Deadline:
February 8, 2019
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) invites
artists and arts, culture and heritage organisations to apply for participation
in its Building Blocks Programme.
The invitation to apply is extended to
artists and entities in all nine South African provinces, but preference will
be given to those not based in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
ACT Building Blocks is designed and
administered by ACT and funded by the National Arts Council to oversee skills
transfer in the arts, culture and heritage sector. The programme comprises a
two-day Masterclasses segment followed by a sustained Mentorship segment.
The main aims of the Building Blocks
Masterclasses are to equip organisations with cognitive and practical skills
which will ensure sustainability. Four ACT Building Blocks Masterclasses
modules are designed to achieve these aims: leadership, marketing, governance
and monitoring & evaluation.
The Building Blocks Mentorship segment sees
organisations guided by arts entrepreneur David April over a period of five
months. The mentorships’ aims are to ensure that the theoretical knowledge
gained during masterclasses are applied effectively, that leadership and
governance is strengthened and long-term sustainability becomes an achievable
goal for all participating organisations.
Having led and consulted for a number of
arts organisations and performance productions in the past, ACT CEO Marcus
Desando is keenly aware of the need for the programme in the South African
arts, culture and heritage sector. “I believe that our sector’s need is not
just monetary injection but skilled leadership as well. The ACT Building Blocks
Programme seeks to address the need for skills in the sector which help to strengthen
its infrastructure at a basic level of operation.” Although the programme will
only be open to ten organisations in 2019, Desando believes that the possible
effects of the ACT Building Blocks can be far-reaching.
ACT invites organisations in existence for
less than one year but no more than five years to apply. The invitation is
extended to emerging artists and organisations working in the arts, culture and
heritage sector. Applications close on February 8, 2019. Only applications
completed through the ACT Building Blocks online application platform will be
considered.
Former participants in the ACT Building
Blocks Programme had this to say about it:
“The points that were covered were relevant
to my work and situations, problems or solutions I had encountered. There was a
nice flow between given information and discussions.” - Nompumezo Gubevo from
ArtEC Community Art Centre
“I am excited by the information I received
and am excited to implement it. The training not only informed me, but managed
to inspire me to explore the unknown.” - Xolisa Ngubelanga from Jo Kinda
“Overall there was a clear connection
between the theory and practical implementation. The assignments provided a
good benchmark for participants during the mentoring sessions.” - Ricardo
Wyngaard
To apply visit http://act.org.za/programmes/building-blocks.html
For more information contact Setumo-Thebe
Mohlomi, Communication and Marketing Coordinator on info@act.org.za
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