24/06/2026
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With just 98 days until Botswana celebrates a monumental 60 years of independence, Nandoโs Botswana General Manager, Mr. Challenge Nhamoyebonde, has officially turned up the heat on the local creative industry. In partnership with the Thapong Visual Arts Centre and Spier Arts Trust, the 2026 Nandoโs Art Initiative is officially open for submissions.
Building on the incredible success of the 2023 inaugural edition which acted as a major career catalyst for 120 local artists, this yearโs theme ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ challenges local visual artists to answer one big question: "๐พ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ 60 ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐?"
Incredible prizes await the top visual artists:
โข ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก
โข ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก
โข ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก
These prizes are accompanies by a 2-week art residency at Thapong Visual Arts Center and virtual critic sessions with Spier Art Trustโs Chief Curator.
The top three masterworks will be displayed at select Nando's castles for 21 days. Further, ten finalists will gain access to an exclusive corporate art workshop, with the chance to have their pieces purchased directly by the Spier Arts Trust.
Launching the Junior Secondary School Initiative under the theme "๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 60. ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐", Nandoโs Finance Director, Ms. Dhana Ramasamy stated that Nandoโs believes the story of Botswana at 60 deserves to be told by any Botswana based artist, who call this land home hence opening it to students to unearth grassroot talent.
The winning students will be awarded with among others mentorship from the main competition winners, premium art supplies and cash prizes and the winning piece will even be featured as a limited-edition Nandinoโs meal coloring sheet. The winning studentโs school will receive art supplies and an artist-led workshop because a creative learning environment matters.
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๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ!
