On the first Thursday of February (Mar 6 from 17:00), there's no better place to be than the vibrant Keyes Art Mile for Keyes Art Night.

At the March edition of Keyes Art Night ,  Origin Art opens the group show Motion and Expression: The Space In Between in collaboration with Crispy Skateboards . At the entrance to the Annex space, you can add to a growing cityscape in  Cameron-Lee Olivier's interactive mural, while the new kids on the art block bring their work to the Atrium in the exhibition, Kids These Days . 

As always, Keyes delivers when it comes to food and drinks with a variety of restaurants offering tasty meals, such as The Prawnery , Momo Kuro ,  Kanpai ,  Marble , and  BGR  and  Pantry  for yummy soft serve.   There'll be live music at Freshly Ground and, when all is seen and done, round the night off with DJ sets at Mix Cocktail Bar .

Keep reading for all the details.

Motion and Expression – artist skateboards 

Jason Langa's artwork Menina de Vermehlo (The Girl in Red) for Motion and Expression at Origin Art, in collaboration with Crispy Skateboards. Photo: Origin Art. 

Over 40 artists explore the skateboard deck as their canvas in the group exhibition  Motion and Expression: The Space In Between  at Origin Art . The gallery worked with  Crispy Skateboards to bring this unusual show to fruition; a Joburg-based father and sons company known for bespoke decks and cool artists collabs. "Skateboarding is a language of motion – an act of balance, defiance, and improvisation. It is a culture built on self-expression, where style is everything, and creativity flourishes in the most unexpected spaces," reads the exhibition statement.

Motion and Expression features wide-ranging artistic voices, styles, and mediums, from graffiti to mixed media, fine art, and graphic design. The decks aren't simply hung on the walls as display objects, but activated as pieces to be ridden, collected, and lived with. "The idea is to bring the outside world into the gallery and also to take these stories back out beyond the gallery walls again."

Make your mark

Contribute to an unfolding cityscape in Cameron-Lee Oliver's interactive mural, Concrete Memory. Photo: Keyes Art Mile.

Make your mark with Cameron-Lee Oliver 's interactive piece outside the Annex  of the Trumpet building. The artist's statement reads: " Concrete Memory , investigates the city’s dynamic, palimpsestic nature, where layers of history, culture, and individual experience converge. Visitors are invited to contribute to the work and become part of a collective narrative, one that reflects the diversity and complexity of urban life." This activation began at the February edition of Keyes Art Night, and continues to be built upon. 

See work by recent graduates

Meet the new kids on the art block in a graduate showcase in the Atrium. Photo: Keyes Art Mile.

Where to eat and drink

Tuck into something tasty between art stops. Photo: Kanpai.

While art is front and centre at Keyes Art Night, you certainly won't be leaving hungry given all that Keyes has to offer on the dining front. Enjoy beautifully crafted sushi at the Japanese-fusion restaurant Kanpai  or giant tiger prawns on the hibachi grill at  The Prawnery . Book via Dineplan . Freshly Ground has an expanded menu and now serves drinks. For a tried and true favourite, add tasty Asian street food to the line-up at Momo Kuro  on the top floor of the Trumpet building, or try the ramen at Momo's street-level store. Burger and fries? Keep it easy at BGR . Unwind with sunset drinks at Marble  (also in the swanky Trumpet building), and if soft serve is your thing, head down the parking lot stairs to