20 August 2007
Issues affecting artists and crafters will be brought under the spotlight
when KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Arts, Culture and Tourism Ms Weziwe Thusi officially
opens the province's first ever Visual Arts and Craft Indaba. The Indaba will
give both the department and artists the platform to shape the future for the
sector. The Visual Arts Indaba is one of the many interventions by the
Department to engage artists about issues affecting them. More than 300 artists
(mostly women) from across the province will attend. They will be addressed by
experts from the national Department of Arts and Culture, KZN Department of
Economic Development as well as the University of Zululand.
Topics to be discussed include:
* the creation of sustainable jobs through crafts
* accessibility of raw materials
* access to national and international market
* intellectual property and copyright
* marketing and networking
* formation of co-ordination structure
* identification of policy gaps and recommendations.
The two-day Indaba will also see launch of Operation Qedindlala, a
departmental initiative aimed at empowering and developing crafters through
training and support. Journalists and photographers are invited.
Details of the Indaba are as follows:
Date 21 and 22 August 2007
Time 10h00 (Registration starts at 08h30)
Venue Coastlands Convention Centre
NB: There will be a Gala dinner on the 21 August 2007 at the DLI Hall at
19h00.
Enquiries can be directed to:
Ncumisa Fandesi
Tel: 033 342 6300
Fax: 033 394 8259
Cell: 083 447 0958
E-mail: Fandesin@dact.kzntl.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Government
20 August 2007
Source: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government (http://www.kwazulu-natal.gov.za)
