Absa L’Atelier Arts Competition for Young African Artists
L’Atelier is one of Africa’s most lofty workmanship contests. It rewards youthful visual craftsmen matured 21 to 35 with the chance to foster their gifts abroad. A glance through the rundown of past champs will vouch for this.
Application Deadline: 31st May 2022 at 16:00 (CAT)
Qualified Countries: Only craftsmen who are residents or have been conceded extremely durable residency of South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Botswana, Uganda, Mozambique, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Nigeria or Namibia and are as of now living in one of these nations, may enter the opposition. The airfare to the Absa Gallery and the residency in France or South Africa shapes part of the award, and is just from the partaking nations.
About the Award: Building on the stage made throughout recent years, the opposition is proceeding to grow across Africa, opening in various nations, where Barclays Africa has a presence.
The L’Atelier rivalry makes way for roughly 100 youthful craftsmen every year to advance their work by showing at the Absa Gallery, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and having their work reported in a pursued index.
Organization of the opposition
- There are 12 nations that meet all requirements to partake in the Absa L’Atelier craftsmanship contest.
- The 12 nations are haphazardly partitioned into three gatherings of four nations each.
Specialists inside each gathering contend with one another. - There is no contest among the three gatherings – specialists contend inside each gathering as it were.
- Craftsmen are expected to submit one section which comprises of an arrangement of at least four and a limit of five craftsmanships.
- Accommodation of under four and in excess of five fine arts will bring about the craftsman’s quick preclusion.
- Each gathering of four nations will have an alternate gathering of adjudicators.
- A solitary champ will be chosen from every one of the three gatherings of four nations – one victor from Group A, one victor from Group B, and one champ from Group C.
- Absa will then, at that point, bring the entered work of art from every one of the gathering champs to the Absa Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The previously mentioned winning works of art will make up the last show, alongside the Gerard Sekoto Award victor.
- The victor of each gathering will be alluded to as an Absa L’Atelier Ambassador.
Sections
Craftsmen are allowed one single section.
The passage accommodation should be an arrangement of craftsmanships that contains at least four, and a limit of five distinct works of art to make up the portfolio section.
Settlement is done on the passage, which comprises of the arrangement of fine arts.
- All passages should be submitted through the web-based entryway.
- The Absa L’Atelier rivalry entry will open for transferring passages on 1 April 2022.
Sections close on 31 May 2022 at 16:00 (CAT). - No late entries will be acknowledged.
- Settlement is done by means of the internet based gateway.
- An aggregate of 10 (ten) pictures, displaying the craftsman’s entrance, might be transferred.
- While enrolling on the web and transferring work of art, fundamental all fields are finished.
- Inability to finish all fields will bring about a passage being precluded.
- Any craftsman matured 21 to 40 years might enter the opposition.
- All past participants will be expected to reregister on the entryway.
Type: Contest
Qualification:
- The opposition is available to all specialists who are not more youthful than 21 and not more established than 40 in March 2020. On account of craftsmanship understudies, just understudies in their last year of study, who meet the age prerequisites, may take part.
- All prize victors will be expected to take up the award (residency) according to the date referenced in the section subtleties.
- Just craftsmen who are residents or have been conceded extremely durable residency of South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Botswana, Uganda, Mozambique, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Nigeria or Namibia and are as of now living in one of these nations, may enter the opposition. The airfare to the Absa Gallery and the residency in France or South Africa shapes part of the award, and is just from the taking an interest nations.
In the event that data isn’t caught precisely on the framework and any data is absent from the internet based enlistment, the participant will naturally be precluded.
Determination Criteria: The rules for the settlement both at the local and public levels spins around issues of specialized execution, reasonable and topical commitment, newness of imaginative vision inside the setting of African contemporary craftsmanship lastly – and likely the most troublesome component – stylish allure.
Worth of Award: There are four awards for the opposition: The fundamental award for the champ of each gathering, and the Gerard Sekoto Award for a South African participant that keeps on exhibiting development in their craft creation.
Competition terms and conditions
The Absa L’Atelier has through its prizes, and more so recently, focused on how best to support the artist in growing their brand, in teaching these artists the relevant skills that would assist them in building their careers, giving them the opportunities and necessary skills to build their network and collaborate in their art practice, while providing them with an unique platform that would best position them within the visual arts. It is not just about giving the artist’s a large amount of money, but instead, affording them with the relevant skillset to develop and thrive as artists in a forever changing world.
Main prize
The winner from each of the three groups will receive the following:
- The ambassadors to take up their prize concurrently.
- Each ambassador to be provided with a new laptop which would be loaded with the latest Windows and MS Office Package.
- Each ambassador will be provided with sufficient data to connect to the internet enabling them to attend all online sessions.
- The first part of the prize would be divided into two parts.
- For the first part of their prize, the ambassadors will enjoy ten intensive masterclasses, with each masterclass allocated 90 minutes in duration. Virtual platforms allow for the masterclasses to be held with leading experts from across the globe. The participation by the ambassadors in the masterclasses is compulsory. The masterclasses will cover the following topics:
- MC1: Building up an art portfolio
- MC2: Media training
- MC3: Audience development and public relations
- MC4: Fundraising and proposal writing
- MC5: Dealing with Galleries, which would include how to engage with galleries, pricing of artwork, contracts, issues around consignments and developing sale agreements
- MC6: Budgeting and managing your finances
- MC7: Importance of contracts, wills and trusts (including intellectual property)
- MC8: Developing exhibitions within the virtual space
- MC9: Developing, identifying, maintaining and making the most of opportunities in developing your career as an artist.
- MC10: How to maintain and grow relationships with peers, gallerists, curators, donors, buyers and industry leaders.
- For the second part of the prize, the ambassadors are paired with a local leading authority from their respective country within the visual arts who will mentor them over a three-month period. Participation by the ambassadors in the mentoring programme is compulsory. During these sessions the ambassador will work with their mentor towards their group exhibition that will take place in the Absa Gallery at the end of the year and, thereafter, travel to each of the ambassador’s respective countries the following year. All materials required for the putting together of this exhibition will be covered, within reason, by Absa.
- Each ambassador will have an option of taking up a solo exhibition in the Absa Gallery within a five- year period of winning the prize.
- The masterclass, mentoring and collaborative exhibition to take place in 2023.
The Gerard Sekoto Award
The Alliance Française, the Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud and the French Embassy in South Africa are sponsoring the Gerard Sekoto Award for the most promising South African artist who demonstrates continual growth in their work.
This prize consists of a return flight ticket to Paris, three months’ residence in the Cité Internationale des Arts, nationwide touring of exhibitions in France and French language tutoring. The Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris residencies are made available by SANAVA.
Winners are obliged to take up the residency during the period it is offered and may not defer such prize to an alternate date.
If a winner elects not to accept the prize and/or any part thereof and/or is unable to accept same for any reason whatsoever, such prize will be offered to one of the other participants at Absa and its partner’s discretion, with the result that the refusing winner will not receive the prize and/or any part thereof.
The prize and/or any part thereof may not be exchanged for cash, kind and/or otherwise and/or in lieu thereof.
Candidates accept all terms and conditions of entry and by entering the artist acknowledges having read, understood and thus accepted such terms and conditions of submission of their entry to the competition.
The date of residency is April to June 2023.
How to Apply: Interested applicants must go through the Program Webpage (see Link below) for application information BEFORE APPLYING.
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