Every year is a celebration of the power of these collaborations but, as BASA CEO Ashraf Johaardien notes, this year they are more important than ever: “As the country and the world try to navigate uncharted territory, and we attempt to reboot following the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s critical that we focus on stories that matter, and that we continue to offer this platform for acknowledging achievements and showcasing successes.
This year’s theme – INDELIBLE – recognises these partnerships and their endurance, and we are thrilled to announce the 20 finalists in this year’s seven Awards’ categories,” he adds.
(Right: BASA CEO Ashraf Johaardien. Pic by Jan Potgieter)
The Beyond Borders Partnership Award
The Beyond Borders Partnership Award
recognises a partnership that builds brand reputation and audiences for both
the business and arts partners across borders, through a project showcasing
South Africa to the rest of the continent and/or overseas, or bringing
international or intercontinental arts projects to South Africa.
The finalists are:
-The French Institute of South Africa (on
behalf of TOTAL SA) / IFAS / Friends of The Johannesburg Art Gallery / Johannesburg
Art Gallery / La Cité internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l'image for The
Art of Comics;
-French bandes desinées & SA Comics in
Conversation; Fundación Otro Sur / Electric South for African Virtual Reality
Showcase in Columbia, and NIKE, Inc. / Mother Tongue Collective (Pty) Ltd (t/a
Karabo Poppy) for Nike By Karabo Poppy.
The Community Development Award
The Community Development Award recognises
business support for arts and culture projects enhancing their communities,
whether through education, skills development, contributing to livelihoods or
employment, tourism, or other growth opportunities in a community.
The finalists are:
-MTN SA Foundation / Imbali Visual Literacy
Project for Roll-out and Teachers’ Workshops for Imbali Artbooks: Adventuring
into Art;
-Nando’s / Constitution Hill for Basha
Uhuru Freedom Festival,
-V&A Waterfront / NGOs in different
communities across South Africa and Africa for Joy from Africa to the World.
The
Innovation Award
The Innovation Award celebrates the most
innovative, cutting-edge and progressive partnership that served all partners’
purposes effectively. These breakthrough projects and partnerships should
demonstrate great creativity, originality, reinvention, new methodologies, or
technological/digital innovation. The finalists are:
-The French Institute of South Africa (on
behalf of TOTAL SA) / IFAS / Friends of The Johannesburg Art Gallery /
Johannesburg Art Gallery / La Cité internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de
l'image for The Art of Comics
-French bandes desinées & SA Comics in
Conversation; Intsikelelo Inc. / Baz-Art NPO for Virtual Street Art Experience;
-NIKE, Inc. / Mother Tongue Collective
(Pty) Ltd (t/a Karabo Poppy) for Nike By Karabo Poppy,
-V&A Waterfront / NGOs in different
communities across South Africa and Africa for Joy from Africa to the World.
The
Long-Term Partnership Award
The Long-Term Partnership Award recognises
outstanding initiative and commitment to the arts over a longer period (at
least one year), as an integral part of the business’ strategy. The value to
the arts project, the broader community and the business, must be apparent. The
finalists are:
-MTN SA Foundation / Imbali Visual Literacy
Project for Roll-out and Teachers’ Workshops for Imbali Artbooks: Adventuring
into Art;
-Standard Bank of South Africa Limited /
National Arts Festival for The Standard Bank Young Artist Awards, and
-Standard Bank of South Africa Limited /
University of the Witwatersrand / Wits Art Museum for The Standard Bank African
Art Collection.
SMME
Award
The SMME Award recognises vital support
given to the arts by a micro, small or medium enterprise, with up to 200
hundred full-time employees and an annual turnover of no more than R10m. The
finalists are:
-Intsikelelo Inc. / Baz-Art NPO for Virtual
Street Art Experience;
-J&B PRINTERS / Highway Radio for
Annual Youth Concert,
-The Marimba Workshop (Pty) Ltd / Education
Africa for International Marimba and Steelpan Festival.
Sponsorship
In-Kind Award
The Sponsorship In-Kind Award acknowledges
a business giving quantifiable and impactful non-monetary support to the arts.
This may be through in-kind provision of equipment, materials, media or PR
support, space, transportation travel, or any other products or services. The
finalists are:
-Fundación Otro Sur / Electric South for
African Virtual Reality showcase in Colombia;
-J&B PRINTERS / Highway Radio for
Annual Youth Concert,
-The Marimba Workshop (Pty) Ltd / Education
Africa for International Marimba and Steelpan Festival.
First-Time
Sponsor Award
The First-Time Sponsor Award is for a
business supporting the arts for the first time, irrespective of size, budget,
and whether it is through corporate social investment, marketing, human
resources, B-BBEE, or other means. An outright winner will be announced in this
category.
Winners will be announced virtually via an
integrated online experience available to the public from November 19, 2020, at
www.basa.co.za
To link direct to the BASA website, click
on the advert to the right of this article or visit www.basa.co.za
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