ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - Business and Arts South Africa

operates in five provinces (Gauteng, Limpopo, Western
Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Eastern Cape) with a focus
on urban areas, extending the reach into peri-urban areas.
Mentors are recruited from businesses in the regions.
There are now over 50 mentors (active or on sabbatical)
and mentees around the country. The estimated value of
the current, active mentors’ consulting time over one year
is R1.1 million. This year, the Mentorship Programme, which
has been running since 2005, said goodbye to it’s original
sponsor Barloworld, to whom we are extremely grateful.
With a goodbye, came a hello, and we welcome Standard
Bank onboard as the new naming sponsor.
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Boardbank SA
Arts Organisations are increasingly required to articulate
their BBEEE status, particularly when seeking funding.
Flowing from this Business and Arts South Africa has
partnered with Empowerdex to source black professionals
willing to volunteer to serve on not for profit Boards of
cultural organisations.
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Workshops and Seminars
In line with government’s medium term strategic
framework, the central objective of which is to set the
country on a sustainable growth trajectory, Business and
Arts South Africa has made a strategic shift to funding
artistic vision and basic business skills workshops around
the country in support of sustainability and empowerment
of the arts community. National partnerships with the
National Arts Festival, and the Moshito Conference
took place, and included talks on marketing, business
funding and entrepreneurship. The NAF Hands On
Masks Off Workshops partnership is now in its third
year, and Business and Arts South Africa is currently in
discussion to take the project nationwide, through the
NAF. Currently Business and Arts South Africa also runs
workshops, as a function of the Mentorship Programme.
Overall this appears to have triggered a new approach to
organisational skills by the cultural community, as well as
Entrepreneurial Skills Workshops by diverse facilitators
nationwide e.g The Art Source Artist Workshops.
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Implemented regular communication
With national database of arts organisations as part of
the empowerment of arts organisations and cultural
communities, Business and Arts South Africa has
implemented regular communication to its cultural
database. This information includes national jobs offers,
market-related stories, reviews and more.
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Pro bono Assistance and Advocacy
Deneys Reitz continues to offer pro bono advice and
assistance to bona fide arts and culture organisations
identified and introduced by Business and Arts South
Africa, across a range of issues, giving the arts sector
access to top quality legal expertise. This year Bell Dewar
gave pro bono assistance to Business and Arts South
Africa, supporting queries and research.
SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT
OF ARTS AND CULTURE
VISION
i. Fourth World Summit on Arts and Culture: Business
and Arts South Africa was a Supporting Sponsor of
the event, and Michelle Constant, CEO, sat on the NAC
Advisory Committee in preparation for the event.
ii. Michelle Constant represented South Africa at the
World Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in Spain, where she
was asked to present a paper on the BASA model, and
it’s projects.
iii. 2010 FIFA World Cup: In support of the World Cup,
and the Department of Arts and Culture objectives,
Business and Arts South Africa engaged in diverse
projects.
• Business and Arts South Africa presented to members
on request, a diverse list of projects requiring funding
and support. Thereafter the organisation facilitated
further discussions with both business and arts
organisation.
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