TakaThuto21: safeguarding our youths’ potential through creativity

At the end of 2020, the Im4theArts Arts Education working group, which had been meeting regularly to share developments in the field, launched the TakaThuto21 campaign which intends to safeguard our youth’s potential through creativity.  We believe that the arts should be available to everyone, everywhere, and the best place to begin is in every … Read more

Im4theArts continues to mobilise – news from the provinces

Western Cape mobilises in solidarity with the creative practitioners at the NAC sit-in, KZN elects provincial committee, North West starts preparing a programme of action pending MEC’s response to issues raised, & Limpopo poised for provincial elections. Western Cape In the past month, attention has been directed towards solidarity with the creative practitioners at the … Read more

SIT-IN AT the NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL: Status Update

Artists and creative practitioners are suffering after more than a year without proper support from the national Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, and with severe mismanagement of the relief efforts that have happened so far.   While most national relief attempts have been inadequate in the face of the complete devastation of the industry over the past year, … Read more