About Us

The Orange Art Project (OAP) is a registered South African NPC. OAP facilitates regular art sessions for children and youth in foster families across Cape Town and its surrounding areas.

The sessions are hosted by practising artists contracted by OAP. Sessions typically take place weekly within the foster homes or in the artists’ studios, and include the foster mothers where possible.

This regular programming is supplemented by outings to various art and culture spaces.

Recently these have included: Zeitz MOCAA, the South African Jewish Museum (SAJM), Kirstenbosch, the Irma Stern Museum and the home/studio of artist Willie Bester.

Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project

During the working sessions the artists/mentors respond to the needs of the children and the family. There is no formal schedule or curriculum. The Project’s focus is on creating a safe, free space for the learners to experiment creatively with various media and ideas. By containing this space, the artists allow learners to gain confidence in various skills. They engage with each other by expressing their ideas, thoughts and dreams. These sessions become an important element of educational support.

Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project
Artwork from the Orange Art Project

During the working sessions the artists/mentors respond to the needs of the children and the family. There is no formal schedule or curriculum. The Project’s focus is on creating a safe, free space for the learners to experiment creatively with various media and ideas. By containing this space, the artists allow learners to gain confidence in various skills. They engage with each other by expressing their ideas, thoughts and dreams. These sessions become an important element of educational support.

Home from Home

OAP currently works exclusively in partnership with Home from Home (HFH).

HFH are a cluster foster care scheme who are responsible for a number of foster homes across the Cape.

Home from Home. Providing a second chance at family.

Home from Home

OAP currently works exclusively in partnership with Home from Home (HFH).

HFH are a cluster foster care scheme who are responsible for a number of foster homes across the Cape.

Meet The Team

OAP Mentors aka Art Facilitators

Lois Bloch

Lois is an Educational Psychologist, working in a local Primary School. Her passion is to facilitate creative spaces in which children access their own magic and confidence. Having worked with her own Art processes for many years, she strives to bring new ideas and to break through self-limiting beliefs about how Art manifests on the page.

Asemahle Nadopi

I have both a National Diploma & an Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts obtained from Walter Sisulu University and have PGCE from the University of Cape Town.
I am a passionate and dedicated Visual Arts teacher with experience in guiding learners to explore their creativity, develop technical skills, and engage critically with art theory. Skilled at creating inclusive, engaging, and hands-on learning environments that encourage learners to express themselves while understanding broader social, cultural, and historical contexts of art.

Anthony Cawood

Anthony is an artist and art facilitator working with various outreach projects throughout the last two decades. Anthony has also worked with Ruth Prowse School of Art, Thupelo, Triangle Tanzania, Zeitz MOCAA, Bag Factory and Greatmore studios. Anthony has exhibited his own work at the AVA, Irma Stern Museum, SMAC and more.

Indiego Botha

Indiego Botha is a non-binary artist based in Cape Town, working primarily in printmaking. Originally a poet, they fuse spoken word with visual art to create Afrocentric, spiritual pieces that explore the mysteries of reality and spirituality.  Trained in art and design, specializing in printmaking, graphic design, drawing, and art history – Indiego now works at the Centre for Art Education at Zeitz MOCAA and with the Orange Art Project. They also design pearl-adorned fashion garments, one of which debuted at Men’s Fashion Week 2024, marking their entry into fashion as an extension of their artistic practice.

Xabiso Nobathana

Selvin November

Selvin is a painter who creates work centred on themes of globalisation, identity and memory. Selvin’s first memory of art comes from when he was 7 years old. He quickly realised the value of art to inspire people, and carries that passion with him when teaching.

Akhona Mposelwa

Akhona is a dedicated Community Art Facilitator who is passionate about empowering children’s emotional well-being through the transformative power of art. Her mission is to provide a safe, creative space for children to explore, express, and strengthen their emotional foundation, paving the way for a brighter, more confident future.

Josi Frater

Josi Frater loves bright colours. She has been attending art and craft classes after work for years. She is grateful to the children, their friendship and the way they teach her about art.

Previous mentors include:
Janet Ranson, Adele Gordon, Nomusa Mtshali, Razia Myers, Roscoe Masters, Lwandiso Botozo, Phumelele Guma, Khaya Sineyile, Anathi Tyawa, Jill Wenman, Senzo Tiko, Siphokazi Mtengwane.

OAP Support Team

Jill Trappler

Founder,
Chairperson,
Art Director

Celina Ferreira

Administrator

Letitia Berry

Financial Administrator

OAP Board

Jill Trappler, Morag Williams, Estelle Jacobs, Katleho Machethe, Rory Emmett

Jill Trappler

(born April 1957 in Gauteng, Benoni, South Africa) is a South African artist who
works in several media, including painting, weaving, and installation.
The combinations of project work, teaching and personal practice have a significant impact
across Jill’s work. This accumulation of interactive activities contributes to her daily studio
practice. Please see website (jilltrappler.co.za) for projects including the Orange Art Project.

Morag Williams

After more than 20 years in the corporate world with experience in Human
Resources, in retirement she has continued to be involved in the development of young
people. She has consulted formally and informally with NGO’s and small businesses to assist
them with their HR challenges from employment, training and development to social
responsibility. In recent years she was trained as a mentor with Tsiba and Sayes, guiding and influencing
young people on a one-to-one basis to prepare for independence through education,
experience and work.

Estelle Jacobs

Born in Cape Town, Jacobs matriculated from Good Hope Seminary in 1968 and graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1972 with a BA and Secondary Teachers Diploma. She began her career as a teacher before joining Maskew Miller Books as an Educational Trends Researcher. From 1983 to 1990, she worked with renowned art dealer Joe Wolpe at Wolpe Fine Art, later co-owning Jacobs Liknaitsky Gallery until 1992. She served as Gallery Director of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) from 1992 to 2007.Jacobs has made a significant contribution to Cape Town’s arts and cultural community, serving on the committees of Greatmore Art Studios and Alliance Française, including two years as Chairperson of each. She received a Western Cape Annual Cultural Award in 2008 and joined the Board of the Orange Art Project.tn 2020.

Katleho Machethe

is a social impact professional dedicated to advancing gender
equality and youth empowerment across Africa. With over seven years of experience, she
works at the intersection of programme management, research, and advocacy, supporting
community-led initiatives and evidence-based development. She holds an MPhil in Theories of
Justice and Inequality from the University of Cape Town.

Rory Emmett

is an artist and educator. His multidisciplinary artistic practice includes painting,
performance, video, and installation. He completed his BAFA at the Michaelis School of Fine
Art in 2014, where he also completed his MFA with distinction in 2023. Emmett held his first
solo exhibition at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) Gallery in Cape Town in 2017. His last
solo exhibition took place at Eclectica Contemporary in Cape Town in 2025. He’s taught art in
various capacities for the past 10 years and was appointed as art educator at Iziko Museums
of South Africa in 2023 – present.