Corporate Social Investment

Artist Proof Studio

Celebrating South African Art
The people at Bell Dewar are passionate about South African art. Our in-house art collection reflects this passion. We also believe in the development of people who will become great artists. We therefore sponsor the tuition of art students at Artist Proof Studio (APS) in Newtown Johannesburg.

APS is a community based printmaking studio situated in the Newtown Cultural Precinct. It has become a home studio and resource centre for artists from the surrounding townships and various areas around Johannesburg and offers training and skills development to financially under-served artists.

For the past five years Bell Dewar has hosted an annual art exhibition showcasing, amongst others, artworks from the sponsored artists. Our on-line art gallery - New Art and the Master Class - features artworks by APS students, profiles on the artists as well as an art gallery archive.

Every year lawyers of the firm deliver presentations on law to all the students of APS. The following topics are discussed: Copyright; Contract; Employment; Tax; The National Credit Act; Dispute Resolution; Entrepreneurship.