The Association For Visual Arts (AVA) is an important not-for-profit gallery in central Cape Town hosting up to 50 exhibitions a year, with proposals selected by a committee. The AVA usually hosts three exhibitions at a time, with many young contemporary artists making their debut here.
The Association For Visual Arts in partnership with Spier is one of Cape Town’s oldest non-profit art galleries, showcasing contemporary South African art in all media. The gallery has been situated in these premises, in the heart of the city centre, since 1971, first as the Metropolitan Gallery, and then in partnership with Spier, who recently bought the building from Metropolitan.
AVA’s main priority and objective is the promotion and advancement of visual art and artists in South Africa, with particular emphasis on artists from the Western Cape, both established and emerging, formally trained and self-taught.
