Art Karoo
Art in Oudtshoorn

Come and discover them. Art Karoo houses original works of art by established and emerging artists.

Explore the dynamics and skills of figurative drawing with different mediums including oils. The essence of the Karoo- clear skies, illuminating expansive plains, and towering mountain ranges, wreathed in the miasmas of geological time, draws many artists from further afield. Over the years, ArtKaroo evolved here, it’s origin being from an artists’ collective, The Artists of Oudtshoorn. It has remained as a hub of creativity for artists of the Karoo and as a physical and virtual exhibition space. ArtKaroo hosts work of internationally acclaimed and established artists, to younger and emerging artists. Fine art, authentically expressed is the thread that runs through the work, with an avoidance of commercial repetition. Over the past 9 years, ArtKaroo has become a place for artists where they could reflect, be inspired and find a creative refuge from the commercially controlled society. Drawing inspiration from the whimsical semi-desert environment, and the stories that the mountains tell, ArtKaroo taps into the bigger creative energy. ArtKaroo Stay is the perfect residency program to enable artists to soak in the musings the Klein Karoo has to offer, in a creatively stimulating environment. Artists will stay in a creative environment, have the opportunity to liase with other local artists, an abundance of artbooks to draw research and inspiration from and the oppurtinuty to exhibit at ArtKaroo as part of a group show, or a performance art piece.