Meet the award winning art of TAYA 2015

Friday, December 04, 2015

Mutero Twaimango won the sculpture category

Last week, the best and deserving visual artists in Botswana got the fruits of their labour at the 11th edition of Thapong Artist of the Year Awards (TAYA). After yet another year of creativity and improvement, MMEGI STAFFER MOMPATI TLHANKANE looks at the award winning works and artists of TAYA 2015

This year has seen growth in the number of participants from last year and more young artists dominated the submitted works. With more than P390,000 invested towards the awards, a total of eight artists walked away with decorations including the most prestigious overall Thapong Artist of the Year award.

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