building a thatch roof for the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, Namibia
Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, Namibia
While living in Tsumeb, Namibia, I had the privilege of working with Mr. Martin Aiff in co-founding the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, an educational and charitable trust which we founded to help Namibians develop, promote and market their wide range of arts and crafts. A Board of Trustees was formed and a regional facility was developed. The center includes crafts people working on site, exhibitions and a showroom where the final products can be sold to tourists and the public. Among others, the crafts featured include basketry, sewing, pottery, fabric design, wood carving, fence making, brick making, and more. It also provides classes for making crafts and for childrens’ art studies.
San women designing fabric
San women in dresses they made from their hand painted fabrics.
This was how the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Centre looked when we created it. I am delighted to say that the Centre has continued to grow and evolve, serving the community under the able direction of Mrs. Gerda Aiff and her support team. It continues to provide a means for talented Namibians to develop their skills and earn a living.
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world.” – Andre Maurois
Art Center
building a thatch roof for the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, Namibia
Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, Namibia
While living in Tsumeb, Namibia, I had the privilege of working with Mr. Martin Aiff in co-founding the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, an educational and charitable trust which we founded to help Namibians develop, promote and market their wide range of arts and crafts. A Board of Trustees was formed and a regional facility was developed. The center includes crafts people working on site, exhibitions and a showroom where the final products can be sold to tourists and the public. Among others, the crafts featured include basketry, sewing, pottery, fabric design, wood carving, fence making, brick making, and more. It also provides classes for making crafts and for childrens’ art studies.
San women designing fabric
San women in dresses they made from their hand painted fabrics.
This was how the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Centre looked when we created it. I am delighted to say that the Centre has continued to grow and evolve, serving the community under the able direction of Mrs. Gerda Aiff and her support team. It continues to provide a means for talented Namibians to develop their skills and earn a living.
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world.”
– Andre Maurois