The Arts and Culture Trust is excited to announce the open call for phase two of the ACT Tlholo Project 'Uncovering Solutions 2020', an innovative and imaginative solution-based platform for addressing some of the challenges faced by South African arts practitioners.
Definition: Tlholo /tlhÅlo/ {Noun} a Sesotho word that means Victory. 1. an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game or other competition.
The ACT is looking for dynamic community-minded artists who wish to participate in a groundbreaking pilot project searching for innovative business solutions in their communities. The ACT Tlholo Project 'Uncovering Solutions 2020' aims to empower these dynamic artists to lead conversations with fellow artists about local solutions.
The phases of 'Uncovering Solutions 2020' involve the following:
Profiling artists and organisations (from ACT alumni and beyond) who have developed solutions and best practice.
Creating capacity for the sharing of expert
knowledge and business models with and
for artists.
Creating podcasts based on the stories.
Creating resources (videos and PDFs) that
are easy to share in multiple languages to complement the podcasts.
INVITATIONS:
Invite 3
Invitation to the ACT Tlholo Project Web
Series
Discussion Topic for Episode 3:
Diversification
in the Arts – Onthatile Ditshego and Jefferson
Tshabalala
When: Monday November 16, 18h30 – 19h45.
Where: Zoom
Please join ACT in the first of their four conversations profiling dynamic and solution driven artists. In this first profile Onthatile Ditshego engages Jefferson Tshabalala on the topic of business diversification in the arts. Jefferson Tshabalala is the ACT Impact Award Winner and the Standard Bank Young Artists Award Winner for Theatre for 2020.
To Register for this online series of conversations:
Email with your name, surname and
profession to: jessicad@act.org.za
A link will be emailed to you prior to the
event.
*If you missed the first two discussions: Asset Based Community Development in the Arts and Entrepreneurship in the Arts, keep an eye on the ACT website and social media for the podcast.
Follow ACT and the ACT Tlholo Project on Twitter, Instagram and FB
@actorgza #acttlholo
Invite 4
Invitation to the ACT Tlholo Project Web
Series
Discussion Topic for Episode 4:
Diversification
in the Arts – Onthatile Ditshego with Lesego Chauke
and Faye Kabali-Kagwa
When: Wednesday November 18, 18h30 – 19h45
Where: Zoom
Details:
Please join ACT in the second of their 4
conversations profiling dynamic and solution driven artists. In this profile
Onthatile Ditshego discussed finding new platforms for your art with Lesego
Chauke and Faye Kabali-Kagwa.
To Register for this online series of conversations:
Email with your name, surname and
profession to: jessicad@act.org.za
A link will be emailed to you prior to the
event.
*If you missed the first three discussion:
Asset Based Community Development in the Arts and Entrepreneurship in the Arts,
please keep an eye on our website and social media for the podcast.
Follow ACT and the ACT Tlholo Project on Twitter, Instagram and FB
@actorgza #acttlholo
Invite 5
Invitation to the ACT Tlholo Project Web
Series
Discussion Topic for Episode 5:
Crowdfunding
in the Arts – Onthatile Ditshego with Gcebile
Dlamini
When: November 23, 18h30 – 19h45.
Where: Zoom
Details:
Please join us in the third of our 4
conversations profiling dynamic and solution driven artists. In this profile
Onthatile Ditshego discusses crowdfunding strategies and lessons with Gcebile
Dlamini.
To Register for this online series of conversations:
https://act.org.za/rsvp-act-tlholo-web-series/
Or email with your name, surname and
profession to: jessicad@act.org.za
A link will be emailed to you prior to the
event.
We will also stream all events live on FB
at the advertised time.
Follow ACT and the ACT Tlholo Project on Twitter, Instagram and FB
@actorgza #acttlholo
Invite 6
Invitation to the ACT Tlholo Project Web
Series
Discussion Topic for Episode 5: Crowdfunding in the Arts – Onthatile
Ditshego with Gcebile Dlamini
When: November 25, 18h30 – 19h45.
Where: Zoom
Details:
Please join ACT in the final conversations
profiling dynamic and solution driven artists. In this profile Onthatile
Ditshego discusses collaboration in the arts with Mammatli Thakuli-Nzuza and
Moses Rasekele
To Register for this online series of conversations:
https://act.org.za/rsvp-act-tlholo-web-series/
Or email with your name, surname and
profession to: jessicad@act.org.za
A link will be emailed to you prior to the
event.
All events will also be streamed live on FB
at the advertised time.
*If you missed any of the discussions in the ACT Tlholo Web Series keep an eye on the ACT social media for the podcasts.
The ACT Tlholo Project Web Series will include the following discussions:
Monday, November 9, 18h30 – 19h45. Asset Based Community Development in the
Arts
Wednesday, November 11 – Entrepreneurship – Onthatile Ditshego
and Erika Elk from the Craft Design Institute (CDI)
Monday November 16 – Diversification – Onthatile Ditshego and Jefferson Tshabalala
Wednesday November 18 –Finding new Platforms – Onthatile Ditshego with Lesego Chauke and
Faye Kabali-Kagwa
Monday November 23 – Crowdfunding – Onthatile Ditshego and Gcebile Dlamini
Wednesday November 25 – Collaboration – Onthatile Ditshego,
Mammatli Thakuli-Nzuza and Moses Rasekele
Follow ACT and the ACT Tlholo Project on Twitter, Instagram and FB
@actorgza #acttlholo
To link direct to the Arts & Culture Trust’s site, click on the ACT logo to the right of this article or visit http://www.act.org.za