The winners of 2024’s ACT Nyoloha Scholarship were announced at Carnival City’s Mardi Gras Theatre after a stellar performance by the performing arts finalists on Saturday.
The visual and digital artists had their final exhibition at the MTN Innovation Centre in Johannesburg on September 26 before the winner of the five finalists was also announced on Saturday.
The winners of the R300 000 scholarship to an arts undergraduate degree of their choice in SA are Bonolo Nyatshane for the visual arts and Kgabo Tauatsoala for the performing arts.
They can choose a tertiary or ACT-accredited institution from a list to pursue their studies. The ACT, the Arts and Culture Trust of South Africa, also celebrated its 30th birthday this year and comprises six core members and two contractors who promote the arts around SA.
The Nyoloha Scholarship programme is an opportunity for school leavers to pursue a career in the arts.
It gives them a platform to showcase their talent and skills on a national stage as a finalist and by awarding two finalists with the scholarship.
The programme also entails training for applicants who do not wish to pursue the scholarship and formal education but want to develop their skills and knowledge to enter the industry immediately.
The programme allows successful applicants to participate in workshops from June to August to build and showcase their skills.
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It is for people between the ages of 17 and 25 who are currently in matric or have a university exemption.
The theatre performance by the performing arts finalists was a play with musical and cultural elements about African identity and the balance between tradition and modernity.
At the end of the play, each actor gave a short speech about which of the two they aligned with more and why the play was important to them.
The Market Theatre Laboratory let four non-winning finalists audition and gave other prizes and opportunities to the remaining finalists.
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