Call for entries: NAMAs 2022 in Zimbabwe

Criteria

• Only artworks published in the past two years covering the period from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2021 will be considered.
• Only Zimbabwean citizens or those with Zimbabwean resident status can enter their works.

Interested creatives can submit their entries from 1 September here and the deadline for submissions is 30 November.

Entry forms can also be downloaded via the NACZ website and submitted at any of the following offices:

• NACZ Head Office in Mount Pleasant, Harare.
• Murewa Culture Centre.
• National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare.
• NACZ provincial offices in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru, Masvingo, Lupane, Gwanda, Bindura Chinhoyi and Marondera.

Creatives with limited access to the Internet can request physical entry forms from any of the above-mentioned offices. For online submissions, supporting materials may still need to be submitted in person at the above-listed places for use during adjudication.

Requirements

• All entries must be accompanied with the artist’s product(s) in the form of videotapes, cassettes, flash drives, CDs, pictures or books.
• Individuals submitting works for the NAMAs are encouraged to supply three sets of the particular works/production to assist adjudicators, except where the product is from the visual arts category.
• The NAMAs disciplines that are adjudicated are music, dance, film, literary arts, theatre, visual arts, media and spoken word.

“The NAMAs recognise outstanding achievements within the arts sector by rewarding excelling artists,” NACZ communications and marketing manager Rodney Ruwende said. “The awards seek to encourage creativity and excellence in the quality of the arts, inspire artists to strive for higher and original forms of creativity and provide an opportunity for arts disciplines to jointly market and publicise their products locally, regionally and internationally.”

View the original call here.