One of South Africa’s leading auction
houses, Stephan Welz & Co., is throwing its weight behind the upcoming 16th
Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American.
The company has announced a three-year
agreement with Business and Arts South Africa to sponsor the Long Term
Partnership Award. This year’s event takes place on August 26 at the
Johannesburg City Hall.
Commenting on their decision to sponsor the
Long Term Partnership category, Alan Demby, Chairman of Stephan Welz & Co.
said, “One of the major reasons behind our recent purchase of this company was
that it was established 45 years ago, making it the market leader. Brands are
built up over time and companies such as Stephan Welz & Co and the South
African Gold Coin Exchange, which have survived and thrived through thick and
thin, have a legacy. When trust and confidence are the catchwords, gold - with
a 6000 year track record - is a clear winner.
Art, as with coins and other collectables,
gives much pleasure over time. In many instances, time favours the value of
collections, giving you double pleasure.
We are happy to be associated with the Long
Term Award, as collectors also have a long term approach to their hobbies and
collections. Because of this, collectors may profit more than investors. Time
heals, even making the out-of-favour and discarded artists who are often ahead
of their time... the ultimate heroes.”
Business and Arts South Africa CEO, Michelle
Constant adds, “We are delighted to welcome Stephan Welz & Co to the BASA
Awards. It’s always good news when a business sees the value of supporting
South Africa’s only awards celebrating business and the arts partnerships -
especially in a category that recognises relationships built over a sustained
timeframe.”
Nominees for the Long Term Partnership
Award at the 16th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American,
represent the many different ways in which business can engage with an arts
project over a significant period of time. The award celebrates a company which
has significantly developed and expanded its commitment to an arts project over
three years or longer, and can demonstrate the value to the arts project, the
broader community and the business.
PPC has been nominated for the PPC Cement
Young Concrete Sculptor Awards, RMB is in the running for its support of the
Instrumental Training and Development project, Absa has earned a nomination for
the ABSA Intensive Film Training, while ArcelorMittal South Africa is a nominee
for its work with the Southern Guild Collectable Design Gallery.
In 2012 the Long Term Partnership Award was
won by Sasol for the Sasol New Signature Art Competition – which Sasol has been
sponsoring since 1990.
With an increase in entries to the 16th
Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, as well as an
impressive and diverse list of nominees in 12 categories, this year’s awards
are set to be a landmark event on South Africa’s business and arts calendar.
For more information call the BASA offices
on 011 447 2295 or e-mail info@basa.co.za
or visit www.basa.co.za
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