South Africa’s longest standing art competition, the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition is currently underway. As artists across the country prepare their submissions for this prestigious competition, Peter Binsbergen, acclaimed artist and Chairman of the Sasol New Signatures art competition, will host information sessions throughout the country in May 2014.

The information sessions serve as a tutorial on how to prepare entries for consideration, provide useful insight into the judging process and guide potential entrants on conceptualisation, display techniques and presentation of work.

The following information sessions will be held in Bloemfontein, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria and are open to the public, as well as art students.  Space for these sessions is limited and interested artists are encouraged to book their seat with Nandi Hilliard on 012 346 3100 or 083 288 5227 or artspta@mweb.co.za as soon as possible.

Bloemfontein

• Oliewenhuis Art Museum, 16 Harry Smith Street, Bloemfontein on Thursday, 15 May 2014 at 09h00.

Durban

• Durban University of Technology, City Campus, Smith Street (entrance between Williams Rd and Warwick Avenue), Durban on Friday 16 May 2014 at 13h00.

Johannesburg

• Artist Proof Studio, The Bus Factory, 3 President Street, West Entrance, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Newtown, Johannesburg,  on Monday, 19 May 2014 at 11h00.

• FADA Building, University of Johannesburg, Bunting Road Campus, Auckland Park on Wednesday 21 May 2014 at 11h00.

Pretoria

• Visual Arts Building, University of Pretoria Main Campus, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria on Tuesday 20 May 2014 at 08h30.

“The Sasol New Signatures art competition has established itself as a distinctive competition providing a reputable platform to advance the country’s emerging talent. At Sasol, we believe that the arts form one of the biggest platforms of expression and we are privileged to have been a part of this competition over the past 25 years,” said Richard Hughes, Sasol Sponsorship Manager.

The competition winner will receive a R100 000 cash prize as well as a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Arts Museum next year. The runner up will receive a cash prize of R25 000 and the five merit winners will each be awarded R10 000.

The competition is open to artists who are 18 years and older who have not held a solo exhibition (a body of at least 20 works exhibited in a commercial gallery), except for academic purposes. 

Artists can visit www.sasolnewsignatures.co.za or contact Nandi Hilliard at the Association of Arts Pretoria on 012 346 3100, 083 288 5117, artspta@mweb.co.za for further information on the competition.

Issued by:

Alex Anderson, Group Media Manager

Direct telephone +27 (11) 441 3295; Mobile +27 (0) 71 600 9605;

alex.anderson@sasol.com

Jacqui O’Sullivan, GM: Group Communication

Direct telephone +27 (11) 441 3252; Mobile +27 (0) 82 883 9697;

jacqui.osullivan@sasol.com