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In celebration of Women’s Month, the NAC kicks off its webinar series, “Womxn in the Arts Dialogue” on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 at 2 pm. This session will focus on how Womxn artists and creatives sustain their careers during a global pandemic. The session will be facilitated by art editor, beauty editor, bureau chief, contributor […]

The Council and management of the NAC would like to update the sector on further PESP developments since the last engagement of Friday, 30 July 2021. Date: Friday, 6 August 2021 Time: 14:00 Venue: Zoom @ your location and Live on NAC’s Facebook page RSVP: By 17:00 on Thursday, 5 August 2021 to Fikile Mthembu: […]

Press Statement – For immediate release Women’s Month Webinar: Roadmap to Success – Womxn in the Arts dialogue Dates: 11, 18, 25 August 2021 at 2 pm Johannesburg – COVID-19 and the nationwide lockdown has had a severe impact on the creative sectors and the growth of its professionals and practitioners. This impact has also […]

Every year, in August, our country marks Women’s Month, when we pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. This year marks 65 years since the watershed 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings. […]

Johannesburg – The NAC welcomes the creative and cultural sector to another PESP Industry Briefing. This webinar comes a month after the officially announced closure date of PESP, which was the 30th of June 2021. These webinars provide weekly updates on the progress made with respect to the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) and the […]

The Council and management of the NAC would like to update the sector on further PESP developments since the last engagement of Friday, 23 July 2021. Date: Friday, 30 July 2021 Time: 14:00 Venue: Zoom @ your location and Live on NAC’s Facebook page RSVP: By 17:00 on Thursday, 29 July 2021 to Fikile Mthembu: […]

Johannesburg – The NAC welcomes the creative and cultural sector to another PESP Industry Briefing. This webinar comes twenty-two days after the officially announced closure date of PESP, which was the 30th of June 2021. These webinars provide weekly updates on the progress made with respect to the disbursement of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme […]

The Council and management of the NAC would like to update the sector on further PESP developments since the last engagement of Friday, 9 July 2021. Date: Friday, 23 July 2021 Time: 14:00 Venue: Zoom @ your location and Live on NAC’s Facebook page RSVP: By 17:00 on Thursday,22 July 2021 to Fikile Mthembu: fikile@nac.org.za […]

It is with great sadness to learn of the passing of Legendary musician, songwriter, and former member of Sankomota, Tshepo Tshola who was affectionately known as “the village pope”. Born in Lesotho, Tshola touched many South Africans with his distinct voice and music throughout the years and became a household name with his iconic 1994 […]

The NAC Council, together with management, will be hosting its Strategic Planning Session on 16 and 17 July 2021 to finalise plans for the NAC trajectory for the next four years. As a result, the NAC weekly PESP Industry Briefing Session will not be taking place. The PESP Industry Briefing Sessions will commence on 23 […]