Local filmmaker wins at international film festival amidst Covid-19 pandemic
A local film has won a coveted award at the 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival. The event, which showcases a diverse selection of independent films...
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Cast of ‘Parks and Recreation’ Raises $3M for COVID Relief
It has been five years since the beloved Parks and Recreation television show aired what viewers believed to be its last episode—but this week, the...
National Arts Festival unpacks new digital format
Due to considerations around the Coronavirus pandemic, The National Arts Festival (NAF) announced that this year’s edition of the popular arts showcase would be held...
Arts funding helps artists to become business savvy
Eastern Cape Artists and people working in the arts field have benefitted from a National Arts Council (NAC) funding programme aimed at developing the sector....
World’s most defiantly joyful song rereleased by UNICEF
Once called the “world’s most defiantly joyful song”, Miriam Makeba’s ‘Pata Pata’ has been rerecorded by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, to spread information and...
SA Writers talk free books and the value of life-sustaining royalties
To mark World Book and Copyright Day today ,Thursday 23 April 2020, the South African Book Fair has announced an important online discussion on free...
The Lockdown Collection raises much-needed funds through art
Numerous studies have also proven the positive effects of art, looking at it and even making it, to our brain and overall mental health, especially...
The JHB and KZN Philharmonic Orchestras send a musical tribute to SA healthcare workers
Individual members of the Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras have joined forces in putting together a virtual performance of the well-loved hymn, ‘Amazing Grace’. The...
Standard Bank continues to support the arts despite countrywide lockdown
The Standard Bank arts portfolio has embarked on a journey to bring relief to many South Africans through art and entertainment during the times of...
Black Coffee uses talent to raises over R89k for COVID-19 fund
South African DJ, Nkosinathi Maphumulo well known as Black Coffee recently had the world dancing this past weekend in an effort to raise funds, which...