The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) season is almost upon us! Today, the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) announced that it will be opening its period for the submission of entries for its 21st Edition of the prestigious ceremony from the 1st of September to Wednesday, the 30th November 2022.
The arts and culture governing board is inviting production houses, studios, stables, galleries, organisations, associations, groups, artists, monitors and all other stakeholders in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) to apply. The works to be considered for selection are from artists whose works were published from 1st December 2021 to 30th November 2022.
Practitioners that have outstanding works published during the stated period can obtain entry forms and submit them at the following offices:
- NACZ head office in Mount Pleasant, Harare.
- NACZ provincial offices in Bindura, Bulawayo, Chinhoyi, Gwanda, Gweru, Lupane, Masvingo, Marondera and Mutare.
- Murewa Culture Centre.
- National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare.
Online Entries can be submitted through the National Arts Council Zimbabwe website or directly on this link.
For online submissions, supporting material may still need to be submitted in person at the above-listed places for use in adjudication.
“All entries must be accompanied by the artiste’s product(s). These could be in the form of DVDs, CDs, flash drives, memory cards, hard drives, pictures or books. Individuals submitting works for NAMA are also encouraged to supply three sets of the particular works/production to assist adjudicators, except where the product is from the visual arts category. The NAMA disciplines that are adjudicated are dance, film, literary arts, theatre, music, visual arts, media and spoken word,” said Rodney Ruwende, the NACZ communication and marketing manager.
The National Arts Merit Awards are a product of the National Arts Council Zimbabwe which aims to recognise outstanding achievements within the arts sector by rewarding excelling CCI practitioners’ thereby encouraging creativity and excellence in the quality of the Zimbabwean arts sector.
