Barbara Hopley

Visual Arts

Rialda Smit

Piano

Elsie Hoogenhout

Instrumental

Prudence Keulder

Vocal

Engela van Zyl

Drama: English

Xandra Groenewald

Choirs

Bronwyn Kotzé

Sound Operator

Friends of the Vereeniging Arts Festival:

All Music sections will be hosted at

Hoërskool Drie Riviere

Adjudicators will be accommodated by

Klip River Country Estate

All Drama Sections will be hosted at

Laerskool Drie Riviere