Are you ready for the world’s first ‘arts festival on your phone’? That’s the aim of the My Body My Space: Public Arts Festival 2021. The festival, which makes world history as the first arts festival to take place on a dedicated WhatsApp line, will feature over 70 works by established and emerging artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the USA.

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Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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