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Webinar: Creating for digital platforms (Part 2)

The second webinar on creating work for digital platforms will be held on Friday 22 May. It will focus on how to participate in vFringe 2020 and will be presented by Fringe Manager Zikhona Monaheng and Technical Director Nicci Spalding. When: Friday 22 May at 2pm to 3.30pm Register to attend Part II Artists interested... Read More

Published on May 19, 2020

Design the vNAF t-shirt – and win R5 000!

The 46th National Arts Festival will be a very special one. Due to Covid-19, the Festival will be going online for the first time in history. To mark this occasion, we would like to create a souvenir, collectable t-shirt, which will be available to purchase. We are crowdsourcing the design for this t-shirt and are... Read More

Published on May 19, 2020

Giving artists a platform to earn money

The Virtual National Arts Festival, due to kick off on 25 June 2020, has announced a new digital platform created especially for artists wanting to showcase their work and earn an income online. vFringe – a virtual version of the open access Fringe Festival – opened its doors today for submissions from artists. National Arts... Read More

Published on May 14, 2020

Meet the fab four behind the vFringe

The Fabulous vFringe Team is made up of two NAF old-timers – Manager Zikhona Monaheng and her assistant Sisanda Mankayi – as well as two newbies – Nqobile Mbhele (from the NAF Tech Team) and Kuhle Ngqezana (who’s transferred over from Scifest Africa to help us out). This intrepid foursome will be managing the content,... Read More

Published on May 14, 2020

Webinar: Creating for digital platforms (Part 1)

Part I – The Creative Process: Friday 15 May 14:00 – 15:30 Part II – The Practical Guide: Friday 22 May 14:00 – 15:30 Part III – Tips from the Experts: Wednesday 27 May 16:00 – 17:30 Part 1 – The Creative Process On Friday 15 May, the National Arts Festival will host a Zoom... Read More

Published on May 13, 2020

Webinar: Online work and the law

As arts and entertainment moves rapidly into the digital space, there is a steep learning curve around the technical and legal aspects of making work. One important area that artists need to develop their skills around is the legal and ongoing cost impact of the content they put online. Using another artist’s music or text... Read More

Published on May 6, 2020

Meet the NAF team: Lauren Fletcher, Creativate Curator

Lauren Fletcher is another one of the Festival team’s Jack (Jill?) of all trades, having been involved in many projects over the years. This year, as the curator and project manager of the Creativate Digital Arts Festival as well as a project manager for the Virtual National Arts Festival, Lauren has her hands full keeping... Read More

Published on May 3, 2020

Rucera Seethal, the Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival.

Meet the NAF team: Rucera Seethal, Artistic Director

We asked Rucera Seethal, the Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival, some questions about how she’s finding her new job in these challenging, ever-shifting times… You are currently in Johannesburg with your family for the lockdown period but you moved to Makhanda in January. How have you found small-town life? Any surprises about our... Read More

Published on April 3, 2020

Send us your ideas for a Virtual National Arts Festival

This year we go digital – 2020 sees our first-ever big bold step into a virtual National Arts Festival. We are inviting all artists, producers and anyone else whose imagination we’ve sparked to tell us how they could be part of Virtual NAF2020. Fill in the online form and share with us: Details about your... Read More

Published on March 21, 2020

Stand by for the first-ever virtual NAF

A special announcement from Monica Newton, the CEO of the National Arts Festival So here’s the thing… The National Arts Festival 2020 won’t be cancelled, but it will be different. We at the National Arts Festival have been worrying, thinking, worrying, arguing and thinking some more about what we do about the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping... Read More

Published on March 17, 2020