Collection points
Title: ...........................................................................................................
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Postal address:
Bloemfontein:
Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery,
Sasol Library Building, University Campus,
University of the Free State
Attention: Angela de Jesus or Robbie Millard
Tel: 051 401 2706
East London:
Ann Bryant Gallery
9 St Marks Road, Southernwood
Attention: Leon du Preez or Terry Flynn
Tel: 043 722 4044
Johannesburg:
Absa Gallery, Absa Towers North,
161 Main Street
Attention: Paul Bayliss or Stephan Erasmus
Tel: 011 350 3003/350 5139
Nelspruit:
Mica
Shop 1
Crossing Centre
Attention: Hannes Scholtz
Tel: 013 755 4848
Polokwane:
Polokwane Art Museum, Library Gardens
Hans van Rensburg Street, Polokwane
Attention: Amos Letsoalo
Tel: 015 290 2177
Port Elizabeth:
NMMU (Previously Port Elizabeth Technikon) North Campus
Gordham Avenue, off University Way, Summerstrand
Attention: Sue Hoppe
Tel: 041 504 3256 or 041 504 3247
Pretoria:
Association of Arts Pretoria,
173 Mackie Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk
Attention: Pieter van Heerden
Tel: 012 346 3110
Thohoyandou:
Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre
Attention: Nndoweni Malala
Tel: 076 323 5211
Absa Bank Ltd, Reg No 1986/004794/06. Authorised Financial Services Provider.
Registered Credit Provider Reg No NCRCP7.
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Residential address:
Graphic prints – number printed:
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Postcode:
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Number of prints available:
A picture of artwork to be attached
Postcode:
Title: ...........................................................................................................
Briefly describe the work of art: (max. 150 words):
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Cellphone:
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E-mail address:
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Date of birth:
(Certified copy of Identity Document to be attached)
Qualifications:
Graphic prints – number printed:
Number of prints available:
Income per annum:
A picture of artwork to be attached
A comprehensive curriculum vitae, no longer than one A4 page, must be
attached to this entry form.
Title: ...........................................................................................................
I hereby agree to abide by the conditions of entry.
Medium: ......................................................................................................
Signature:
Date:
Regional centre where works of art are submitted:
(please print) Name of person who received them
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Durban:
artSPACE
3 Millar Road, Stamford Hill
Attention: Karen Bradka
Tel: 031 312 0793
Selling price (excluding commission and VAT):
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New york,PARIS
Briefly describe the work of art: (max. 150 words):
Surname: .................................................................................................
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ABSA L’ATELIER
ART COMPETITION
ENTRY FORM
2013
Bellville:
art.b
The Arts Association of Bellville,
Library Centre, Carel van Aswegen Street
Attention: Nikita Campbell
Tel: 021 918 2287
Number of prints available:
A picture of artwork to be attached
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Entries are invited for the Absa
L’Atelier art competition
The Absa L’Atelier is South Africa’s most prestigious art competition.
It rewards young artists between the ages of 21 and 35 with the opportunity
to develop their talents abroad. A look through the list of previous winners
will testify to this.
access to the American Association of Museums (AAM) card, which
allows the resident free access to most museums in New York City. The
prize includes return flights to and from New York City and $35.00
per day stipend and an additional R2 000 will be paid by Absa to the
artist for sundry expenses. Upon return from the residency, the artist is
required to have a solo exhibition in the Absa Gallery, which must be
completed within a year of his/her return from the residency. There is a
possibility that this exhibition will also travel. The artist may not during
this period exhibit with another gallery in a solo exhibition. Existing
Fellows of the Ampersand Foundation will not qualify for this prize.
The Absa L’Atelier art competition is run in conjunction with the South
African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA).
2. Merit Award Prize
A number of changes have been implemented for the 2013 competition.
The Sylt Foundation Residency
Enter between 4 - 8 March 2013.
Prizes
Four prizes will be made available: First prize, two merit award prize
prizes
and the Gerard Sekoto Award for the most promising artist.
First Prize:
The overall winner receives R125 000 in total from Absa, as well as a
return air ticket to Paris, France. The prize money must be used for time
of study of at least three months, but not more than six months, in the
studio apartment purchased for this purpose at the Cité Internationale
des Arts. The money will be made available when the winner leaves for
Paris. Upon return to South Africa, the artist is required to have a solo
exhibition in the Absa Gallery that must be done within a year of
his/her return from the residency. There is a possibility that this
exhibition will also travel. The artist may not during this period exhibit
with another gallery in a solo exhibition.
Gerard Sekoto Award
The Alliance Française, the French Institute and the French Embassy
are sponsoring the Gerard Sekoto Award for the most promising artist
with an income of less than R60 000 per annum. This prize consists of
a return air ticket to Paris, three months’ stay in the Cité Internationale
des Arts, nationwide touring exhibitions, training in French and
a commission for a poster for the exhibition – total value ± R80 000.
One merit award winner will win a prize, consisting of a residency on
the Island of Sylt, Germany at the Sylt Foundation for two months,
which will include the use of an apartment on the Island of Sylt. The
prize includes return flights to and from Germany, a R5 000 per month
stipend and an additional R2 000 will be paid by Absa to the winner
for trips to museums and travel costs in Hamburg. Upon return from
the residency, the artist is required to have a solo exhibition in the Absa
Gallery, which must be completed within a year of his/her return from
the residency. There is a possibility that this exhibition may also travel.
The artist may not during this period exhibit with another gallery in a
solo exhibition. Artists already having visited the Sylt residency will not
qualify for this prize.
The conditions of entry are contained herein. Candidates will be expected
to take cognisance of these conditions. The entry form must be completed
and delivered to the collection point with:
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The works of art
A picture of the artworks
A curriculum vitae no longer than one A4 page
Artist statement (maximum 150 words )
A certified copy of your Identity Document
supplied at the regional collection point. This information must be attached to
the back or base of the work(s) entered. The top of the work must be indicated
by an arrow. The works that are finally selected must be available for 9 (nine)
months from the closing date of the regional selection.
Any claims arising from loss and/or damage at the regional collection
point shall be solved mutually between the artist and the arts association
concerned. Absa and the organisers shall assume no liability or responsibility
for dealing with and payment of any claim.
2. The works of art must have been completed in the 24 months prior to the
closing date of the competition.
Dispatch, copyright and sales
Selection
3. Only original works of art may be entered.
The entrant is responsible, both practically and financially, for packaging,
dispatching and insuring of the works that are submitted to the regional
collection point for preliminary selection.
Which works may be entered?
1. An entrant may enter a maximum of three works at only one regional
collection point, which are listed herein.
4. Entries in any medium will be accepted, subject to the following
requirements:
4.1
A single work that must be hanged, including the frame, must not
be larger than 2 m x 2 m and must not weigh more than 30 kg.
It must also pass through a standard-sized single door.
4.2
Sculptures, including the base, may not exceed a mass of 100 kg
(size as 4.1).
4.3
Works that consist of several parts should be accompanied by
simple assembly and disassembly instructions (size of the collective
piece as 4.1 or 4.2).
4.4
An installation must be no larger than 2 m x 2 m x 2 m.
4.5
Works must be of such a nature that they can easily be packed,
transported and exhibited.The selection panel and/or organisers
have the right to refuse to accept or display works that are difficult to
hang, install, transport or handle.
4.6
No drilling will be permitted for the hanging of any artwork.
4.7
The selection panel and/or organisers have the right to refuse to
accept or display works, which they are of the opinion are dangerous
or potentially dangerous, or of a nature that may cause injury or
damage to persons or goods.
4.8 No artwork will be accepted that condones hate speech & propaganda
of violence especially against race, creed, gender or sexual orientation.
The closing date for entries in all regions is 8 March 2013. Works must be
submitted between 4 and 8 March 2013.
4.9
The Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris residencies are made available
by SANAVA.
Visit www.absalatelier.co.za or call 011 350 3003 for more details. For
further information on SANAVA visit www.sanava.co.za
4.10 No artwork compiled by more than one entrant will be accepted.
Two residencies are offered as merit award prizes to the two runners-up.
Terms and conditions
1. Merit Award Prize
Who may enter?
The Ampersand Foundation Residency
One merit award winner will win a prize, consisting of a residency in
New York City, at the Ampersand Foundation for one month, which
shall include the use of an apartment. The winner of this prize shall
become a Fellow of the Ampersand Foundation. The winner will have
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1.
The competition is open to all artists who are not younger than 21 and
not older than 35 on 8 March 2013. In the case of art students, only
students in their final year of study who meet the age requirements
may participate.
2. Only artists who are permanent residents in South Africa may enter
the competition.
Entrants should provide technical equipment for the works
submitted themselves if this is required for their entries.
4.11 Video entries must not exceed 5 (five) minutes in time.
4.12 No performance art will be accepted.
Preparation of the works of art
Entrants shall ensure that the work(s) are ready for exhibiting and all work(s)
to be hanged must be properly framed with hooks and string. In order to
avoid damage to the work(s), it is advisable that the entrants use Perspex
covering as opposed to glass. The entrant’s name and address, the title of the
work, dimensions and medium must be clearly written on the label that will be
The organisers undertake to dispatch works of art submitted for final
selection to and from Johannesburg, provided that, in the event of loss of or
damage to any single work of art, the organisers’ liability, if any, shall be
limited to R5 000 (five thousand rand).
Absa reserves the right to reproduce works that are finally selected, without
compensation to the entrants, for inclusion in the catalogue or for the
advertising of the competition.
The work(s) of art must be for sale and can only be purchased on the
opening night of the exhibition, only after Absa has exercised its option
to purchase. The selling price must remain the same as the selling price
reflected on the entry form submitted by the entrant.
Should any work(s) be selected for the final exhibition, the entrant shall not
be allowed to withdraw any of the work(s) selected for any reason whatsoever.
Damage and/or loss
Should any work(s) be stolen, disappear or be damaged, the entrant will
be entitled to compensation up to the insured amount only, provided that
the amount of compensation is limited to a maximum of R5 000 (five
thousand rand).
A claim must be made by the entrant concerned within a month of the
work(s) being returned to the collection point, failing which, such claim
will be forfeited by the entrant involved. If an entrant is compensated for
damaged work(s) as set out above, the entrant’s damaged work(s) will not
be exhibited or continue to be exhibited and the damaged work(s) will not be
included in the catalogue.
Preliminary selection will take place at the ten regional centres from 11 – 22
March 2013 and the selection panel for each regional centre will comprise
of selectors from the particular region.
The selection panels for each region will be constituted under the
chairmanship of Prof Margaret Slabbert on behalf of the National President
of SANAVA, who will have the casting vote in the case of a split decision.
Work(s) of art that are not selected must be removed no later than 7 (seven)
days after 22 March 2013 by the entrant himself/herself or by someone who
is authorised to do so on providing written authority from the entrant to do
so. Work(s) of art returned to the collection points after the final exhibition
must be collected by the artist within 7 (seven) days, failing which, Absa
shall, within its sole discretion, be entitled to sell the work on behalf of the
artist, or otherwise dispose of it.
The best 100 (one hundred) works will be selected and sent to Johannesburg,
where they will be exhibited. The final adjudication will be undertaken
by a selection panel comprising of Prof Margaret Slabbert as chairperson
(who has the decisive vote in the case of a split decision) and five other
adjudicators who will select the winning work.
The top ten finalists are required to attend a gala event in Johannesburg on
17 July 2013 where the overall winner will be announced.
Briefing Sessions
Briefing sessions will take place at each of the collection sites towards the
end of 2012. Information will be placed on http://www.absalatelier.co.za
General
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Risk
Enquiries
The risk in respect of damage to and/or loss of the entrant’s work(s) shall
pass to the organisers once the work is packed at one of the regional collection
points for dispatch to the national exhibition.
Dr Paul Bayliss at Absa
Tel: 011 350 3003 or 082 417 5674
Fax: 086 584 9790
E-mail: [email protected]
The organisers in no way accept any responsibility or liability for loss of
and/or damage to a work(s), should the arts association concerned elect
to exhibit the work(s) at the regional collection point. Entrants assume
all responsibility for arrangements with the arts association concerned in
respect of any loss of and/or damage to the work(s) during such regional
exhibitions.
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