Nirox Foundation

Nirox Foundation The NIROX Foundation is an independent Non-Profit Trust, established and run for the benefit of the arts.

It is committed to the global contemporary arts through its sculpture park, artist residency, workshops and outdoor concert venues.

COUPLING Cross-disciplinary Intersections4 July 2026NIROX Sculpture ParkCOUPLING is an invitation to witness different w...
24/06/2026

COUPLING
Cross-disciplinary Intersections
4 July 2026
NIROX Sculpture Park

COUPLING is an invitation to witness different worlds meet, an intersection between making and being
A day in the park where everything performs in conversation, each encounter folding into the next across an afternoon of quiet revelation.

Featuring performances by Itai Hakim & Vuyo Viwe, poetry by Soetry, work by the Absa l’Atelier Artists 2026, and an intimate studio visit with Levy Pooe and Marcos Jinguba, each encounter is designed to hold space for the unexpected connections that only happen when creative worlds collide.

Gates open at 10h00, Sunday 2 November

Early-Bird Tickets are R200 per adult
General Admission Tickets are R250 per adult
Final Admission Tickets are R300 per adult

Epicurean Emporium & Bernie’s Bar
A curated culinary journey with gourmet fare and artisanal treats, enjoyed in the arbors and lawns of the park. Bernie’s Bar will keep patrons elegantly hydrated, offering a full selection of fine wines, crafted cocktails, spirits, and warm drinks throughout the day.

LAWN PAVILION CAFÉ & LOUNGESOMETHING SMOKED FROM AROUND THE WORLDSunday 28 JuneNIROX Sculpture ParkFollowing a successfu...
23/06/2026

LAWN PAVILION CAFÉ & LOUNGE
SOMETHING SMOKED FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Sunday 28 June
NIROX Sculpture Park

Following a successful debut, Something Smoked from Around the World returns in June, this time drifting into the glowing alleyways and late-night flavours of Tokyo. In collaboration with Something Smoked Roadhouse BBQ, The Lawn Pavilion Café & Lounge continues its journey through fire and regional tradition, offering guests a chance to explore a new corner of the world through contemporary cuisine.

Join Chef Becks and Andrea Burgener as they reinterpret Tokyo-inspired dishes alongside his iconic brisket, ribs and sausage, complemented by smoked vegetables, grills, salads, pickles and seasonal accompaniments harvested from the vegetable gardens of FARMHOUSE58.

Tokyo Menu:

Steamed seasonal vegetables with miso
or vegetable sunomono with wakame

Smokehouse meat platter:
Brisket, Beef sausage & Pork ribs

Onigiri

Cucumber sesame salad

Daikon & ginger pickle

Teriyaki sauce

Star anise poached plums

Tickets
R1095 per person

Tickets available on the link in bio

Includes a complimentary mixologist crafted Casamigos Tequila cocktail, and the full Tokyo-style set menu by Something Smoked Roadhouse BBQ in collaboration with Lawn Pavilion Café & Lounge.

South African artist Jeremy Wafer, along with his wife and long-time collaborator Colleen, were in residence at NIROX be...
23/06/2026

South African artist Jeremy Wafer, along with his wife and long-time collaborator Colleen, were in residence at NIROX between March and April 2026, where they produced a new body of work at the Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture. This exhibition continues his decades-long engagement with questions of dislocation, memory and materiality, extending work initiated during their previous residency at NIROX in 2023. Working across sculpture, photography, video and drawing, Wafer’s practice explores the politics and poetics of place, engaging with land and territory, and the complex histories of location, dispossession and restitution that shape South Africa’s social and political landscape.

In Clouding Over, these concerns are approached through an open engagement with materials and processes that foreground change and mutability. Developed through a sustained period of studio work, the exhibition reflects a shift towards more intuitive connections between material form and psychological states. The works carry a restrained, sombre tone, responding to broader conditions of uncertainty and instability.

The exhibition, currently showing in the The Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture, brings together a series of materially driven works that remain open in their interpretation. Elements such as cement-soaked blankets and fields of gold emergency sheeting evoke fragility and temporality, while inviting viewers to form their own readings. An earlier video work, Clouding Over, is included as a title piece, extending the exhibition’s engagement with atmospheres of quiet disquiet.

Wafer’s exhibition forms part of the broader SOIL & WATER project, curated by Johan Thom and Basak Senova.

Images by Ntate Phakela

This year’s Father’s Day concert is sold out! No tickets will be available at the door.Tomorrow’s skies are cool, clear ...
19/06/2026

This year’s Father’s Day concert is sold out! No tickets will be available at the door.

Tomorrow’s skies are cool, clear and sunny. We encourage you to dress warmly and bring along your sun hats.

The programme showcases the master-crafts of
• Vusi Mahlasela
• Kwanti Leeh! ft.Herbie Tsoaeli x Andile Yenana x Ayanda Sikade x Sisonke Xonti
• Selaelo Selota
• Madala Kunene
• Neo Muyanga’s ‘Gris Gris’
• Tidal Waves

Our activations for the day are:
• Cigar Lounge with The Good Smoke The Good Smoke
•⁠ ⁠Whiskey Tastings
•⁠ ⁠Grooming Lounge with Sorbet Man Sorbet Man
•⁠ ⁠Vinyl Listening Lounge
•⁠ ⁠Play Africa Kids Area Play Africa

We can’t wait to be with you!

Currently in residence at NIROX are Levy Pooe and Marcos Jinguba, who over six weeks will bring to life an ongoing body ...
18/06/2026

Currently in residence at NIROX are Levy Pooe and Marcos Jinguba, who over six weeks will bring to life an ongoing body of work titled ‘Go Tsamaya Ke Go Bona.’

In literature, the odyssey stands out as a subgenre that involves constructing narratives around a traveller’s experiences, discoveries and reflections during their journey. It is through this sharing of diasporic experiences that Levy Pooe and Marcos Jinguba find common ground and seek to create a collaborative work centred on labour migration and lived experiences in Joburg and it´s multiple streets within diasporic contexts. Embedded in this proposal, the two artists propose to name their collaborative project using the phrase ‘Go Tsamaya Ke Go Bona’, which in Setswana means ‘To travel is to see’.

This phrase reflects shared life experiences between the two, yet it also questions political, demographic and economic scenarios within migratory contexts, with a focus on Angola, South Africa and the Global South.

‘Every boundary hides another’ by Caroline Le MéhautéTriptych of 3 portraits of soils from the Cradle of Humankind; the ...
17/06/2026

‘Every boundary hides another’ by Caroline Le Méhauté

Triptych of 3 portraits of soils from the Cradle of Humankind; the reserve, and from the river-polluted area at NIROX Sculpture Park

How to situate oneself? How to connect? How to inhabit the world differently? These questions run through Caroline Le Méhaute’s entire practice, where the artistic gesture becomes both an intimate exploration and a collective address.

This work was presented within the NIROX Residency space, as one of the several exhibitions taking place that form part of the ongoing Soil & Water program, curated by Johan Thom & Basak Senova.

SISONKE XONTIHONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concertpresented by Standard Bank PrivateFather’s Day | Sunday 21 JuneNIROX Sculpt...
16/06/2026

SISONKE XONTI
HONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concert
presented by Standard Bank Private

Father’s Day | Sunday 21 June
NIROX Sculpture Park

HONOUR THE FATHERS celebrates the elders of South African music.
Their artistry has helped shape the country’s cultural heritage across generations.

Sisonke Xonti is a highly acclaimed South African jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is recognised as one of the most expressive and important voices of modern South African jazz, often weaving ancestral rhythms and melodies into contemporary jazz landscapes.

NIROX amphitheatre, Cradle of Humankind.

The programme showcases the master-crafts of
• Vusi Mahlasela
• Kwanti Leeh! ft. Herbie Tsoaeli x Andile Yenana x Ayanda Sikade x Sisonke Xonti
• Selaelo Selota
• Madala Kunene
• Neo Muyanga’s ‘Gris Gris’
• Tidal Waves

Epicurean Emporium offers a diverse range of exceptional culinary fare,
courtesy of some of the finest food and dessert traders.

Bernie’s Bar ensures guests are elegantly hydrated,
with an array of bubbles, wines and cocktails during this mid-winter celebration.

Limited tickets available from link in bio.

Tickets:
Early-Bird Tickets: R400
General Admission: R500
Final Admission: R600
Children under 12: R80
Infant aged 2 and under enter the sculpture park free-of-charge

Gates open 10h00 on Sunday 21 June.
Music throughout the day, closing at sunset.

NIROX 2026 concert series is presented in collaboration with Standard Bank Private.
702 is the official media partner of the NIROX 2026 concert series.

Standard Bank SA


NEO MUYANGA HONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concertpresented by Standard Bank PrivateFather’s Day | Sunday 21 JuneNIROX Sculptu...
14/06/2026

NEO MUYANGA
HONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concert
presented by Standard Bank Private

Father’s Day | Sunday 21 June
NIROX Sculpture Park

HONOUR THE FATHERS celebrates the elders of South African music.
Their artistry has helped shape the country’s cultural heritage across generations.

Neo Muyanga’s practice spans a wide array of genres, including pop, opera, music theatre and installation art.
His latest project, Gris-Gris, is a 4-piece experimental band that blends kasifunk - a genre combining the rhythms and improvisational spirit of South African township jazz with the groove of funk - with modern electronics, resulting in a dynamic fusion of soul, tradition, and innovative soundscapes. The personnel features Muyanga on lead vocals, guitars & keyboards, with Tebogo (AusTebza) Sedumedi on bass, Nozipho Mnguni on drums and Daniel Stompie Selibe on bows, reeds and percussion.

NIROX amphitheatre, Cradle of Humankind.

The programme showcases the master-crafts of
• Vusi Mahlasela
• Kwanti Leeh! ft. Herbie Tsoaeli x Andile Yenana x Ayanda Sikade x Sisonke Xonti
• Selaelo Selota
• Madala Kunene
• Neo Muyanga’s ‘Gris Gris’
• Tidal Waves

Epicurean Emporium offers a diverse range of exceptional culinary fare,
courtesy of some of the finest food and dessert traders.

Bernie’s Bar ensures guests are elegantly hydrated,
with an array of bubbles, wines and cocktails during this mid-winter celebration.

Limited tickets available from link in bio.

Tickets:
Early-Bird Tickets: R400
General Admission: R500
Final Admission: R600
Children under 12: R80
Infant aged 2 and under enter the sculpture park free-of-charge

Gates open 10h00 on Sunday 21 June.
Music throughout the day, closing at sunset.

NIROX 2026 concert series is presented in collaboration with Standard Bank Private.
702 is the official media partner of the NIROX 2026 concert series.

Standard Bank SA


AYANDA SIKADEHONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concertpresented by Standard Bank PrivateFather’s Day | Sunday 21 JuneNIROX Sculpt...
13/06/2026

AYANDA SIKADE
HONOUR THE FATHERS Music Concert
presented by Standard Bank Private

Father’s Day | Sunday 21 June
NIROX Sculpture Park

HONOUR THE FATHERS celebrates the elders of South African music.
Their artistry has helped shape the country’s cultural heritage across generations.

Ayanda Sikade is widely regarded as a driving force behind the global resurgence of modern South African jazz. He is known for his deep polyrhythmic sensitivity and intuitive compositions.

NIROX amphitheatre, Cradle of Humankind.

The programme showcases the master-crafts of
• Vusi Mahlasela
• Kwanti Leeh! ft. Herbie Tsoaeli x Andile Yenana x Ayanda Sikade x Sisonke Xonti
• Selaelo Selota
• Madala Kunene
• Neo Muyanga’s ‘Gris Gris’
• Tidal Waves

Epicurean Emporium offers a diverse range of exceptional culinary fare,
courtesy of some of the finest food and dessert traders.

Bernie’s Bar ensures guests are elegantly hydrated,
with an array of bubbles, wines and cocktails during this mid-winter celebration.

Limited tickets available from link in bio.

Tickets:
Early-Bird Tickets: R400
General Admission: R500
Final Admission: R600
Children under 12: R80
Infant aged 2 and under enter the sculpture park free-of-charge

Gates open 10h00 on Sunday 21 June.
Music throughout the day, closing at sunset.

NIROX 2026 concert series is presented in collaboration with Standard Bank Private.
702 is the official media partner of the NIROX 2026 concert series.

Standard Bank SA


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Nirox Sculpture Park
Krugersdorp
1739

Opening Hours

Saturday 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00

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