The deadline for South Africa's prestigious arts and business awards has been extended to Friday 25 May. 18 May 2012 Read more >>

Media sponsorship of the arts is vital if arts and culture is to thrive and reach larger audiences in this country. Thanks to its annual Business Day BASA Awards supported by Anglo American, Business and Arts South Africa hopes to encourage all sections of the media to take an even more vital role in promoting various arts initiatives above and beyond giving them publicity. 17 May 2012 Read more >>

It isn't only large conglomerates and big business who can actively make a difference to the South African arts landscape. Any company - no matter how small - can make a difference and help the arts in this country thrive and grow. 17 May 2012 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa is ensuring a far broader reach for its Supporting Grants scheme through a new set of translations. 3 May 2012 Read more >>

Business representatives are invited to attend one of four Business and Arts South Africa workshops designed to present the organisation's newly formulated BASA Arts Sponsorship Management Toolkit to the South African business community. 24 Apr 2012 Read more >>

The Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Young Concrete Sculptor Awards (YCSA) celebrates its 21st year in existence, and is the longest running competition of its kind in South Africa. It is now more accessible to emerging artists and an additional category has been added. 16 Apr 2012 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa member, TBWA\South Africa, has once again stepped up to the plate to support its CSI project, Room 13. 27 Mar 2012 Read more >>

The annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, proudly celebrate their 15th anniversary this year having seen a significant growth in arts and culture sponsorship by enlightened companies during the years the awards have been in operation. 20 Mar 2012 Read more >>

Currently the arts may offer better opportunities, than sport, to strategically align brands. Yet last year an estimated R394 million was spent on arts and culture sponsorships, by those interviewed, in South Africa. This compared to a massive estimate of over R4 304 million that went into sports funding. 14 Mar 2012 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa is starting the year with a slate of new members, drawn from a diversity of businesses - but all committed to furthering their relationship with the arts. 28 Feb 2012 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa is expanding its sphere of activity by providing support and working relationships with the Botswana Society for the Arts (BSA) and the National Arts Council of Zambia. 17 Feb 2012 Read more >>

Volunteerism is an increasingly potent way for South African businesses and individuals to support the country's arts community - and is rapidly becoming a key feature of Business and Arts South Africa's ongoing work. 10 Feb 2012 Read more >>

Two new Business and Arts South Africa members are helping to ignite KwaZulu-Natal's arts industry - NCP Alcohols with Flatfoot Dance Company and Rainbow with the Catalina Theatre. 29 Nov 2011 Read more >>

Private client wealthcare company and Business and Arts South Africa member, Citadel, recently launched the Citadel Art Price Index (CAPI) as a measurable way of tracking the changes in the value of South African art. 2 Nov 2011 Read more >>

Fifteen innovative business and arts partnerships were honoured at the 14th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, including Benji Liebmann who was named this year's Art Champion for his vision in creating Nirox in the Cradle of Humankind. 1 Sep 2011 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) has announced the nominees for the 14th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, which pay tribute to those businesses who are actively making a difference by sponsoring arts and culture events throughout the country. 27 Jul 2011 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa has seen a surge of new members joining the organisation in 2011. The new members cover a range of economic areas - from entertainment and tourism to retail, advertising and production and a new member from the medical supply field. 5 May 2011 Read more >>

Entries open today for the 14th Annual Business Day BASA (Business and Arts South Africa) Awards, supported by Anglo American, and this year there are two exciting new categories that substantially broaden the reach of South Africa's most prestigious business and arts award event. 15 Mar 2011 Read more >>

Member companies of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) have received a decade's worth of vital recognition for their role in supporting the arts, through the telling of their stories on Summit TV. 8 Mar 2011 Read more >>

The paucity of research into arts funding has long presented challenges to the arts-business partnerships in South Africa. Now UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions has approved a significant funding grant for an intensive research project into arts funding in the country. 28 Jan 2011 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa has a vacancy for a Regional Representative in the Eastern Cape. 18 Jan 2011 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa's Boardbank made its debut in the Western Cape in October - and already arts organisations are reaping the rewards of this important initiative. 26 Nov 2010 Read more >>

The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is to receive a much-needed cash donation from the hugely successful Creative Block initiative tied to the recent 13th Annual Business Day Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, supported by Anglo American. 15 Nov 2010 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa hosts a year-long internship programme with the aim of providing real life training and skills, for young people hoping to enter the Arts Administration environment. 8 Nov 2010 Read more >>

Nine arts projects have been announced as grant recipients of the third cycle of Business and Arts South Africa's Supporting Grants. 21 Oct 2010 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) has announced the nominees for the 13th annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American which pay tribute to those businesses who are actively making a difference by sponsoring arts and culture events throughout the country. 23 Jul 2010 Read more >>

Entry into the 13th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, is now open - and this year there are several exciting new categories that substantially broaden the reach of South Africa's most prestigious business and arts award event. 24 Mar 2010 Read more >>

Arts sponsorship has more than doubled since 2001 when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million, growing to nearly R360 million in 2009. Of this, music sponsorship attracts nearly 50% of all the sponsorship spend (R173 million in 2009) with the balance going to all other arts and culture initiatives. 5 Feb 2010 Read more >>

Johannesburg's Goodman Gallery is to host the third Boardbank SA networking session on the 6th of October. 1 Oct 2009 Read more >>

One of Business and Arts South Africa's key media partners, Classic FM, is putting ballet well and truly in the spotlight with a brand new programme. 21 Sep 2009 Read more >>

David Tlale's innovative relationship with the piece designer craft initiative drew a rapturous response at the recent Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. 21 Sep 2009 Read more >>

A Soweto-based entrepreneur has scooped the R25 000 Entrepreneurship Incubator Mentorship, made possible by the Cultural Development Trust, up for grabs at the recent Hands On Mic Off! workshops, presented by Business and Arts South Africa and the National Arts Festival supported by the Cultural Development Trust, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and the Arts Alive Festival at the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition. 9 Sep 2009 Read more >>

Fourteen flourishing and innovative business and arts partnerships were last night (31 August 2009) lauded at the 12th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American. 3 Sep 2009 Read more >>

Musicians and managers now have the chance to significantly up their skills with a series of unmissable FREE workshops at the upcoming Moshito '09 conference. Hands On Masks Off!, a product of the National Arts Festival, and Business and Arts South Africa present another series of workshops, Hands On Mic Off! at the upcoming Conference from 2 - 5 September 2009. 24 Aug 2009 Read more >>

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 12th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American - highlighting South Africa's top arts and culture events supported by sponsorship from local business. 13 Aug 2009 Read more >>