SAMRO Foundation announces winners
THE Linder Auditorium came alive with the passion of music on Saturday night, when the two SAMRO Overseas Scholarships winners were announced.
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ART WEEK marks onset of Heritage, Tourism Months
AUDIENCES are often hard to come by in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors and the creative and cultural industries, and that’s why ART WEEK was started – to develop new audiences and increase public awareness of the vibrant contemporary art scene in South African cities starting with Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Freedom the name of the game at Hilton Arts Festival
LOOKING for a dose of artistic freedom – but not directly in the creative sense – then the Hilton Arts Festival is the place to be this month. Organisations offer this advice to see much without parting with a single cent.
ACT announces their sensational six finalists
SIX gifted Grade 12 scholars are one step closer to claiming their share of R800 000 to help realise their dream of studying the performing arts.
Mpumalanga domain workshop a success, flush with robust discussion
The first of several South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) domain workshops kicked off last week on August 18, when about 40 representatives of the Mpumalanga arts, culture and heritage community joined the SACO team to tackle matters of mutual interest.
National Legislation & Regulation
IT'S Heritage Month and we wanted to take some time to reflect on the policy trajectory we have taken to protect heritage in South Africa and beyond. The full scope of our heritage legislation and regulation can be sourced .
19th Annual BASA Award Finalists Announced
A TOTAL of 44 finalists are in the running for South Africa’s preeminent awards celebrating business and arts partnerships.
BASA and British Council Connect ZA launch A Guide to Growing Creative Markets
BUSINESS and Arts South Africa in partnership with British Council Connect ZA launched a ground breaking project that aims to significantly impact the development and sustainability of South Africa’s creative market.
Note from the Culturalist: CEO
WE WERE privileged this past month to really be up-close-and-personal with South Africa’s premier elevation of culture and creativity, the National Arts Festival 2016. Now in its 41st year, the epic event has firmly solidified its place as the heart of the creative and cultural industries.
Five challenges women in the SA film industry face
ZAMA Mkosi, CEO of the NVFV shares her views on women in the film industry ahead of Women's Month. "The creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are rife with their own well-known challenges, but an added burden for many women in the film and television industry specifically is the prevalence of a number of barriers to entry – some of which the National Film and Video Foundation is working hard to circumnavigate."
Can art bring China, Africa closer?
CHINA: A pertinent question is being asked as African artists turn their gaze toward the continent’s often complicated relationship with one of its biggest investors, China. Melissa Twigg asks whether contemporary art help mend the relationship between China and Africa?
Open Source: Latest research for download July 2016
Arts Council England and Justin O’Connor’s (2010) ‘The Cultural And Creative Industries: A Literature Review’