AFRICAN FUNDS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FEASABILITY STUDY
Its priority has been to attempt to conceptualize possible models for the proposed African Fund for Arts and Culture informed by a broad contextual analysis of the field.
A new online toolkit, free to download, will guide and assist artists and arts organisations in the effective use of online and social media tools. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Toolkit was developed by the African Arts Institute (AFAI) in partnership with the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT).
The toolkit provides an accessible online resource for anyone in need of advice on how to use everyday IT tools as effectively as possible. Its 45 pages cover new media platforms such as websites and blogs and social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud and Vimeo. It also addresses recently popularized initiatives such as ‘crowd funding’.
Its priority has been to attempt to conceptualize possible models for the proposed African Fund for Arts and Culture informed by a broad contextual analysis of the field.
In 2011, Arterial Network, in partnership with Africalia and the African Arts Institute, issued out a call for projects relating to the decentralisation of the arts on the African continent. The purpose of decentralising the arts is two-fold: firstly to build new audiences –or market- forthe arts; and secondly, to assert the right of all, as per Article 27 of the Universal Declarationof Human Rights, to participate freely in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts. Dece...
"This publication seeks to frame an African response by providing a platform for ongoing debate and dialogue. It aims to raise awareness, spur to action, and strengthen and build an African civil society network of all those engaged in promoting cultural development on the African continent." - Mike van Graan