The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) invites
nominations for its ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals, which are presented
as part of their annual Awards Ceremony held in recognition and celebration of
excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
Since 1998, the ACT Awards have recognised
more than 350 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 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.
As part of the Awards, four ImpACT Awards
are awarded annually to honour young artists that have reached some
professional standing in their discipline, and are within the first five years
of their professional careers. They are presented in four broad arts categories
with selected disciplines being eligible for consideration in each. Public
nominations are now open in the following categories:
Visual Art - artists working in the mediums
of Fine Art, Sculpting, Public Installations and Photography
Theatre - Artists practicing the
disciplines of Dance, Acting, Writing for Theatre, Musical Theatre and Physical
Theatre
Music & Singing - Classical,
Contemporary and Jazz composers, musicians and singers
Design - Artists working in the areas of
Craft, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Arts-based Web Design.
ACT is open for nominations for the ImpACT
Awards for Young Professionals until August 31, 2013. 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.
To submit nominations follow the link: http://tinyurl.com/oh9o5po or http://www.act.org.za/programmes_awards.htm?yearArchive=&category=ACT%20Awards
The 2013 ACT Awards ceremony 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, CLASSICfeel
Magazine and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
For more information about the Arts &
Culture Trust (ACT) visit www.act.org.za
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