Kudakwashe Kutinyo, BANO REPORTER
THE much anticipated event in the Bulawayo arts calendar, Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards(ROIL BAA) is back again and this year's prestigious event will be held on Saturday 25 November 2023 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, following a partnership with the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre who will be the presenting partner.
RoilBAA is an annual Award ceremony whose aim is to celebrate, honor and recognize outstanding works by Bulawayo creatives.
In a Statement, Organizers of the Awards highlighted one of the major developments for this year's Awards, which is a sponsorship by Culture fund of Zimbabwe Trust under the Creatives Action 2 banner named BAA Elevation.The Sponsorship seeks to improve the technical presentation of the awards and also empower those in the value chain of production.
"We have started implementing the programmes as we successfully held a choreography Workshop over days, from 14th to the 15th September 2023.Up next will be auditions for this year's ensemble to be held beginning of October and followed by a technical Workshop mid-October 2023," said the event Organizers.
In what is likely to be a timely gesture, the main sponsor of the awards the "United Refineries" through the "Roil Cooking Oil brand" will also appreciate it's customers by awarding their top customers in the wholesale and retail.
The promotion is currently underway and will close during the month of November.
Organizers of the Awards highlighted that only works produced between August 2022 to 30th September 2023 will be accepted.
"The Awards will start receiving submissions and nominations on the 1st October and will close on the 20th of October.Works produced from August 2022 to 30th September will be accepted.The receiving offices will be Studio 10 at the National Art Gallery and Sabela Studios at ZITF.Soft submissions can be submitted to byoartsawards@gmail.com"
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