Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme (A3E) is 10and5’s new initiative which aims to upskill emerging artists across South Africa. We are giving talented artists a platform to reach new markets, and help them break into the art/gallery scene.
We received an overwhelming number of submissions across a variety of art mediums, and with the help of our curation team made up of Banele Khoza, Makgati Molebatsi and Lezanne Viviers; we were able to shortlist an incredible line up of graphic artists, photographers, fine artists and sculptures.
We are excited to announce the chosen artists for our A3E programme:
Moshala Molema
Pule Ratsoma
Sinalo Ngcaba
Chloë te Water Naudé
Emma Penfold
Lisolomzi Pikoli
Lebogang Mabone
Toka Hlongwane
Mpho Machate
Lionel Tazvitya Mbayiwa
Keneilwe Mokoena
Ayla Senekal
Sarah Grace
Khotso Motsoeneng
Boitumelo Diseko
Bongani Ndlovu
Odirile Khune
Dominic de Villiers
Blessing Blaai
Melissa Tabisher
Shakil Solanki
Elléna Lourens
Quade Howes
Alecia Van Rooyen
Amo Maepa
Ayanda Khumalo
Boikanyo Mashigo
Bontle Juku
Brett Charles Seiler
Charity Vilakazi
Christiaan van Wyk
Cole Ndelu
Cow Mash
Daron Tlamama
Dimakatso Mathopa
Fiona Wanjiku Maina
Gemma Shepherd
Giancarlo LaGuerta
Jason Haji – Joannou
Karl Heinz
Leigh Cupido
Lucy-Rose Currie
Lunga Ntila
Lwando Dlamini
Molebogeng Thoka
Mongezi Mcelu
Mothobi Mefane
Msizi Nkosi
Neil Badenhorst
Neo Pako Ramathinyane
Njabulo Hlophe
Nolubabalo ‘Lulu’ Mhlana
Octavia Roodt
Oliver Hunter Pohorille
Oupa Sibeko
Paballo Majela
Phila Hillie
Sabelo Mpum
Selwyn Steyn
Sibusiso Gcaba
Suzan Mbhali Manzini
Tebogo Selepe
Tebogo Tlale
Thabo Pitso
Themba Given Msiza
Xhanti Zwelendaba
Xopher Wallace
Yolanda Warnich
Zoleka Mannie
Furthermore, 23 of the selected artists will get the opportunity to exhibit at the MINI showrooms in Midrand, Cape Town and Sandton on the following dates:
Midrand Artists: 22 August
Ayla Senekal
Blessing Blaai
Bongani Ndlovu
Lebogang Mabone
Lisolomzi Pikoli
Mpho Machate
Odirile Khune
Cape Town Artists: 27 August
Cloë te Water Naudé
Dominic de Villiers
Elléna Lourens
Emma Penfold
Lionel Tazvitya Mbayiwa
Melissa Tabisher
Quade Howes
Shakil Solanki
Toka Hlongwane
Sandton Artists: 12 September
Boitumelo Diseko
Keneilwe Mokoena
Khotso Motsoeneng
Moshala Molema
Pule Ratsoma
Sarah Grace
Sinalo Ngcaba
What benefits are the selected artists receiving?
- Editorial Features. Accelerated exposure through the 10and5 network, and our video partners. Artists will receive exposure to up to 1,5m people a month.
- An exhibition produced. A fully paid for group exhibition, including printing, framing, hanging and production costs, plus a competitive commission rate that is made possible by our corporate partners.
- A place in our artists’ residency programme. Our 10and5 residency program is back up and running, and we’re hosting a small selection of our A3E program in our residency program.
- Commercial Training. We’re creating opportunities for commercial artist training modules to help make artists more familiar with the financial side of running a creative practice.
- Merchandise with Short-run Special Editions. We’ll work with the artists to license their artworks to our merchandising division and create a range of accessible merch in the form of t-shirts, totes, caps and bags.
