The Cool Capital Biennale is a citywide art, architecture and design biennale convened by Pieter Mathews.[1][2][3] This bi-annual event is held in the City of Pretoria and allows for anyone to contribute something creative,[4] being an "uncurated, DIY, guerrilla biennale".[4] It aims to bring change to Pretoria and expose residents to art, architecture and design.[5] It is web based, with a catalogue being published at the end of each event year.[6] Interventions[7] include:

  • Showing of Pretoria-focused films.
  • Bus tours (e.g. to Marabastad).
  • Visiting buildings that are usually not open to the public.
  • "Gallery Crawling".
  • An urban party in the CBD.
  • Poetry in malls.
  • The Dutch Footsteps website.
  • Sculpture exhibitions.

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  1. ^ DEKAT: 16. December 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[full citation needed]
  2. ^ "Pieter Mathews". South African Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ Steenberg, Renate (2013). "Alumnus showcases talent for innovative design" (PDF). Innovate (8): 36–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b de Beer, Diane (4 March 2014). "Upping Pretoria's cool cred". IOL. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ DEKAT: 90. March–April 2014. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[full citation needed]
  6. ^ "Cool Capital Biennale 2014". The South African FOREIGN Guide. 15. 2013–2014.
  7. ^ Myburg, Johan (21 February 2014). "Doen-kuns-self in 'cool Pta'". Beeld.
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