Dr Mike Mavura is an independent art curator, cultural strategist, and educator with a PhD in Political Science. His multidisciplinary work spans curatorial projects like the Stellenbosch Triennale and education roles at institutions such as Rhodes University and the University of Bergen. He is currently developing Pamurove, a learning site in Zimbabwe where art and design intersect with ecology and agrarian practices, reflecting his dedication to thoughtful civic engagement and cultural education.

Khanyisile Mbongwa is a Cape Town-based curatorial theorist and sociologist who engages with her curatorial practice as Curing & Care, using the creative to instigate spaces for emancipatory practices, joy, play and Black Aliveness. Mbongwa is the founding Curator of the Stellenbosch Triennale, her other recent projects include: Inaugral curator of the Hazendal Festival 2024 Bele nje, Abathulanga; curator of Liverpool Biennial 2023 'uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things'; Curator of History’s Footnote: On Love & Freedom at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, Netherlands 2021. Mbongwa is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Creative Arts, University of Cape Town and is a Blak C.O.R.E (Care of Radical Energy) Fellow at the University of Melbourne 2024-2025.