Deadline: August 8 2014.
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
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 allocated by the ACT
Board of Trustees. Additionally, four ImpACT Awards are awarded annually to
honour young professional artists whose work has made an impact within the
first five 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 are now open in the following categories:
ImpACT Award for Visual Art - Artists
working in the mediums of Fine Art, Sculpting, Public Installations and
Photography are eligible for nomination.
ImpACT Award for Theatre - Artists
practicing the disciplines of Dance, Acting, Writing for Theatre, Musical
Theatre and Physical Theatre are eligible for nomination.
ImpACT Award for Music & Singing -
Classical, Contemporary and Jazz composers, musicians and singers are eligible
for nomination.
ImpACT Award for Design - Artists working
in the areas of Craft, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Arts-based Web Design
are eligible for nomination.
“We would like to encourage nominations for
young creatives from around the country. At what is often a crucial time in
their careers, it’s vital for both the artists and the industry that those who
are deserving of the recognition - particularly those who are based in areas
where opportunities may be limited - receive the boost that an Award like this
can help provide.” says ACT CEO Pieter Jacobs.
ACT is open for nominations for the ImpACT
Awards for Young Professionals until August 8, 2014. 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 2014.
Follow the link to submit nominations: http://tinyurl.com/lc29a66 or www.act.org.za/programmes/awards.html
The 2014 ImpACT Awards are presented in
partnership with the Distell Foundation. Previous ImpACT Award winners include
The Muffinz, Motlatji Ditodi, Phillip Dikotla, Blessing Ngobeni, Camron
Andrews, Bambo Sibiya and Ozlo Clothing Store.
For more information about the Arts &
Culture Trust (ACT) visit www.act.org.za
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