Lalela provides educational arts for at risk youth to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit. Through Lalela’s arts curriculum and critical messaging component, we ignite imagination and teach children how to map and manifest their dreams and goals, launching the possibility of a different future for themselves and their communities. Everyday after-school, in […]
Kgotso Pati is the only known and established black South African glassblowing artist. His glass sculptures incorporate design, craft and visual arts. Pati has been identified and acknowledged by the arts industry, interior designers and hotel owners as a producer of versatile and uniquely South African sculptures influenced by traditional South African beadwork. Pati held […]
Violist, Jean-Louis Moolman is a violist and had been invited to deliver a lecture-recital as part of the Viola Congress conference taking place in Rotterdam. For this reason, the applicant requested NAC funding towards the cost of her travel to the Netherlands. Moolman was funded R29 850.00 towards the costs of her travel, accommodation and […]
Marman has dedicated his educational career towards developing and enhancing his opera skills and knowledge. Marman has in light of this participated in a number of studies and international stage competitions, and was awarded the Diploma for Senior Vocal in Opera at the Knysna/ Plett Eisteddfod competition and awarded a Gold Certificate in 2009. In […]
PAST’s Walking Tall corporate theatre show, ‘I SEE YOU’ was premised on paleontological research and education in Africa. In light of this, PAST looked to share the message of the origins of human kind which point to early traces of life being found in Africa. “I See You”, a science theatre production, communicated scientific facts […]
The NAC has supported the Origins with grant assistance of R300 000 to create puppetry work which was workshopped and staged. The project was an artistic collaboration between artists specialising in different but related performance media. With this project the beneficiary planned on building creative capacity and social cohesion. The project aimed to develop the […]
The project focused on a kinetic, music making mechanical sculpture in the form of an Afro futuristic spaceship. It made use of Southern African vernacular wire art techniques which informal sector wire artists being employed during the production phase. Meet Ralph Borland, the artist behind ‘African Robot meets SPACECRAFT’ who received R300 000 grant assistance […]
On 17, August 2020 Minister Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa, announced 2nd Wave COVID – 19 Relief application process as a form of assistance to artists, athletes, technical personnel, fitness instructors / practitioners and the core ecosystem with the objective of softening the economic impact sparked by the COVID – 19 Pandemic. In facilitating […]
On 17, August 2020 Minister Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa, announced 2nd Wave COVID – 19 Relief application process as a form of assistance to artists, athletes, technical personnel, fitness instructors / practitioners and the core ecosystem with the objective of softening the economic impact sparked by the COVID – 19 Pandemic. In facilitating […]
Join our Sistas in Art dialogue on 28 August 2020 at 4pm and help close out #womensmonth with a bang! Be part of the conversation between Hayleigh Evans and Fortunate Mamodiehi Mokgehle on FB Live. The theme is: How can women artists create and sustain successful personal brands? Hosted by Babalwa Shota. One of our […]
