Seychelles National Arts Award 2025 |28 July 2025

Ms Mckelvey and Mr Camille accepting their Lifetime Achievement Award from President Ramkalawan

Mariette Mckelvey and Georges Camille win lifetime achievement award

 Mariette Mckelvey and Georges Camille on Saturday received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Seychelles Arts Awards 2025, which took place at the International Conference Centre Seychelles.

The award honours two individuals – a female and a male – who have dedicated their life to preserving and developing Seychelles’ arts.

The award ceremony, hosted by the Seychelles National Institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts, is aimed at honouring the excellence, resilience and boundless creativity of artists in an array of categories.

Georges Camille was also the recipient of Best Award for Arts and Entrepreneur.

Speaking to Seychelles NATION, Mr Camille expressed both surprise and joy for receiving not one but two awards.

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