Times Of Swaziland: E200 000 UP  FOR GRABS

E200 000 UP  FOR GRABS
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 BY NHLANHLA MATHUNJWA on 06/02/2018 02:34:00


MBABANE – A sum of E200 000 is up for grabs for local artists. Artists who
will participate and win in the National Arts and Culture (NACA) 50/50 Awards
will share E200 000.
The awards are scheduled for April at a venue yet to be confirmed.
Each of the 40 categories comes with a prize money of E5 000. This means each
winner will walk home with E5 000.
The Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) has confirmed the
prize money for the winning artists.
Stanley Dlamini, SNCAC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said there were 40
categories adding that each category comes with a prize money of E5 000.
Winning
“We have been selling categories to the corporate sector and each category is
going for E10 000. Out of the E10 000, the winning artist will get a sum of E5
000 while the other E5 000 will go towards the production cost,” he said.
Dlamini said since the art industry would be  celebrating 50 years, artists were
expected to participate in full force.
“It will not be musical awards only as there are other art sectors. We want
all the artists to be given a fair opportunity of participating. Participation
is opened to all artists,” he said.
Dlamini also urged the public to participate in the nomination and voting
process as they will have the final say in most of the categories.
“From the beginning until the end, the public will be allowed to participate
fully. They will have the final say in almost all the categories,” he said.