Johannesburg based Artspace Gallery and consultancy Art Source South Africa will be hosting a seminar on professional practice for visual artists.
This is for artists wanting to learn how to effectively manage and direct their careers. This seminar is presented in association with VANSA Western Cape.
Where: RHI House, 8 Spin Street, Cape Town
When: 09h30 - 16h30 on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 March 2010
Cost: R 900 per person (which covers course materials, tea and coffee on both days)
Book: 021 465 7895 or hellovansa@vansa.co.za and you will receive a confirmation
The seminars have been successfully run in both Johannesburg and Pretoria. Due to demand we are pleased to offer this opportunity to Cape Town artists and members of the art community.
The seminar asks artists to take decisions about themselves, their desired career path and their artistic objectives. It looks at how to set and achieve goals and what strategies need to be applied to successfully reach these. It will also talk to the business side of the art world and consider how to engage with this successfully.
Topics covered include:
- Taking decisions on how to engage professionally outside of the studio
- How to establish yourself as a professional artist
- Defining a strategy related to your individual career plan
- How to successfully build an artistic profile
- The value of networks
- Marketing yourself and your work to realise your objectives
- How to increase and leverage the value of your work
- Building a professional ethos in the South African art sector
- The roles and responsibilities of the gallery or agent and the artist
- The value of a well planned PR and marketing plan
- How to engage with and manage the media
- Art projects vs art exhibitions - the difference
- Exhibition management and curation
- The gallery system
- Presenting your work – what to consider in a contemporary context
- Sales and pricing of artworks
- Funding and sponsorship – the differences in approach
- Mobilising resources
About the presenters:
Les Cohn
Art Source South Africa was established in 2001 by Les Cohn, a qualified artist and an experienced arts administrator and arts project consultant. She well networked within the South African cultural sector. She specializes in strategic career management for artists
Teresa Lizamore
Over the past 27 Teresa Lizamore has developed a sound career in the industry, as an art consultant, curator and gallerist. She consults for several major corporate collections and has been director of Artspace gallery for the past 8 years.
Taryn Cohn
Since 2002 she has worked in various capacities within the sphere of arts management and cultural marketing. Her areas of specialty include marketing and communications for art and development projects, financial management, project management and strategy
A full programme for the seminar will be supplied upon confirmation of your booking. Payment in full is due by the 1 March to secure your booking. Seats are limited so booking is essential.
For more information about the seminar:
Call: 021 465 7895 or e-mail: hellovansa@vansa.co.za
or media enquiries
Taryn Cohn
083 671 5139
taryncohn@artsourcesouthafrica.co.za 

The 31st Durban International Film Festival is proud to announce the 3rd edition of Talent Campus Durban in July.

This is an intensive 5-day programme of workshops and seminars delivered by film professionals to enhance both theoretical and practical approaches to filmmaking from 23 - 27 July 2010. The 3rd Talent Campus Durban theme, Focusing on Africa: Unleashing Talent in 2010, will focus activities towards the development and strengthening of partnerships between African filmmakers.

Talent Campus Durban invites filmmakers from Africa to apply to participate in these workshops and seminars, which take place in Durban, South Africa, over five days. In addition to specific activities offered by the Campus, the selected talents will have the opportunity to attend films and events at the 31st Durban International Film Festival, which runs from 22 July to 2 August.

Deadline for application: 15 March 2010

Full Rules and Regulations can be downloaded from: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/talentdiff2010.htm

For further details: Phone: 031 260 2506/1367

Fax: 031 260 3074

E-mail: talent@ukzn.ac.za or talent.durban@gmail.com

Talent Campus Durban is produced as a co-operation between the Durban International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talent Campus, and Berlin International Film Festival and is supported by the German Embassy in South Africa, the Goethe-Institut South Africa and the Department of Economic Development - KwaZulu-Natal.

The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) with principle funding and support from the National Film & Video Foundation, HIVOS and the City of Durban.

For media queries (press comments/interviews/images etc) contact:

Sharlene Versfeld

Versfeld & Associates: The Communication Works

Tel: 031 811 5628

Cell: 083 326 3235

Fax: 086 682 7334

E-mail: sharlene@versfeld.co.za

Johannesburg-based Artspace Gallery and consultancy Art Source South Africa will be hosting a seminar on professional practice for visual artists.

This is for artists wanting to learn how to effectively direct and manage their careers.

Where: Artspace Warehouse, 3 Hetty Avenue, Fairland
When: 09h30-16h00 on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2009
Cost: R900 (covers all course materials, lunches and refreshments)
Book: Ronel de Jager 011 880 8802 or Artspace@wol.co.za

Seats are limited so booking is essential.

The purpose of this seminar is to provide participants with a wider (artistic) world view as well as provide them with more specific information about how the so-called ‘art world’ works. It will challenge them to think about how to engage with it as a professional artist. It also stimulates artists to consider what happens when they enter the public space beyond their studio walls. They will be asked to consider the nature of their artistic production and where to appropriately place it within the art market.

The seminar challenges artists to take decisions - about themselves, their artistic objectives and their future career path. How to set their goals and what strategies to apply to successfully achieve these will be discussed. Topics will cover the ‘business of art’ and how to successfully engage with it.

The seminar will be stimulating, informative and interactive. It will provide a platform for participants to put forward their particular concerns and challenges and get the benefit of the presenters’ input on these.

The emphasis is on providing practical and useful information on how to negotiate the ‘business‘ side of art; how to build and conduct their careers within the arts sector. The range of topics will offer relevant information to participants to enable them to pursue successful art careers. The course material has been developed from the presenters own experience gained by engaging with the art industry in various capacities over a number of years.

The following are the topics:
• Decisions on how to engage professionally outside of the studio
• How to establish oneself as a professional artist
• Defining a strategy related to one’s individual career plan
• How to successfully build an artistic profile
• The value of networks
• Marketing oneself and one’s work to realize ones objectives
• How to increase and leverage the value of one’s work
• Building a professional ethos in the South African art sector
• The roles and responsibilities of the gallery or agent and the artist
• The value of a well planned PR and marketing plan
• How to engage with and manage the media
• Art projects vs. art exhibitions - the difference
• Exhibition management and curation
• The gallery system and alternatives to the ‘white cube’
• Presenting the work – what to consider in a contemporary context
• Sales and pricing of artworks
• Funding and sponsorship – the differences in approach
• Mobilizing resources (this can be an overview or be extended into the details of fundraising/sponsorship

About the Presenters:

Teresa Lizamore

Over the past 27 years Teresa Lizamore has developed a sound career in the industry as an art consultant, curator and gallerist. She has served as the curator for the Sasol Corporate art Collection for the past 25 years until 2009. Lizamore also currently serves as advisor and curator to Rand Merchant Bank, a position she has held for the past 15 years. During her career, she initiated and managed the Telkom Art Collection and worked on this collection for over five years.

In addition for the past eight years Lizamore has owned and managed Artspace Gallery, a contemporary art exhibition space. The gallery recently relocated to the Art Strip, in Rosebank. A host of programmes are run under the auspices of this gallery - the most significant of which is the Mentorship Programme initiated by Lizamore in 2008.

Les Cohn

Art Source South Africa was established in 2001 by Les Cohn, a qualified artist and an experienced arts administrator. She holds a BA Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town and an H.Dip in Fine Arts from the Technikon Witwatersrand (now University of Johannesburg). Les Cohn obtained her Diploma in Arts and Culture Management from the Public Development and Management School, Graduate School of Business, University of the Witwatersrand. As a fine artist and dynamic arts project consultant she is well networked within the South African cultural sector. Cohn’s unique combination of qualifications, extensive experience in development and management positions, and various board connections, has positioned her to take a leading role in industry initiatives. She brings professionalism, experience and enthusiasm to any project she undertakes. Cohn is above all, passionate about developing the professional image of the sector.

Cohn undertakes strategic career development and project management for individual artists. Strategic career development entails developing a strategic plan to achieve the artist’s goals. This relates to exhibitions, marketing and promotional activities, positioning and projects to ensure the development and leveraging of the artist’s professional profile. It also involves supporting the artist in through their career development so as to realise their career objectives.

Taryn Cohn

After completing a BA Fine Art (Hons) from the University of Stellenbosch, Taryn went on to obtain a M.Phil. in Cultural Development .Since 2002 she has worked in various capacities within the sphere of arts management and cultural marketing. Her past projects and clients include The Sasol Wax Art Award, The Brett Kebble Art Award, The Zenex Foundation and as the marketing manager of Constitution Hill amongst others.

Her areas of specialty include marketing and communications for art and development projects, financial management, project management and strategy. Taryn writes regularly on matters of arts, culture and entertainment for several well known publications. She hosts a weekly radio show focusing on Johannesburg for the community station Radio Today.

She joined Art Source in 2006, bringing her considerable knowledge of the mechanics and impact of media on the contemporary arts in South Africa.

Wits initiates dialogue across disciplines concerning the role of drama and theatre in HIV/Aids education, prevention and rehabilitation.
The Division of Dramatic Art in collaboration with Drama for Life, Wits School of the Arts, will be hosting the 2009 Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre, presented from 12-14 November 2009, at the Wits Main Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Inspired by its initial intent to foster research for drama and theatre in Africa, the Applied Drama and Theatre in HIV/Aids conference will afford opportunity for in-depth research, innovative practice and network building for academics and practitioners working within Applied Drama and Theatre, and associated fields of study.
Starting from 08h00 on Thursday morning, the conversations will centre on research paradigms, the aesthetics of the art form, and the interface with other disciplines. Guiding this discourse is the overall theme, “Interrogating drama and theatre research and aesthetics within an interdisciplinary context of HIV/Aids”, with the following three underlining topics:
1. Interrogating ‘Research as Practice’ and ‘Practice as Research’ in Applied Drama and Theatre in the context of HIV/Aids.
2. Interrogating the aesthetics of Drama and Theatre within the context of interdisciplinary demands.
3. Interrogating Applied Drama and Theatre as an interdisciplinary field.
Within these dialogues, the following questions will be raised:
a) What research paradigms are appropriate for Applied Drama and Theatre practice?
b) What role does interdisciplinary work play in ensuring that Applied Drama and Theatre achieves its goals of transforming HIV/Aids stigmatization and discrimination into a culture of tolerance and acceptance?
c) How have the different interdisciplinary fields represented HIV/Aids?
d) Can Applied Drama and Theatre change the continent’s consciousness around HIV/Aids?
e) How can Applied Drama and Theatre retain its aesthetic integrity within the context of other interdisciplinary fields?
On 15 November the Africa Research Conference will also be hosting the World Alliance for Arts Educators Regional Summit, in preparation for the 2nd World Conference on Arts Education to be held in Seoul, Korea, 25-28 May 2010. Dialogues of relevance to arts educators will be introduced during the course of the conference with the concluding session taking place on the 15th.
Registration forms are available on the DfL website and all interested parties are welcome to go to www.dramaforlife.co.za for more information, or contact:
Inge James
Inge.James@wits.ac.za
011 717 4658
Dineo Lusenga
Dineo.Lusenga@wits.ac.za
082 771 1340

Ipelegeng Community Centre presents three new poverty-alleviating projects for youth.
Workshops on Popular Memory (Oral History)
These comprehensive workshops are meant to equip youth with skills to gather oral history and be able to decode the information into any type of arts projects from performing to visual arts, including theatre, film, photography, painting, etc. The workshops will be facilitated by the masters in the business themselves, University of Cape town’s Centre for Popular Memory (CPM).

Music Business Workshops
Musicians who are serious about their art will be taken through the do-it-yourself methods of the business side from cutting their own demo to copyrights and distribution. Catch this hot and trend-setting coaching designed for you by Poppunt of Belguim.

Workshops on Crafts for Young Women
This month-long skill transfer project will provide young women with true self-employment opportunities. You will be able to create your own craft work and be guided to major South African exhibition platforms.

Book your place now and be part of these internationally qualified free workshops. YES FREE!

Call Zibuyile Kunene on 011 982 1058 between 9:00 and 16:00 every weekday or e-mail the coordinator on arts@ipelegeng.co.za
You have up to 28 August 2009 to register and need to be between the ages of 18 and 35 to qualify.

Proudly funded by Flemish Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture through the National Batsha-Jeugd Programme.

With the assistance of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), Plascon and the Africa Meets Africa project are teaming up for a groundbreaking visual mathematics project.

The project uses Ndebele art to explain Pythagoras’s Theorem to school children as part of Africa Meets Africa’s uniquely South African methodology of using indigenous arts skills to make mathematics less abstract and fearful to learners.

The way Ndebele art and Pythagoras’s Theorem interface in a compellingly accessible way will be revealed to mathematics and art educators at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre on Saturday August 8 from 11:00 to 12:30.

Well-known mathematics educator Jackie Scheiber (currently a national examiner for Mathematics literacy) will address educators while several famous Ndebele artists complete a mural on the front wall of the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown.

The mural forms part of Africa meets Africa’s third educator’s resource – ‘Africa meets Africa: Ndebele Women designing Identity’. Already, world-famous Ndebele artists Esther Mahlangu and Francinah Ndemande have made a start on the mural that will be used to explain Pythagoras’s Theorem to the learners who visit the Sci-Bono Centre weekly.

The mural is partially complete and the finishing touches and educator’s workshop by Schieber will be funded by Plascon and BASA, enabling Sci-Bono to incorporate the Ndebele wall painting as a regular display and educational tool.

Comments Thandi O’Hagan, Education Officer at, Sci-Bono, ‘The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre is committed to bringing maths to life and is thrilled to have the Africa meets Africa project creating a hands on interactive maths exhibit’.

Says Helene Smuts, founder director of the Africa meets Africa Project, “Ndebele art has captured the imagination of the world and presently, of course, all South Africans identify with the colourful Ndebele designs wrapped around iconic 2010 soccer balls! But very few people know the compelling history behind the Ndebele visual language, or grasp the sophisticated mathematics of its design.”

Smuts reveals that, until recently, the Ndebele artists had no idea that their creative endeavours would assist learners with mathematical concepts. “Esther Mahlangu will tell you she has never opened a mathematics textbook while Francinah Ndemande has said she uses her eyes only,” comments Smuts.

For BASA member, Plascon, the chance to contribute to a lasting project that combines visual appeal with heritage and teaching proved a compelling package.

Says Patrick Seager, Corporate Social Investment & PR Manager, “Plascon’s alignment with the arts is a natural one, although our paints are used for buildings, stadia, houses and the like. Looking at the request we felt that it has far more to offer than simply an adornment on a building in that it has a distinct cultural as well as teaching angle to it.

“The issue of illustrating maths and science through the artistic field and ancient practice of Ndebele Art is a novel one and one feels that children viewing the work will take away a more practical understanding of the sciences. We are really looking forward to seeing the work completed and are grateful that our membership of BASA has brought us into this wonderful project.”

Interested educators are asked to meet at the mural scaffolding at the Sci-Bono Centre just before 11am on Saturday August 8.
About Africa meets Africa

The Africa meets Africa Project (a section 21 non-profit organisation) has been exploring Southern African cultural achievements for several years, seeking out solutions to learning problems in our schools by investigating the knowledge embedded in styles of beadwork, weaving, painting and homestead architecture. A unique learning methodology has developed in the process, which departs from what is known and so takes the ‘fear’ out of learning mathematics. Educators and learners are trained through familiar arts skills, and that method translates naturally into an accessible learning process that integrates a range of NCS Learning Areas. The project’s educator resources are developed by mathematics educator Jackie Scheiber.

About Plascon

Plascon SA is a company with a history of more than a hundred years. They were the first South African paint company to manufacture ready-mixed products. They continue with this tradition by bringing many new products and improvements to the market. For more information please visit www.plascon.co.za
About Business and Arts South Africa (BASA)

BASA is a world-class South African development agency which integrates the Arts into, and contributes to, Corporate’s commercial success. With a suite of integrated programmes BASA encourages mutually beneficial partnerships between business and the arts. For more information about BASA and our programmes please visit www.basa.co.za. BASA is an association incorporated under Section 21.

Theatre is thrills, lights, laughter and tremendous fun.  It’s imagination, magic… and excitement!

The National Children’s Theatre Workshops (NCT) are directed by multi-award winning Joyce Levinsohn, who has had many years experience in bringing theatrical arts alive, while the NCT’s highly experienced, dedicated and specialist teacher/actors facilitate the workshops.

NCT provides challenging, innovative and stimulating Theatre Workshop classes on a weekly, year-round basis for children aged 7-17, giving all children the opportunity to develop their communication skills, unleash their imaginations and self-confidence and powers of expression.

The syllabus includes drama, improvisation, script reading, singing, musical appreciation, mime, physical theatre, public speaking, modern, hip-hop and African dance. A TV presentation course will be offered according to the demand.

Learn theatre techniques in a real theatre. The Saturday morning Theatre Workshops are presented at the National Children’s Theatre, 3 Junction Avenue, Parktown in Johannesburg, and will be starting the third term on Saturday 8 August, until Saturday 19 September 2009. Times are from 09:30 to 12:00 noon.

The cost is R70 per child per session. Fees are payable for the term and depend on how many weeks there are in the term.

Levinsohn simply says, “Our training doesn’t just help youngsters perform on stage. Once they gain confidence, they perform better in life.

The workshops have been made possible by the generous support of the National Arts Council, Department of Arts & Culture, and the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

For more details please contact Sue on 011 484 1584 mornings only or admin@jyt.co.za
Visit our NCT’s website: www.jyt.co.za

The Faculty of the Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology is holding a seminar on Making Business Sense of Fashion Technology.
It will be presented by Professor Michael Ogembo Kachienga’ (PhD) Biomed. Eng. (UCT), Professor of Technological Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria on Thursday, 6 August at 3:00 in the Boardroom, Building 5, Room G08, Faculty of the Arts.
 
ABSTRACT
Technological entrepreneurship, intellectually, means making business sense of technology in the process of wealth creation. The convergence of technological capital, financial capital and human capital in creating economic value forms the basis of technological entrepreneurship. Technological entrepreneurship fascinates both entrepreneurs and business owners as a tool of teasing out beneficial relationships of technology, finance and human capital in the process of value generation for business.
The lecture gives an overview on how to exploit technological innovations in the process of wealth generation in the fashion industry.
BIOGRAPHY
Professor M O Kachienga’ is a Professor of Technological Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and BCom.(Hons) in financial analysis and investments, both from University of Cape Town. He also holds MSc (Distinction) in electrical engineering specialising automatic industrial drives. Prior to present position at the University of Pretoria, he lectured at University of Cape Town and also worked as a business management consultant for industrial establishments and international development organisations, including the World Bank and GTZ (German development projects management group).
He is widely published in technological entrepreneurship, industrial engineering and entrepreneurial finance. His articles have appeared in such prestigious journals such as journal of Nuclear Technology, Journal of Power Engineering and IEEE Transactions – Business & Power Systems and Medical journals. He is a frequent contributor to Financial Mail Magazine.
INVITATION:
All are welcome to attend, including fourth year students and beyond. If you wish to attend, please supply your name to Runette Kruger at 012 382 6021 (or e-mail krugerr@tut.ac.za) by Wednesday 5 August, by 13:00.

The National Arts Council will host the 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture at the Museum Africa, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, in September.
Taking place from 22-25 September 2009, the Summit theme: Meeting of Cultures: Creating Meaning through the Arts, will explore issues relating to the arts as facilitator or provocateur of intercultural dialogue.
Annabell Lebethe, CEO of the National Arts Council, comments: “Winning the bid to host the 4th WSoAC is a significant achievement for the National Arts Council of South Africa [and our partners] and a major opportunity for the creative sectors across Africa.”
“We look forward to a catalytic event which will engage delegates in a sharing of best practices from across the world towards creating an environment which will enable tangible advancement for Africa’s arts and culture sector,” continued Lebethe.
Landmark event for Africa
The 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture (WSoAC) is the first of its kind to be held in Africa. The event is heralded as a landmark international event which will enable firsthand exchange between policy makers, funding agencies and other key players in arts and culture. There will be a special focus on the African experience at the Summit.
Partners
The National Arts Council of South Africa will host the Summit with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Funding Agencies (IFACCA).
The South African partners for the 4th WSoAC are:
The Department of Arts & Culture (National)
The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation
The City of Johannesburg o
The Johannesburg Tourism Company
Business Arts South Africa
International partners for the 4th WSoAC include:
Arts Council of Finland
Danish Arts Agency
Arts Council of Norway
The Commonwealth Foundation
Programme Director
South African playwright Mike van Graan is the Programme Director for the 4th WSoAC. He currently serves as the Director of the African Arts Institute in Cape Town and as the Secretary General of the Arterial Network - an informal network of individuals and organisations committed to developing the African creative industries.
Intercultural Dialogue
A major component of preparations for the 4th WSoAC is a research survey conducted on IFACCA’s behalf by ERICarts: ‘Achieving Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts and Culture?’. The results of the survey, and related resources, will be published at www.ifacca.org/topic/intercultural-dialogue-cultural-diversity.
Summit Legacy Initiatives
A series of 4th WSoAC legacy initiatives aimed at helping develop the arts and creative sectors on the African continent are currently in development and will be announced at the end of the Summit.
Delegates
It is estimated that the 4th WSoAC will attract about 400 delegates from 70 countries ranging from Mongolia to Morocco, Kenya to Colombia and Finland to Fiji.
Interested parties are invited to register online. Log onto: www.artsummit.org for more information.

The 14th One World Fellowship Scheme, run in collaboration with British Council, is currently open to applications to join the 2009 programme.

Aimed at senior radio and television broadcasters from developing countries, the scheme, run in collaboration with One World Media, brings a select group of broadcast professionals to the UK for a 2-week period in October. The application deadline is: noon (GMT) 21 August 2009.

From 19 - 30 October 2009, the scheme will aim to provide an opportunity to contribute ideas, share concerns and develop new goals. It is also a chance for relationships and contacts to be made and, equally importantly, for the UK media to hear what you have to say and learn from your experiences.

The 2-week programme would include meeting senior professionals from a variety of organisations. Previous programmes have included visits to various departments of the BBC, Channel 4 and Al-Jazeera; independent production companies Lion TV, Talkback Thames and TVE; commercial broadcasters Sky News and LBC; relevant authorities such as OFCOM and the Department for International Development; foundations like Reuters and Thomson; media NGO PANOS; plus many others.

The Fellowship Scheme is not a “hands on” training programme. It is based on discussion groups only. There will however be an opportunity to spend half a day shadowing within a broadcasting organisation.

Applications are welcomed from developing country broadcasters. You must be able to demonstrate substantial broadcasting experience to be able to participate fully and gain the most out of the programme.

The scheme is aimed at those already operating at a senior level and who have the potential to move up to top management within their broadcast organisation. It is not for those already at the top of the tree, nor for junior production, editorial or management personnel.

Specific selection criteria include: 
Fluency in written and spoken English 
2/3 years experience at a senior level of broadcasting with a clear upward career path 
Top career potential 
Sufficiently senior to be able to propose and implement change, with line management responsibility for programme producers/directors 
Hands on broadcaster or manager (not an academic or theoretician) 
Assertive and confident, and thus able and willing to engage actively in debate or dialogue with UK broadcasters 
Has a practical and worthwhile idea of how the time in Britain might best be used 
Has not participated in a similar Fellowship Scheme before 
Evidence of drive and motivation in your career and associated field of broadcasting

To apply you can fill in the online application form at:  
http://oneworldmedia.org.uk/fellowships/how_to_apply/ 
  
Alternatively, you can download the form and return it to One World Media by e-mail to: contact@oneworldmedia.org.uk

All applications must be received by noon (GMT) 21 August 2009 with the following documents (saved as WORD files) 
1. Organogram 
2. Letters from 2 referees 
3. Personal statement

During the week of 17 to 21 August, receipt will be acknowledged through e-mail. Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.

For any additional queries, please e-mail Deputy Director Emma MacGregor at contact@oneworldmedia.org.uk