Funded by an allocation from the Department of Arts and Culture, the BASA Supporting Grant programme serves as a mechanism through which business and the arts can engage and achieve mutual benefit.
BASA is committed to the relevance and sustainability of the arts in society and offers innovative programmes the provide and support knowledge transfer, skills development, and training in the cultural and creative sectors.
BASA supports its members in leveraging partnerships between business and the arts by providing benefits such as up-to-date research, resources, support, information and networking opportunities.
The fourth iteration of the Debut Fund Programme will support 50 emerging creatives to strengthen their businesses, access markets and build sustainable creative enterprises. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — OCTOBER 2026 — Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), is getting the fourth iteration of the…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA South Africa’s creative economy policies will shape the lives of today’s young creatives for decades to come, yet few young people are involved in policy processes. Now a pilot project: the Creative Youth Policy Lab run by Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) with the support of the British Council, is connecting…
On stewardship, the creative economy and building what comes next. What does it mean to lead an organisation at a moment when the creative economy itself is changing? For Nizenande Machi, the appointed Chairperson of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), the answer begins with stewardship. A business strategist by profession, Machi brings to the…