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.
Miss Swaziland Finals
-5 April 2011
Venue for the event: Convention Centre
Launch of Beauty Pagenats
1 January 2011
The Council,s major role is preserving and promoting Swazi culture via the arts.
Beauty pageants, have become a posssible medium for preserving and promoting the Swazi culture across a wide demographic strata, including international audiences.
In that Spirit, the council through collaborating with the Swaziland Beauty Pageant Association, has between the period, March- June 2011 launch 4 different pageants, namely:
.Miss Swaziland- For above 18 year old Swazi maidens
.Miss Teen-For below 18 year old Swazi maidens
.Mr Swaziland- for males
.Miss Cultural Heritage- for swazi maidens to showcase the beauty of Swazi Culture across the nations of the world.
Copy right Exhibition
1 January 2011
The Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture, is greatly concerned about the plight of copywritten materials, trade in the city centres, Manzini and Mbabane. This illegal business trade is riping local artists off, and denies them the opportunity to earn a living out of their God given talents and skills.
The Council, in an ensdeavor to curb this unfortunate situation is advocating for the promulgation and endorsement of the copy right law in the kingdom, which will held protect the artists intellectual property rights, and stipulate stiffer penalties to offenders.
In that spirit the Council has in March hosted a one day open exhibition for parliamentarians, at the SNTC, to educate the legislators on the issues of piracy. The open exhibition consted of copywritten materials( CD,DVD's) and the original copies.
The aim for this exhibition was solely to give a first hand account to the legislators of the serious issue of piracy, hence compel them to speedily pass the copy right bill into an Act of parliament and be enfoceable in the courts of the kingdom to help curb the piracy isssues.
Tindlamu Project
1 January 2011
The Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture, in exercising its mandate to preserve our rich cultural heritage, and enrich the livelihood of the swazi nation, has piloted the Tindlamu project. The project aim is to empower Swazi citizens, skilled in the making of the tidlamu, maiden regalia, to earn a living out of their God given skills, hence in the process alliviate the rate of un employment and poverty in the kingdom. In the previous year around 9,000. Tindlamu units were submitted to the SNCAC offices, and inturn submitted to Lobamba, and used by maidens during the Umhlanga ceremony.
Through this project, the council's aim solely is to impart the making of tindlamu skills to young teenagers,by the elderly Swazi woman( Lutsango)in a homestead set up liguma and promote discussions centred around health, growth and culture. During such discussions issues such as HIV/AIDS epidemics, teenage pregnancy etc are to be tackled.
UPCOMING EVENTS
30 October 2010
TIHLABANI NATIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE AWARDS
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