Deadline for submissions:
March 5, 2015, at 16h00
Visual artists, once again, have an opportunity to showcase
their talent by participating in the exciting eThekwini Art Prize Competition,
run by the Municipality’s Durban Art Gallery.
Running for the second time, the competition seeks to
identify talented visual artists who can transform the City into an art space
that ordinary citizens can have access to, enjoy and feel inspired by.
Interested artists will be expected to produce and submit
two-dimensional and three-dimensional art pieces that are based on an idea of
an environment that speaks to social cohesion, under the theme Heart Matters. The pieces should promote
ideas of caring, unity and compassion that transcend race, class and gender.
Competition entries must be accompanied by a certified copy
of the artist’s bar-coded South African identity document and an application
form. The forms are obtainable at the Durban Art Gallery, 2nd Floor, City Hall
(Cultural Block entrance), Anton Lembede (former Smith) Street.
Submission deadline is March 5, 2015, at 16h00.
The artist with the winning entry will be commissioned to
create a public art piece (not less than five metres high) that will be
installed at the intersection node of KE Masinga Road and OR Tambo Parade. The
art piece should add to the existing aesthetic appeal of the City. This work
should serve as a major visual anchor that embraces the unique identity of
eThekwini, and make a compelling statement about creativity and art in the age
of numerous global changes, while portraying a socially cohesive environment.
It must also enhance the status of eThekwini as a dominant cultural capital of
the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.
The creation of the art piece should take no longer than
four months and during the period, the artist will receive a monthly stipend
and financial support for operational costs. They will also receive R250,000
prize money after the completion of the public art piece.
Enquiries can be directed to Mduduzi Xakaza on 031 311 2262
or mduduzi.xakaza@durban.gov.za
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