We are proud to partner with the Hessequa Art Route, sponsoring a high school art competition themed “inheems”. “Inheems” is the Afrikaans word for ‘indigenous’, which is exactly what this competition is celebrating through various creative mediums<! If you are between the ages of 13 and 19 years old, and go to high school within the Hessequa municipal region, you are eligible enter this art competition.

The art competition categories will be the following:

• • Drawing

• • Painting

• • Graphic design

• • Photography

Prizes will be awarded for each category:

1^st: R1000

2^nd: R500

3^rd: R300

All entries must be submitted to your public library in Heidelberg, Riversdale and Albertinia by 29 September 2023.

An art exhibition will be hosted at the end of October at the Riversdale Town Hall showcasing the teens’ “inheems” artworks.

Contact your local library in Heidelberg, Riversdale and Albertinia for more information.

All Hessequa Public Libraries are participating, i.e.:

Albertinia Biblioteek

Protea Biblioteek

Stilbaai Biblioteek

Melkhoutfontein Biblioteek

Riversdale Biblioteek

Heidelberg Biblioteek

Duivenhoks Biblioteek

Slangrivier Biblioteek

The art exhibition in the Riversdale Town Hall has been scheduled for Wednesday 25 October 2023.