The search has begun for South Africa’s new artistic talent in the annual Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2024. The competition has served as a symbol for unrestricted creativity and artistic exploration in the country’s Visual Arts community for 34 years.
The slogan for the Sasol New Signatures 2024 campaign is Articulate. The concept celebrates the universal human desire for self-expression and connection and showcases how art can transcend barriers of language, culture, time, and background, allowing emerging artists to express their ideas and connect with others in infinite ways.
An exciting development for 2024 is the addition of a new collection point in Potchefstroom. This will give emerging artists from the greater North-West Province region an avenue to showcase their talent and underscores the competition’s commitment to developing and celebrating the visual arts in all parts of the country.
The competition welcomes entries from all South African artists of 18 years and older who have not yet had a solo exhibition. Artists who have had a solo exhibition for academic purposes (such as a Master’s degree exhibition) are also eligible to enter. Entries are accepted in various artistic mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video art, and installations. Artists are invited to submit artworks crafted in unique styles and unconventional techniques that defy traditional boundaries and expectations.
Potential entrants are encouraged to access the wealth of knowledge and information available on the Sasol New Signatures website to ensure that competition requirements and standards are met. Over the coming weeks, Pfunzo Sidogi (Chairperson) and Cate Terblanche (Sasol Art Curator) will host informative online sessions in which they discuss various important aspects relating to the competition, and artmaking in general. Accompanying downloadable fact sheets and other resources are available on the website to assist entrants in submitting their artworks.
The winners of the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition will be announced on Wednesday, 4 September 2024. The winner will receive R100 000 and the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at next year’s exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. The runner-up will receive R25 000, and the five merit award winners will each walk away with R10 000.
Entries for the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition can be submitted at one of several collection points across the country on Tuesday, 4 June and Wednesday, 5 June between 10:00 to 16:00.
- Johannesburg
Sasol Place, 50 Katherine Street, Wierda Valley, Sandton
Tel: 010 344 5000 (Sasol Place Main Reception)
Email: art@sasol.com - Cape Town
Art B Gallery, Library Centre, Carl van Aswegen Street, Bellville, Cape Town
Tel: 021 444 6500
Email: artb@artb.co.za - Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Art on Target, 2 Target Kloof Road, Essexvale, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Tel: 041 373 3334
Email: info@artontarget.co.za - Pretoria
Pretoria Art Museum, corner Francis Baard and Wessels Streets, Arcadia Park, Pretoria
Tel: 012 358 6750
Email: artspta@mweb.co.za - Bloemfontein
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, 16 Harry Smith Street, Bloemfontein
Tel: 051 447 9609
Email: education@nasmus.co.za - Durban
KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
Email: gallery@kznsagallery.co.za - Polokwane
The Polokwane Art Museum, Library Gardens, corner Grobler & Hans van Rensburg Street, Polokwane
Tel: 015 290 2578/9
Email: AmosL@polokwane.gov.za - Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom Museum, C/o Sol Plaatjie & Wolmarans Street, Potchefstroom
Cell: 071 331 7029 / 082 397 9367
Email: potchkuns@gmail.com
For more information
www.sasolsignatures.co.za or contact Nandi Hilliard from the Association of Arts Pretoria on 012 346 3100, 083 288 5117 or artspta@mweb.co.za.
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