The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is once again calling upon all section 21 companies (non-profit organisations, public benefit trusts & non-profit companies) in the arts, culture and heritage sector to apply for funding from the proceeds of the National Lottery.
THE VISUAL Arts Network of SA (VANSA), with the support of the Department of Arts & Culture, has launched the Best Practice Guide for Visual Arts 2016.
LUCAS Lixinski Senior lecturer, UNSW Australia and Sarah Williams Associate professor, UNSW Australia discuss why they think the ICC didn't go far enough to protect cultural heritage in their ruling against Ahmad Al Faqi Al-Mahdi.
THE SA Taxi Foundation Art Award is gearing up for the third year of its watershed challenge to practitioners of the visual arts. Entries for this intriguing Award is now open and creatives, artists, and designers are invited to begin work on their submissions. The closing date for Award entries is 13 February 2017.
A SOPHIATOWN theme and exceptional entertainment set the tone at Sun International's The Maslow Hotel last night, when ACT named their Award winners. At the core of the Awards, is the announcement of Lifetime Achievement recipients who have each had a lifelong commitment to the arts, and this year, six deserving luminaries were recognised.
Once again, DJ Black Coffee is making South Africa proud and flying the national flag high. On Monday night Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo aka DJ Black Coffee, won the Best Deep House DJ Award at the 2016 International DJ Awards in Ibiza.
A MAMMOTH struggle is evident in this group of paintings and drawings by Misheck Masamvu at the Goodman Gallery. Yet at the same time, there is also a burst of bright energy, of lines and colours, of patterns and forms that vie for supremacy as figures, animals and mask-like faces come to the fore.
SOUTH AFRICA’s cultural and other heritage capital is significant and really beyond a value measure. Where we can attach monetary or other value – and we definitely should – are the places where transactions can be measured: sales, encounters, business growth, and entrepreneurialism.
Business and Arts South Africa and British Council Connect ZA have launched an extensive research and development initiative ahead of the establishment of a fully-fledged, Pan-African Creative Markets Growth Hub.
TO mark the 19th year of the prestigious ACT Awards, ACT will pay homage to both emerging and established artists.Over the years, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has consistently supported young talent in the arts and honoured those who have significantly contributed to the industry. To mark the 19th year of the prestigious ACT Awards, South Africa’s premier independent arts funding and development agency, will pay homage to both emerging and established artists
THE special jury convened by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) announced that the feature film, Noem My Skollie, currently on circuit in South African cinemas, has been nominated as SA's official selection to the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category for Best Foreign Language Film Award.
MAPPING the creative industries is one of the South African Cultural Observatory’s key functions. In 2013, we completed a mapping study of 25 000 creative and cultural industry organisations – a phenomenal feat. But how does one go about mapping and why? The British Council offers a free for download toolkit to help would-be mappers out there do the job properly.
