Call for 18th Nama entries

National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) urges all production houses, studios, stables, galleries, organisations, associations, groups, artistes, monitors and/or the publics that have outstanding published work of art but have not yet submitted them for National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) to submit to NACZ offices in Mount Pleasant or Provincial offices. Work of art can also be submitted to National Gallery of Zimbabwe near you.

The deadline for submission of 18^th NAMA entries is 30^th November 2018. Entry forms are obtained from NACZ offices throughout the country, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Murewa Culture Centre, registered arts associations and organisations in Zimbabwe. Entries can also be submitted online and the link for Gmail user: https://goo.gl/forms/3A98jwRbDRV38sRx1 and non gmail users: https://goo.gl/forms/oK2FE5ZSDAzb3Ncf1 .However, supporting material may still need to be submitted in person at the above listed places for use in adjudication. 18th NAMA Edition will be held in Harare on 16^th February 2019.

NAMA is the forum where NACZ recognizes outstanding achievements within the arts sector. By rewarding excelling artists, NAMA stimulates more interest in the arts and raises the profile of the same. The awards are a means of encouraging creativity and excellence in the quality of the arts, making Zimbabwe a force to reckon with on the international arena.

In addition, the awards aim to inspire artists to strive for higher and original forms of creativity and provide an opportunity for arts disciplines to jointly market and publicize the arts locally, regionally and internationally. Consideration of selection will only be given to artist works published from 1^st December 2017 to 30^th November 2018 and Only Zimbabwean citizens or those with Zimbabwean resident status can enter their work for NAMA.

All entries must be accompanied by the artiste’s product(s). These could be in the form of videotapes, cassettes, flash drives, CDs, pictures or books. Individuals submitting works for NAMA are 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.

NACZ appointed individual and institutional Monitors who have been monitoring the work of excelling artists throughout the year and are still monitoring until the 30^th of November. The monitors are professional individuals with an in-depth knowledge of the arts as well as arts organizations of repute. Below is the list of monitors for 18^th NAMA Edition.

18^TH NAMA INDIVIDUAL MONITORS

CATEGORY                        INDIVIDUAL

Dance                                      Pheona Ngwarati

Film and Television                 Caroline Hungwe

Literary arts                             Tanaka Chidora

Media                                      Senziwani Ndlovu

Music                                      Nyasha Rusike                                   

Spoken Word                          Elton Mujanana

Theatre                                    Styx Mhlanga

Visual Arts                              Doris Kampira

18^TH NAMA INSTITUTIONAL MONITORS

Dance Trust of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Musicians Union

Monolio Studio

Eternity Productions

National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Chitungwiza Arts Centre

Reps Theatre

Umahlekisa

Zimbabwe International Schools Festival

Hurungwe Arts Festival

Great Limpopo Cultural Fair

Bumris Entertainment

NACZ presser

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