Emerson Collection Catalogue April 2025
April 14, 2025
Awards · May 2022
The Emerson’s Zanzibar Foundation announces two of its prestigious awards for June 2022.
Private viewing 17 June 2022 · Official opening 18 June 2022 · Award presentation 24 June 2022
The awards
The Emerson’s Zanzibar Foundation have announced details of two of their prestigious awards for June 2022. Firstly the Visual Art Award by local artists will be presented, for the second year running, for the best art work submitted.
All the art submissions will also be on display at The Emerson’s Foundation Art Gallery, newly created at Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel.
The theme
The theme for this year for both awards will be ‘Maisha ya Zanzibar’ (‘Zanzibar Life’). The theme this year; Maisha ya Zanzibar will help the local artists to present their interpretation of Zanzibar’s diverse life and its heritage.
Likewise the local film-makers will focus on stories about life in Zanzibar.
Our mission
Emerson’s Zanzibar Foundation for many years has been a leading organisation honouring local Zanzibari musicians, artists and film makers. They continue to provide active support for talented Zanzibaris, to gain recognition and the opportunities they need and deserve.
An important core of this collaboration is to promote unity within the artistic community in Zanzibar. All artists who participate share the aim to promote arts in Zanzibar in general and hope that it will be valued more by the wider community.
The film award
In addition Emerson Zanzibar Foundation’s seventh Film Award for the best production by local Zanzibari film makers will be announced during the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in June 2022.
Award presentation for the Visual Art Award: 24 June 2022. The Film Award will be announced on 26 June 2022, 8pm at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), Old Fort.
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