Entries open for Mukumbya Musoke Art Prize (Uganda)

The MMA Prize is open to artists between the ages of 20 and 45 who are resident in Uganda.

Prize Information

• The winner receives a monetary prize of UGX 5,000,000 and access to pro bono expert legal advice from the Firm, to support the artist’s business.

Eligibility Criteria

• An artist whose artwork is shortlisted among the finalists may be invited to submit the original artwork to the participating gallery for inspection or otherwise indicate a location at which the artwork may be available for inspection by the organizers.
• The artist agrees that Mukumbya Musoke Advocates and the participating gallery may at any time reproduce their work at no fee for purposes of publicizing the artist or artwork or for purposes of promotion of the current or future Prize events.
• The artist can submit up to a maximum of 4 artworks of any medium, which artworks can be paintings, drawings, original prints, photography, sculptures or video.
• The artwork must be a product of the artist, who must own the artwork and all moral and intellectual property rights in respect of the artwork. It is the sole responsibility of the artist to ensure that the artwork does not infringe any third party’s proprietary rights.
• All artwork submitted must be owned by the artist and available for sale by the artist and not under consignment to a party other than the artist.
• None of organizers or sponsors of the Prize will at any time be liable for any loss or damage to any artworks physically submitted and the artist is advised to take out insurance to cover the artwork at all times including while at the gallery.

Selection Criteria

• The finalists and winner are selected by an independent jury from works that are skillfully executed, have great potential and a relevant message.

For more information, visit MMA.