October 14, 2025 - October 19, 2025
Stellenbosch 7599, Western Cape, South Africa
Die Veldhospitaal is an immersive, symbolic installation and living artwork — a collective act of creative care, grief, storytelling, joy and truth. Set within the dreamscape of Libertas Farm, the Field Hospital is a metaphorical body built by artists. Each one tends to a “body part,” each story stitched into the healing tapestry of a world in pain.
This project invites visitors to step into a visceral, soulful experience. It is medicine for our collective wounds – offered through art, performance, food, music, and ritual. It is a space of deep feeling, absurd beauty, and the poetic chaos of life.
For more information please visit the Veldhospitaal website here or secure your ticket here.
Rider-Waite tarot deck l Ten of Cups (Satiety)
ESCAP3 Gallery is delighted to present the Group Exhibition: 10 of Cups (Satiety) as part of the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Veld Hospitaal / Fieldhospital Project Co-directed by Haidee Nel. The exhibition will be open for viewing between 14 - 19 October 2025, 10:00 - 22:00 (SAST) at the Libertas Farm.
For our participation, ESCAP3 Gallery champions: the lymphatic system, with contributing Artists: Bernard Brand, Riaan Coetzee, Luan Nel & Octavia Roodt.
About Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2025
Share in the 25th Woordfees
You are invited to join the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees in celebrating 25 years of art, culture and expression. This year’s theme is “share”.
As has become the tradition, we’ll gather for another sunny festival in the Stellenbosch springtime from 11 to 19 October, and your sketches, cartoons and illustrations could be part of the festival theme and celebrations.
What does the word ‘share’ mean to you?
Share your creations with the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees team and they might form part of our marketing campaign and creative identity for the year. Last year we played, and now we’re ready to share. Contributions will be accepted up until the end of the festival, which can also be used for later Woordfees events such as the Woordtrofees Awards Ceremony. Upload your creative contributions hier.
The program for the 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees will be announced on 20 June at a special event and will also be shared on the festival’s website and communication and social media platforms. As in the past, the program will consist of 12 genres: Theatre, Toyota Music Festival, EasyEquities Writers’ Festival, Classical Music, Discourse, Children’s Festival, Comedy, Lifestyle, Visual Art, Film Festival, Dance, Words Open Worlds Festival (WOW).
Luan Nel l Slip (Installation View) l 2017 l Oil on canvas l 120 x 101cm (Framed in Kiaat) l Image Courtesy of Katherine Meeding, The Artist & ESCAP3 Gallery
Bernard Brand l I'm Not Crying, You're Crying Series (Installation View) l Edition 10 + 2AP l Digital printed on Tissue Paper l 84,1 x 67,3 cm (each) l Dimensions variable l Image Courtesy of The Artist & ESCAP3 Gallery
For more information please navigate to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2025 website here
