Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition 2024
The Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition invites new and emerging Free State-based artists to enter and take the first step towards being discovered as a new breed of artist. Competition entries for the 2024 New Breed Art Competition opens on 4 September 2024 and closes on 10 September 2024.
Following the successful launch of the competition in 2024, Phatshoane Henney Attorneys, in association with Oliewenhuis Art Museum, invites new and emerging Free State artists to enter the 2024 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition and take the first step towards being discovered as a new breed of artist. The competition and competition prizes provide an excellent platform for Free State artists to showcase their talent and contemporary Free State art, and to benefit from the exposure the competition provides. The competition is open to all South African artists that reside in or are primarily resident in the Free State, are 18 years or older and have not held a solo exhibition at a commercial gallery involving more than 20 works.
WINNERS GROUP EXHIBITION
An exciting new feature of the competition is the addition of a Winners Group Exhibition to be held mid-2024. All competition winners, including Merit Award winners, will automatically qualify for the Winners Group Exhibition to be held at Gallery on Leviseur and which will allow all competition winners to showcase a broader body of their work.
PRIZES
First prize of R50 000
Runner-up prize of R20 000
2 Merit Award prizes of R10 000 each
1 Public Choice Award prize of R10 000
NEW BREED COMPETITION AND THE ARTIST
WINNERS GROUP EXHIBITION
An exciting new feature of the competition is the addition of a Winners Group Exhibition to be held mid-2024. All competition winners, including Merit Award winners, will automatically qualify for the Winners Group Exhibition to be held at Gallery on Leviseur and which will allow all competition winners to showcase a broader body of their work.
PRIZES
First prize of R50 000
Runner-up prize of R20 000
2 Merit Award prizes of R10 000 each
1 Public Choice Award prize of R10 000
NEW BREED COMPETITION AND THE ARTIST
- The competition seeks to identify new and emerging Free State-based artists and to provide a comprehensive platform for exposure, recognition and awareness of local artists to showcase the diversity and talent that is on offer in the Province.
- In addition to substantial prize money the competition will provide national marketing exposure to and awareness of selected and winning artists.
- Selected works will form part of a public exhibition in the Main Building at Oliewenhuis Art Museum from 5 October to 19 November 2024.
- Selected artists will be featured on the official competition website of Phatshoane Henney Attorneys at www.phinc.co.za/art.
- A Public Choice nomination category will allow general public involvement and exposure of artists.
- Competition winners and selected artists will be featured in Phatshoane Henney Attorneys’ monthly newsletters reaching South Africa’s top corporate, institutional and governmental clients for 12 months following the competition.
- Competition winners and selected artists will be featured in the 2024 Calendar of Phatshoane Henney Attorneys circulated to its top clients.
Closing date for entries 10 Sept 2024
Notification of selected artists 18 – 22 Sept 2024
ENQUIRIES
Competition Coordinator:
Magdel Louw
Tel: 051 400 4085
Email: art@phinc.co.za
Oliewenhuis Art Museum:
Ester le Roux
Tel: 051 011 0525 (ext 611)
Email: oliewen@nasmus.co.za
The complete competition rules of participation and terms and conditions can be found in the competition Entry Form.