Formal opening and announcement of the Winner of the Transparency Art & Design Competition
2017
Opening: Monday 18 September 2017, 17h30
for 18h00, FADA Gallery - Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture.
Exhibition run until: 30 September.
Exhibition run until: 30 September.
The Embassy of Sweden in association
with the FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg will announced the
winner of the Transparency Art and Design Competition at the opening of the
Exhibition on Monday 18 September 2017.
“Transparency is necessary for a vital democracy and an efficient economy. It ensures the citizen's influence in society." Ambassador Cecilia Julin
The competition was launched
in January 2017 to all artists, architects and designers in Fashion, Interior Design, Jewellery, including Graphic communication.
The theme Transparency is aimed at stimulating creative dialogue in various
formats across disciplines on a national level. Creatives individuals were invited
to explore concepts and creative ideas that are expressive of the competition theme.
The jurors for the Art competition are the Ambassador of Sweden Cecilia Julin, the
Director of the FADA Gallery Eugene Hön, and the Curator of the Constitutional
Court Art Collection Melissa Goba. The
winner will win a trip to Sweden with a personalized programme from the Embassy
of Sweden. His or her art work will also receive media coverage and exposure.
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