{"id":294813,"date":"2025-12-10T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=294813"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:43:08","slug":"octopus-garden-to-represent-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/octopus-garden-to-represent-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Octopus garden to represent the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JEFFREYS BAY<\/strong> &#8211; Residents and visitors to Jeffreys Bay are curious to know what is happening on the open piece of land in St Francis Street, with the activity going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"294814\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/octopus-garden-to-represent-the-arts\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A man working outdoors.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Work has already started at the site where the second Kunskoors will take place.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A man working outdoors.\" class=\"wp-image-294814\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f9f62a3a-fe4f-4ed9-a_39884.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work has already started at the site where the second Kunskoors will take place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The large billboard advertising the second Kunskoors next year is the clue.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Festival director, Soria Swart says: &#8220;At Kunskoors, we believe in leaving our beautiful town, Jeffreys Bay, better than we found it, every single year. Each year, we want to add something permanent and of value to our community, something that enriches our town long after the festival has ended. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For 2026, we have taken on a project very close to our hearts: the big open piece of land at the corner of St Francis Street, right at the entrance to our Central Business District. This piece of land has stood undeveloped for years, an eyesore at the gateway to our town.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art in all its forms, including gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kunskoors has always celebrated art in all its forms: music, theatre, literature, visual arts, dance and more. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But art also lives in the earth, in the textures and colours of plants and in the creative expression of every garden. 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