The Department of Arts and Culture to host the Debut Fund Programme awards ceremony
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) in partnership with Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) will host the Inaugural Debut Fund Programme Awards Ceremony for emerging artists. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, 22 February 2019 at the Rand Club in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
The Awards seeks to celebrate and recognize arts and culture practitioners from across South Africa, all of whom are doing important work in their respective provinces and communities. The Debut Fund Programme is an initiative of the Department as part of its Mzansi Golden Economy strategy.Also in attendance at this highlight event of 2019 arts and culture calendar will be representatives of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the Southern African Association of Youth Clubs (SAAYC), and other stakeholders.
Since the launch, the BASA-run Programme has fulfilled its vision of supporting emerging artists in all of South Africa’s nine provinces, equipping these practitioners with knowledge, skills development and funding to enable them to move from the amateur to the professional realm. The DAC Debut Awards will see the announcement of one Grant recipients from each province. Each recipient will receive financial support through a Grant as well as mentoring by an industry professional while implementing and reporting on their venture. Recipients of Special Awards will also be announced at the DAC Debut Awards event. Five outstanding practitioners will be awarded grants to implement and report on their venture.
The Department is proud to host such a ceremony that will empower emerging Artists and continues to render support to ensure that arts projects in communities flourish.
The media is invited as follows:
Date: 22 February 2019
Venue: The Rand Club ( 33 Loveday St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg
Time: 18h30 for 19h00
Enquiries:
Petunia Lessing
Cell: 066 301 4645
E-mail: PetuniaL@dac.gov.za
Asanda Magaqa
Cell: 072 327 6807
E-mail: asandam@dac.gov.za
