Funded by an allocation from the Department of Arts and Culture, the BASA Supporting Grant programme serves as a mechanism through which business and the arts can engage and achieve mutual benefit.
BASA is committed to the relevance and sustainability of the arts in society and offers innovative programmes the provide and support knowledge transfer, skills development, and training in the cultural and creative sectors.
BASA supports its members in leveraging partnerships between business and the arts by providing benefits such as up-to-date research, resources, support, information and networking opportunities.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ten young creatives participating in the Creative Youth Policy Lab (CYP Lab), a programme delivered in partnership by Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and the British Council, have developed two policy proposals aimed at addressing language recognition and improving working conditions for creative workers in South Africa. Presented to decision-makers…
On stewardship, the creative economy and building what comes next. What does it mean to lead an organisation at a moment when the creative economy itself is changing? For Nizenande Machi, the appointed Chairperson of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), the answer begins with stewardship. A business strategist by profession, Machi brings to the…
Johannesburg, 6 October 2026 – The ideas shaping Africa’s creative economy are moving into the wider creative community this week as Creative Futures Africa: Beyond the Summit brings key conversations and provocations from the 2026 Creative Futures Africa Summit into a public forum. Taking place on Thursday, 8 October at A42 House in Parktown North, Johannesburg at 17h30.…