About The Soweto Art And Craft Organisation

Soweto Art and Craft Development is an hub for over 60 creatives based in Soweto to as far as Pretoria and the Vaal. It was established in 2013. The main aim of the organisation is to develop, promote and enhance entrepreneurs within the creative sector. The hub focuses on Brand Development, Business Development, Access to New Markets, Marketing, Events and Art Education.

Soweto Art & Craft Fair
Happens every first Saturday and has been happening since May 2013. Art and creative businesses set-up stalls, market and sell their brands to visitors from Johannesburg and all over the world

Seven Colour Sundays
Happens every last Sunday and has been happening since November 2015. At this market local chefs and caterers sell their delicious food to people from all walks of life.

Dinaledi Lifestyle Market
Happens every second Thursday of the month and has been happening since March 2016. This is Soweto's first nigth market and it is all about Art, Salsa(Afro-Latino Dance), Wine, Good Food and Great Music.

Jabulani Mall Social Market
Happens every Last Saturday of the month. 2016. This partnership with Jabulani Mall aims to give a platform to Soweto businesses to access a new market.

Soweto Art Week
Apart from the markets, we also organise Soweto Art Week, a 5-day event that encompasses all forms of the arts over a 5-day period. This monumental event happens annually every last week of September

I love Soweto festival
This is a 3-day festival that takes place at Soweto Theatre and is about celebrating everything creative and beautiful about Soweto

Who we are Meet our team

Simphiwe Twala

President

Tshepo Phetlhu

Chief Operation Officer

Mbalenhle Radebe

Creative Director

Tiiso Mosoeu

Treasurer / Music Director

Lesego Monyai

Vice President

Makhomba Sithole

Head Graphic Designer

Hlengiwe Dlamini

Head Admin

Norm Refiloe

Head Photographer