The Uganda National Cultural Center (UNCC)- Nommo Gallery, together with the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Kampala is organizing an international visual art competition for students from tertiary institutions in Uganda and the Nigerian community in both Uganda and Nigeria.
The competition will run under the theme “My impression of Nigeria, My impression of Uganda.
According to a statement by the UNCC, the activity is aimed at strengthening the bilateral cultural relations between Uganda and Nigeria.
The competition will engage tertiary institutions for close to two weeks to get the best four art pieces per institution, involving both the Nigerian community in Uganda and Ugandan students in a visual display of expressive thoughts and ideas.
Robert Musitwa, the UNCC Public Relations Officer says the competition offers a varied range of awards, ranging from monetary, exhibition, exposure, art residency exchange programs, exhibition, certificates, and many more for participants and eventual winners.
“All participants will be guided by the competent technical team to work within the above-set theme of the competition,” he said.
Musitwa notes that all Ugandan students will create works around the sub-theme of “MY IMPRESSION OF NIGERIA” and all Nigerian participants will create works under the sub-theme of “MY IMPRESSION OF UGANDA”.
The competition is curated to host a series of activities ranging from documentation, television/radio interviews, and school tours, and will climax with an exhibition and cultural display launch and an award-giving ceremony.
Thereafter, a month-long exhibition is scheduled to take place on the 30th of March 2023 at UNCC-Nommo Gallery.
The selection committee will choose at least four students per institution from the twelve tertiary institutions identified to participate in the competition.
All 48 pre-qualified participants will receive a certificate of participation and an opportunity to feature alongside the 20 top submissions selected by the committee of jurors in the competition catalogue and exhibition that will be on display at Nommo Gallery until April 2023.
The top 10 artists will be awarded plaques, and the top 3 winners with cash of; 2,000,000/= to the winner, 1,500,000/= to the first runner-up, and 1,000,000/= to the second runner-up at an award ceremony and exhibition launch.
