WHAT WE DO?

Our purpose is to enable South African arts and culture practitioners to achieve sustainable futures.

 

The Arts and Culture trust’ philosophy descriptors are:

Growth initiator

Capacitator

Enabler

Facilitator

Supporter

Nurturer

Proactive

Solutioneer

Leader

 

What we offer: 

  • The securing of investment funding to capacitate arts practitioners
  • Professional development and training to supplement artistic talent with sound business acumen
  • Thought leadership for continued growth and innovation in the sector
  • Mentorship (drawing on our vast network of seasoned professionals)
  • Advocacy for the sector, its role within communities, and the potential for active contributors to the economy
  • Knowledge Creation
  • Centre of excellence
  • Resource creation and sharing – through access to our programmes, platforms and resources
  • Advisory services
  • The pursuit of professional standards (both internally and externally)

 

ACT functions independent of government and the majority of its support comes from the private sector and ACT’s investment portfolio.

Our Purpose

To enable South African arts and culture practitioners to achieve sustainable futures.

To invest in professional and entrepreneurial advancement through proactive solution-driven programming

Over the past 25 years the Trust disbursed more than R23 million to arts and culture projects across South Africa. This excludes ACT Awards prize money and other developmental efforts such as the ACT Building Blocks master classes.