Last week, Hollard Mozambique publicly announced the winners of the Hollard Best Futures 2025 Awards for Artists during the official opening of the 15th Colecção Crescente exhibition, an initiative of Kulungwana -Associação para o Desenvolvimento Cultural.

At the heart of this initiative is the Hollard Best Futures 2025 Award for Artists, an annual prize that recognizes the best work of the country's most promising young creatives.

This year, around 100 emerging artists took part with more than 300 works in the selection.

From this talented group, three artists were selected as winners: Zerito Pedrito Sabão Pita (Zerito Sabão), Medgiss Ananias Mutombene (Medgiss Mutombene) and Carmen Maria Muianga.

In addition, two artists, Pinto Zulu and Yassmin Santos Forte, received Honorable Mentions.

During the ceremony, Hollard Mozambique shared the following message to the nominees: "Your dedication, originality and artistic vision are not only inspiring, they are essential to Mozambique's cultural narrative. You are helping to redefine how we see ourselves, how we express our truths and how we imagine the road ahead."

Certificates of recognition were also given to the ten artists nominated by Jéssica Figueiredo, Brand Ambassador and coordinator of the initial Crescente Collection at Hollard Moçambique, the event's Patron for the seventh consecutive year.

Presented under the evocative theme "Time", the 15th Colecção Crescente exhibition, officially open to the public, offers both artists and the public a reflection on the dynamic relationship between the past, the present and the future, presenting bold and stimulating interpretations of "Time", deeply rooted in Mozambican identity and expression.

Echoing the campaign's motto, "Visions of Tomorrow", the exhibition underlines Hollard's belief in imagination as a powerful tool for envisioning and creating a brighter, more inclusive future, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to supporting Mozambique's art and culture, and to nurturing the next generation of thinkers, innovators and visual storytellers.

The winners were selected by a distinguished panel of local and international judges, based on defined criteria.

The jury was made up of Professor Alda Costa, Dana McFarlane, from the White River Gallery, and Curator Mieke Oldenburg. Each juror nominated ten artists, followed by a group deliberation to determine the final winners.

To date, the Hollard Future Best 2025 Artist Awards, a prestigious platform created in 2019 that recognizes exceptional artistic talent and provides opportunities for professional growth, has supported thousands of aspiring artists, and has so far awarded 12 young artists with the top prize.