Johannesburg launch of the South African Handbook on Arts and Culture
The National Arts Council – primary sponsors of the 2015/16 edition of the South African Handbook on Arts and Culture produced by AFAI – hosted the Johannesburg launch of the Handbook at an intimate...
View ArticleUnite Against Corruption and Textbooks Matter Campaign
Unite Against Corruption AFAI played a central role first in informing the arts and culture sector about the civil society campaign against corruption, and then in mobilizing participation in the...
View ArticleDiscussion Document on Theatre and Dance
The Department of Arts and Culture is currently in the process of reviewing the White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage of 1996, having undertaken various provincial consultations and climaxing with...
View ArticleWhite Paper Review Process – what you need to know
The African Arts Institute has been monitoring closely the White Paper review process, from meetings at Parliament, attending Portfolio Committee Meetings and requesting feedback. AFAI received the...
View ArticleThe Langa Cultural Precinct Development Project
In association with the Langa Arts Association, the Langa Heritage Foundation, and the City of Cape Town. “The aim was to introduce the idea of the Langa Cultural Precinct, and how the Langa Arts...
View ArticleHigh Schools Program Workshop – 21st November 2015
A City of Cape Town initiative in partnership with the African Arts Institute. The High Schools programme was initiated in 2003 and has been running successfully to date. 60 schools selected to...
View ArticleCultural Accelerator: Cultural Entrepreneurs go to Parliament
On the 12 November 2015, one of AFAI’s Cultural Accelerator entrepreneurs, Fundiswa Zwane of the Phezulu Phambili Collective, arranged a meeting with the Chairperson of Arts and Culture in the NCOP,...
View ArticleCultural Accelerator Learning Space # 1
Cultural Accelerator is a pilot programme created by the African Arts Institute, which you can read more about here. We have 17 arts practitioners from 10 different communities within the greater Cape...
View ArticleThe Commonwealth People’s Forum- Malta (23- 27 November)
The Commonwealth Foundation, an important supporter of AFAI projects, invited a representative of AFAI to attend the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Malta (23- 27 November). As the Research Manager,...
View ArticleAfrican Tertiary Arts Education Networking Event – 30th November to 2nd...
Last week, AFAI together with the Goethe-Institut South Africa, welcomed delegates from across the continent to the first African Tertiary Arts Education (ATAE) Networking Event. Hosted at Hiddingh...
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