Registrations
for the Performing Arts Scholarships close on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Applications
for the Visual Arts Scholarship close on Friday, July 5, 2019
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), the
Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO) and Nedbank are
proud to make an opportunity for higher education funding available to young
South African performers and visual artists through the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank
Scholarships Programme.
The programme is for grade 12 learners and
individuals under age 25 who have completed grade 12 and not currently
registered for study towards an undergraduate degree.
Young people intending on studying towards
a performing arts or visual arts qualification at a South African tertiary
institution are invited to apply.
Performing arts applicants are required to complete
the online registration form and then audition in the singing, dance, acting
and/or musical theatre categories.
Visual arts applicants are required to
submit a portfolio of works as part of the online application process.
Countrywide auditions for the 2019 ACT |
DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships will be held from Monday, June 17
to Friday, July 5, 2019. Three finalists in each category will be invited to
Johannesburg for one week’s tutelage from coaches and industry professionals in
the various auditioned disciplines. This will then culminate in a final
showcase after which an independent panel of judges will award a winner in each
category.
Administered by ACT, funded by DALRO and
the Nedbank Arts Affinity and supported by The Market Theatre, the 2019 ACT |
DALRO | Nedbank Scholarships are in their tenth year of existence- a milestone
year which coincides with ACT’s 25th year of existence.
Nedbank Head of Group Sponsorships and
Cause Marketing, Tobie Badenhorst, says “We are proud to be associated with ACT
through the Nedbank Arts Affinity Programme and, more specifically, of the role
that we play in empowering and inspiring young artists by creating
opportunities in performing and visual arts. In our 25-year partnership with
ACT, we have made funding of more than R20 million available for the
development of South Africa’s arts and culture sector. We look forward to
continuing this journey with a focus on education through the ACT | DALRO |
Nedbank Scholarship programme.”
Aspirant young performers who fulfil the
above criteria are invited to apply for a scholarship in one of the following
categories: singing, dance, acting and/or musical theatre.
- Click
http://www.act.org.za/scholarships-index/performingscholarships.html for the
2019 ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships Guidelines
- Click
http://www.act.org.za/scholarships-index/scholarshipvisualarts.html for the
2019 ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships registration form.
- Once registered at http://www.act.org.za/blog/2019-actperfscholform/
2019 ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing
Art Scholarships hopefuls will be required to perform two pieces of their
choice, within their chosen category, at an allocated audition.
- Musical theatre applicants are encouraged
to perform two pieces that showcase their competency as a triple-threat
performer, i.e. competent singer, dancer and actor.
- Registrations for the ACT | DALRO |
Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships close on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Visual artists who fulfil the criteria
above are invited to apply for an ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Visual Arts
Scholarship.
- Click here for the 2019 ACT | DALRO |
Nedbank Visual Arts Scholarships Guidelines
- Click
http://www.act.org.za/scholarships-index/scholarshipvisualarts.html for the
2019 ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Visual Arts Scholarships application form.
- To complete the visual arts scholarship
application form, applicants must attach a portfolio of work.
- Applications for the ACT | DALRO |
Nedbank Visual Arts Scholarship close on Friday, July 5 2019
ACT CEO, Marcus Desando, says: “Ten years of
administering the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Scholarships is an important milestone
that we can be very proud of as an organisation. Through this programme, ACT
has invested in increased access to higher education of our talented youth and
will continue to do so this year. As we celebrate our 25th year of existence,
we look forward to continuing the work of being positive change makers in the
creative economy.”
Since its inception in 2009, The ACT |
DALRO | Nedbank Scholarships Programme has awarded scholarships to more than 30
scholars and students, a contribution with a collective value of R2,5 million
in tertiary education funding.
For more information about the programme
and to access audition dates, visit
http://act.org.za/programmes/scholarships.html.
For more information about ACT, visit
http://www.act.org.za or connect on Instagram (@artsandculturetrust), Facebook
(Arts and Culture Trust) and Twitter (@actorgza)
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