Absa L’Atelier Art competition 2023 For African Artists.
DEADLINE : 31 May 2023
Important notice:
The 2023 competition is open for entries from 1 April to 31 May 2023. For inspiration, explore the gallery to see the former winning artists and their winning artworks.
Format of the competition
There are 12 countries that qualify to take part in the Absa L’Atelier.
After receiving the entries, the 12 countries are randomly divided into three groups of four countries each.
Artists within each group compete against each other.
There is no competition among the three groups – artists compete within each group only.
Artists are required to submit one entry that consists of a portfolio of work of a minimum of four and a maximum of five artworks.
Submission of less than four and more than five artworks will result in the artist’s immediate disqualification.
Each group of four countries will have a different group of adjudicators.
A single winner will be selected from each of the three groups of four countries – one winner from Group A, one winner from Group B, and one winner from Group C.
Absa will exhibit artwork from each of the group winners in the Absa Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the announcement of the winners.
The abovementioned winning artworks will make up the final exhibition, along with the Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award winner.
The winner of each group will be referred to as an Absa L’Atelier Ambassador.
Competition
The prizes
There are four prizes for the competition:
The main prize for the winner of each Group; and
The Absa Latelier Gerard Sekoto Award for a South African entrant that continues to demonstrate growth in their art production.
Competition terms and conditions
The Absa Latelier, through its prizes focuses on how best to support the artist in growing their brand and in equipping artists with the relevant skills needed to build their careers. The competition also gives artists opportunities to build their network and collaborate in their art practice, while providing them with a unique platform that would best position them within the visual arts industry.
Main prize
The winner from each of the three groups will receive the following:
The Ambassadors must take up their prizes concurrently.
Each Ambassador to be provided with a new laptop, which is loaded with the latest Windows and MS Office Package.
The first part of the prize will be divided into two parts.
For the first part of their prize, the Ambassadors will enjoy 10 intensive masterclasses from February to July 2024.
Each masterclass is 120 minutes. Virtual platforms allow for the masterclasses to be held with leading experts from across the globe. It is compulsory for the Ambassadors to participate in the masterclasses.
The masterclasses will cover the following topics:
MC1: Mental wellness
MC2: Financial wellness
MC3: Legal wellbeing
MC4: Developing your career as an artist and brand
MC5: Media training and presence
MC6: Building and managing an art portfolio
MC7: Art of negotiating and conflict resolution
MC8: Fundraising and proposal writing
MC9: Art professionalism
MC10: Artist residencies.
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 four-month period (June to September 2024).
Participation by the Ambassadors in the mentoring programme is compulsory.
During these sessions the Ambassador will work with their mentor towards a collaborative exhibition with their fellow Ambassadors that will take place in the Absa Gallery in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of 2024 and, thereafter in 2025, travel to each of the Ambassador’s respective countries the following year. The hosting gallery in the artist’s country will be identified by Absa and its partners.
If the Ambassador is a South African artist, the exhibition will not travel to another South African venue.
All materials required for the production of the collaborativeexhibition, including the framing of the artworks, will be covered up to a maximum value of R70,000 by Absa.
The Ambassador will be required to be physically present for the opening of the exhibition at the respective venues, Absa shall cover all travel expenses within reason.
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. All material required for the production of the solo exhibition, as well as the framing of the artworks, will be covered up to a maximum value of R100,000 by Absa. It will be at Absa’s discretion whether this exhibition will then travel to the artists host country post its showing in the Absa Gallery. The hosting gallery in the artist’s country will be identified by Absa and its partners. If the Ambassador is a South African artist, the exhibition will not travel to another South African venue. The Ambassador will be required to be physically present for the opening of their exhibition, Absa shall cover all travel expenses within reason to get the Ambassador to the opening.
The masterclass, mentoring and collaborative exhibition to take place in 2024.
The prize and/or any part thereof may not be exchanged for cash, in-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.
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.
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