Deadline:
January 7, 2020.
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has
announced that applications for the ACT Development Programme are now open.
Applications for the ACT Development Grant in Theatre will be accepted until
Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
ACT invites initiators of professional
theatre projects planned for realisation between March and December 2020 to
apply for funding.
Emerging/mid-level artists and
organisations are eligible to apply for one of six small grants of R30,000,
while established artists and organisations are eligible to apply for one of
three grants of R80,000.
Emerging/mid-level artists must have been
working professionally for at least one year.
To be eligible for the emerging/mid-level
ACT Development Grant organisations must have been operating professionally for
at least one year and have experience in managing budgets of less than R50,000.
To be considered established, artists must
have been working professionally for five or more years and have a proven track
record of successful projects with budgets exceeding R50,000.
To be considered established, organisations
must have been in operation for three or more years and have a proven track
record of successful projects with budgets exceeding R50,000.
To apply for an ACT Development Grant
artists and organisations need to complete the online application form at http://www.act.org.za/blog/2019devlitappl/
Only South African nationals may apply and
projects must take place in South Africa. Allocation of grants is at the
discretion of the ACT board of trustees. The decision with regard to all
applications for funding is final and no further correspondence will be entered
into.
In 2018, the ACT Development Programme
supported projects in the fields of visual art and dance, followed by
literature in 2019. For 2020, ACT is looking for projects with a focus on
theatre and encourages applications for interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary
works that have theatre as a core component. It is also interested in the ways
in which new media and new forms of art are developing alongside traditional
arts.
ACT CEO Marcus Desando says, “With this new
discipline-focused grant, we have seen a number of very interesting
collaborative works come to the fore and this cycle promises to be no
different. Theatre is by its nature interdisciplinary and we are excited to see
how applicants put forward their projects.”
The ACT Development Programme has been
assisting South African artists for 25 years, with the support of the Nedbank
Arts Affinity. This amounts to over 800 organisations and projects nationwide
and a contribution valued at more than R22 million. Tobie Badenhorst, Head of
Group Sponsorships and Cause Marketing at Nedbank, says, “At Nedbank, we are
cognisant of the power that lies in storytelling, not only in preserving our
country’s rich heritage, but also in translating everyday experiences through
performance. It is for this reason that we continue to support initiatives such
as the ACT Development Grant in Theatre through the Nedbank Arts Affinity.”
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is South
Africa’s premier independent arts funding and development agency. The primary
aim of ACT is to increase the amount of funding available for arts and culture
initiatives, and to apply these funds to innovative, sustainable projects that
make a meaningful contribution to society. Through structured funding
programmes, ACT provides support for all expressions of arts and culture,
including literature, music, visual art, theatre and dance, and the support
extends to festivals, community arts initiatives, arts management, arts education
and arts administration. Follow ACT on Twitter (https://twitter.com/actorgza)
or like the trust’s Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/TheArtsandCultureTrust).
In partnership with the Arts & Culture
Trust (ACT) the Nedbank Arts Affinity has donated more than R22 million to
support over 800 arts, culture and heritage development projects countrywide.
If you would like to make a difference to the lives of talented young artists
in South Africa, simply link your Nedbank Greenbacks to the Nedbank Arts
Affinity and Nedbank will donate funds to ACT, at no cost to you.
For more information download the
Greenbacks app visit any Nedbank branch, call us on 0860 555 111 or visit
www.nedbankarts.co.za.
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