Bulawayo Arts Awards launched and here’s the date

The second edition of the Bulawayo Arts Awards has been announced and will be held at the Large City Hall on 26 May 2018.

Nominations have opened to the public and will close on 13 April. Nominations are offered to anyone from Bulawayo, Matabeleland South and North.

The organisers are currently looking for partners to raise the $50,000 needed to stage the event.

Music Awards
1. Outstanding Kwaito | House | Gqom Artist | Act
2. Outstanding HipHop Artiste | Act
3. Outstanding Gospel Artiste | Act
4. Outstanding Alternative (Maskandi/Jazz/ World) Music Artist | Act
5. Outstanding Tshibilika | Rhumba Artiste | Act
6. Outstanding Accapela | Imbube Group | Act
7. Outstanding Music Video
8. Outstanding Female Artiste
9. Outstanding Male Artiste
10. Song of the Year
Dance Awards
11. Outstanding Contemporary Dance Ensemble
12. Outstanding Traditional Dance Ensemble
13. Outstanding Female Dancer
14. Outstanding Male Dancer
Theatre Awards
15. Outstanding Playwright
16. Outstanding Director
17. Outstanding Theatre Actress
18. Outstanding Theatre Actor
19. Outstanding Theatre Production
School Play Awards
20. Outstanding Arts Educator (Primary Schools)
21. Outstanding School Effort (Primary Schools)
22. Outstanding Arts Educator (High Schools)
23. Outstanding School Arts Effort (High Schools)
24. Outstanding Actor (High Schools)
25. Outstanding Actress (High Schools)
Visual Arts Awards
26. Outstanding Visual Artist (Two Dimensional)
27. Outstanding Visual Artist (Three Dimensional)
Media Awards
28. Outstanding Online Media
29. Outstanding Mainstream Media House
30. Outstanding Arts Journalist Across Board
31. Outstanding Arts Photographer
Film & TV Awards
32. Outstanding Television Production | Program
33. Outstanding Film
34. Outstanding Film/TV Director
35. Outstanding Film/TV Actress
36. Outstanding Film/TV Actor
Spoken Word Awards
37. Outstanding Comedian
38. Outstanding Poet
Literary Works Awards
39. Outstanding Literary Work – Non ction
40. Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
Fashion & Lifetyle Awards
41. Outstanding Female Model
42. Outstanding Male Model
43. Outstanding Fashion Designer | House
Special Awards Awards
44. Outstanding Newcomer Across All Genres
45. Outstanding Ambassador based in RSA
46. Outstanding Ambassador – Rest of the World
47. Outstanding Arts Supporter
48. Life Achievement Award
DJ Awards
49. Outstanding Radio DJ
50. Outstanding Club DJ

Download the nominations forms from http://www.byoarts-awards.org/

You can get the forms from National Gallery in Bulawayo, Boom City along 8th Avenue between George Silundika and Robert Mugabe Way and Entertainment Headquarters between Leopold Takawira and 6th Avenue along George Silundika.