The Century City Art Trail, officially opened in April 2017, was spearheaded by the Century City Arts Foundation, an independent, Public Benefit Organisation (PBO non-profit company), formed by Rabie Property Group and the Century City Property Owners’ Association (CCPOA), the non-profit company responsible for the day to day operations of Century City which represents all stakeholders in the burgeoning Century City precinct.
The Century City Art Trail, initially comprising 24 exhibits in 2017, now comprises 29 permanent artworks of all materials, sizes and types. Most of the exhibits are outdoors and range from the Impromptu Pavilion in Century City Square celebrating South Africa’s diversity and its 11 official languages to sculptures by Right Mukore to the Station Walkway and its graffiti artwork welcoming pedestrians from the Century City Station.
There are also many scientific and technological exhibits. Some of these exhibits have been commissioned by various corporate citizens of Century City and executed by community-based and other artists.
The only inside works of art are six exhibits including two sculptures in Canal Walk and the Century City Conference Centre Art Collection, an exciting array of Afro-centric art pieces from sculptures to photographic works and vibrant oil paintings which are united around a loose theme of people and communication. Certain pieces were acquired at charity auctions and the entire collection was donated by the developer of Century City, the Rabie Property Group.
Currently number 27 of the trail (view the brochure here – add link over the word here – Century City Art Trail Brochure 2023 (flippingbook.com), is a mural painted by students of Curro Century City at the Century Village shopping centre.
“We believe that art is an essential component of any city as it helps provide a soul to the bricks and mortar,” says John Chapman, Chairman of the Century City Arts Foundation. “In recent years, we have worked closely with the CCPOA to form the Century City Arts Foundation to promote both performance and visual arts within Century City.”
