Entries are now officially open for the annual Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2022. Being the longest-running competition of its kind in South Africa.
Sasol New Signatures plays a pivotal role in unearthing new South African talent and providing a platform from which emerging artists can launch their artistic careers.
Chairperson, Sasol New Signatures, Pfunzo Sidogi said: “As the leading art competition for emerging artists in South Africa, Sasol New Signatures has embraced the challenge of being more than another art event. In the same way that truly great art transcends creativity and imagination, the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition is an opportunity for artists, audiences, and society at large to rethink and reimagine their world. But it all begins with an artwork. We therefore invite all eligible artists to submit entries for the 2022 edition of the competition. We invite you to showcase your boundless creativity.”
This annual competition is open to all South African artists over 18 years who have not yet held a solo exhibition. Artists who have held a solo exhibition for academic purposes (a Master’s degree exhibition) are allowed to enter. Artists can submit up to 2 artworks in all artistic mediums, including photography, performance art, video and installations.
‘‘Art Beyond Imagination’ is a celebration of the borderless human consciousness, the boundless skill and infinite vision of the artist, and the limitless inspirational power of art. This moniker embodies the values and essence of both Sasol and the 2022 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. Sasol is more than a business and the Sasol New Signatures is more than a competition,” added Sidogi.
Go beyond your imagination by entering the 2022 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition at one of several collection points across the country on Tuesday, 7 June and Wednesday, 8 June from 10:00 and 16:00.
The winner of the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition will be announced on Wednesday, 24 August 2022. The winner will receive R100 000 and a solo exhibition at next year’s exhibition. The winning works will also be displayed at the Pretoria Art Museum from Thursday, 25 August to 2 October 2022. The runner up will receive R25 000 and the five merit award winners will each walk away with R10 000.
The 2021 Sasol New Signatures winner and multidisciplinary artist, Andrea du Plessis will hold her first solo exhibition within the official Sasol New Signatures 2022 exhibition. The exhibition is titled Supernature: Simulacra.
