Ep 10 - Rise : Rebooting the Arts Sector - BASA Awards

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The pandemic has forced the arts sector to think deeply about ‘what’s next’. How will the arts reboot and RISE again? How can we work in partnership to truly value and recognise the huge potential of the creative economy. In the latest BASA Awards podcast episode, Host Samm Marshall sits down with sculptor, poet, writer, and academic Professor Pitika Ntuli, cultural administrator Dr Ismail Mahomed, actress and director Buhle Ngaba and BASA Head of Programmes, Boitumelo 'Tumy' Motsoatsoe to unpack the theme Rise: Rebooting the Arts sector.
24 Aug 2021 English South Africa Arts · Business

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