According to Ekurhuleni metro spokesperson, Sam Modiba, the annual TMFAA is a contemporary fine arts competition which, in its 26th year, still seeks to inspire the passion that the late acclaimed resistance artist Thami Mynele had for art.
The competition caters for artists of all ages, producing various media of art works.
The dates of the 2013 TMFAA submission of art works are August 20, 21 and 22.
Works may be delivered to the satellite entry point available at the Boksburg Library on August 21, from 9am until 4pm.
The entry fee is R50 per artwork and all artworks must be ready and suitable for exhibition.
“The works of art must have been completed in the 12 months prior to the competition entry dates, and the judges will select an exhibition of the best works.
“The TMFAA serve as a platform where artists are encouraged to transcend limitations, reconfigure and manipulate contemporary cultural social and political signs,” says Modiba.
“Artists are encouraged to employ various media to express metaphors, and their aesthetic sensibility to reflect the world we live in.
The adjudicators for the 2013 Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards competition are Robyn Nesbitt, Lwazi Njafa, Bongi Mautloa Dlhomo, Reshma Chibba and Pieter Swanepoel.
For more information visit the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s website on https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/your-council, or visit the local library for more queries.
