The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) is inviting players in the arts, culture and heritage sectors to apply for its capacity-building workshop on export awareness.

Participants at a previous SACO workshop in Mthatha.

The workshop will be held on 18, 19, 23 and 24 March. It will be presented by SACO senior researchers Prof Richard Haines and Dr Andre Gouws.

It will be held online via Zoom from 10am to 1pm CAT. Interested participants can join using the below:

18 March

• Zoom meeting
• Meeting ID: 851 2178 3281
• Passcode: 542279

19 March

• Zoom meeting
• Meeting ID: 895 4419 7865
• Passcode: 891137

23 March

• Zoom meeting
• Meeting ID: 874 2857 2821
• Passcode: 905589

24 March

• Zoom meeting
• Meeting ID: 844 1185 8268
• Passcode: 403805

“We use a range of innovative statistical methodologies, audits and research tools to understand our creative economy,” SACO said. “Our main purpose is the development of a comprehensive cultural information system, which continuously captures cultural data and monitors and evaluates government initiatives in the arts, culture and heritage sectors and cultural and creative industries.”

Initiated by the Department of Arts and Culture, through the Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy, SACO is a statistical and socio-economic research project, launched in 2014, which charts the socio-economic impact of the arts, culture and heritage sectors and the cultural and creative industries in South Africa.

Find out more about SACO in the video above.

Source: MusicInAfrica.net