Arts Funding

The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions

As two major jazz festivals converge in the Western Cape, what seems like competition may reveal a deeper story of collaboration, resilience and creative possibility

From eSwatini to Johannesburg, poets are finding new voices through travel, collaboration and the transformative power of cultural exchange

Press release: The ACT Nyoloha Scholarship offers up to R300 000 for young South African artists

Three South African jazz musicians have second albums about to hit the shelves

"Our president has asked that we send him, maybe one of the places we should dispatch him to is to revisit the way art is funded".

Wits Theatre director Gitanjali Pather has asked the public prosecutor to investigate the "missing" Culture and Creative Industries Federation money.

Arts and Culture Trust conference contributor Bev Gillespie explains that it is artists themselves who will decide how much creativity is worth.

An R8-million grant leaves the dazzling South ­African Mzansi Ballet company dancing on air.

Recent comments by Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile promise a shake-up of the institutions that are life-and-death for artists.

With only two weeks until the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, part of its iconic sister programme has been gagged, writes Thalia Randall.

Funding shortages, political meddling and a lack of interest and understanding from audiences and government have left SA artists out in the cold.

As corporate ­donations for the arts dry up, many organisations need to exchange a begging bowl for a business plan, writes <b>Pat Schwartz</b>