IMPACT AWARDS

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards are held annually in recognition and celebration of excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.

Since 1998 the ACT Awards have recognised more than 300 individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to cultural life in South Africa. A prominent element of the ACT Awards is the presentation of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement awards for Theatre, Music, Visual Art and Literature. Lifetime Achievement Award winners are nominated and selected by the ACT Board of Trustees.

Four ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals are awarded to honour young professional artists that have reached some professional standing in their discipline and are within the first three years of their professional careers.

ImpACT Awards are presented in four broad arts categories with selected disciplines being eligible for consideration in each. Public nominations, in the following categories, are open:

ImpACT Award for Visual Art: Artists working in the mediums of Fine Art, Sculpting, Public Installations and Photography.

ImpACT Award for Theatre: Artists practising the disciplines of Dance, Acting, Writing for Theatre, Musical Theatre and Physical Theatre.

ImpACT Award for Music & Singing: Classical, Contemporary and Jazz musicians and singers are.

ImpACT Award for Design: Artists working in the areas of Craft, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Arts-based Web Design.

Winners of ImpACT Awards are selected by an independent panel of judges and will be announced at the Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Johannesburg in November 2012.

ACT is open for nominations for the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals until August 31, 2012. For more information regarding the criteria or to submit a nomination, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/dx49gh6 or https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGVJN08zU1JadGpHRjNzZElncjlmZ1E6MQ

The ACT Awards 2012 is presented in association with the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO), Media24 Books, the Vodacom Foundation and is supported by the Distell Foundation and Classicfeel Magazine.For more information about the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) visit www.act.org.za