Deadline: February 7,
2016
More than 50 passes to attend the ACT | UJ Conference,
sponsored by the Mzansi Golden Economy, will be made available to creative
practitioners from across the country.
The fourth edition of the ACT|UJ Conference, entitled #creativeintersections - An Interactive
Experience – will interrogate “Interdisciplinarity” where delegates will be
able to engage actively and practically in crossing the boundaries of
disciplines. These ‘intersections’ will highlight new mediums, theories and
connections, with discussions centering on interdisciplinary activities,
intercultural dialogue and innovative technologies.
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) through their
Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) Programme, will create an opportunity for sponsored
registrations to be available to creative practitioners who are uniquely
positioned to make an impact on their communities by sharing information,
skills and knowledge and to stimulate interdisciplinary thinking. Eligible to
apply are creative entrepreneurs, representatives of small and medium-sized
enterprises as well as representatives of arts and culture organisations who
are interested in cultivating interdisciplinary and networking environments.
"ACT and its partners acknowledge how difficult it
might be for some creative practitioners and artists from across the country to
attend the conference and we are excited about not only enabling some of these
professionals to join the discourse but return to their communities to share
some of the information gathered and knowledge gained at the 2-day #creativeintersections
event", explained Pieter Jacobs CEO of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT).
The partnership with the MGE includes the presentation of
free post-conference seminars in eight regions. Only some aspects of the
conference will be presented at these engagements, which will be influenced by
the selected facilitators’ skill set as well as the various workshops attended
at the conference in Johannesburg on March 16 and 17. These seminars will be
presented by one or two of the sponsored delegates from the various regions.
The conference is reaching out to the youth (18-35) and especially to all
female practitioners to apply for sponsored passes.
In addition to access to all conference presentations,
workshops, brainstorming breakaways, entertainment and catering, sponsored
passes will include travel and accommodation for successful applicants from out
of town.
Recipients of sponsored registrations will be entrusted to
make the most of their conference attendance in terms of gathering information,
networking, learning and interchanging ideas with other delegates with the view
of making a contribution to their careers, businesses and organisations and the
creative sector in general.
In an effort to extend the value of the conference,
additional student passes will be significantly subsidised, with an aim of
empowering the incoming generation of industry leaders.
The ACT | UJ Arts & Culture Conference is presented by
the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts & Culture in partnership
with the Department of Arts & Culture’s Mzansi Golden Economy Programme and
SAMRO Foundation with support from Creative Feel Magazine.
Application for subsidised registration closes on February 7
2016. Follow this link to apply:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tFia0lsF-IG3ps9HoviJih99Ai_vqKgiuyDInnfTFUI/viewform?c=0&w=1
Regular enrolment for the conference will open at the
beginning of February. Details about the conference will be updated on www.creativeconference.co.za
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