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Friday, August 3, 2018

KZN ARTISTS UP FOR SASOL NEW SIGNATURES SELECTION


(Work by Rory Klopper. Photograph by Niamh Walsh-Vorster)

Nine works by seven KZN artists have been selected for national judging in Pretoria for Sasol New Signatures art competition.

The final round of judging takes place at the Pretoria Art Museum on August 8, 2018. The winner of the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition will be announced on August 29 at a gala event, after which the winning works will be displayed at the prestigious Pretoria Art Museum from August 30 to October 7, 2018. The winner will receive R100,000 and a solo exhibition at next year’s exhibition, with the runner up winning R25,000 and the five merit award winners receiving R10,000 each.

The artists include Levi Arrikum; Ntuthuko Buthelezi; Rory Klopper (2 works); Sthenjwa Luthuli; Thando Mkhabisi (2 works); Mikhail Peppas, and Kenneth Shandu.