The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ
Arts & Culture invite proposals from South African practitioners to present
case studies at the upcoming Creative
Currencies conference, to be held from August 6 to 8 in Johannesburg.
Arts professionals and representatives of
business and emerging and semi-established arts, culture and heritage
organisations, as well as individuals involved in collectives and
collaborations, are invited to submit proposals to present at the 2nd ACT | UJ
Arts & Culture Conference. Case studies and presentations concerned with
economic, artistic, cultural and technological aspects of trade and exchange
are sought to supplement the conference programme, which is entitled Creative Currencies: accessing opportunities
in an expanding marketplace.
The conference is aimed at sharing
information with stakeholders in the creative economy with a view to
developing, inspiring and enabling the sector. The 2013 programme will speak to
individuals, businesses and organisations involved in trade and commerce in the
field of Arts and Culture, as well as those who wish to interface and explore
this within their own disciplines and sectors.
The Conference Content Manager and Advisory
Committee will review and select case studies for presentation. Presentations
should not be longer than 30 minutes in total. Applications should include the
major aspects that will be addressed by the case study or presentation, and a
detailed description of the technical requirements for the presentation.
Proposals of no more than 600 words should
be submitted to Rahiem Whisgary at rahiem@act.org.za
by no later than June 7, 2013.
This year's conference has attracted
participation and support from a number of influential players in the arts and
culture space, including the European Union (EU), British Council, the European
Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network, Arterial Network South
Africa and the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA).
A partnership with the Cultural Development
Trust will see the conference include an expo component for the first time. The
organisers further wish to acknowledge media partners SAfm, Mail & Guardian
and Classicfeel magazine; and the invaluable support of Santam, Business and
Arts South Africa (BASA), the SAMRO Foundation and Distell Foundation.
The conference will take place from August 6
to 8 at the UJ Arts Centre at the University of Johannesburg. For more
information or to register for the conference, visit www.act.org.za.
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