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- Luyanda Sidiya for Dance<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Nduduzo Makhathini for Jazz<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Kemang Wa Lehulere for Visual Art<\/li>\n
- Musa Ngqungwana for Music<\/li>\n
- Athi-Patra Ruga for Performance Art<\/li>\n
- Christiaan Olwagen for Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Standard Bank continues to pioneer and support initiatives that ensure platforms for the talented voices of our country\u2019s young established artists. Over the past 31 years, this award has proven to be a flagship of its kind in the arts in South Africa. We look forward to see what the 2015 group of winners will add to our national arts treasury, both as ambassadors of and inspiration for a new generation,\u201d said Hazel Chimhandamba, Head Group Sponsorship at Standard Bank.<\/p>\n
Apart from a cash incentive, each of the winners will be featured on the Main programme of the 2015 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (2 – 12 July 2015), where they will be given the opportunity to develop and premi\u00e8re new works.<\/p>\n
The Young Artist Awards were started in 1981 by the National Arts Festival to acknowledge emerging, relatively young South African artists who have displayed an outstanding talent in their artistic endeavours. These prestigious awards are presented annually to deserving artists in different disciplines, affording them national exposure and acclaim. Standard Bank took over the sponsorship of the awards in 1984 and has presented Young Artist Awards in all the major arts disciplines over their 31-year sponsorship, as well as posthumous and special recognition awards. The winners feature on the main programme of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown and receive financial support for their Festival participation, as well as a cash prize.<\/p>\n
Author:<\/strong> Gilly Hemphill.
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<\/p>\n2015 Standard Bank Young Artists Award winners (l-r) Nduduzo Makhathini (Jazz), Athi-Patra Ruga (Performance Art), Christiaan Olwagen (Theatre), Kemang Wa Lehulere (Visual Art), Musa Ngqungwana (Music).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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