Deadline:
October 24, 2018.
The Art & Culture Trust (ACT) is
accepting applications for the ACT Development Grant in Dance.
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and its
longstanding partner Nedbank are proud to announce the second of two sets of
ACT Development Grants for the 2018 funding cycle. ACT invites professional,
creative dance projects, planned for realisation between February 2019 and December
2019, to apply.
Each ACT Development Grant iteration is
divided into two sets of grants; one set is disbursed to emerging/mid-level
artists and organisations and the other to established artists and
organisations. Projects should increase organisational sustainability or
skillset and have far-reaching benefits.
To be eligible for the emerging/mid-level
ACT Development Grant, organisations must have one or more years’ experience
working professionally and experience at managing budgets of less than R50,000.
Emerging/mid-level artists must have been working professionally for at least
one year. For artists to be considered established, they must have been working
professionally for five or more years and have a proven track record of
successful projects with budgets exceeding R50,000. For organisations to be
considered established, they must have been in operation for three or more
years and have a proven track record of successful projects with budgets
exceeding R50,000.
Mid-level and emerging artists or
organisations are eligible for one of five grants, each worth R30,000.
Established artists and organisations are eligible for one of three grants,
each worth R80,000. To apply for either set of ACT Development Grants, artists
and organisations are invited to complete the online registration form
(http://www.act.org.za/programmes/development-grants.html).
Applications close on Wednesday, October 24,
2018
Relaunched in 2018, the ACT Development
Grant now features two calls for discipline-focused applications at different
times of the calendar year. This second set of grants will be for projects and
works with a strong dance focus. ACT CEO Marcus Desando says, “We, as a trust,
are very excited about this new discipline-specific grant system, for it allows
us to give opportunities to artists and organisations in a given discipline.”
As the flagship programme of the
partnership between ACT and Nedbank, the ACT Development Programme has
supported more than 800 organisations and projects nationwide over the past 24
years, a contribution valued at more than R21,000,000 in total. Tobie
Badenhorst, Head of Group Sponsorships and Cause Marketing at Nedbank says: “We
are excited to be a part of contributing to arts and culture across South
Africa. Nedbank’s brand essence is all about money experts who do good and this
is why we continue to fund the Arts & Culture Trust, which serves as
confirmation of Nedbank’s commitment to growth and innovation in the arts.”
Only South African nationals may apply and
projects must take place in South Africa. Allocation of grants is at the
discretion of the Board of Trustees of ACT. The decision with regard to all
applications for funding is final and no further correspondence will be entered
into.
For more information, visit any Nedbank
branch, call 0860 555 111 or go to www.nedbankarts.co.za
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