Category Archives: Media Releases

Media Statement: For immediate release                                27 May 2026 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to update stakeholders regarding the 2026 Annual Project Funding Call outcomes. Earlier this year, the NAC invited applications from active creative practitioners across the seven disciplines of Craft, Dance, Literature, Music, Multidiscipline, Theatre, and Visual Arts. The initial […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                                26 May 2026 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to inform the arts and culture sector and the public that it has received formal correspondence from the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture regarding the decision taken by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Honourable Gayton […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                                                 06 May 2026 The National Arts Council (NAC) is proud to announce a pilot partnership with RMB Latitudes Art Fair for INDEX 2026, taking place from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026. In a significant move for the creative economy, the two organisations have formalised this collaboration to establish […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                                26 March 2026 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to update all stakeholders and the broader arts and culture sector on the state of operations since the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) embarked on a picket at the NAC’s offices on Wednesday, 18 March […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                                    17 March 2026 The National Arts Council of South Africa reassures the arts and culture sector that operations will continue uninterrupted amid the announced NEHAWU labour dispute. The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) has noted reports circulating within the sector regarding a potential disruption to its […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                                07 January 2026 The National Arts Council (NAC) has received a letter from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) requesting the entity to administer the appeals process for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6), given its designation as a special funding programme. Stakeholders who wish to lodge […]

Media Statement: For immediate release                               22 December 2025 Further to the media statement issued on 18 December 2025 regarding the processing of payments under the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6), the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to provide an update to stakeholders. The NAC hereby confirms that on 18 […]

Media Statement: For immediate release 18 December 2025 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to provide an update on the processing of payments under the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6) for all approved beneficiaries. The NAC previously communicated its intention to disburse PESP 6 payments during December 2025. This commitment was […]

 Media Statement: For immediate release 10 November 2025  The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is pleased to announce that its strategic collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has enabled 18 South African cultural practitioners to participate in a capacity-building seminar currently taking place in Beijing, China.  Hosted by the […]