Black Labone

Black Labone (Black Thursday), an organisation dedicated to empowering artists and encouraging exceptional work through collaboration, started as a weekly open mic event. Our aim was to give insight on Pretoria’s immediate artistic community. As one of Pretoria’s fastest growing weekly session, we provide an open platform for a diverse array of local artistry as well as work from artists from abroad. The structure not only opens up space for upcoming and seasoned artists to share old and new work, but also creates a platform for the established artist to experiment within the showcase segment of the event. Black Labone’s aim has been to develop a weekly arts programme which will create a space for artists from across various disciplines to interact, collaborate and produce work that consistently improves upon itself. This is done through regular weekly concerts, discussions, slam poetry performances, live music, art exhibitions, open-mic and occasional screenings, to name a few. The session remains free to the public every Thursday from 16:00 till midnight. Over the past 5 years, we have collaborated with events and movements like Sawubona Music Jam and Smoking Dragon Festivals...