Despite its low barrier to entry, the cultural sector can be difficult to navigate without business skills, strategic vision and marketing expertise. Meeting the need to provide creatives with these entrepreneurial skills, the Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Debut programme, with the support of the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture, has completed the…
The climate change conversation moves firmly to the top of the agenda this week, as global leaders gather at COP27 in Egypt. Economic turmoil has derailed many of the previously agreed efforts to curtail emissions but evidence is mounting that the world is in ecological peril. While conversations typically look at the bigger levers of…
Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) is one of five entities involved in implementing the South African Presidency and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s (DSAC) PESP funding initiative. The Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) was developed in response to the severe economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It aims to create new…
Past Awards adjudication panelists share their keen understanding of the powerful role that the arts and creativity can play in reaching markets and stakeholders.
Together with BASA podcast host Samm Marshall, our guests dissect both the implicit and explicit value of being judged by a jury of one’s peers – and where the advantages lie.
Arts and Culture internship programme opens for applications Arts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg is calling for applications for internships funded by the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA). A range of internships are available at several arts and culture organisations including: UJ Arts & Culture– Interns…
Following a public call for nominations in August 2022, Lindiwe Letwaba, Lakin Morgan-Baaitjies, and Michael Garbett have been voted in as new Directors of the Board by the membership of Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) at the organisation’s hybrid in-person and virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 29 September. Letwaba, Morgan-Baaitjies, and…
Determination, imagination and cooperation: this was the grit that kept this year’s BASA Award winners on the road through a tough 2021, the year during which the awarded projects took place. From social innovation to education, cultural exploration to artist development and community upliftment, partnerships were formed between artists and businesses that showed leadership and…
The BASA Awards spotlight stellar business/arts partnerships and projects across diverse sectors. “Over the past two and half decades the Awards platform has also evolved to create space for amplifying and showcasing South Africa’s rich contemporary creative landscape and heritage,” comments BASA CEO Ashraf Johaardien, who has been at the helm of BASA since 2019.…
The finalists of the 2022 BASA Awards, in partnership with Hollard, have been announced. Find out more about the partnerships that were there to give us a LightsUp moment in 2021. One winner will be chosen in each category, with the winners being announced on 29 August 2022. Watch the livestream at www.basa.co.za COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT…
The 25th BASA Awards, in partnership with Hollard, has chosen Mariapaola McGurk as the artist commissioned to create the art works given to this year’s winners as their awards. Mariapaola has been working within the creative economy for more than 20 years and is a three-time BASA Award winner herself. She’s now a full-time visual…
Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) has three vacancies on the Board of Directors and the purpose of this notice is to call for nominations. The current Board comprises 12 Non-Executive Directors and one Executive Director, all of whom contribute to the overall success, governance and compliance of the organisation. BASA was founded in 1997,…
The judging panel of the 25th BASA Awards brings diverse skills and real world experiences to the table as we emerge from COVID with fresh perspectives on the value of collaboration. Chaired once again by Khanyi Mamba, please meet the panel of judges for this year’s Awards. Khanyi Mamba (BASA Awards Panel Chairperson) Khanyi Mamba is…
2022 sees Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) celebrating its 25th anniversary and presenting the 25th Annual BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard. This year’s event will follow a live format after pivoting to a virtual ceremony in 2020. As we emerge from the COVID years, the Awards partners and creative teams are pleased to announce…
Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) invites nominations for the BASA PESP3 Review Panel. An initiative of the Presidency and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), PESP3 is aimed at creating opportunities in the creative and cultural sectors with a focus on shared value. PESP has demonstrated the government’s capacity to take public…
As part of the Cultural Producers Programme (CPP) launched in March 2022, the CPP Showcase will launch on Wednesday 20 July 2022 at P72, 72 6th Street, Parkhurst. According to BASA Head of Research, Madeleine Lambert, CPP is a response to the need for expanded capacity and skills in the creative economy and is presented…
Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) invites registered small and micro enterprises within the cultural and creative industries to apply for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP3) grant funding. An initiative of the Presidency and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), PESP3 is aimed at creating opportunities in the creative and cultural…
After two years of Zoom meetings and solo contemplation, the cultural and creative sectors are ready to forge a new course of action – and young creative entrepreneurs are impatient to get started. On the 6th and 7th of July, the So Creative Summit, presented by Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) with partners Manchester…
The deadline for entries to enter the 25th Annual BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard has been extended to 20 June 2022. BASA recently hosted an Awards Entry Workshop to facilitate the process of entry for those with business and arts partnerships interested in entering. A recording of this recent workshop can be found here The eight…
The Annual BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, has recognised and celebrated over 300 business and arts partnerships to date. After two years online, the BASA Awards are planning a return to a live event and entries are now open. According to BASA Chairperson, Zingisa Motloba, “Each year, the BASA team delivers an exceptional Awards experience…
BASA Supporting Grants are designed to assist a cross-section of arts projects in different regions of the country by providing financial support to a project that is in an already existing business and arts relationship. “BASA grantmaking has a significantly different purpose compared to other more conventional arts funding models,” comments BASA CEO, Ashraf Johaardien.…
BASA held an online workshop to provide greater clarity on the application process and eligibility criteria of the Supporting Grants programme. The webinar was live-streamed on the BASA Facebook page on 12 April 2022 and was facilitated by BASA Head of Research, Madeleine Lambert. Interested parties who were unable to attend the webinar live are…
Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) will be broadening the scope of its assistance to Supporting Grant applicants with an online workshop aimed at providing greater clarity on the entire life cycle of the submission process. The workshop, to be held on 12 April 2022 and facilitated by BASA Head of Research, Madeleine Lambert intends…
True to its unique DNA, Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) has unveiled an innovative, year-long programme to mark its quarter of a century anniversary year. The compelling line-up of new initiatives, intermingled with BASA staples, aims to extend the organisation’s indelible legacy as a nexus for business, culture and creativity for a further 25…
