Win R50 000 with your art at Innibos crafts awards
It is easy to enter the competition and it will cost you nothing.
Entries are open for the third Innibos National Premier Craft Awards.
The awards showcase the excellence in the skill of South Africa’s crafters, and there is no entry fee.
The overall winner will walk away with R50 000, the first runner-up with R20 000 and the second runner-up with R15 000.
In addition, there will be merit awards for the best emerging craftsmen, along with sound financial advice to grow their business.
The competition is held under the auspices of the Innibos National Arts Festival and is organised by Art Aid Africa’s John Anthony Boerma and Jan Bhuda.
All artists in the craft sector are invited to submit entries in the following disciplines: ceramics, beadwork, wirework, wood, jewellery, paper, fabric painting and printing, quilting, leatherwork, pewter, glasswork, embroidery and mixed media.
Sixty entries will be shortlisted and put forward for final judging. The winners will be announced at an awards evening on June 23, at which all 60 shortlisted entries will be displayed.
This exhibition will remain open to the public for the duration of the annual Innibos National Arts Festival.
Crafters have until April 12 to enter. They simply need to take a photo of their entry – next to a matchbox for size of scale, and either email it to crafts@innibos.co.za or send it to 071 621 3597 via MMS or WhatsApp. There is no entry fee.
Remember to include your name, the town in which you live and your contact details.
Entrants who have not heard from the organisers within 30 days of the closing date must take it as given that they did not make the shortlist for final judging.
The finalists must be available to attend the awards evening on June 23.
For more information WhatsApp Jan Bhuda on 071 621 3597 or email John Anthony Boerma at artaid@lantic.net
