Deadline: March 31, 2015
Applications are now open for arts organisations in
KwaZulu-Natal to become part of Business and Arts South Africa’s 2015 BASA
Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA’s newly
developed three-tiered Education Programme. Started in 2014, the initiative is
an integral part of BASA’s commitment to developing innovative educational
programmes that seek to ensure the relevance and sustainability of the arts in society.
BASA Basics has been specially created for arts
organisations and individuals wanting to start a for-profit or non-for-profit
organisation. It will introduce emerging artists to the legal registration
options and processes available in terms of establishing an arts organisation.
BASA Basics is additionally focused on enabling arts organisations to emerge
from the programme with a workable business model that will play an important
role in taking their organisation forward.
BASA Basics is built around a series of workshops, each one
focused on a particular skill that will equip emerging arts organisations with
the necessary tools to get started.
The kick-off BASA Basics workshop will look at understanding
legal entities, as well as Governance and Compliance while the second one moves
on to establishing the vision, mission, basic operational budgeting, resource
evaluation and basic Business Models of the arts organisation. Proposal
writing, business communication and partnership or ‘friend-raising’ is the
focus of the third BASA Basics workshop.
All successful applicants must attend all workshops within
the BASA Basics six-month programme and commit to the full extent of the
programme.
The closing date for applications is March 31, 2015.
BASA’s Education Programme is partnered with The National
Arts Council, NLDTF, and RMB.
To fill in an application form to be considered for the BASA
Basics programme, visit the BASA website at www.basa.co.za and download the word document. Completed
application forms must be e-mailed to onthatile@basa.co.za.
For further information contact Onthatile Ditshego, Manager of BASA’s Education
and Training Programme at BASA’s offices on 011 447 2295.
Business and Arts South Africa (NPC) is an internationally
recognised South African development agency with a suite of integrated
programmes implemented nationally and internationally. Business and Arts South
Africa (NPC) encourages mutually beneficial partnerships between business and
the arts, contributing to corporate success and securing the future development
of the arts sector in South Africa. Business and Arts South Africa (NPC) was
founded in 1997 as a joint initiative of the Department of Arts and Culture and
the business sector as a public/private partnership.
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