Arts & Culture Trust - About
ACT | BLA Grants |
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Sponsored by Breadline Africa |
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In partnership with Breadline Africa, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) offers grants to facilitate the participation of artists, performers and groups from peri-urban and rural areas at South African festivals.
The aim of these grants is to assist organisers of South African festivals to extend their programme by applying for support to subsidise the participation of artists, performers and groups from peri-urban and rural areas who may not otherwise be able to participate.
Successful festivals will be awarded grants up to a maximum of R50,000. At least 90% of the grant must be utilised to cover the cost of registration fees, venue/equipment hire, transport and accommodation of the designated groups. The remaining 10% may be utilised to cover the costs of administering the grant.
Breadline Africa (BLA) is an African based charity organisation which aims to help break the cycle of poverty within Africa by helping communities to help themselves. BLA supports projects which will make a permanent difference in the lives of communities affected by extreme poverty in Africa: hunger, homelessness, lack of skills- training and unemployment. BLA encourages communities to achieve long term self-sustainability and seeks out partnerships of hope and growth in Africa in order to connect people who are struggling to achieve the most basic living conditions with others who are more fortunate and in a position to make a difference. To this end the ACT | BLA FR!NGE Programme aims to assist impoverished communities that are engaged in arts, culture and heritage to realise their full potential.
Eligibility
- Only applications from recognised South African arts festivals
- Only festivals taking place between 01 April and 15 November 2010
Exclusions
- Capital or operating costs
- Production costs
- Work already completed
- Festivals which do not have arts or culture as a core element
- Film Festivals
Application Process
Applicants should submit a letter of enquiry (refer Application Guidelines). If a letter of enquiry is successful applicants may then be invited to submit a detailed funding proposal. Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.
The deadline for applications is Monday 22 February 2010.
The decision of the ACT Board of Trustees with regard to all applications for funding is final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
The deadline for applications is Monday 22 February 2010.
The decision of the ACT Board of Trustees with regard to all applications for funding is final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
