#SACOConf2017 evening cocktail function lineup - The Suit
AS part of our second National Conference programme, the Cultural Observatory will be issuing conference delegates with tickets to the ever popular show, Can Themba's 'The Suit'.
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Africa Month: Celebrating the Journey of African Unity
The theme for Africa Month 2017 is “The Year of OR Tambo: Building a Better Africa and a Better World”. The Department of Arts and Culture invites all the people in the Republic of South Africa, the rest of the African continent and the African Diaspora as well as international guests to join us in the Africa Month celebrations. South Africa is an integral part of the African continent. Therefore the country understands its national interest to be intrinsically linked to continental stability, unity and prosperity. Our African agenda is for the sustained development and upliftment of all African people. Africa Month seeks to increase the appreciation and demand for arts and culture goods and services and stimulate competitive markets for Intra-Africa trade.
African insights to feature strongly at creative economy conference
THE African experience of growing, maintaining and developing a strong cultural and creative economy will be a main focal point at the South African Cultural Observatory’s (SACO) conference this May.
2017 BASA Awards Open for entries
THE annual BASA Awards, jointly sponsored by Hollard & Business Day, is the only awards ceremony that acknowledges business support of and partnerships in the arts in South Africa.
19th ASSITEJ World Congress & International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People
THE Cradle of Creativity (16-27 May) comprises a Festival, a Conference and a World Congress, all dedicated to theatre for young audiences.
Conference to capture creative economy trends
IT’S ALL systems go for the second South African Cultural Observatory National Conference on May 24 and 25 in Johannesburg. We are very excited to present a dynamic and varied programme – featuring a wide range of global, African and local speakers and perspectives; especially since it’s Africa Day on May 25.
Call For South African Art Collective - Art Santa Fe 2017
THE Small Enterprise Development Agency of KZN will coordinate and host the participation of micro, emerging and established enterprises as well as individual upcoming visual artists during the Art Santa Fe show which will take place from the 13-16th July 2017 at the Santa Fe Convention Centre in USA.
Bold changes ahead for ACT
THE Arts & Culture Trust’s next five-year strategy will see the organisation making bold changes.
Towards tackling inequalities in South Africa: the role of community libraries
A paper recently published by Nampombe Mnkeni-Saurombe from the University of South Africa and Nomusa Zimu from the Human Sciences Research Council on the role of community libraries reports on the Department of Arts and Culture’s conditional grant community library project progress.
Beyoncé launches scholarship to support young women in the arts
BEYONCE has unveiled her ‘Formation Scholars’, a new scholarship announced on the one-year anniversary of Lemonade to support young woman in the arts.
Top line-up of South African speakers for SA Cultural Observatory Conference
THE SOUTH African Cultural Observatory has secured a stellar local line-up of academics, researchers and creative practitioners for its National Conference at the Turbine Hall in Johannesburg on May 24 and 25.
SA Cultural Observatory secures Masasa Mbangeni as National Conference MC
THE ethereal and spunky award-winning actress, Masasa Mbangeni, is the face of the South African Cultural Observatory’s (SACO) May National Conference, which she will host as master of ceremonies (MC).