Twelve diverse business and arts partnerships were honoured at the 17th Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, held at Johannesburg’s historic The Market Theatre this evening.
The
12 winners in the categories adjudicated by the judging panel were
joined by those in the trio of categories that are selected by the
Business and Arts South Africa Board. This year’s Diplomacy in the Arts
was awarded to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while the
Eastern Cape’s Dorothea Moors was named Art Champion and the Chairman’s
Premier Award was awarded to Spier.
“Our
annual awards are always a great opportunity to get a snapshot of how
the arts and business are interfacing,” comments Business and Arts South
Africa CEO, Michelle Constant. “This year it’s been gratifying to see
many first time winners, a widespread footprint across the country and
also businesses of different sizes and types being nominated and
honoured as winners.”
Among
those being recognised for the first time was Auto & General
Insurance Company Limited whose support for the Auto & General
Theatre on the Square earned it the First Time Sponsor Award. The
company had also been a nominee in the same category for the Naledi
Theatre Awards. Redefine Properties (Pty) Limited was named winner in
the Development Award category for its support of the Buskaid Music
Academy.
Judges
for the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard are
CEO of the Mastrantonio Group Giovanni Marian (chairman); media
consultant and editor of Destiny Man Kojo Baffoe; Sunday
Independent arts critic Mary Corrigall; independent arts consultant
Nicky du Plessis. Television host, arts advocate and CEO of the National
Heritage Project Company Dali Tambo; 5fm DJ Fikile Moeti; Experiential
Marketing Director at Ogilvy and Mather Thresho Selesho and Roelof
Petrus van Wyk, Academic and Practising Artist.
The
independent panel of judges evaluated the success of each partnership
in achieving its objectives and in bringing genuine value and benefit to
both partners. The Awards are audited by Grant Thornton.
Winners are:
Innovation Award
Radio Sonder Grense RSG - RSG Kunstefees 2013
First Time Sponsor Award
Auto & General Insurance Company Limited - Auto & General Theatre on the Square
Innovation Award
Radio Sonder Grense RSG - RSG Kunstefees 2013
First Time Sponsor Award
Auto & General Insurance Company Limited - Auto & General Theatre on the Square
Increasing Access to the Arts Award
Rand Merchant Bank - National School of the Arts Festival of Fame
International Sponsorship Award
Bank of America - Gerard Sekoto : Song for Sekoto Exhibition
Long Term Partnership Award, supported by Stephan Welz & Co.
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited - Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown
Media Sponsorship Award
The Witness Newspaper - The Witness Hilton Arts Festival
Small Business Award
Buz Publicity - ASSITEJ SA
Strategic Project Award
KPMG Services (Pty) Ltd - “We are KPMG”
Sponsorship in Kind Award
Adams & Adams - Design Indaba
Development Award
Redefine Properties (Pty) Limited - Buskaid Music Academy
Arts & the Environment Award, supported by Nedbank
Siemens (Pty) Ltd - Tree of Wisdom
Mentor of the Year
Dale Smith - Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company
Diplomacy in the Arts
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Art Champion Award
Dorothea Moors
Chairman’s Premier Award
Spier.
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