Business and Arts South Africa in the media

Last edited: July 02, 2010

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Business and Arts South Africa in the media

The Business of the Arts – Summit TV

Brought to you by Business and Arts South Africa and broadcast on Summit TV, The Business of the Arts has turned its spotlight on several arts projects and events over the recent weeks.

One of these was the 2010 Last Night of the Proms with The Business of the Arts taking a look at how Lifeline has been able to make a success of this musical extravaganza, with strong support from Kemtek Imaging Systems LTD. Appropriately for 2010 FIFA World Cup month, the show also included an in-depth feature on the Halakasha Art Exhibition being staged at the Standard Bank Gallery.
Other highlights of this popular slot include a look at the Jozi art:lab which develops and supports interdisciplinary art projects with artists from all over the world and receives German sponsorship as well as an examination of why African Footprints (staged at Emperor’s Palace’s Theatre of Marcellus) is such an enduring success.

No Jacket Required: Classic FM - Saturdays 15:00 to 16:00

Richard Cock’s well-liked show regularly highlights the relationship between current arts projects and sponsors through a series of interviews. In recent weeks, the Classic FM host has chatted to Dirk Badenhorst about the ballet ‘Carmen’ and its sponsors and Ismail Mohammed about the partners of the National Festival of the Arts (including Business and Arts South Africa). Other interviews were with Lifeline’s Judith Gordon-Drake on staging Last Night of the Proms and Leanne Gitlin of IQ Business Solutions on its support for the Such Initiative. The Spier Contemporary was also profiled on No Jacket Required.

BASA Create on SAfm

Mid-year has seen BASA Create increase its coverage of arts projects and Business and Arts South Africa members who have put their weight behind various arts initiatives. This popular weekday midday slot profiled several Business and Arts South Africa members in June including an interview with Riason Naidoo, the director of Art Collections at the Iziko South African National Gallery on the exhibition, 1910-2010: from Pierneef to Gugulethu.
Also behind the mic was Trish Downing, senior marketing and communications manager for Ster-Kinekor who spoke more about the newly-inaugurated Grolsch and Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau theatres partnership.

Other arts projects in the BASA Create spotlight were the film ‘Unhinged: Surviving Jozi’ , South African musician Lebo M on the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Opera Africa, Africa Day in Yoeville, and African Fashion Week.

Business and Arts South Africa on OFM

Kultuur Kruiwa, supported by Business and Arts South Africa, has had a busy few weeks – profiling, among others, PG Bison’s sixoneeight Student Design Awards 2010 through an interview with Angus Campbell, the David Walters and Friends Exhibition at William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley via a chat with artist and curator David Walters and The Giant Match through the eyes of Laurent Clavel, director of French Institute of SA (ifas).

RADIO TODAY

Business and Arts South Africa members and arts projects are regularly spotlighted on Radio Today through two slots: BASA Today with Zingi Mkefa on Sundays from 11h00 - 12h00 and BASA Newsflash with Michael Coulson, Fridays from 17h45 to 18h00. You can catch Radio Today on 1485 AM in the greater Johannesburg region as well as nationally and in the SADC Sub-Region on DStv Audio Channel 169.

During the month of June, BASA Newsflash interviewed Melissa Mboweni about The Space, a Telkom-sponsored exhibition taking place at Museum Africa, as well as Zanele Mazibuko who gave a fascinating insight into the Eleven Football and Art Exhibition at Commerzbank. Also interviewed in June was Natasha Tafari, who was the recipient of a trip to the Hands On! Masks Off! Workshops at the 2009 National Arts Festival.

BASA Today profiled a number of different projects during June including chatting to creator Deon Opperman and narrator Lindani Nkosi about Shaka Zulu – The Musical and Ian von Memerty about his heart-warming show, ‘Circle of Life’. Music publisher, David Alexander spoke to Zingi about his memories of the late and great Zulu musician Busi Mhlongo and art consultant Bronwyn Law-Viljoen also gave an engaging insight into what’s on in Joburg's visual arts scene. The National Arts Festival has been in the spotlight in recent weeks with Zingi talking to choreographer/dancer Dada Masilo and playwright Craig Higginson about what to expect at this year’s extended run. Among the festival shows spotlighted by BASA Today so far have been Lucy Hind and David Toole’s new production "Extra-Ordinary" and The UBOM! Eastern Cape Drama Company hit, "Breed".

ILANGA NEWSPAPER

In a newly initiated partnership with Ilanga Newspaper, Edmund Mhlongo has been writing stories speaking specifically to the business of arts and culture and the aspects crucial for operating in the industry. The partnership began with a piece on understanding and implementing the mission statement of an arts organisation, Ukubhala i-Mission Statement Yenhlangano, followed by Ukulungisela i-Opening Night, commentary on preparation of the opening night of a show. On 17th June, Edmund talked about the preparing a script and intepretating the playrights intent in Ukuhlaziya i-Script Nokuqonda Inhloso Yombhali, followed by Ukuhlaziya i-Character Yakho (Character Analysis) to round off the month.