ACT | UJ Creative Conference opens call for papers
The ACT | UJ Creative Conference is inviting proposals for 20-minute presentations at the 2017 #CREATIVEUPRISING Conference taking place in July.
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United Nations University fully-funded PhD Internship Program
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) PhD Internship Program is inviting doctoral students around the world to apply for a fully funded opportunity.
Seven promising young scholars awarded SACO scholarships
THE South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) has awarded seven scholarships and bursaries for the 2017 academic year allocating over half a million Rand to supporting young academics conducting research across the creative and cultural industries (CCIs).
ILAM offers open access to African Music Journal
THE International Library for African Music (ILAM), has recently finished digitising their entire publication archive and is offering full, open access to the African Music Journal, free of charge via the Rhodes University website.
All the winners at the 2017 SAFTAs
THE 11th annual South African Film and Television Awards took place this past Saturday at Sun City, Johannesburg. The theme for this year’s awards was “SA has got it, let’s celebrate it”. The awards are aimed at celebrating the talent that the country has, and showing appreciation to the stars in the industry.
SA Cultural Observatory hires database coordinator
THE South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) has appointed Jan-Carel Van Der Linde as the SACO Database Coordinator, to head up the SACO’s database management. Database management is a critical output of the SACO, which is tasked with mapping the entirety of South Africa’s cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and arts, culture and heritage sectors, creating a viable cultural information system and developing a CCI Index as a monitoring tool for industry performance.
Deadline for creative economy conference submissions nears
THE creative economy is one of South Africa’s most underappreciated economic drivers, keeping thousands in jobs and contributing almost 3% to GDP.
Chill with Gauteng Opera at Sunday Morning Concert
WHAT better way to chill out on a Sunday morning than in the tranquil urban space of IT Corner in Melville while listening to the ambient light classical sounds of Gauteng Opera with guest artists from Coert’s Studio. During interval, you can enjoy a tasty brunch with family and friends. Gauteng Opera and Coert’s Studio present Classic Chill on Sunday, 26 March at 11:00.
BASA Celebrates 20 years of Partnerships, People and Connectivity
2017 sees Business and Arts South Africa (NPC) celebrate twenty years of arts business partnerships, with an invigorated focus on growth, research, connectivity and celebration that confirms the organisation’s standing as a leader on the African continent.
Research bodies partner to analyse impact of Cape Town Carnival
IT’S AN extravaganza of creativity and culture not to be missed – but how much does the Cape Town Carnival add to the bottom line of the City and more?
Sarafina Musical Opens In Style
PEOPLE from all occupations came to support theatre in South Africa on the opening night of Sarafina this past Friday, 10 March 2017. The highly anticipated Sarafina hosted them; all showed up in Broadway style, from celebrities, media personnel, government and business personnel to international ambassadors.
Monitoring & evaluation key to realising South Africa’s creative potential
The South African Cultural Observatory’s (SACO) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Measuring the value of Publicly-funded Arts, Culture and Heritage projects is a tool to ‘count culture’ and identify some tangible, quantitative value asserts Professor Jen Snowball, SACO chief research strategist and cultural economist.