LITHUBA LAKHO: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
Supporting our Eastern Cape Visual Creatives
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited artists and crafters to submit works for the exhibition, LITHUBA LAKHO: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE.
This unique exhibition will open at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum for the Mandela Bay Arts Festival on 20 February 2025 at 17:00pm and will be on show until 22 March 2025.
This year the exhibition was extended to celebrate visual art alongside to craft made by artists living and working in the Eastern Cape.
Visual art - work that has an emotional impact and expresses a unique vision, idea, or feelings. The emphasis will be on looking for work that tells the unique story through a well-executed medium of visual art.
Craft – shows the mastery of a tangible skill, is utilitarian in nature and we will focus on goods which are functional and service a purpose and/or relate to interior design. The emphasis will be on the visual impact of the material and method. The entrant can select under which category they will submit each work.
PRIZES AND CATALOGUE
A top prize of R 15 000 will be awarded in both the VISUAL ART and CRAFT submissions.
Second prize winner in both the VISUAL ART and CRAFT will receive prize money of R 10 000 each. Third prize winner for both VISUAL ART and CRAFT will receive R 5000 each.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue promoting the selected top 10 works.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Nomabaso Bedeshe on cell: 079 694 0618 and email: nbedeshe@mandelametro.gov.za
Emma O' Brien on cell: 079 490 0690 and email: eobrien@mandelametro.gov.za
Athenkosi Baliso no cell: 0833963473 and email: abaliso@ecdc.co.za
Masimzukise Jack no cell: 0635021051 and email: mjack@ecdc.co.za |