Book Review
BOOK
South African Handbook on Arts and Culture
The South African Handbook on Arts and Culture is an indispensable information source for
contemporary arts and culture practitioners – and is published this month.
Based on previous editions of the Handbook produced in 1998 and 2002, the 2015/16
publication is published by the African Arts Institute (AFAI), with the National Arts Council
of South Africa as the primary partner.
The handbook which includes chapters on National, provincial and local government
departments that are responsible for arts and culture; National, provincial and local public
sector funding agencies; Private sector sponsors of the arts; International agencies engaged
in the local arts and culture sector; Local festivals and events in each discipline; Media
outlets (print, electronic and web-based); Institutions engaged in education and training in
arts and culture; Competitions and awards in each discipline; African countries and details
of their UNESCO Commissions to establish contact with their arts and culture stakeholders;
names and contact details of key professional bodies and networks, specialist agencies
and sources of information in Arts management and creative industries; Cultural Policy;
Cultural Tourism; Craft; Dance; Design,
Fashion; Film; Heritage, Literature; Music;
Theatre and Visual Art, as well as a chapter
on miscellaneous information like the contact
details of political parties, constitutional
bodies such as the Public Protector, business
organisations, etc.
Comprising more than 500 pages, the
aim of the Handbook is to provide users
with sufficient information to act in their
respective interests in an informed manner,
or to be guided as to where the information
they are looking for, may be found. AD
PUBLISHER: African Arts
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PAGES: Over 500
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