Have arts and culture become too much about the money?
IS THE AFRICAN CREATIVE ECONOMY A BUBBLE? As the Millennium Development Goals come up for review this year, so too does the notion of the “African creative economy”, argued Mike van Graan, Executive...
View ArticleAU’s 4th PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS (PACC4) Sandton, South Africa 25-27...
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of South Africa, Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) held the 4th Pan-African Cultural Congress (PACC4) at...
View ArticleWORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON AFRICA (WEF2015) Cape Town, South Africa 3-5 June 2015.
Under the theme, “Then and Now: Reimagining Africa’s Future”, the 25th World Economic Forum on Africa convened regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to take stock of...
View ArticleArt of Crowdfunding for SA Artists
The art of ‘crowdfunding’ – empowering South Africa’s creative economy. The South African Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and Thundafund.com, South Africa’s leading crowdfunding platform for...
View ArticleJAM THAT SESSION – SUNDAY SHOW
Jam That Session is pleased to announce its exciting event coming up on Sunday, 2 August 2015 at 2pm. Venue: Blah Blah Bar, 84 Kloof Street, Cape Town. Details: Join us for a crazy day of African...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Cultural Accelerator Programme
The African Arts Institute is now accepting applications from young cultural entrepreneurs who operate in Townships of the Greater Western Cape Region in South Africa to take part in a new Cultural...
View ArticleCALLING ALL MENTORS!
CALLING ALL MENTORS! The African Arts Institute, based in Cape Town, is running a 6- month Cultural Accelerator (Nov 2015 – April 2016) to help grow the social and cultural entrepreneurial...
View ArticleAFAI Abroad: ACEC 2015
Who: Belisa Rodrigues and Sophia Sanan Where: Yaoundé, Cameroon When: 7-11 October What: The Arterial Network’s 2015 African Creative Economy Conference and Music in Africa AGM In October this year,...
View ArticleExecutive Director participates in playwriting project in China
Mike van Graan was invited by Ibsen International, a company supported by the Norwegian government, to participate in a “New Text, New Stage” project in Shanghai in November. Eight playwrights from...
View ArticleAfrican Tertiary Arts Education Networking Event – 30th November to 2nd...
Last week, AFAI together with the Goethe-Institut South Africa, welcomed delegates from across the continent to the first African Tertiary Arts Education (ATAE) Networking Event. Hosted at Hiddingh...
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