The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSARC) MEC Fezeka Bayeni congratulated artists for their creative excellency at the 6th Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Awards on Friday, 21 February 2020.

This exhibition celebrated the last five years of new acquisitions to the permanent art collection of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality housed at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.

The performance included the lecturer arriving in a hospital bed with a sign that read “Stay At Home,” as a call for people to adhere to the government’s new Covid-19 regulations. The lecturer emphasized the need to learn from countries like Italy, which faced medical shortages due to the pandemic.

The winners of the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards have been announced, with Eastern Cape artist Sonwabiso Ngcai winning the overall award.

Sonwabiso’s win was announced at UJ Gallery on 11 April 2019, where he received a R150 000 cash prize for his sculpture entitled Isigu, or The Snare..

Sonwabiso Ngcai’s Xhosa Twins exhibition opens at the main gallery of the Ann Bryant Art Gallery on October 29. 2015.