By Staff writer
THE forthcoming 22nd edition of the National Arts Merit Awards(NAMA), will be held in Bulawayo in February next year, organisers of the event have revealed.
The awards, that are arguably regarded as the premier arts awards in the country that recognize top performing artists, have for a long time been domiciled in the capital over the past years.
But that is set to change with Bulawayo scheduled to host the awards on February 24 next year.
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe director,Nicholas Moyo revealed that they settled for Bulawayo after failing to find a suitable venue to host the event in other provinces outside Harare.
“This year with the aim of taking the event to other provinces we have resorted to Bulawayo,” he said.
“We had not found venues in other provinces that could host such an event. NAMA will be held on the 24 of February.”
As part of the preparations for the awards, there will be a golf day on November 10, in Bulawayo, with the aim of having artists, corporates and other stakeholders to mix and mingle sharing notes in a relaxed environment.
