Strengthen The Arts With National Arts Council Funding

The National Arts Council (NAC) has limited funding available to support 6-8 Special Projects of national significance that strengthen the arts and meets the enhanced strategic goals of the NAC for the period 2014-2018.

To this end the NAC invites project proposals from organisations that have capacity and a proven track record in implementing large projects or programmes that grow or transform the sector in one of the following areas:

1. Capacity development for arts organisations poised for growth to support the creation of job opportunities, or
2. Women in literature, performing or visual arts, or
3. People in the arts living with disabilities, or
4. New work for and/or with youth that develop and extend audiences.

Special consideration will be given to projects that have a mentoring component. Prospective recipients of funding should have the capacity to utilise the funding with integrity and comply with the principles and practices of sound governance, within the required timelines.

Conditions for funding:
• All relevant sections of the application form must be filled in completely,
• All requested documentation must be submitted with the application form, and
• Applications must be submitted on or before 31 July 2014.

Please note that late and incomplete applications will not be considered at all and no exceptions will be made.
Application forms are available from the National Arts Council office or can be downloaded from www.nac.org.za.

ONLY POSTED, COURIERED AND HAND DELIVERED APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT
the National Arts Council, PO Box 500, Newtown, 2113, or 66 Margaret Mcingana Street, Market Theatre Precinct, Newtown, 2113.