A feast of Last Sunday Sessions By Heather Dugmore Creating something wonderful from nothing is the art of the artist and that’s how LwandoSessions was born. ‘It literally started in our back yard where a bunch of neighbourhood musicians got together,’ says Cape Town-based musician, poet, activist and cultural entrepreneur Samantha Bekebeke,
Watch the live launch and unveiling of the new ACT five year strategy and programmes this Friday 16 April 2021 at 11am. Watch Live on FB or follow this link to the YouTube Live event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hG_wZTIrwo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Only one week remains to apply for the ACT Building Blocks Programme. The open call closes on 3 March 2021. The Building Blocks Programme is one of ACT’s most impactful programmes in empowering a large number of arts and culture practitioners across South Africa to bolster their professional and business acumen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPEN CALL: THE ARTS AND CULTURE TRUST (ACT) BUILDING BLOCKS PROGRAMME 2021 FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL (NAC) The newly redesigned and dynamic ACT Building Blocks Programme, geared towards developing entrepreneurial minded arts practitioners, has proven so successful that a second national iteration has been funded by the NAC
The ACT Tlholo ‘Uncovering Solutions’ project was launched by the Arts & Culture Trust in 2020 to find and share creative business solutions from our arts communities through an online web series and facilitated discussions. This explorative uncovering culminates in an exciting and widely accessible radio series in all 9 provinces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BURSARY OUTCOMES The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is delighted to announce the successful outcomes for the Development Grant Bursary Open Call. In November 2020 ACT invited students accepted for masters or doctoral programmes in the 2021 academic year to apply for one of
ACT Impact Award Finalist for 2020, Slindile Mthembu from Mabu Arts Foundation directs a provocative work as part of the 16 days of activism; Igama? From the desk of the Director of Igama? On the last day of 16 days of activism for violence against women & children Thursday (10 December) Slindile Mthembu and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE ARTS AND CULTURE TRUST (ACT) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF THE ACT BUILDING BLOCKS PROGRAMME 2020 FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL (NAC) The open call for the ACT Building Blocks Programme ran from the 5th of October to the 31stof October 2020 and
VIRTUAL BOOK REVIEW Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) CEO, Marcus Desando facilitates a virtual book review of ACT Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2020, Professor Angelo Gobbato, on 25 November 2020. Invitation from the DaVinci Institute: We are delighted to invite you to The Da Vinci Institute’s first book review. We
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPEN CALL|ACT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BURSARIES EXTENDED The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is extending the deadline for the open call for bursaries in postgraduate studies to 27 November 2020. ACT invites students accepted for a master’s or doctoral programme in the 2021 academic year to apply for
