b"Taking flightImage: Zac OngVIRGINIA MACKENNYArtist, writer, and Associate Professor of Painting at Michaelis School of Fine Art. MacKenny's research centres on contemporary South African art with a special emphasis on gender andNOMKHOSI HOUGHTON (She/Her) environmental issues. attended The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance, where she obtained her BA. She is involved in the planning PETER MCINTOSH and execution of various Founder of The Natural Building Collective.initiatives and projects McIntosh talks about sustainable buildingrelated to the intersection of business and the arts. Her practices and shares the practicalities andcareer includes roles at rewards of constructing green buildings. c l i m a t e c u l t u r eLifeLine Johannesburg, Common Purpose South c o n n e c t i o n sAfrica, and she joined the BASA team as Programmes Officer earlier this year.WELL WORN THEATRE SURGE (MAGNET A theatre company founded by Kyla Davis thatTHEATRE) aims to address eco-social problems throughCombining art, education, and activism imaginative and accessible performances.to address the pressing issue of climatej o i n t h e Performers Lerato Sefoloshe and Sanelisiwechange, Magnet Theatres climate change Yekani are passionate about telling the story project, Surge was directed by Roshinac o n v e r s a t i o n of climate justice through live theatre. Ratnam and designed by Hansie Visagie and involved the collaboration of 11Creatives have a lot to contribute to social young interns on their third year solutions. By nature, creatives are designers, of performance training at Magnetdisruptors, and storytellersthrough their LORRAINE TANNER Theatre. The project was specificallywork we see and understand ourselves and Executive Director of Development (EDD) ataimed at high school learners (Gradescreatives can share connection points for AfrikaBurn. Tanner discusses the concept of811) and young adults. us to enter complex ideas. There is a real regenerative events and how user-created opportunity to bring creatives into the design events can be harnessed to convey powerfulof solutions. BASA is calling on the cultural climate messages. and sustainability sectors to join a database THE LAST SEEDof skills and projects to that BASA can A documentary film produced by themap and network these sectors. Sign up by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung in collaborationclicking on the QR code.ESETHUCENGA with the Alliance for Food Sovereignty Co-founder and CEO of Rewoven, a textilein Africa (AFSA), Biowatch South Africa, recycling company. Cenga focuses on creatingand PELUM Tanzania. The film was a circular economy in the clothing and textileswritten and directed by Andra Gema sector to build a more sustainable future for and features interviews with various the industry. individuals, including Vanessa Black from Biowatch South Africa, Mariam Mayet from the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), and Prof. Mvuselelo Ngcoya from TONI ROTHBART the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Co-founder of the NPO make-good. RothbartAfrica, among others. The film can beThe BASA CLIMATE/CULTURE programme utilises design thinking to develop innovativeseen as an artistic representation thatwas launched in partnership with Rand solutions and support social causes. Sheintertwines both environmental concernsMerchant Bank (RMB) and supported by the highlights the Homeless Home Project, whichand cultural aspects, making it relevantIndustrial Development Corporation (IDC). provides a durable jacket that converts into ato various sectors, including business, arts,The programme aims to highlight the work sleeping bag and cross-body bag for homelessand the South African society as a whole.of cultural practitioners operating in the individuals. Read more on page 12. sustainability field.SQUARE16"