The Big Issue Vendor Artists and the Bumper Christmas edition of The Big Issue, are what Elaine Millin, Art Facilitator, and Derek Carelse, MD, talk about on this weeks Arts Round Up.
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Elaine Millin tells us about the Vendor Art Project which is part of The Big Issues' social development programme for vendors. It is designed to give vendors a quiet time to create . All vendors are encouraged to join, no art experience is needed, it's a space to create and explore. The art vendor featured in the current November edition is Batsi Jorofani. who will also be featured in the Bumper Christmas edition of The Big Issue.
The Bumper Christmas edition will be out on 6 December, says Derek Carelse, and includes a copy of the 2025 Art Craft + Museums Map. There are 10 000 copies of The Bumper Edition and sales are intended to help vendors to raise the money they need to get back to the Eastern Cape and to cover back to school costs for their children. That's the reason for the R50.00 price for this bumper edition.
The theme for the vendor artists for this edition is summer, Christmas, time to relax with family and the featured artwork is again by Batsi Jorofani - but we wont' tell you what he has conjured up. (We've cheated and it's the Christmas Angel above!) He is one of the several other vendor artists, who will be featured in the Bumper Edition AND their work is available for sale. These artworks would make wonderful Christmas gifts! So please be supportive - it's the Christmas time of giving. [See below for the works and if you would like to purchase you can contact Elaine at E This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cost: R300, with R250 going to the vendor and R50 towards materials for the art programme. Also VISIT.]
To view the artworks of all 6 artists in Bumper Christmas Edition go HERE
Derek provides us with some information about what to expect in the Bumper Edition. The theme is astonishing stories of 2024. For example mind-blowing discoveries of 2024 such as the Plastic Eating Worm, the Self Eating Orangutans and Mystic Ghost Ships. he also explains that that The Big Issue SA is part of the global Big Issue family who give 50% of each sale of the magazine to the vendor. This is a substantial job creation project. The Little Issue, which is part of each edition, has a run-on of 160 000 copies to support literacy for kids. These copies are distributed to under resources township primary schools in 5 provinces.
LOTS of good reasons for buying any November issues right now and to look out for The Big Issue #335 - the BUMPER Christmas Edition that will be on the streets from 6 December through to end January 2025. AND what about gifting yourself or a friend with a work by a Vendor Artist!
WHAT: The Big Issue #336 - Vendor Artists in the Bumper Christmas Edition
WHEN & WHERE: 6 Dec 2024 to January 2025
Available from your favourite vendor across the city. Anyone outside the city of Cape Town can buy the magazine nationally at selected Spar and Pick n Pay stores. Anyone outside of Cape Town can also buy the magazine here.
Don’t forget: you can buy The Big Issue with your smartphone! Visit for a step-by-step guide. | See also MapMyWay
INFO: E This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit | Editorial: Editor Laura Jones, 021-461-6690 | Advertising/Marketing: Derek Carelse at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | See also MapMyWay
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