Deadline: September
6, 2015
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) reminds all interested
parties that entries for the much anticipated annual ImpACT Awards close on September
6, 2015.
ACT – in partnership with Sun International - will host
the ceremony to recognize and celebrate excellence within the arts, culture and
creative sectors in South Africa. They are inviting the public to nominate
eligible young professionals for this year’s awards.
The awards have gained traction and national acclaim
throughout the industry since their establishment in 1998. The ImpACT Awards
are presented to individuals under the age of 30 and companies or organisations
operating in South Africa that fall in the first five years of their
professional careers.
In addition, this year ACT is introducing the dance
category - which makes it a total of five categories in which young
professional artists will be honoured with the prestigious ImpACT Awards.
The ImpACT Awards are presented in five broad arts
categories with selected disciplines being eligible for consideration in each
one. The public is given until September 6, 2015, to nominate young
professionals for the following categories:
- Visual Art - Artists working in the mediums of Fine
Art, Sculpting, Public Installations and Photography are eligible for
nomination.
- Theatre - Artists practicing the disciplines Acting,
Directing and Writing for Theatre, Musical Theatre and Physical Theatre are
eligible for nomination.
- Music & Singing - Classical, Contemporary, Hip Hop,
traditional, and Jazz musicians as well as music composers, producers,
musicians and singers from other spheres are eligible for nomination.
- Design - Artists working in the areas of Craft, Jewellery,
Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Arts-based Web Design are eligible for
nomination.
- Dance – Trained contemporary, traditional, African,
ballet and other dancers and choreographers are eligible for nomination.
“The ImpACT awards for Young Professionals is ACT's way
of honouring those artists who produce extraordinary and cutting-edge work.
They are those professionals who move us in ways we never imagined possible. We
hope that this kind of acknowledgement encourages them to continue pushing
boundaries and that in years to come, they will join the ranks of Lifetime
Achievement winners we so admire for the game-changing work they do,” says ACT
CEO Pieter Jacobs.
Winners will receive a cash prize of R2,000, a
certificate, a spread in Creative Feel Magazine worth over R30,000 and
additional PR opportunities that will be generated through the ACT Awards.
Furthermore, ImpACT Award recipients will get ongoing backing from ACT in the
form of promotional support in their professional careers.
Some of the previous ImpACT winners include The Muffinz,
Blessing Ngobeni, Phillip Dikotla, Bambo Sibiya, Camron Andrews, Motlaji
Ditodi, Ozlo Clothing Store, Bevan de Wet, Poorvi Bhana, Nomfundo Xaluva, Thabo
Makhetha Designs, Kyla Davis and Jade Bowers.
Finalists will be announced at three media briefings that
will take place in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, respectively, in
September. 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 2015.
To submit nominations follow the link http://tinyurl.com/lc29a66 or visit http://www.act.org.za/programmes/awards.html
Featuring prominently as part of the ACT Awards are the
prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. These awards are awarded to deserving
individuals who have made a profound impact and who have contributed
significantly to the enrichment of the arts and culture environment in South
Africa during their lives. The categories for Lifetime Achievement Awards are
Visual Arts, Theatre, Arts Advocacy, Music and Literature.
The 2015 ImpACT Awards are presented in partnership with
the Distell Foundation and Sun International. The ACT Lifetime Achievement
Awards are presented in partnership with Nedbank Arts Affinity, Media24 Books,
DALRO, JTI, Creativefeel Magazine and SAMRO.
For more information about the Arts & Culture Trust
(ACT) visit www.act.org.za
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