# CALL FOR ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS’ MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS TO SUBMIT PROFILES AND PORTFOLIOS.

- **Reference:** DSAC2026/27-B18
- **Issuer:** [Limpopo - Sport Arts and culture](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/limpopo-sport-arts-and-culture.md)
- **Region:** Limpopo
- **Type:** Request for proposal
- **Published:** 2026-10-15
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-11 13:00 SAST
- **Briefing:** 2026-10-29 12:00 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Creative arts](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/R90.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**This call seeks to identify Limpopo-based artists to submit profiles and portfolios for the acquisition and commissioning of artworks for the Limpopo Provincial Theatre.** It invites painting, sculpture, textile/beadwork, carving, mixed-media, photography, printmaking, contemporary installations and public art from established and emerging Limpopo artists, to demonstrate a meaningful connection to the province’s culture and themes.

#### Requirements
- Phase 1 Mandatory Requirements:
- Artistic Quality & Technical Competence: portfolio with clear photographs (min five examples)
- Relevance to Limpopo Cultural Heritage: portfolio with brief descriptions
- Artist Experience & Track Record: certified ID copy plus CV/profile and completed commissions
- Originality & Artistic Identity: artist statement
- Professional Capacity & Reliability: references or evidence of completed commissions
- Locality with Limpopo Province: letter from Traditional Authority or municipal bill not older than 12 months

- Phase 2: Functionality Criteria (min 70/100)
- Artistic Quality & Technical Competence (25)
- Relevance to Limpopo Cultural Heritage (20)
- Artist Experience & Track Record (20)
- Originality & Artistic Identity (20)
- Professional Capacity & Reliability (15)

- Additional for Sculptors/Installation Artists: materials used, typical sizes, experience with large-scale/public works, fabrication capability, installation safety, and photos of completed works.

- Important notices: submission does not guarantee selection; must use the prescribed Artist Profile Submission Form/template; the department may verify information.

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 11 November 2026 at 11:00 (bid validity 120 days).
- Submission method: deliver in the tender box at 21 Biccard Street, Olympic Towers, Polokwane 0699; one original copy sealed.
- Documents to submit: use the prescribed Artist Profile Submission Form (Volume 12 2026 TOR Call for Artists and Sculptors.pdf) with minimum 5 artworks, CV, Limpopo connection evidence, artwork details, and portfolio link.
- Briefing: non-compulsory on 29 October 2026 at 10:00, Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, 21 Biccard Street, Polokwane.
- Inquiries: via the contacts in the TOR (e.g., modibav@sac.limpopo.gov.za; mhangwanm@sac.limpopo.gov.za).

## Description

CALL FOR ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS’ MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS TO SUBMIT PROFILES AND PORTFOLIOS.

CALL FOR ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS’ MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS TO SUBMIT PROFILES AND PORTFOLIOS.

Conditions: N/A Briefing Venue: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, 21 Biccard Street, Olympic Towers Building, Polokwane, 0699

## Documents

- Volume 12 2026 TOR Call for Artists and Sculptors.pdf..pdf
- Volume 12 2026 TOR Call for Artists and Sculptors.pdf

Documents download with a free BidWunder account.

## Published on

- [eTenders OCDS API](https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/opportunities?id=1)
- [eTenders.gov.za](https://www.etenders.gov.za)

More open tenders: https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders.md

---

> Source: https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/call-for-artists-and-sculptors-multidisciplinary-artists-to-submit-profiles-and-8393c9d6