At the start of the project, several artists were invited to propose designs for the new bears and the four best designs, submitted by Lackina Zulu, Portia Ndlovu, Khumbulani Ncube and Kathazile Mlala, were selected to adorn the new bear. The two metre tall Buddy Bear was painted by artist Talent Kapadza in collaboration with the artists of the winning designs. Congratulations!
The Buddy Bears not only adorn the cosmopolitan city of Berlin, but also many German embassies around the world. So far, the bear sculptures have been placed in front of more than 100 German embassies and ambassadors' residences.
We are delighted with this project and look forward to working with the National Gallery Zimbabwe and the German Embassy in Harare on further projects in the future.