The panel of judges
adjudicating the 2013 Arts & Culture Trust ImpACT Awards for Young
Professionals will be ACT Ambassador and creative professional Brenda
Sakellarides and judges Gita Pather, Director of Wits Theatre; Steven Sack,
arts administrator extraordinaire and director of the Origins Centre; Usha
Seejarim, conceptual visual and public artist; Sifiso Kweyama,
dancer/choreographer and company manager of Moving Into Dance and Concord
Nkabinde, 2006 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz, bass guitarist.
“It is a significant achievement to receive
an affirmation of this nature within the first five years of professional life.
It holds both a responsibility and an impetus to continue making a difference
and making an impact. If our previous ImpACT winners are the yardstick, then
our future is in very safe creative hands. As a sector we must make sure that
we actively engage with these energetic shape shifters." says Brenda
Sakellarides, Chairperson of the judging panel.
Public nominations for the ImpACT Awards
for Young Professionals, sponsored by the Distell Foundation, may be submitted
in the following four categories: Visual Art, Theatre, Music & Singing and
Design. These awards are presented annually to honour young artists who have
reached a professional standing in their discipline, and are within the first
five years of their professional careers.
Nominations are open until August 2, 2013.
Winners of ImpACT Awards are selected by the independent panel of judges and
will be announced at the Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in
Johannesburg in November 2013.
To submit nominations, visit 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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