Competition news

Last night Nkululeko Nkebe was announced as the overall winner of the 2018 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

A total of 54 artworks will be showcased during the Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition Exhibition at Oliewenhuis Art Museum in Bloemfontein, with the official opening taking place on 18 October 2018.

Now in its third year, the Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition 2018 has attracted just over 130 high quality artworks as entries into this year’s competition.

Cecilia Maartens’ spellbinding paintings have for two consecutive years been among the top op entries in the Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition, and her work has also been included in the firm’s permanent art collection. What one would not expect then, is that while she has an astounding artistic ability, she is also highly proficient at crunching numbers. In fact, she worked as state accountant until she decided to give up her day job of 17 years to pursue her artistic ...

Anton Roodt, well known architect from Roodt Architects in Bloemfontein, also has a remarkable talent for artistry, and was recognised as one of the top artists in the 2017 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition.

The five winners from the 2017 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition are set to make the Free State art scene come alive this July as they exhibit some of the most compelling visual art from the province.

Jessica Hansen’s mesmerising ceramic artworks with strong social commentary were the public’s favourite in the 2017 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition, the result being that the public voted in droves for her to win the Public Choice Award!

One would not expect dry land to capture anyone's imagination.  Yet Louis Krüger's thrilling and innovative digital photo montages depicting the vast, dry landscape of the Northern Cape, has won him a Merit Award at the 2017 Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition.