Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist
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The Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist is award for artist under 40.[1] Umoja Foundation has sponsored the event since 2007 so it is often known as the Umoja Prize held each year for visual artist in Tanzania.[2] It rewards Tanzanian artists in contemporary art.[3]
The competition is open to all artists under 40, it features artists from all over Tanzanian region. Its goal is to show the best indigenous art in the country. The works can be in any media, including paintings (on bark, canvas and paper), prints, sculpture, textiles, weaving, ceramics, glass, photography, digital media and video.
The first prize of Tsh 3,000 000 is awarded to the work considered the best in the show. Smaller prizes of Tsh 1,000 000 each are awarded in four categories.
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Region |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mussa Owiyo | Arusha |
| 2008 | Anna Maliki | Dodoma |
| 2009 | Mwahangila Baraka | Mbeya |
| 2010 | Issack Shayo | Moshi |
| 2011 | Ally Salum | Zanzibar |
| 2012 | Yohanna Mwenda | Dar es salaam |
| 2013 | Zainab Said | Zanzibar |
| 2014 | Adam Aloyce | Mtwara |
| 2015 | Sam Ntiro | Moshi |
| 2016 | Thobias Minzi | Mwanza |
| 2017 | Mwandale Mwanyekwa | Dar es salaam |
| 2018 | Hamza Khalfani | Zanzibar |
| 2019 | Adamson John | Arusha |
| 2020 | Simon Rieber[4] | Dar es salaam |
| 2021 | Mary Chrisopher | Arusha |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Umoja Prize For Contemporary Tanzanian Artist". SPLA Pro. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ↑ "UMOJA embraces the belief that collaboration brings innovation, cultural understanding and uplifts the creative economy (Tanzania)". European Spaces of culture. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Call for applications: UMOJA artist residency programme in Tanzania". Music in Africa. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Meet artist Simon Rieber winner of 2020 Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Art". Africa In News. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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