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.
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 .
A TOTAL of 44 finalists are in the running for South Africa’s preeminent awards celebrating business and arts partnerships.
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.
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.
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."
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?
Arts Council England and Justin O’Connor’s (2010) ‘The Cultural And Creative Industries: A Literature Review’
IN THE first of a series of domain workshops scheduled for the remainder of the year, Mpumalanga-based creatives will benefit from a day-long session focused on the cultural and creative industries, hosted by the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) and the Department of Arts & Culture (DAC).
VARIETY recently reported that the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa have signed a new television co-production agreement, which will strengthen ties between the two countries’ broadcast industries.
THE South African contemporary dance festival, Dance Umbrella 2017, will take place in various theatre and venues in Johannesburg, from March 1 to March 12, 2017 and applications are now open for new contemporary choreography and dance.
THE South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) is tasked with ensuring the industry has access to cutting-edge research, information and reports – a task that falls to the research institute’s newly appointed Knowledge Manager, Tazleen January.
