Enter the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards and win big
Metro calls on artists to enter fine arts competition.
The metro will host the 27th prestigious National Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards.
Ekurhuleni is calling on artists of all ages, who work in any medium, to become part of this contemporary fine arts competition.
People can enter on August 19, 20 and 21, from 9am to 7pm, at the Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre, Mooifontein Road, Birchleigh North, Kempton Park.
Satellite entry points are available at the Boksburg Library, on August 20, from 9am to 4pm; Springs Art Gallery, on August 19 and 20, from 9am to 7pm; Katlehong Art Centre on August 19, from 9am to 4pm.
The entry fee is R50 per artwork.
The works of art must have been completed in the past 12 months.
The adjudicators for the 2014 Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards competition are Pieter Swanepoel, Nontobeko Ntombela, Leanne Engelberg, Louise Kritzinger and Richman Buthelezi.
The selected works will be exhibited at the opening function and prizegiving ceremony, at the Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre, from September 20 to October 12.
“A competition of this nature serves as a platform to encourage artists to transcend limitations, reconfigure and manipulate contemporary cultural, social and political landscapes,” said Ekurhuleni’s spokesman, Themba Gadebe.
“It’s a platform for artists to employ various ways to express metaphors, and their aesthetic sensibility to reflect the world we live in.”
The metro is privileged to associate this national fine arts competition with the acclaimed resistance artist Thami Mnyele, who gave a voice to the nation through his God-given talent.
This year’s competition will be presented in collaboration with the Lizamore and Associates Mentorship Programme.
Lizamore and Associates’ gallery has been showing the work of new and established contemporary South African artists for over 10 years.
The total prize money amounts to R 100 000.00
- The following prizes will be awarded:
- First prize: R40 000
- Ekurhuleni prize: R30 000
- Multi and New Media Merit Award: R7 500
- Painting Merit Award: R7 500
- Art on Paper Merit Award: R7 500
- Sculpture Merit Award: R7 500
For more information artists can make contact with the Visual Arts Curator on 011 391-4006/7 or 011 391-6273, or email to TshidisoMa@ekurhuleni.gov.za, or Thabo.Sekoaila@ekurhuleni.gov.za.
