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BASA Mentorship Programme

BASA Mentorship Programme, in association with Etana

Business and Arts South Africa's Mentorship programme, is a mentorship programme designed to introduce better business skills into the arts sector.

The Mentorship Programme had been in development since Business and Arts South Africa’s first Arts Marketing programme ran in 2001, which identified gaps in levels of professional or business expertise within the arts sector – ranging from marketing to financial planning; from audience development to cash flow management.

Such business arts relationships benefits both the arts organisation, which acquires a new perspective on its operations and context and new skills, and the business professional who gains a new perspective into a world characterized by hard work, lack of funds, but no lack of creativity and energy.

Since BASA Mentorship launched, some fascinating partnerships have formed around the country with an enthusiastic response to the concept of a business person mentoring an arts organisation.

Some current examples of partnership include: Work with an organization involved in theatre, dance, drama, music, the fine arts, literature, craft … and remember the arts educate, bridge divides, build skills, create jobs, link to tourism, inform our national identity. You can make a difference.

If you are interested in finding out more about the programme, please contact Diana Williams on 073 305 9031 or email diana@basa.co.za

BASA Mentorship Application Form


The BASA Mentorship Programme is sponsored by:

BASA RMB Internship Programme

Business and Arts South Africa’s emphasis on skills transfer and sustainability within the arts and culture sector plays an integral part in the organisation’s internal structure.

Sponsored by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), BASA's internship programme gives an emerging administrator the opportunity to access mentorship, grow in several administrative skill areas through training, and also drive projects which provide synthesis between study and practice. It also exposes the intern to several large-scale events, research projects, management of IT, and quite an extensive marketing and communications portfolio.

Interns are selected on the basis of their education, experience, and enthusiasm for the arts. The position runs from January to December each year.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday 14 October 2011. Please click here to submit your application online, alternatively email your CV and Cover Letter to jessica@basa.co.za

For more information please email info@basa.co.za or call (011) 447-2182/2743/2295


The BASA Internship Programme is sponsored by: