YOU ASKED, WE LISTENED: NEW ARTWORKS AVAILABLE

Inventing a completely new way of funding a social initiative comes with it's fair share of trial and error. Sometimes the only way of finding out what works is to put an idea out into the world and see what people say.

It has been my dream since starting Positive Activism to fund it by selling my artworks to individuals and businesses around the world who share the vision. Those who want to support us in our mission to build a better South Africa by promoting the community change-makers who are already making a valuable impact.

My initial idea was to sell just one image a year in an exclusive edition of 25 signed prints. The aim was to keep it as simple as possible with one image that symbolised the generosity of the 2025 funding team. I thought that it could be interesting to have a new image every year that was exclusively available for the duration of that funding cycle.

I launched the idea, and very quickly people started asking me if there was a choice of different images. They loved the idea of buying art that also funds a social initiative but they wanted to have a piece of art that they decided on, rather than me.

I asked myself "Why am I limiting the artworks that I am making available when I have a huge back catalogue of work to choose from? I have artworks that have been exhibited around the world in some of the most prestigious galleries, and some that have won awards. Why am I not generously offering a choice of my work, when asking for generous funding?

And so I pivoted.

I want the artworks to be exclusive and I want them to symbolise the funding of Positive Activism. I want them to be a talking point on the walls of the funders, and a daily reminder of the positive change that is being made because of their generous investment.

So I have decided to make an exclusive single edition of a curated selection of artworks from my collection. One piece of each will be made available in a unique size (Portrait: 90cm x 75cm, Landscape 90cm x 65cm), signed on the front and marked with the edition "Positive Activism 1/1". Each piece is priced at R32,000 (approx. £1,400 | $1,800 | €1,700) and Inclusive of worldwide shipping.

The artwork will be shipped with a certificate of authenticity, together with the story of how that image was made. Each funder will have their name permanently added to our website and they will receive regular updates about the projects we are working on and a full colour photo book containing all the stories from that year (shipped at the end of the year).

At the moment I have made 15 pieces available, these are some of the most popular pieces from my catalogue. You can take a look at the collection here.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.