Sasol New Signatures Art Competition : sasolsignatures.co.za

Organization : Sasol New Signatures
Competition Name : Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
Applicable For : South Africa’s Artistic Talent
Competition Deadline : 30 June 2017
Prize : R100 000

Website : http://www.sasolsignatures.co.za/
Entry Form : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/7389-SNSEntryFrom.pdf

Sasol New Signatures Art Competition :

** Discovering and promoting South Africa’s artistic talent is at the very heart of Sasol New Signatures Art Competition.

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** Being the longest running competition of its kind in South Africa, Sasol New Signatures has played a pivotal role over the years in unearthing local artists and promoting them to the art-loving public.

** This year’s competition intends to remain true to this legacy by looking for those hidden artists that want to break into the mainstream.
** Held annually in partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria, the competition is open to all South African artists who are 18 years and older, who have not yet held a solo exhibition.

** A solo exhibition entails a body of work of at least 20 works exhibited in a commercial gallery.
** Artists can submit their artworks in all artistic mediums – painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, performance art, video and installations.

** As part of the competition, there will be Information Sessions taking place across the country from end-April.
** The purpose of these sessions is to educate emerging artists on how they can produce and submit winning work, thereby contributing to improving the quality of entries every year.

Call for entries :
** Discovering and promoting South Africa’s artistic talent is at the very heart of Sasol New Signatures Art Competition.

** Being the longest running competition of its kind in South Africa, Sasol New Signatures has played a pivotal role over the years in unearthing local artists and promoting them to the art-loving public.

** This year’s competition intends to remain true to this legacy by looking for those hidden artists that want to break into the mainstream.
** Do you have what it takes to be discovered and become the next Sasol New Signatures winner? Enter now.

How to enter ?
** Download the editable entry form
** Complete your details, print and sign the entry form
** Submit your entry form, supporting documentation, and artwork/s, at our dedicated collection points

Prizes :
First prize : R100 000 and an opportunity of a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum
Runner-up: R25 000
Five Merit awards: R10 000 each

Conditions of entry :
** Entrants are to take careful note of the following conditions.
** Non-compliance will result in disqualification.

Who may enter?
1. Emerging artists who are 18 years or older who have not yet held a *solo exhibition, except for academic purposes (*solo exhibition: a body of work of at least 20 works in a commercial gallery).

2. Only artists who are permanent residents in South Africa may participate in the competition.

3. All entries must be accompanied by the following documentation :
** A completed and signed entry form
** A copy of the artist’s Identity Document or Permit of Permanent Residence
** Colour photograph of the work (for reference only)

** Biography of no longer than 250 words
** Conceptual statement/synopsis of no longer than 250 words that outlines the central idea of the work
** Assembly, maintenance and disassembling instructions (if applicable)

Collection Points :
** Entries must be submitted to one of the following collection points on Thursday, 29 June 2017 and Friday, 30 June 2017. No entries will be received before or after these dates, or outside the hours of 10h00 and 16h00.

Bloemfontein :
Oliewenhuis Art Museum,
16 Harry Smith Street,
Bloemfontein
Tel: 051 447 9609

Cape Town :
WHOW Studios,
2 Ixia Street,
Durbanville,
Cape Town
Tel: 021 976 6784

Durban :
KZNSA Gallery,
166 Bulwer Road,
Glenwood, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705

East London :
Ann Bryant Art Gallery,
9 St Mark Road,
Southernwood,
East London
Tel: 043 722 4044

Johannesburg :
Sasol Place,
50 Katherine Street,
Sandton,
Johannesburg
Tel: 010 344 5341

Port Elizabeth :
Quad Gallery,
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,
School of Music,
Art & Design,
Faculty of Arts,
North Campus, Summerstrand,
University Way,
Port Elizabeth
Tel: 041 504 3256

Pretoria :
Pretoria Art Museum,
corner Francis Baard (previously Schoeman) and
Wessels Streets,
Arcadia Park, Pretoria
Tel : 012 358 6750