What we do – National Arts Council

The National Arts Council (NAC) of South Africa funds and supports the arts and culture sector according to its set mandate.

Funds arts organisations: The NAC provides financial support to individuals, organisations, and institutions in the arts and culture sector.
Promotes arts appreciation: The NAC promotes the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the arts.
Fosters national identity: The NAC uses the arts to promote national identity and consciousness.
Supports historically disadvantaged groups: The NAC provides additional resources and help to historically disadvantaged groups to increase their access to the arts.
Promotes international arts liaison: The NAC promotes and facilitates national and international arts liaison.
Preserves South African heritage: The NAC preserves, protects, and promotes South Africa’s artistic, cultural, heritage, and linguistic diversity.

To provide and encourage the provision of opportunities for persons to practise the arts.
To promote the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the arts.
To promote the general application of the arts in the community.
To foster the expression of national identity and consciousness by means of the arts.
To uphold and promote the right of any person to freedom in the practice of the arts.
To give the historically disadvantaged such additional help and resources as required to give them greater access to the arts.
To address historical imbalances in the provision of infrastructure for the promotion of the arts.
To promote and facilitate national and international liaison between individuals and institutions in respect of the arts.
To develop and promote the arts and encourage excellence in regard to these.

Excellence, Equity, Empowerment in Art.

Strategically leading a sustainable arts sector of mandated arts disciplines to improve socio-economic conditions in South Africa.

Creative, Collaborative, Integrity, Caring, Excellence.