10 April 2006
Dr Z Pallo Jordan, the Minister of Arts and Culture, is embarking on
Izimbizo during the period 6 â 13 April. In this round of Izimbizo the Minister
is engaging with the visual arts sector; and he will be hosting an Imbizo in
the city of Durban for the first time. The Ministry is collaborating with a
wide range of stakeholders to make this Imbizo a reality. Among them are Visual
Arts South Africa (VANSA); The Playhouse in KwaZulu-Natal and the Afrika Arts
Centre in Kwa-Mashu.
The programme follows:
10/04: 15:00-17:00: Good-hope Gallery, The Castle, Cape Town, Western Cape:
Visual Artists
12/04: 11: 00-13:30: Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre, Kwa-Mashu, KwaZulu-Natal: Arts
practitioners including community members
13/04: 10:30 â 13:00: Drama Theatre, Playhouse, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Arts
practitioners
The media as well as arts and culture practitioners are invited to
attend.
Background
The period 6 â 13 April is National Imbizo Focus Week. This means that all
Government Ministers at national and provincial level are involved in
intensified public interactions across the country. The theme is âAge of Hope:
A national effort for faster and shared growth.â Thus the Imbizo is also a call
to the arts community to participate in a partnership to implement the
governmentâs Programme of Action, by bringing national, provincial and local
government together in interaction with communities. This is part of government
efforts to enhance community participation and also to make government more
responsive to development needs. Imbizo are an opportunity to:
* Make government services more accessible to those who have to benefit from
them;
* Consolidate existing stakeholder partnerships for accelerated and faster
delivery to the benefit of communities, and ensures that government
* Keeps in touch with communities to monitor effective and faster
development.
Enquiries:
Sandile Memela
Cell: 082 800 3750
Issued by: Department of Arts and Culture
10 April 2006
