The Arterial network to Facilitate Participation of African Journalists at the Highway Africa Conference
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Up one levelArts journalism workshop
The arts journalism workshop took place in July 2008 in Swaziland. It was held to address: The arts seldom receive significant space in the print and electronic media of most African countries. Where such space is provided, the few arts journalists employed are required to report on and provide critical reviews covering a range of disciplines, about which they might have minimal knowledge. The lack of critical knowledge and skills on the part of the journalists results in a lack of critical discourse around the arts so that the development of the arts is impacted negatively. At the same time, critical, informed audiences and markets are not developed. The arts may also be allocated to junior staff with less experience and writing skills within various media.
First Winter School, June 2009
At the first ARTerial Network Winter School, 17 countries are represented: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The participants of the Winter School are involved in diverse cultural networks representing the panel of the artistic fields.
Research into the Impact of the Arts on Africa's Economy
The Arterial Network Network, through Agora Lumiere, an organisation aiming at globally promoting African and African diaspora cinema in the world's film market, did research about the impact of the Arts on Africa's economys.
Arts Marketing Workshop at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)
The ARTerial Network, with support from the National Arts Council of South Africa, hosted an arts marketing workshop as part of the Harare International Festival of the Arts at the Book Café, a well-known cultural hub in Harare.
Second Arterial Network Conference
After our launch on Gorée Island in Senegal in March 2007, we hosted our second Biannual Conference at the Goethe Institute in Johannesburg from 19-21 September 2009. 114 delegates from 28 African countries as well as a further 17 participants from mainly European countries attended the two-day event, more than double the number of delegates and countries that attended the founding conference.
Second Winter School on Advocacy and Networking
The second 10-day arts advocacy and network-building training programme took place in Cameroon from 10-20 April 2010. There were representatives from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia.
Cultural Journalists Tour, April 2010
The Arterial Network, with the support of AFRICALIA, organised a cultural tour for African arts journalists to Harare from 26 to 02 May. All the regions of Africa (North, South, East, West and Central) were represented at the tour.
Arterial Network Cultural Policy Task Group Meeting, April 2010
With the support of the Commonwealth Foundation, Arterial Network’s Cultural Policy Task Group had its first meeting in Harare on 28 April, during the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA).
