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We provide a bespoke service for members, providing resources, support and information in their endeavor to leverage their company within the arts sector.

BASA offers a service to members that is multifold. Among these are:

• Helping businesses identify appropriate sponsorship opportunities in the arts;


• Lobbying for a better tax dispensation for companies that support the arts;


• Providing opportunities for companies to participate in social responsibility programmes in the arts sector;


• Conducting research into local and international trends in sponsorship;


• Access to information, research and impartial advisory service;


• Facilitating networking among business sponsors of the arts;


• Distributing relevant information on the arts and business;


• Hosting seminars to educate new and existing arts sponsors of development within the arena;


• In association with Business Day and Anglo American, funding a prestigious annual awards event to recognize the contribution; of sponsors to the arts;


• Providing access to events especially organised for BASA members;


• Publicity and marketing opportunities through carefully selected media partners including Summit TV; SAfm (the ‘Create’ slot), Radio 1485, OFM and Classic fm;


• Facilitating Boardbank SA, allowing business professionals to easily access and play a role in arts organisations that require board members.


• Research, over and above that offered by BASA can be commissioned. Quotes available on request.

Major companies operating in South Africa and internationally together with smaller local enterprises have formed the cornerstone of BASA’s growth over the past 11 years. This includes the major mining and industrial houses, financial institutions, legal firms, communications and service providers and retailers, and smaller private companies. Today BASA boasts some 160 member companies.

Keen to become part of this unique business-arts partnership? Then complete and return the membership application form, together with the appropriate fee.

Annual Membership

Please note: Membership fees are charged on a slide scale with large companies paying the maximum.

Companies with more than 1000 employees : R 18 785.00 ex vat

Companies with 200 – 1000 employees : R 9 045.00 ex vat

Companies with 50 – 199 employees : R 4 870.00 ex vat

Companies with 1 – 49 employees : R 1 726.00 ex vat

Friends of Business and Arts South Africa : R 1 726.00 ex vat

BASA also offers the opportunity to individuals within business to become members of the organisation through our Friends of BASA structure. The fee for an individual is R 1,726.00

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