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deadline: October 25, 2019
At the recent Business and Arts South
Africa (BASA) awards ceremony recently, special BASA awards were given to the
Eoan Group, Linda Givon (Goodman) and the Delegation of the European Union to
South Africa.
“The annual BASA Awards are a significant
barometer of the success of mutually beneficial and sustainable partnerships
between business and the arts," says Mandie van der Spuy, Deputy
Chairperson of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
Says BASA Head of Marketing, Savannah
Feeke, "Partnered by Hollard, the awards recognise business support of and
partnerships with the arts. It is BASA's flagship event and assists in
promoting mutually beneficial, equitable and sustainable business partnerships
with the arts. The eleven awards categories encompass all creative mediums and
a wide spectrum of partnerships." In addition, three special awards are
made annually at the discretion of the BASA Board of Directors to celebrate
remarkable contributions by individuals, organisations and businesses.
The BASA Chairperson’s Premier Award
recognises sustained and extraordinary commitment to the arts in South Africa.
The 2019 recipient of this prestigious accolade is the Eoan Group, and the
award was presented to the Director of the Eoan Group, Shafiek Rajap, by Dr
Hilda Roos, General manager of the Africa Open institute for Music, Research and
Innovation at Stellenbosch University. Founded in District Six in 1933, the
Eoan Group is one of South Africa’s first grassroots opera, dance and theatre
companies. The Group served as a home for the arts for people of colour since
its inception, and functioned as a semi-professional ballet, theatre and
opera-company during a time when few opportunities existed for coloured
singers, dancers and actors. The Eoan Group has produced ballets, musicals,
choir festivals and drama since the 1930s, and started with opera in the 1950s,
continuing to perform canonical opera works through to the late 1970s. After
legislated racial segregation was lifted, the company continued to function as
a ballet and drama company in Athlone and today it serves as a performing arts school
and company.
The Art Champion Award is presented to an
individual for outstanding achievement in the encouragement of business support
for the arts. Mandie van der Spuy presented the 2019 award to recipient, Linda
Givon (formerly Goodman) who opened the Goodman Gallery in 1966. During her
management, many of the country’s most well-known artists all came to
prominence through the Goodman Gallery, including (amongst others) Dumile Feni,
William Kentridge, Ezrom Legae and Robert Hodgins, David Goldblatt, Kendall
Geers and Penny Siopis. She promoted the work of black artists and encouraged
black patrons to frequent the gallery. Many artists appreciated the way she
promoted their art elsewhere in the world – a time before South Africa
participated in art fairs.
The Diplomacy in the Arts Award recognises
foreign missions which contribute to the development and preservation of the
arts in South Africa, as well as the continued prioritisation of cultural
diplomacy between South Africa and the international community. Arts
personality and creative producer, Grace Meadows announced the Delegation of
the European Union to South Africa as the 2019 recipient. The award was
accepted by Minister Counsellor Bernard Rey on behalf of the Delegation.
Culture has an important place in the European Union’s (EU) development
co-operation. It facilitates social inclusion, freedom of expression,
identity-building and civil empowerment, while strengthening economic growth
and helping to foster political participation and ownership. The EU provides
support to cultural diversity in developing countries. It promotes culture as
making an essential contribution to human rights, key elements of good
governance and inclusive and sustainable growth.
Robben Island Museum (RIM) is currently
undertaking a market research survey to gain insight into the domestic and
international tourist markets. Year on year travel trends change according to
local and international economic climates, as well as other social and
environmental factors. The main goal of this research is to assist RIM to gain
up-to-date data on the factors that influence tourists’ itinerates as well as
their holiday and spending habits.
The market research will importantly
determine the travel habits and communication preferences of the different
generations that visit Robben Island. Millennials (25 to 39 years) are
different to Generation X (40 to 54 years) and, Gen X different to Baby Boomers
(55+ years); it is important that RIM keeps its offering up-to-date to reach a
multi-generational market.
RIM wants to hear what you have to say. To
provide your inputs, please take five minutes of your time to complete the
survey here: https://www.research.net/r/RIMMarketResearch
This survey is anonymous and will remain
open until October 25, 2019, at 17h00.
For more information visit www.basa.co.za
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