Call for applications: Miriam Makeba Award Algeria

The award ceremony will take place in Algeria this December and its objectives are:

• To allow African artists using the various mediums to voice their ideas and speak their minds on socio-political issues to be better heard.
• To promote African artists and art in all its forms of expression.
• To encourage talent and creativity.
• To reward the best artistic creation.

Criteria

• Any African artist who is 18 years and above and living on the continent can enter the competition.
• Participants must give proof by way of an ID and/or a residence permit when living in an African country other than their country of origin.
• Artists claiming refugee status due to exceptional situations (armed conflict, natural disaster, etc.) are also welcome to take part in the competition.

Transmission of applications

• Interested candidates must send a copy of their artistic works/projects along with a brief description.
• All the supporting documents mentioned above.

Applications can be submitted either by post under a closed envelope to The President of the Jury of the International Prize of Artistic Creativity: Miriam Makeba to  the following address:

Office National du Droit d’Auteur et des Droit Voisins (ONDA)
49 rue Abderrezak Hamla
16000 Bologhine
Alger, Algérie

Applications can also be sent to prix.myriam.makeba@onda.dz

The deadline for submissions is 20 October.