Short-listed TAYA 2012 works go on display

The adjudication for the awards started in earnest on Saturday in Gaborone by a four-member panel led by a curator at the Taping Centre for the arts. The 2012 TAYA will be held next week on November 15. The Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Shaw Kgathi is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the glamour event that will kick-off at 6.30pm.

On Saturday, an elated Thapong director, Reggie Bakwena praised local artists for packaging their submissions in a professional manner. "I am very happy about the response. The artists seem to have taken note of our advice regarding quality of the works. The manner of the presentation of their works this year  is reflective of  growth. I am also pleased that  artists from  places such as Tsabong and Maun also heed our advice." Bakwena reckons the increase in prize money may be another reason for the improvement he has seen.