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#OFMArtBeat - Art Bank calls for entries─── 09:27 Thu, 12 Aug 2021
South African artists are invited to submit their contemporary artwork to be considered for acquisition by the Art Bank of South Africa (ArtbankSA).
The ArtbankSA is tasked with purchasing artworks from South African artists, particularly that of emerging artists in order to lease and sell the artworks to South African government departments, private companies, and private individuals.
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It is a national programme of the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture as part of the Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) strategy implementation and is hosted by the National Museum Bloemfontein, an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture. The vision of ArtbankSA is to promote, foster, and stimulate a vibrant market for the collection of South African contemporary visual art.
The deadline for submissions is 12 pm on Friday, 3 September 2021. All completed submissions must be emailed to info@artbanksa.org. NO PHYSICAL ARTWORKS ARE TO BE SENT.
For more information visit the ArtbankSA www.artbanksa.org. Queries must be submitted in writing to artbank2@nasmus.co.za.
Mid-Morning Magic's Yolanda Maartens chats to Nonto Msomi, Project Manager at Art Bank of SA. Listen to their conversation below.
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