Two Weeks to go – Get ready to submit your entry for Sasol New Signatures 2025!
By CityLife Arts Writer
The countdown is officially on! With just under two weeks left until final submission for the 2025 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition, emerging South African artists are encouraged to prepare their entries for one of the country’s most prestigious visual art platforms.
Founded by the Association of Arts Pretoria and proudly sponsored by Sasol for the past 35 years, Sasol New Signatures has played a pivotal role in launching the careers of countless South African artists. It remains the longest-running competition of its kind in the country and is a powerful platform for fresh, new voices in contemporary South African art.
The competition offers emerging artists a rare opportunity to:
- Benchmark their work on a national level
- Gain exposure through inclusion in the Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum
- Be featured in the annually published Sasol New Signatures Catalogue
Artists are encouraged to push creative boundaries, explore new materials and techniques, and challenge conventional norms in artmaking. This is a space for bold, visionary, and experimental work. To assist artists on their submission journey, Sasol New Signatures provides a wide range of educational tools, including:
- Online information sessions
- Downloadable fact sheets
- Blogs
Video: CLICK HERE
Entry Form: CLICK HERE
Collection points
·Bloemfontein
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, 16 Harry Smith Street, Bloemfontein
Tel: 051 447 960
Email: oliewen@nasmus.co.za
·Cape Town
Art B Gallery, Library Centre, Carl van Aswegen Street, Bellville, Cape Town Tel: 021 917 1197
Email: artb@artb.co.za
·Durban
KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
Email: gallery@kznsagallery.co.za
·Johannesburg
Sasol Place, 50 Katherine Street, Wierda Valley, Sandton
Tel: 010 344 5000 (Sasol Place Main Reception)
Email: art@sasol.com
·Polokwane
The Polokwane Art Museum, Library Gardens, corner Grobler & Hans van Rensburg Street, Polokwane
Tel: 015 290 2579/8
Email: AmosL@polokwane.gov.za
·Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth):
NMU Bird Street Gallery – Nelson Mandela University, Bird Street Campus, 20 Bird Street, Central, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Tel: 041 504 3293
Email: jonathan.vanderwalt@mandela.ac.za
·Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom Museum, C/o Sol Plaatjie & Wolmarans Street, Potchefstroom
Cell: 071 331 7029 / 082 397 9367
Email: potchkuns@gmail.com
·Pretoria
Pretoria Art Museum, corner Francis Baard and Wessels Streets, Arcadia Park, Pretoria
Tel: 012 358 6750
Email: artspta@mweb.co.za