The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has announced that its
CEO of seven years, Pieter Jacobs, will be leaving the organisation at the end
of July, 2017.
“It has been an immense privilege to have been at the helm
of the Trust, making a meaningful difference in the lives of so many artists
during my tenure. It has been truly rewarding and I am grateful to have had the
opportunity to play a role in the evolution of the Trust for such a significant
period of its existence,” says Jacobs who has been offered a new position with
another role player on the South African arts and culture landscape.
“Over the years, I have worked alongside some excellent
colleagues and many remarkable Trustees who have served on ACT’s rotating board
and to whom I am tremendously grateful,” he adds.
A multi-award winning playwright and arts manager, Jacobs
first joined the Trust as a Programmes Manager in 2006. He subsequently went on
to helm ACT as CEO in 2010 and over the last seven years he has consistently
increased the amount of funding disbursed to arts, culture and heritage
projects across the country. At the same time, the value of the Trust’s
investment portfolio has grown by more than 15%.
“Pieter has played a vital role in ACT’s strategic planning
over the past few years and under his stewardship, the Trust launched a number
of new programmes, including the ACT Building Blocks Programme, the ACT | DALRO
| Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships Programme as well as the ACT | UJ Arts
& Culture Conference. We thank him for his contribution and wish him all
the best with his new venture,” says David Dennis, Chairman of ACT.
The Board of ACT will call for applications to fill the
vacancy in due course.
For more information about the Arts & Culture Trust,
visit http://www.act.org.za/
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