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South African Art Times. December 08 - January 09 Page 13
Standard Bank celebrates 25 years of
supporting South Africa’s young artists
Standard Bank, one of the leaders
in art sponsorship, has announced
its Young Artist award-winners
for 2009, celebrating 25 years of
sponsorship of the arts.
These awards, seen as one of
the most prestigious of their kind
in the country, honour young
South African artists who have not
yet gained widespread national
exposure or acclaim, but who are
making a significant mark in their
field.
These awards honour and actively
promote the talent of these young
artists, providing them with a
platform for experimentation of
new innovative concepts and
ideas. Besides providing them with
financial support, it gives recognition
to their talent.
The winners of the 2009 Standard
Bank Young Artist Awards are as
follows: Nicholas Hlobo for Visual
Art Jacques Eugene Imbrailo
for Music Ntshieng Mokgoro for
Drama Kesivan Naidoo for Jazz
Thabo Rapoo for Dance
As part of their prize, each of the
winners will be featured on the
Main Programme of the 2009
National Arts Festival in Grahamstown
(2 - 11 July 2009). This
platform gives them the license to
present a new innovative piece of
work which audiences will see for
the first time.
Nicholas Hlobo knew about the
awards but never dreamed that
he would have the opportunity to
exhibit in Grahamstown as
the winner of the Standard Bank
Young Artist Award for Visual Art.
“I am truly honoured to have been
chosen and hope to give
audiences something new and
innovative,” he enthused.
The 2009 National Arts Festival
runs from 2 – 11 July and for
further information visit www.
nationalartsfestival.co.za.
Previous Winners
1981 Richard Grant, John Theodore,
Jules van de Vijver,
1982 Janice Honeyman, Neil
Rodger, Lindy Raizenberg,
1983 Paul Slabolepszy, Malcolm
Payne, David Kosviner,
1984 Peter Schütz, Ken Leach
Standard Bank - 1820 Foundation
10th Anniversary Special Award:
Lamar Crowson,
1985 Marion Arnold, Maishe
Maponya, Sidwill Hartman,
1986 Andrew Buckland, Gavin
Younge, 1987 William Kentridge,
Hans Roosenschoon, 1988 Margaret
Vorster, Mbongeni Ngema,
1989 Johnny Clegg, Marthinus
Basson, Helen Sebidi, Gary
Gordon, 1820 Foundation Special
Award Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1990
Robyn Orlin, Fée Halsted-Berning,
Bonnie Ntshalintshali, 1991 Peter
Ngwenya, Andries Botha, Darrell
Roodt, 1992 Deon Opperman,
Tommy Motswai, Raphael Vilakazi,
Kevin Harris, 1993 Christopher
Kindo, Sibongile Khumalo, Pippa
Skotnes, 1994 Jerry Mofokeng,
Sam Nhlengethwa, Michael
2008/9
ART LOVERS, HERE IT IS
HOT OFF THE PRESS AND AVAILABLE NOW!
The 2nd Edition Guide to artists & galleries
along the Garden Route.
Pick up your copy at tourism offices, information centres,
selected hotels, B&B’s and tour operators from
Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay and Oudtshoorn.
Williams, 1995 Jane Alexander,
Boyzie Cekwana, John Ledwaba,
Abel Motsoadi, 1996 Lara Foot
Newton, Trevor Makhoba, Vincent
Mantsoe, Victor Masondo, 1997
Lien Botha, Geoffrey Hyland,
Sibongile Mngoma, Standard Bank
Special Award for vision, commitment
and contribution, Alfred
Hinkel, 1998 David Mudanalo
Matamela, Debbie Rakusin,
Bongani Ndodana, Nhlanhla Xaba,
Aubrey Sekhabi, 1999 No awards
made. 2000 Zenzi Mbuli, Gloria
Bosman, Alan Alborough, 2001
Tracey Human, Brett Bailey, Fikile
Mvinjelwa, Walter Oltmann,
2002 Gregory Vuyani Moqoma,
Sello Maake Ka Ncube, Prince
Kupi, Brett Murray, 2003 Moya
Michael, Yael Faber, Dumisani
Phakathi, Angela Gilbert, Berni
Searle, 2004 Kathryn Smith, Mncedisi
Shabangu, Portia Lebohang
Mashigo, Tutu Puone, Moses
Taiwa Molelekwa (posthumously),
2005 Wim Botha, P J Sabbagha,
Andile Yenana, Mpumelelo
Grootboom,
2006 Concord Nkabinde, Churchill
Madikida, Hlengiwe Lushaba,
Sylvaine Strike,
2007 Acty Tang, Bronwen Forbay,
Shanon Mowday, Pieter Hugo,
Akin Omotoso,
2008 Dada Masilo, Nontsikelelo
‘Lolo’ Veleko, Jaco Bouwer, Mark
Fransman, Zanne Stapelberg.
Untitled by
Chris Slack, one
of the works on
exhibition at the
new UCA
Gallery,
Observatory CT
of 20 artists
displaying 20
works. The show
starts 17th
December and
will run until the
24th January
09 . See more
details at: www.
ucagallery.co.za
Tel/Fax: +27 (0)44 620 4042
e-mail: mike.ehrman@worldonline.co.za www.gardenrouteart.co.za
That all-artist friend for all
seasons, retired AVA director
Estelle Jacobs, was finally given
a just reward (well, sort of - if you
think a curious, but elegant little
bronze fits that bill) when she was
named winner of this year’s Western
Cape trophy for contributing to
the visual arts.
A vivacious, dramatically blackdressed
Jacobs received the
trophy, design by Charles Haupt
of Bronze Age, from the provincial
director of arts, culture and language,
Jane Stuurman-Moleleki,
at a rather odd awards dinner in
the Bloemendal party boma on the
Durbanville hill.
The annual awards, in various
categories, are made by the Western
Cape provincial government’s
department of cultural affairs and
sport. Quite unique, it has been
going for nine years. If you didn’t
know that, it is because, for all
their good intensions, the department
seems rather inefficient in
getting the message out. After all,
if you honour someone you want
to world to know.
(How about inviting the media?)
Estelle Jacobs, respected Cape Town arts administrator recieves her reward.
Finally, Acknowledgement in
Bronze for Estelle Jacobs
Very few of Estelle’s great many
fans knew, never mind had been
invited to the party. Had they been,
the applause would have been
tremendous. Her contribution to
the local arts over the 15 years at
AVA, and before, is indisputable.
Well done, Estelle.
But the organisers can jack up
these worthwhile awards. The
process itself too is rather clouded.
Beyond newspaper advertisement,
very little is known how decisions
are made. (Some very strange
names got themselves onto the
‘nomination’ lists!) Maybe the
department needs a little advice to
jack up the project, process and
party.
* Other winners are:
Mthobeli Phillip Guma (heritage
resources); Jan Corewijn (lifelong
contribution to conservation);
Antonia Malan (historical archaeology);
Bertdene Laubscher of the
Togryers-museum (new museum
project); Alfred Hinkel (dance);
Theo Vilakazi (drama); Camillo
Lombard (music); Jungle Theatre
Company (innovative community
art and culture project); Bethesda,
Bergrivier Association for persons
with disabilities (disabilities in art);
Nyanga Arts Development Centre
(innovative community art centre);
Cape Education Trust, Early
Learning Resource Unit (promotion
of multilingualism); Ntsiki
Ntusikazi (promotion of three
official languages); Andries van
Niekerk (promotion of marginalised
indigenous and SA sign languages);
Rocklands library (Teresa
Denton) (community-involved
library); Table View library (Elmarie
Weldman) (best library/librarian);
Francois Verster (promotion of archive
services); Thandi Swartbooi
(achievement of women in the
arts, culture, heritage, language,
libraries, archives); Ama-ambush
(achievement of youth in that
field).
Lifetime achievement awards were
presented by MEC Cameron Dugmore
to Sithathu ‘Boks’ Mkonto,
Sulaiman Christian and Johaar
Mosaval. ‘Legends of the arts’
awards were made to Errol Dyers
and Christopher Kindo.