Deadline extended for National Arts Council of SA funding

The invitation is open to practitioners who are active in the disciplines of music, multidiscipline, craft, dance, literature, theatre, and visual arts. In response to the sector’s need to make this call for funding more accessible, submission of financial statements is no longer a requirement.

Additionally, the submitted project must now have the capability to address at least two of the six critical focus areas, which include:

• Social cohesion and nation-building.
• Unearthing marginalised and indigenous arts in rural areas.
• Addressing social ills such as xenophobia, and gender-based violence.
• Supporting the involvement of women, youth employment opportunities and people living with disabilities.
• Creation of new works through digital media; and Capacity Building and Arts Entrepreneurship.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted before 17 September and outcomes are expected on 5 December.

Applicants need to register and complete the online application form here. Manual applications can be requested via email at [email protected].

Read the assessment criteria and funding guidelines here and here.

Note: Late and incomplete applications will not be considered and no exceptions will be made. Applications requesting less than the minimum funding budget allocation, or more than the maximum allocation budget, as indicated above, will also not be considered.

The maximum period for which funding may be requested is 12 months. The minimum budget allocation for applications is R50 000. The maximum amount applied for should not be in excess of R350 000. Applications requesting less than the minimum funding budget allocation, or more than the maximum allocation budget as indicated above, will not be considered.

“The allocation will be in line with redress and transformation imperatives of the NAC,” a statement reads. “Where administrative costs amount to more than 15% of the total budget, this expenditure should be justified. Organisations and individuals are funded once in a financial year.”

View the original call here.