The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has
announced the 2020 ACT Awards, continuing a 21‑year
tradition of recognising excellence in the South African arts, culture and
creative sector. The 2020 ACT Awards ceremony takes place on Friday, February 21,
2020, at the luxurious boutique hotel and venue, River Meadow Manor, in Irene.
At the ceremony, recipients of the ACT
Lifetime Achievement Awards as well as the ImpACT Award winner and runners-up
will be recognised and given an opportunity to share their experiences in the
sector.
The 2020 ACT Awards are divided into two
segments: the Lifetime Achievement Awards and the ImpACT Awards for Young
Professionals, with the former honouring legends and stalwarts in the sector
and the latter recognising young trailblazers who show promise of having
impactful careers.
A salient element of the ACT Awards is the
presentation of Lifetime Achievement Awards. These prestigious awards honour
arts professionals whose lifelong achievements have contributed significantly
to the enrichment of cultural life in South Africa and whose extraordinary
careers have had a profound and lasting impact on arts, culture and creativity.
The ACT Lifetime Achievement Awards recognise contributions in arts advocacy,
dance, literature, music, theatre and visual arts.
The second and equally important segment of
the ACT Awards are the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals. These recognise
young professionals in the early stages of their careers who show promise of
making meaningful contributions to the sector in the future. The ImpACT Awards
recognise contributions in arts administration, design, music and singing,
theatre and visual arts.
In their history spanning 21 years, the ACT
Awards have honoured the likes of Madosini, Esther Mahlangu, Miriam Makeba,
Gibson Kente, David Goldblatt, the Field Band Foundation, Moving into Dance
Mophatong and many others. This year promises to build on the esteem of the ACT
Awards, with ACT having received outstanding public recommendations for award
recipients at the end of 2019.
The 2020 ACT Awards are being made possible
by partnerships and sponsorships from a number of private and public
organisations committed to providing funding for the sustainable development
and growth of arts, culture and heritage in South Africa. This year, the City
of Johannesburg has partnered with ACT in making the Lifetime Achievement Award
in Arts Advocacy possible, the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights
Organisation (DALRO) sponsors the Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature, the
Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) sponsors the Lifetime
Achievement Award in Music and Nedbank sponsors the Lifetime Achievement Award
in Visual Art. ACT will this year sponsor the Lifetime Achievement Awards in
Theatre and in Dance. Sun International sponsors the ImpACT Awards for Young
Professionals.
For more information visit www.act.org.co.za or click on the ACT
advert alongside this article.
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