The Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Cheriese Dilrajh and
Hemali Khoosal have been selected as joint recipients of the annual
Young Womxn Studio Bursary, funded by Bag Factory alumni artist Sam
Nhlengethwa. They will share a fully funded studio bursary at the Bag
Factory for twelve months from October 2020 to September 2021.
The response to the call for applications for this year’s Young Womxn
Studio Bursary was overwhelming, demonstrating a high level of talented
emerging womxn artists in South Africa. Taking into consideration the
challenges of the current global economic climate and the strength of the
applications received, we decided to maximise the benefit of this bursary by
offering it to two promising emerging womxn artists. We are thrilled that
Cheriese and Hemali were open to this proposal and they are both excited
at the prospect of working together in a creative environment that promotes
exchange and experimentation.
The Bag Factory recognises the huge disruption to the lives and livelihoods
of artists this year as a result of the Coronavirus, so we have decided to
help support even more artists during this exceptionally difficult time.
Another notable artist who impressed us with her perseverance and
dedication to her artistic practice is Lebogang Mogul Mabusela, who has
been selected as a runner-up and will receive a three-month studio bursary
running from October to December 2020. Kayafm
