BASA GRANT FOR OTHELLO PARTNERSHIP

BASA Supporting Grants spotlight a range of business and arts partnerships. The latest Supporting Grants once again spotlight the diverse range of businesses and arts organisations that are in partnership on specific projects.

The funding recipients of the fifth cycle of Supporting Grants in the 2011/2012 financial year include Durban’s Think Theatre’s Othello, a Matric Shakespeare setwork production 2012 sponsored by the University of Johannesburg.

Other recipients include Immuno-Vet Services cc, Old Mutual Theatre on the Square for the Classical Lunch Hour Concert Series, Stephan Welz & Co., Sanlam: Corporate Collector’s support for the mounting of the Gerhard de Leeuw and Friends: Centenary Exhibition.

Also receiving a Business and Arts South Africa Supporting Grant in this cycle is Rand Merchant Bank’s partnership with Dance Forum’s Dance Umbrella and the Dance Xchange Development Programme, SAMRO’s support of the 11th SAJE Jazz Conference.

Business and Arts South Africa’s Supporting Grants are an important way for business and arts partnerships to secure additional funding for projects. The grants support both financial sponsorship given to an arts project by a business as well as support in kind, which can take the form of product, time and expertise from a company or institution. Indeed, many of those businesses who have supported arts projects with in-kind support over the past few years have gone on to become nominees in the annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American.

Arts organisations are encouraged to make use of this funding mechanism to enhance marketing spends, and particularly to assist in leveraging their relationships with corporate sponsors, towards growing mutually equitable partnerships.

Applications for the final cycle of funding for the 2011/2012 financial year are due by February 27, 2012. For assistance with the application process e-mail grants@basa.co.za or call 011 447 2295.