NEWS
Arterial NetWork- Local chapter launch
14 July 2011
The Arteria Network, a new Association with the mandate of creating networks among artists locally, regionally and globally held its Launch on Thursday,14 July 2011at the Edladleni Restaurent, Emafini.
The local network sought to create a collaboration between Artists and the media fratenity. Areas of common interests, between the two were looked and accordingly deliberated upon.
The Media was cordially invited on board as key member to the association, as it has the potential to make the interests of artists and the association at large known to the market, locally, regionally andn internationally.
An interim committee was proposed, which would make the association run till a fully flexedged executive is elected into office. This interim committee is to be comprised of Journalists and Artists.
The main mission of this Association is through various networks and collaboration with the media, transform the local arts industry from merely being an entertainment
industry into a "money spinning"/ profit making industry, that would enable artists to make a living through their skills and talents.
Arts And Culture Sympossium
10 April 2011
The Ministry of Sports Culture and Youth Affairs together with Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) in collaboration with the National Curriculum Centre (NCC) and Macmillan hosted a two days National Symposium to deliberate on mainstreaming Arts and Culture into the National syllabus. The symposium was honoured by the presents of Professor Pitika Ntuli and Mr. Rapulane Moebi representing art Education and professional development of performing art respectively and as well as a number of renown Swazi artists from the diverse art codes.
The symposium provided a forum for educationists, business , academicians , designers arts and culture stakeholders to put their heads together to deliberate, to consult and to consider how Arts and Culture can be streamlined into the education and training sectors, i.e, the formal, non-formal and informal structures.The key issues and trends will become the basis for the development of the Arts and Culture curriculum in Swaziland, which aligns with the Arts and Culture policy and the national educational goals.
SNCAC NOW A PARASTATAL
1 April 2011
The Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture, has now been registered as a Government Parastal. Therefore from the 1st APRIL 2011 there shall be changes in the council's administartive operations, as the Council's operations now shall be regulated by the PEU ACT.
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