PPC rewards creativity
This year's first PPC Imaginarium Awards exhibition will be hosted by UJ Arts & Culture..
The 2015 PPC Imaginarium Awards exhibition will be hosted by UJ Arts & Culture. The official opening and announcement of the winners in each category will take place this evening at the UJ Art Gallery, UJ Kingsway Campus.
This prestigious annual awards programme focuses on six art and design categories namely fine art sculpture, jewellery, industrial design, film, architecture and fashion, with the first exhibition including works of 96 finalists selected nationally from 477 shortlisted submissions.
Winners in each category will receive a cash prize of R50 000 and the overall winner R100 000.
Curator at the UJ Art Gallery at the Kingsway Campus Annali Cabano-Dempsey was very excited at the opportunity of hosting the awards.
“The Awards is unique in its combination of offering financial benefits, mentoring, workshops, exhibition opportunities and promotion in the media, as well as allowing for online exposure and sales. PPC Ltd is known as one of the foremost supporters of emerging creative talent in South Africa. It is another demonstration of PPC’s recognition that art and design are major contributors to innovation,” said Cabano-Dempsey.
The exhibition is set to open for the public from 23 January to 13 February.
