Call for Applications for Arts and Culture Funding 2008

INKCAZELO:

		IMPORTANT INFORMATION
	Application Form Call for Applications

		APPLICATIONS
	Deadline for applications: 30 May 2008 at 12.00 Post your completed application form to DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPORT Private Bag X9067, Cape Town, 8001 Or you can Hand Deliver the application to ARTS and CULTURE UNIT Protea Assurance Building Greenmarket Square Cape Town 8001 A box will be available on the ground floor. NO LATE APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED NO FAXED APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport invite applications for funding for 2008. Western Cape Cultural Organisations are invited to apply for funding in the following 3 categories:

Organisations involved with outreach programmes
Genre promotion projects
Groups involved with organisational development (capacity building)

PROJECT CRITERIA

The project must comply with the following requirements: ·

be arts and culture related
harness project events to contribute to economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation
have a strong emphasis on youth development
be integrated through prioritising the need for gender balance, disability and cultural diversity
be specific in terms of training and developing the art form
operate within the following fields/genres: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Literary Arts, Crafts and Theatre
clearly state its deliverables
clearly indicate the target group that will benefit from it (e.g. youth)
operate within the boundaries of the Western Cape
should indicate how the project will be monitored and evaluated

ORGANISATIONAL CRITERIA

The organisation must comply with the following requirements: ·

must be a fully constituted cultural organisation
must have a bank account in the name of the organisation
should indicate that effective financial systems are in place (registered auditor/accountant/bookkeeper).

IMIYALELO:

HOW TO APPLY Information sessions will be held at the following venues to assist prospective applicants with drafting business plans.

TOWN	VENUE & ADDRESS	DATE	TIME
Cape Town	Head Office - Protea Assurance Building, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town	17 May 2008	10.00
Vredenburg	Skilpad Hall, Vredenburg Sportgrond	20 May 2008	18.30
Beaufort West	Beaufort West Thusong Centre, 3 De Vries Street	20 May 2008	18.00
Hawston	Hawston Thusong Centre, Kerk Street	22 May 2008	18.00
Riversdale	Riversdale Multi-Purpose Centre, Van der Berg Street	15 May 2008	19.00
Knysna	Knysna Library, Main Road	14 May 2008	18.00
Robertson	Civic Hall, Hospital Street	13 May 2008	18.00

To book a place in the workshops and for other enquiries contact:

Ms S Abrahams
tel: 021 483 9665
fax: 021 483 9711
email: saabrahams@pgwc.gov.za

Complete applications and business plans should be submitted before the due date and time.

30 May 2008 at 12.00.

There are two ways to submit: post or hand delivered.

By post:

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPORT
Private Bag X9067
Cape Town
8001

Hand-delivered:

ARTS and CULTURE UNIT
Protea Assurance Building
Greenmarket Square
Cape Town
8001

A box will be available on the ground floor.

NOTE: The submission of an application does not guarantee funding and the decision of the provincial Minister for Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation will be final.

Late or faxed applications will not be considered.

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