PPC Imaginarium

We’re taking a break. The PPC Imaginarium is reimagining itself and won't be moving forward with the 2020 competition until it has concluded its strategic realignment. Thank you for all your support thus far. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

Congratulations to all our 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards Zimbabwe Winners! Be sure to visit The @NatGalleryZimb before 28 June to see the works of our Zimbabwean Winners and Runners-up. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

Hello, Zimbabwe! It’s the moment we have been waiting for - tonight we find out which Finalists are worth their weight in concrete at our Gala Event at @NatGalleryZimb in Harare. Stay tuned for more! #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

This “doodle-bombing” short film by 2019 Film Finalist, Stefanus Nel features illustrations superimposed upon reallife imagery. See the full clip here: bit.ly/2JMKiYv. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

“Genesis 4: I Am Not The Keeper” by Itumeleng Ramakau earned a Special Commendation in the 2019 Fashion Category. The dress was inspired by the brutality of people from the beginning of time right up to the painful reality of our everyday life. bit.ly/2WaXj4K @PPC_Africa

Stamped overlaps are a popular choice for enhancing concrete flooring, but did you know that they are excellent for quick, economical wall applications? See how to create your own here: bit.ly/2MciLBQ. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

As it's #AfricaDay tomorrow, we would like to celebrate the excellence of the continent's creative community. South African architect and artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni’s oeuvre is known for its fusion and consolidation of elegant architecture and fine art. bit.ly/2Xb9dYV

Here’s a look at the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards Gala Event, which took place at the @UJArtsCentre on 11 April 2019. Congratulations to all of our Winners and Runners-up. bit.ly/2M4bweZ #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

We’re pleased to welcome Doreen Sibanda, director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, to the judges panel of the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards Zimbabwe. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

Tami Zizhou is a self-taught graphic designer, photographer and design researcher with a decade of industry experience under his belt. Welcome to the judging panel of the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards Zimbabwe! #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

We are proud to welcome Zimbabwe’s most widely exhibited contemporary artist, Moffat Takadiwa to the judging panel of the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards in Zimbabwe. #PPCImaginarium #PPC_Africa

“My Mother’s Dress” by 2019 Fashion Runner-up, Cheryl Traub Adler blurs the boundaries between fashion, performance and installation art. See more about this piece here: bit.ly/2KZutiz. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

Special Commendation in the Sculpture Category went to 2019 PPC Imaginarium Award Finalist, Prudence Magagula for her exploration of gender violence and sexism experienced by female mine workers. bit.ly/2YIdaof. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

National judging is currently underway at @NatGalleryZimb in Harare. Our judges will then move to The National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Mutare and then on to Bulawayo. Winners will be announced at a Gala Event on Thursday, 30 May 2019. Stay tuned for more! #PPCImaginarium

Inspired by the coldness of city landscapes contrasted with the warmth of natural sunlight, “conQrete Light” is an unusual lighting installation created by California-based designers Zhuoin Fang and Giangian Xu: bit.ly/2Ywe3A2. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

Hello, Joburg! Today is your last day to view the works of our 2019 Winners and Finalists. Be sure to visit the @UJArtsCentre before 15h30 this afternoon. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

The @NorvalFdn, a centre designed to celebrate excellence, makes innovative use of concrete. See more via our blog: bit.ly/2Ys7EG2. #PPCImaginarium @PPC_Africa

2019 Industrial Design Runner-up, JonPeer Bouwer aimed to produce a dimmable, lime-shaped pendant light that was not deterred by the technical complexities of having an opening smaller than its inner diameter. See more about “Lime Light” here: bit.ly/2WHr5tU. @PPC_Africa

Attention, Zimbabwean Entrants! Today is your deadline for submission! All entries for the Fashion, Jewellery, Industrial Design and Sculpture Categories of the 2019 #PPCImaginarium Awards must be submitted at @NatGalleryZimb in Harare, Bulawayo or Mutare. @PPC_Africa

Behind the man on a bench: A few process images of the self portrait that formed part of my sculpture "In the Pipeline" which made it into the national finalists exhibition of the @ppcimaginarium 2019. This portion… instagram.com/p/BxPjSBfn8tr/…