“I wasn't one of those children who played soccer, I was always inside creating art with anything I could lay my hands on.”
Edward Selematsela started the Little Artist School in an orphanage in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, in 1995.Selematsela describes art as his lifeline, as necessary to him as his heart.
“I wasn't one of those children who played soccer, I was always inside creating art with anything I could lay my hands on,” he says. Having grown up in rural Limpopo, Selematsela made the move to Johannesburg in the early 90s, thereafter achieving international success, with exhibitions in France, London and Norway, among others.Not simply content with his own success through art, Selematsela turned to teaching underprivileged youths how to become artists.
Buhle Hlatshwayo is Selematsela's longest-standing pupil. An orphan himself, Hlatshwayo joined the Little Artist programme in 1999.Having filled the role of a teacher, Hlatshwayo is hopeful that the sharing of knowledge will continue for generations to come.A number of Selematsela's students have gone on to achieve local success, something he takes great pride in.
Now funded by Charities Unlimited, he is hopeful that he can find more funding, to raise artists for generations to come.
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