Arts & Culture Trust (ACT)

04/09/2026

The conversations continue. 🚀 Part 1 of Episode 3 of NPO Bootcamp: Arts & Culture Edition is now live.

What does it take to lead an arts institution that balances artistic excellence, community impact and long-term sustainability?

ACT, in partnership with Tanaka Pictures, sits down with Nathi Simelane, Chief Operating Officer of Artist Proof Studio, for an honest conversation on leadership, growth and building organisations that create meaningful opportunities for artists and communities.

📺 Watch Part 1 now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfY95UTWiKI

🔔 Part 2 drops in two weeks.

🔗 Learn more:
www.act.org.za/coe



South African Guild of Actors The Craft and Design Institute

03/09/2026

We’re proud to celebrate our very own Programme Coordinator, Angelinah Kemane, Founder and CEO of Phamisa Buka Foundation, who will be hosting the inaugural Phamisa Buka Literacy & Cultural Festival this Saturday 5 September in Daveyton.

Here’s to celebrating literacy, creativity, culture and the power of young voices!

Support this incredible initiative by purchasing a ticket via WhatsApp: 082 857 1647 / 065 897 0439

29/08/2026

Business and Arts South Africa is doing something important here for artists in the evolving landscape of AI. Contribute your voice to build agency with AI policymaking.

AI is already changing how South African creatives work and what they earn.

As conversations around AI policy and regulation take shape, it is important that the voices of the people most affected by these changes are part of the conversation.

BASA has developed a survey to hear directly from creatives about how AI is impacting their work, livelihoods and the creative sector.

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and your responses will contribute directly to a policy brief that represents the interests and realities of the creative sector.

Take the survey: https://tinyurl.com/bdf6k9tx

All responses are confidential. Every response helps strengthen the sector’s voice and informs what we can advocate for.

The survey closes 24 September 2026.

Add your voice. Help shape the future of South Africa’s creative economy.

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26/08/2026

ACT WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS 🪴

Sometimes, the best way to get out of our heads is to get our bodies moving.

Take a walk, stretch, dance, run or simply step outside. Movement gives your mind something else to focus on, helping to interrupt the cycle of overthinking and creating a little space to breathe.

ACT free counselling services are here to support you. 🫂

Book your free counselling session today via the link in our bio or visit www.act.org.za/counselling.

21/08/2026

💥 ACT ⁙ Afro Geek Festival

Hey Afro Geeks!

Meet Bonolo Nyatshane Bonolo , one of the four finalists selected for the ACT x AfroGeek Rising Talent Competition 2026!

Bonolo is an illustrator passionate about character design and visual development. Her work explores personality, expression, colour and storytelling, drawing inspiration from animation, music and the world around her.

Her finalist artwork, Iyanu, showcases her approach to character creation and visual storytelling.

📍 Uncle Tom’s Hall, Orlando West
🗓️ Saturday, 22 August 2026

🎟️ Get your FREE TICKETS to attend the festival: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/376712-afro-geek-fest/?ref=organiser-profile #/

21/08/2026

💥 ACT ⁙ Afro Geek Festival

Hey Afro Geeks!

Meet Zibanzi Khumalo banzi, one of the four finalists selected for the ACT x AfroGeek Rising Talent Competition 2026!

Banzi is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans traditional ink, paint and digital illustration.

Their finalist artwork, Crime Alley, introduces Nomafu, a mysterious female superhero with the power to manipulate the weather. Drawing on African symbolism, identity and ancestral meaning, Nomafu is imagined as a hero for Africa and beyond.

📍 Uncle Tom’s Hall, Orlando West
🗓️ Saturday, 22 August 2026

🎟️ Get your FREE TICKETS to attend the festival: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/376712-afro-geek-fest/?ref=organiser-profile #/

21/08/2026

💥 ACT ⁙ Afro Geek Festival

Hey Afro Geeks!

Meet Lethabo Julie Boshomane, one of the four finalists selected for the ACT x AfroGeek Rising Talent Competition 2026!

Julie is a digital artist specialising in character design and the objects and props that shape their stories.

Her finalist artwork, Killer Elephant, introduces Elephant, a former bouncer and bodyguard who uses her ancestral strength to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Inspired by the Tlou, Elephant embodies unshakable strength and the power to stand up for the vulnerable.

📍 Uncle Tom’s Hall, Orlando West
🗓️ Saturday, 22 August 2026

🎟️ Get your FREE TICKETS to attend the festival: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/376712-afro-geek-fest/?ref=organiser-profile #/

21/08/2026

💥 ACT ⁙ Afro Geek Festival

Hey Afro Geeks!

Meet Xolani Nkosi Xola Art, one of the four finalists selected for the ACT x AfroGeek Rising Talent Competition 2026!

Xolani is a self-taught digital artist whose work explores African identity, cultural heritage and ancestral strength through vibrant digital illustration.

His finalist artwork, Sobhuza, introduces an immortal Swati king blessed with the power of lightning by his ancestors, now navigating a modern world where he must confront the forces threatening society.

📍 Uncle Tom’s Hall, Orlando West
🗓️ Saturday, 22 August 2026

🎟️ Get your FREE TICKETS to attend the festival: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/376712-afro-geek-fest/?ref=organiser-profile #/

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18/08/2026

💥 ACT ⁙ Afro Geek Festival

Hey Afro Geeks

The countdown to the biggest Afro Geek Fest Afro Geek South Africa yet has officially started!

ACT is proud to partner with Afro Geek Festival, celebrating African innovation, creativity, gaming, comics, technology and all things geek culture.

This August, Uncle Tom’s Hall in Orlando West becomes the heartbeat of African geek culture, and we want our community to be part of it.

📍 Uncle Tom’s Hall, Orlando West
🗓️ Saturday, 22 August 2026

🎟️ Get your FREE TICKETS: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/376712-afro-geek-fest/?ref=organiser-profile #/

18/08/2026

We're back with Part 2. 🎙️💡
The conversation with Erica Elk continues in Episode 2 of NPO Bootcamp: Arts & Culture Edition.

In this instalment, we explore creative entrepreneurship, sector development and the collective effort required to build stronger organisations and more sustainable creative ecosystems.

Practical insights. Honest reflections. Shared knowledge for the sector.

📺 Watch Part 2 now:
https://youtu.be/xu3l4TvWjPM

🔗 Learn more:
www.act.org.za/coe