Second Playshop: Arts & Urban Regeneration
Following on the great success of our inaugural “Playshop”, you are warmly welcomed to join us for our second. Our focus will be on Arts & Urban Regeneration and our aim is to showcase local projects and remarkable individuals in the field.
This unique event is being organised on the principle of each-one-bring-one, so choose a friend who belongs in our community of bright minds and passionate hearts and RSVP.
Date: Friday 14 November 2008
Venue: 27 Buitenkant St, Cape Town CBD
Time: 16:30 for 17:00 til late
Speaker: Edgar Pieterse, Director of the African Centre for Cities
Case Study: Creative Cape Town presented by Zayd Minty, Coordinator
Cost: R100 (includes snacks, dinner & drinks)
For info: playshop@bym.co.za
Social entrepreneurship Playshop
The first BYM Playshop was held on 12 September 2008 at Birds Cafe in Cape Town. The theme for the event was social entreprenuership.
The event was a huge success with about 40 attendees and 7 exciting projects showcased.
These projects included:
- Tsiba University
- Township Patterns
- Technology Crafters
- South African Film Exchange
- Freedom Toaster
- Siyavula
- Broccoli Project
Playshop has a very specific format, which proved to be very successful:
- A short talk (30-minutes) on the theme followed by Q&A
- Speed dating – showcasing various projects related to the theme
- Project case study interview
- Open space
On this occasion the talk was given by Dirk Visser, Director of Brightest Young Minds. The profiled case-study was Siyavula and Dirk Visser interiewed Dr. Mark Horner who heads up Siyavula.
The evening was rounded off with a wine-tasting compliments of BYM alumni Petrus Bosman of Bosman Family Wines.
