Papergirl South Africa

Papergirl is an art initiative project founded in Berlin, Germany in the summer of 2006 by Aisha Ronniger. In the style of American paperboys, rolled art pieces are distributed by bicycle to random passers-by on the streets of the city. The project consists of an exhibition, the distribution of the art and a party to end off the project.

Since its debut in Berlin, the project has grown and spread rapidly, reaching major cities all around the globe. A group of Cape Town creatives have now teamed up to bring Papergirl to South Africa. The project is already in the works and will be happening, for the first time in Cape Town, this summer!

The idea of the project is to bring art to members of the society in an innovative and exciting way. Papergirl SA invites artists, creative mavericks, skilful doodlers and visionaries to submit their work. We want Papergirl to be a platform that allows you to give something to the community in the form of art. We believe art should be shared and given freely, and everyone should be allowed to view it and own it.

Anyone and everyone can get involved, by either submitting art or volunteering to ride around our beautiful city, with the Papergirl team to hand out art rolls on the day of distribution.

We are now open for submissions. What you decide to submit is entirely up to you. There are no guidelines in terms of subject matter, theme, format or quantity. Whether you decide to submit one portrait painting or 40 Polaroid photographs, it will all be rolled up in the same way and randomly distributed to people walking the streets of the city.

If you want to be the recipient of a Papergirl art roll, you can only hope that, on the day, you are in the right place, at the right time. You cannot subscribe to Papergirl and no submitted art will be sold. Remember, Papergirl is, in short, non-commercial, participatory and impulsive!

SAVE THE DATES
Deadline for submissions: 12 February 2010 (TBC)

Visit www.papergirl-sa.com for more information on the project and updates on the upcoming Papergirl exhibition.