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Media Release 2012
| Ad-hoc Arts Administration Internship Opportunity Applications are invited for a three-month arts administration internship at the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT).
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| Due date looms for ACT Development applications The ACT Development Programme, funded by Nedbank Arts Affinity, is open for applications on an ongoing basis.
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Media Release 2011
| New ACT | UJ Arts & Culture Partnership The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts & Culture (University of Johannesburg) have entered into a dynamic new partnership.
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| Give the gift of creativity this festive season The ACT Benefactors Programme offers a unique opportunity to give the gift of creativity this festive season.
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| ACT announces new cycle of Development Grants The recently approved ACT Development Grants support one literature, two music projects and the development of new work.
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| ACT Awards laud both young and veteran artists The 14th annual Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) Awards today celebrated the talents of both veteran and young-and-upcoming artists.
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| Helen Sebidi wins ACT Lifetime Achievement Award Internationally-acclaimed visual artist Mmakgabo Mapula Helen Sebidi was today lauded at the 14th annual Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) Awards.
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| Mannie Manim wins ACT Lifetime Achievement Award Theatre aficionado Mannie Manim was named the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre.
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| Mimi Coertse wins ACT Lifetime Achievement Award Mimi Coertse’s contribution to music in South Africa was recognised when she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for Music.
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| Young performing arts talent awarded On 4 October, some of SA’s brightest young talents were revealed when the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarship winners were announced.
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| Zak Benjamin Retrospective Exhibition Opening The opening of the Zak Benjamin Retrospective at Oliewenhuis Art Museum in Bloemfontein is proudly supported by ACT and Nedbank Arts Affinity.
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| ACT supports development of new work A new South African play, Prize of Peace, supported through the ACT Development Programme funded by Nedbank Arts Affinity is about to be launched.
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| ACT to showcase Planet B at Out The Box Festival The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in partnership with Nedbank Arts Affinity will showcase ‘Planet B' at the upcoming ‘Out the Box Festival'.
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| ‘Super six’ named to compete for ACT scholarships Six promising young ‘triple threats' have been announced as the finalists in the third annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Scholarships, sponsored by DALRO and Nedbank Arts Affinity.
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| ACT Supports Double Bill at Arts on Main Two one-woman shows with Lara Lipschitz and Claudine Ullman will open at the POPART Performing Arts Centre on 20 July.
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| Sibikwa Arts Centre seeks Artistic Director The Sibikwa Arts Centre, an NGO based in Benoni, seeks to employ an Artistic Director to take over from the current Director.
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| ACT Plays a Supporting Role at the National Arts Festival The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) will be supporting a valuable initiative that is taking place at this year's National Arts Festival.
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| Dance Spectrum at the National Arts Festival 2011 marks the third consecutive appearance of the National School of the Arts at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
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| Five projects receive development funding With funding from Nedbank Arts Affinity, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is pleased to announce five projects selected for support.
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| 14th Annual ACT Awards open for nominations The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is recognising and celebrating excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
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| Scholarship registration due date fast approaching The closing date for registrations for the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships is on 31 May 2011.
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| Opportunity to win performing arts scholarships The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) invites the youth (younger than 25 years) to register for the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships 2011.
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| New development projects announced The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and Nedbank Arts Affinity are pleased to announce four new projects for funding through the ACT Development Programme.
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| ACT announces nine Festival Grants The Board of Trustees of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has approved nine festivals for support in 2011 through the ACT Festivals Programme.
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| ACT Benefactors launched with a R 11,000 gift At a recent meeting of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Board, Chairperson Brenda Devar launched the ACT Benefactors Programme with a gift of R11,000.
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| Aspiring presenters: audition to MC at Scholarships The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) invites you to audition to MC at the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships 2011 Final.
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| ACT master classes in Johannesburg hosted by SAMRO More than 280 applications for the ACT Building Blocks master classes have been successful.
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| ACT announces more than R2 million boost for arts Nineteen capacity building and sustainability initiatives have been selected for support through the ACT Building Blocks Programme.
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| Festivals application deadline fast approaching The closing date for applications for the ACT Festivals Programme is fast approaching.
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| ACT Development Programme funding cycles 2011 The ACT Development Programme, funded by Nedbank Arts Affinity, is open for application on an ongoing basis.
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| ACT Festivals Programme now open for applications South African arts festivals are invited to apply for grants which will facilitate the participation of young artists from peri-urban and rural areas.
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| Magnet Theatre set for launch After 23 years of touring the Magnet Theatre team is proudly launching their theatre space on 25 January 2011 with the opening of Die Vreemdeling.
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| ACT Arts Management Classes final call Arts, culture and heritage administrators and managers have a further opportunity to apply to attend ACT Arts Management Master Classes.
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Media Release 2010
| Grace period for ACT Building Blocks applications Arts, culture and heritage organisations have a ten-day grace period at the beginning of 2011 to submit applications for the Building Blocks Programme.
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| ACT Scholarships 2011 open for registration The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is now open for registration for participation in the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships 2011.
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| ACT announces development grant recipients The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is pleased to announce new grant recipients funded through the ACT Development Programme.
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| ACT Master Classes open for Application The ACT Building Blocks Master Classes provide arts management practitioners with an opportunity to develop their business and administration skills.
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| ACT Building Blocks now open for applications The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) calls for applications for the ACT Building Blocks Programme, sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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| ACT Building Blocks Programme Launched The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, proudly announced the launch of the new ACT Building Blocks Programme.
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| ACT Awards 2010: Winners Announced The winners of the prestigious ACT Awards were announced at a luncheon held on Friday 5 November at the up-market Park Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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| ACT Project Officer Vacancy The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is seeking to appoint a highly organised, creative and results-oriented Project Officer.
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| ACT Awards 2010 set to make an ImpACT The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards are held annually in recognition and celebration of excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
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| ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships 2010 winners announced Magic has been made - Zola Myeza and Hope Maimane were named the winners of the Performing Arts Scholarships 2010.
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| Last call for ImpACT Awards Nominations The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards are held annually in recognition and celebration of excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
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| New-look ACT website now live The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) launched a fresh new-look website this week which provides applicants, participants and stakeholders with extensive information about ACT and the Trust’s programmes.
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| ACT Development Programme grant recipients announced Gauteng arts and culture received a welcome boost today with the announcement of the latest recipients of grant funding from the ACT Development Programme.
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| ACT announces Sholarship Finalists Six talented youngsters from around the country have been selected as finalists for the ACT Scholarship Programme 2010.
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| Nominations open for the ACT Awards 2010 The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards are held annually in recognition and celebration of excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
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| ACT Forum in Cape Town The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) will be hosting a forum in Cape Town at the Fugard Theatre on 15 July 2010 at 14:00.
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| Little Poof! at the National Arts Festival "Little Poof!" supported by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and Nedbank performs at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown from 20 June to 04 July.
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| Financial boost for ACT Scholarship Programme The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce a substantial increase in funds for the ACT Performing Arts Scholarships 2010.
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| BAS Rootz launched at Bassline ‘BAS Rootz', supported by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), in association with Nedbank, launched its first season at Bassline on Monday night 31 May.
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| Countdown for Scholarship Registration There are 13 days left to the closing date for registrations for the ACT | DALRO |Nedbank Performing Arts Scholarships.
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| ACT | BLA Grants Announced The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), in association with Breadline Africa, is pleased to announce the list of festivals approved for support.
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| ACT Scholarship Programme Expands Joining the Dramatic Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO), Nedbank has come on board in support of the ACT Scholarship Programme.
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Media Release 2009
| ACT Workshop at NAF As part of the Hands On! Masks Off! Programme at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, ACT will be presenting a workshop covering these new programmes, funding guidelines, assessment criteria, and ACT's user-friendly online application process.
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| Development Focus for Nedbank Arts Affinity The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce the first recipients of the ACT Development grants funded by the Nedbank Arts Affinity programme.
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| ACT | BLA Fringe Grants announced The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), in partnership with Breadline Africa (BLA), is proud to announce the recipients of the ACT | BLA Fringe Grants for 2009.
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| ACT Projects Co-ordinator Vacancy The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), is looking for a dynamic, highly organised, self-motivated, computer literate and results-oriented individual to provide support to the Programmes Manager in the co-ordination of all ACT programmes and projects, including but not limited to: grants administration; project planning, monitoring and evaluation; as well as operational fundraising and organisational marketing support.
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| ACT NOW! Projects Announced The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce the two new projects selected for the ACT NOW! Against AIDS programme.
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| First ACT Development Recipients Announced The ACT Development Programme provides support for artistic excellence in creative production, professional development and training for the youth, in the form of once-off grants. The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce the first recipients to be awarded ACT Development grants with the support received from Breadline Africa.
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| ACT | BLA Partnership Support SA Festivals The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has once again partnered with Breadline Africa (BLA) to make grants available. The grants are to facilitate the participation of artists, performers and groups from peri-urban and rural areas at South African festivals.
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| ACT invites applications for Afrovibes 2010 The open call for proposals for the Afrovibes Festival 2010 will be managed and administered by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in South Africa.
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| Globe Theatre to host ACT | DALRO Scholarship Ceremony With the closing date for registrations of the ACT | DALRO Performing Arts Scholarship 2009 fast approaching, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is pleased to announce that the elegant and intimate Globe Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino will host the final round and awards ceremony of the ACT | DALRO Performing Arts Scholarship 2009.
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| ACT Patron Comes Home to The Baxter The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in association with Nedbank is proud to support the opening night performance of Athol Fugard's Coming Home which has its South African premiere at the Baxter Theatre Centre this week.
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| ACT|DALRO Scholarship Partners and Adjudicators Announced The ACT|DALRO Performing Arts Scholarship has been made possible with the generous support of DALRO (The Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation). Media partnerships have been secured with ClassicFeel magazine, an already long- standing print media partner of ACT, and a new, radio partnership with Redstar Talent which forms part of the group of companies inclusive in the OFM family.
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| Nedbank Arts Affinity Supports SA Creativity Nedbank helps South Africans make a difference to arts, culture and heritage through the Nedbank Arts Affinity programme.
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| New ACT Programmes Support SA Creativity A strategic planning process by the ACT Board of Trustees has determined how ACT resources should be applied for maximum impact going forward. The result has seen ACT enter a radically new phase of development.
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| ACT | DALRO Performing Arts Scholarship launched ACT and DALRO have an exciting announcement for aspiring performing artists around the country.
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Media Release 2008
| ACT/BLA Supports Four New Beneficiaries The agreement between BLA and ACT has seen a range of arts, culture and heritage projects receiving support in 2008 and ACT is now announcing the final four beneficiaries for 2008.
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| ACT announces ACT NOW! Against AIDS projects 2008 On the occasion of World AIDS day, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce two of the first projects to benefit from the new ACT NOW! Against AIDS Programme.
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| Breytenbach Culture Centre supported by ACT/BLA The ‘Mosaic for Female Employees on Farms' project is one of the outreach programmes of the Breytenbach Culture Centre. The project has been awarded a grant resulting from the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) partnership with Breadline Africa (BLA).
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| ACT/RNE partnership supports Guild Theatre Dance Company The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in association with the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) has assisted in the growth and development of arts and culture in South Africa by supporting the full spectrum of the arts with a focus on helping organisations to build capacity and achieve sustainability.
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| Ma-Afrika Cultural Organisation benefits from ACT/RNE funding The Tsa Lapeng Music Initiative implemented by the Ma-Afrika Cultural Organisation is the recipient of another a substantial grant arising from the renewed funding agreement between The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and The Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE).
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| ACT/RNE funding supports the South African San Institute (SASI) Renewed support from the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) sees The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) awarding a substantial grant in support of the South African San Institute (SASI)
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| ACT Awards 2008 - Winners announced The celebratory 10th anniversary ACT Awards ceremony took place last night at the Nedbank Head Office in Sandton, Johannesburg. The ceremony was presented by Nedbank and supported by CLASSICfeel Magazine and Fine Music Radio 101.3. Categories were sponsored by the Vodacom Foundation, Distell, Sun International and Exclusive Books.
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| ACT Awards 2008 - Lifetime Achievement Awards announced Annually the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) awards ceremony celebrates the achievement of some of South Africa's finest artists as well as those individuals and organisations who have contributed to the development of arts and culture in our country.
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| ACT NOW! against AIDS The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) is calling for proposals for ACT NOW! Against AIDS. Loosely based on the Broadway Cares model, an American initiative which raises funds for AIDS in Africa at the opening performances of hit Broadway shows, the programme administered by ACT aims to mobilise the unique abilities within the performing arts in South Africa to raise funds for HIV/AIDS related arts and culture projects.
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| ACT/BLA supports Market Laboratory The Fieldwork Program is the highly successful flagship program for Community Theatre Development and Training nationally and has been in existence for 19 years.
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| 10th annual ACT Awards - Finalists announced The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards 2008, presented by Nedbank, supported by CLASSICFEEL Magazine and the Cape Town's Fine Music Radio 101.3, is proud to announce the finalists for the 2008 Awards.
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| ACT/RNE funding supports SA Schools Festivals Renewed support from the Royal Netherlands Embassy has enabled the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) to award the South African Schools Festivals one of the most substantial grants awarded by ACT to date.
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| ACT NOW! and make a difference by Adrienne Sichel Our entertainment industry really cares - about each other and the broader society. That's the message of Act Now!, the South African answer to Broadway Cares, which raises money through the performers and staff of Broadway shows which is channelled ton eedy artists.
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| New ACT partnership with NAF The ACT/NAF Fringe Development Programme is the result of a new partnership between the National Arts Festival (NAF) and the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) supported by Breadline Africa.
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| Breadline Africa Partners with The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) 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 skillstraining and unemployment...
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Media Release 2007
| Arts & Culture Trust Awards 2007 - Keynote address by Brenda Devar (ACT Trustee) The status of arts and culture in society has evolved dramatically in the nearly 60 years since the adoption of Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirmed, for the first time, the right of every human being to freely participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts...
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| Arts & Culture Trust Today - Article from Classic Feel Magazine According to Ashraf Johaardien, the General Manager of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), the Trust has come a long way since he took up his position in 2005. ‘We were operating out of four cubicles on the second floor of the Nedbank Sandton.
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| About Arts & Culture General Manager - Article from Classic Feel Magazine Ashraf Johaardien is the General Manager of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT). He is also an internationally acclaimed playwright and performer whose award-winning plays have been produced at mainstream theatres and festivals in South Africa, the UK, Ireland and the USA....
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| Arts & Culture Awards Finalists 2007 - Article from Classic Feel Magazine The annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards presented by Nedbank celebrates and recognises outstanding individuals, organisations or agencies that have played an integral role in the development and promotion of arts, culture and creativity in South Africa.
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| Arts & Culture Trust Awards 2007 Winners - Article from Classic Feel Magazine The annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards are an important part of ACT's work in the support and development of arts, culture and heritage in South Africa.
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Media Release 2006
| Arts & Culture Trust Announces R1 Million Support for 33 Projects The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has funded more than 500 projects across the spectrum in arts, culture and heritage. At a recent meeting of the ACT Board of Trustees, support for a further 31 projects in 11 disciplines to the value of R1million was approved.
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| Arts & Culture Trust Funds Market Theatre The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to be associated with A Season of New Work at The Market Theatre to celebrate thirty years of outstanding new indigenous theatre.
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| Fugard Follows mandela as Patron of Arts & Culture Trust The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has announced that South African icon Athol Fugard is the new Patron of the Trust.
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| Arts & Culture Trust Awards 2006 - Keynote address by Marilyn Martin The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) is a unique funding agency and an ideal one, for South Africa and anywhere in the world, for it is the result of partnerships, in which government, business and the Royal Netherlands Embassy came together as the Founding Trustees.
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