ELECTION RESULTS - ART WINS

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The results of the highly anticipated 2025 Artists General Election have been announced, marking the culmination of a vibrant and immersive presentation by artHARARE at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair. A total of 20 artists from South Africa, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Canada, Nigeria, and Uganda participated in this unique election, which reimagined the democratic process through an artistic lens.

Between February 21 to 23, 2025, 2,134 votes were cast at the election booth, with 87 spoiled votes recorded. The outcome of the election is a collaborative artwork—created directly from the ballot papers used in voting—which features the names of the participating artists and forms a striking wall-hanging piece spelling the word ART. This collective artwork serves as both an archive of the event and a powerful statement on the intersection of democracy and artistic expression.