Art Triennale launched

BANK Windhoek and the National Art Gallery of Namibia last week launched the Bank Windhoek Triennale, which will take place for the first time next year.

The Triennale is part of the Bank Windhoek Arts Festival and will be hosted every three years. It replaces the Standard Bank Biennale.There are three competition categories – for two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital art.The digital art category includes electronic, television and animated material.”The Bank Windhoek Triennale will not only promote the visual arts in Namibia, but will also give our visual artists the opportunity to be represented at national exhibitions, thus sustaining and encouraging their development.This is in itself of great educational and cultural importance,” said James Hill, Managing Director of Bank Windhoek.Artists can get their Triennale entry forms at the National Art Gallery of Namibia or any Bank Windhoek branch nationwide.It replaces the Standard Bank Biennale.There are three competition categories – for two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital art.The digital art category includes electronic, television and animated material.”The Bank Windhoek Triennale will not only promote the visual arts in Namibia, but will also give our visual artists the opportunity to be represented at national exhibitions, thus sustaining and encouraging their development.This is in itself of great educational and cultural importance,” said James Hill, Managing Director of Bank Windhoek.Artists can get their Triennale entry forms at the National Art Gallery of Namibia or any Bank Windhoek branch nationwide.