The theme for the inaugural year (from October 2025 to September 2026) is "Reflect: Beyond the Surface" and curated by Clara Babette of Oude Leeskamer Gallery.
Reflection is more than mirror or echo; it is an act of attention. This exhibition embraces Reflect in its broadest sense: luminous surfaces, mirrored forms, and meditations on identity, memory, and history. Outdoors, each work joins a wider landscape—trees, wind, sun, and shadow shaping its presence. Reflection becomes both material and metaphor, reminding us that seeing is never passive. Here, each work is both lens and surface, inviting us to linger, notice, and rediscover ourselves, one another, and the natural world around us.
REFLECT: BEYOND THE SURFACE
The exhibition highlights the works of both emerging and established artists, providing a platform to showcase a wide range of creative talent.
Artists were invited to engage with the distinctive landscape, history, and design of the area, fostering a dialogue with the surrounding communities and the urban environment.
TRANSLATIONS IN SAILCLOTH, 2025
Amy Rusch
Blown-Out Spinnaker Sail, Rope & Thread
ONLY EVER THIS NESTING PLACE, 2025
Gabrielle Kruger
Acrylic Paint on Galvanised Steel, Varnished
THE EVENING BOTANIST, 2025
Strauss Louw
Photographs Printed on Vinyl with Imitation Gold Leaf on Polished Glass
SEBABATSO, 2024
Atang Tshikare
Bronze
AGAVE LOG HIVE, 2025
Neil Rusch
Base of a Harvested Agave Americana Plant
CARAPAX (BORER), 2023
Walter Oltmann
Anodised Wire and Black Spray Paint
AMONGST THE GHOST OAKS, 2025
Anna van Pletsen & Charlotte Moss
Acrylic Paint
SHIFTING SHADOWS, 2024
Nina Kruger
Eucalyptus Gum Nuts, Wire & Steel
VELE HANDE, 2021
Jacques Buys & Rudolf Gouws Bronze
EXPLODED GEOGRAPHIES IV, 2024
Ledelle Moe
Concrete & Steel
SERENITY, 2024
Dr. Rose Namubiru Kirumira Ficus, Pine, Yellowwood, Cypress and Norfolk Wood, Metal & Paint
JOURNEY, 2024
Strijdom van der Merwe Hybrid Aluminium Bamboo Composite Beams
WHEN THE WIND SPEAKS, 2025
Reclaimed oak & reflective Dibond
THE GROOTBOS FLORILEGIUM, 2025
Various Artists Watercolour Paintings Reproduced on Dibond
A PATCH TO PROCESS, 2024
Gina van der Ploeg Woven Port Jackson & Black Wattle with Indigenous Seedlings
SPEEL SPEEL! , 2024
John de Jager Studio Serpentine Stone & Paarl Granite
STELLENBOSCH EXPLORER’S MAP, 2024
Jacques & Lee Buys
Bronze
TIMBERBANK , 2024
Juan Piek
Reclaimed Wood
Calling All Creatives!
Want to showcase your work in a vibrant, community space? The Stellenbosch Art Mile is looking for new talent and ideas to bring art to life along our route.
Contact us to get involved and be part of this growing cultural landmark!