National Arts Festival
national art festival naf annual festival performing art makhanda south africa largest art festival african continent one largest performing art festival world visitor number festival run day last week june first week july every year take place small university city makhanda previously known grahamstown eastern cape province south africa naf comprises main programme fringe festival administered national art festival office nonprofit section company festival programme includes performing art theatre dance standup comedy live music visual art exhibition film talk workshop large food craft fair historical tour city naf run childrens art festival period number festival take place makhanda period naf national youth jazz festival performance take place across city approximately venue theatre church school well various outdoor location street performance festival attracts significant number local international visitor one biggest contributor economy region committee curator various discipline selects content main programme planning process take account available locally outside south africa three consideration influence decision artistic merit submission creation varied balanced programme cost involved number subsidiary festival take place part national art festival think fest spiritfest wordfest national youth jazz festival fingo festival creativate digital art festival national school festival young artist award sponsored standard bank presented national art festival artistic committee emerging relatively young south african artist demonstrated exceptional ability chosen field yet achieved national exposure acclaim festival committee member fellow artist interested member public nominate artist naf committee group expert various art discipline decides final recipient designed encourage recipient pursuit career key aspect award guarantee artist place main programme forthcoming national art festival apart cash prize winner receive substantial financial backing festival participation whether involves mounting exhibition staging production maximum five award made annually one discipline drama music jazz visual art dance film since inception award award presented plus five special award artist recognition contribution national art festival art south africa complete list previous winner follows national art festival launched new set award fringe production – standard bank ovation award award recognise excellence fringe aim seek production innovative original creatively outstanding end festival gold silver award selected list winner rewarding best production category theatre dance comedy music recipient standard bank ovation award benefit recognition provided acknowledgement company artist often offered extended tour international opportunity perform increased opportunity funding invitation submit proposal following year arena programme artist win gold silver award receive modest monetary incentive festival launched adelaide tambo award human right art honour artist company whose work fringe programme embodies adelaide tambos passion art deep commitment human right since featured artist programme launched national art festival celebrated showcased established artist built substantial body work contributed south africa national discourse race class gender significant way recipient award madosini traditional musician bernie searle visual artist mamela nyamza dancer choreographer neo muyanga musician composer lara foot playwright director satire genre chosen programme centrepiece sylvaine strike actor director mike van graan playwright director naf grown since inception event main programme event refer production exhibition workshop lecture tour forth drama dance production counted single event irrespective many time may performed fringe started event national art festival comprises event performance national art festival claim socially responsible festival however contested hand mask programme focus strengthening entrepreneurial skill art community bringing together art entrepreneur share skill knowledge new generation art manager remix laboratory saw communitybased artist around country participate residency programme naf scholar attended workshop seminar performance visit gallery mentored art practice art appreciation art factory teach local marginalised vulnerable youth performance skill juggling acrobatics combine strategic focus building life skill confidence youth art factory function yearround project makhanda part artsreach programme national art festival take art hospital clinic old age home rural area number artist fringe volunteer performance artsreach programme naf art encounter project distributes number ticket indigent individual enable enjoy production nafs main fringe programme national art festival small permanent staff comprising around fulltime staff member nobesuthu rayi executive producer rucera seethal artistic director former radio presenter sponsorship manager tony lankester served ceo decade stepping take position uk lankesters tenure respected art administrator ismail mahomed served artistic director mahomed responsible overseeing curation nafs artistic content replaced playwright art administrator ashraf johaardien left end festival staff complement grows around including technical staff largely drawn local community makhanda national art festival member world fringe alliance grouping fringe festival different country also member african festival network afrifestnet ceo tony lankester chairman treasurer two organisation respectively naf embarks numerous partnership foreign embassy presenting institution staging several highprofile international work year official website