District Six Art Workshop
Help inspire design themes for the Chapel Street art murals (District Six)
Comment period: 5 May 2025 - 25 August 2025
Phases
Collaboration Workshops
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Planning and Design Department will be hosting a series of workshops at three different venues. Come prepared to collaborate with others to create new ideas.
The art project builds on the strong foundations of the City’s previous work relating to the Chapel Street upgrade (construction commenced in April 2025).
Bring your District Six stories, your ideas and your knowledge to inform a proposed mural in Chapel Street, District Six.
Background: A process to implement a mural in District Six has been identified as part of the Chapel Street upgrade. It emerged from a workshop with current and former residents as well as friends of District Six convened by the City’s Urban Design Branch. It took place in September 2023, and participants specified that the design process should be as inclusive as possible.
Attend one of the following workshops:
Workshop 1:
Date: Saturday, 17 May 2025
Time: 10:30 – 14:30
Venue: Lydia Williams Centre for Memory, corner of St Phillips and Chapel Streets, District Six
Workshop 2:
Date: Saturday, 24 May 2025
Time: 10:30 – 14:30
Venue: Dulcie September Civic Centre, corner of Protea and Eland Streets, Athlone (old Athlone Civic Centre)
Workshop 3:
Date: Saturday, 21 June 2025
Time: 10:30 – 14:30
Venue: Guga S’thebe, corner of Washington and Church Streets, Langa
Workshop 4:
Date: Saturday, 05 July 2025
Time: 10:30 – 13:30
Venue: Lydia Williams Centre for Memory, corner of St Phillips and Chapel Streets, District Six
Workshop 5:
Date: Saturday, 19 July 2025
Time: 10:30 – 13:30
Venue: Dulcie September Civic Centre, corner of Protea and Eland Streets, Athlone (old Athlone Civic Centre)
Workshop 6:
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025
Time: 10:30 – 13:30
Venue: Guga S’thebe, corner of Washington and Church Streets, Langa
Final Workshop 7:
Date: Saturday, 23 August 2025
Time: 10:30 – 14:30
Venue: Lydia Williams Centre for Memory, corner of St Phillips and Chapel Streets, District Six
Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: August 23rd, 2025 from 08:30 to 11:30.
Lydia Williams Centre for Memory
Event date: July 26th, 2025 from 08:30 to 11:30.
Event date: July 19th, 2025 from 08:30 to 11:30.
Dulcie September Civic Centre (Athlone Civic Centre)
Event date: July 5th, 2025 from 08:30 to 11:30.
Lydia Williams Centre for Memory
Event date: June 21st, 2025 from 08:30 to 12:30.
Event date: May 24th, 2025 from 08:30 to 12:30.
Event date: May 17th, 2025 from 08:30 to 12:30.
Lydia Williams Centre for Memory