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Entries Open For The 2025 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition
Entries are now officially open for the 2025 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition, South Africa’s premier platform for emerging visual artists. Now in its 35th year of Sasol’s sponsorship, Sasol New Signatures remains a prestigious launchpad for artistic careers—a celebration of bold ideas and a testament to the power of visual storytelling to inspire, challenge,…
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#LAChats With Bonginkosi Liyo Mkhatshwa Celebrating Strength Through Mixed Media
At just 28 years old, Johannesburg-based artist Bonginkosi Liyo Mkhatshwa has already carved out a powerful space in the South African art scene, earning recognition for his unique approach to mixed-media art. His work, characterized by its innovative use of repurposed water containers, honors the resilience and optimism found in South Africa’s rural communities. Mkhatshwa’s…
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#LAChats With Snelihle Asanda Maphumulo On Her Journey And Artwork “Umnikelo”
Gqeberha-based artist Snelihle Asanda Maphumulo, at just 22, has garnered attention with her powerful mixed media installation, Umnikelo. This evocative work, consisting of 18 components and spanning 80 cm by 135 cm, explores the role of women within the Zulu culture. The installation integrates symbolic materials like wax plates, sheep hides, and crates, each element embodying…
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#LAChats With Juandre Van Eck On His Award-Winning Piece “The Voice of Water”
In the world of art, few things resonate as profoundly as the intersection of emotion, material, and interaction. Juandre van Eck, a 24-year-old ceramics artist from Gqeberha, has beautifully captured this essence in his piece, Waters of Life, which has earned him a merit award in the Sasol New Signatures 2024 competition. With a focus…
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#LAChats With Themba Mkhangeli His Art And The Legacy Of Our Grandmothers
Themba Mkhangeli, a 29-year-old artist based in Cape Town, captures the essence of home and community in his artwork, Ubushushu Bekhaya (The warmth of home). Created with a ballpoint pen on paper, this piece measures 87 cm x 68 cm and reflects Themba’s deep personal experiences and societal observations. In this Q&A, he shares insights…
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#LAChats With Sasol New Signatures 2024 Runner-Up Winner Tandabantu Matola
Tandabantu Nathaniel Jongikhaya Matola, a talented artist from Gqeberha and East London, is making waves in the South African art scene with his compelling ceramic works. At just 28 years old, Matola has been recognized as a runner-up in the Sasol New Signatures 2024 competition with his piece titled “Ukuncikelela,” which translates to “to hold…
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#LAChats With Sasol New Signatures Art Competition Winner Miné Kleynhans
Miné Kleynhans, a 34-year-old sculptor from Bloemfontein, was crowned the overall winner of the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition for her interactive installation Meditations on Resentment. Employed as the Project Coordinator at the University of the Free State’s Art Gallery, Kleynhans’ career is marked by notable international collaborations and a strong creative presence in…
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Bloemfontein Sculptor Miné Kleynhans Wins 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
Miné Kleynhans, a sculptor from Bloemfontein and project manager at the University of the Free State Art Gallery, has been named the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition winner. Her installation, Meditations on Resentment, earned her a R100,000 cash prize and the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum in 2025.…
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[ENTER] Sasol New Signatures 2024 Invites Artists To Express Themselves & Connect Through Art
The Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2024 is now accepting entries, marking the beginning of the search for South Africa’s newest artistic talents. With a theme of “Articulate,” the competition celebrates the universal human desire for self-expression and connection through art, transcending barriers of language, culture, and background. This year, a new collection point in…
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Gqeberha Student Nosiviwe Matikinca Wins 2023 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
Nosiviwe Matikinca (22), a third year student from Gqeberha has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. Matikinca walks away with a cash prize of R100 000 and an opportunity to have a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum in 2024. Matikinca won the coveted title for her…
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Mondli Mbhele’s Solo Exhibition Celebrates Tradition And Transformation
The captivating journey of Mondli Mbhele, crowned winner of the esteemed 2022 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition, unfolds in his upcoming solo exhibition, “Ingoma Yothando,” set to grace the halls of the Pretoria Art Museum from September 7th to October 29th, 2023. Hailing from Cato Manor in Durban, Mbhele’s artistic odyssey commenced with a year-long…
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Expressions Unbound – Entries Now Open For Sasol New Signatures 2023
Entries are officially open for the annual Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2023. For the past 33 years, the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition, founded by the Association of Arts Pretoria in the 1960s, has been a beacon for unbridled creativity and artistic exploration within the visual arts ecosystem in South Africa. “Expressions Unbound”, the…
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[ENTER] Are You The Next Sasol New Signatures Art Winner?
Held annually, in proud partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria, this prestigious art competition is the longest-running of its kind in South Africa. The competition is open to all South African visual artists who are 18 years and older and who have not yet held a solo exhibition. Artists can submit their artworks in…
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[ENTER] Are You The Next Winner Of The Sasol New Signatures?
There are just two weeks to go until entries close for the Sasol New Signatures art competition 2021. The prestigious competition is the longest-running of its kind in South Africa and a platform to unearth and showcase up and coming artists to the art-loving public. This annual competition is open to all South African artists who are…
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[ENTER] The Art Of Innovation: Entries Now Open For Sasol New Signatures
Entries are now officially open for the annual Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2021. Being the longest-running competition of its kind in South Africa, Sasol New Signatures has become a platform for unknown artists to break into the mainstream art stage. Sasol has sponsored this important art competition for over 30 years and has launched…
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Ten Days Left To View The 2019 Sasol New Signatures Exhibition At The Pretoria Art Museum
There are just 10 days left to view the amazing Sasol New Signatures 2019 exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. The 2019 competition was won by Pretoria student, Patrick Rulore, 24, who is currently completing a National Diploma in Fine Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology. Rulore won the coveted award for his oil…
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