GoetheonMain

The headquarters on Jan Smuts are not the only place where the Goethe-Institut South Africa creates room for art and culture to develop. GoetheonMain, the Goethe-Instituts project space, is situated in the Arts on Main complex in the heart of Johannesburg. It provides artists with 273 square meters to experiment, realise their ideas and maybe reach an audience different from the usual suspects in the suburbs. On this page, you can find out more about GoetheonMain, its beginning in 2009 and its diverse programme.More ...

12 projects altogether have been chosen by the GoetheonMain to be on display at the project space during 2012. The variety is big as always: There will be research projects, Performances and Film Installations - just to mention a few - at GoetheonMain. Find out here what exactly the chosen artists are planning.More ...

Lien Heidenreich is the head of cultural programmes for Subsahara Africa. Here you can read her answers to five questions about GoetheonMain.More ...

The next deadline for proposals will come up in 2012. Find out more about the GoetheonMain-Jury, their decision process and how to take part at GoetheonMain as an artist.More ...

(28 December 2009) Crime, poverty, anarchy: the centre of Johannesburg has long been a no-go area for wealthy South Africans. Yet, behind the derelict façades, a pulsating arts scene has grown. The Goethe-Institut is right at the heart of it with GoetheonMain. By Claudia BröllMore ...