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The
Department of Arts and Culture,
deals with matters pertaining to arts and culture and renders
State archive and heraldic services at national level. Since its establishment
in 1994, the Department's work has included, among
other things, the
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submission of 17 pieces of legislation
° reprioritisation of expenditure
° construction of some 40 community centres
° allocation of R55 891 million to new initiatives
in arts and culture
° funding of 21 museums and art galleries
° signing of 28 cultural and arts-related bilateral agreements
° promotion of multilingualism
° development of the Nationa Arts Council
(NAC)
to a funding leve of R25 million
° funding of 261 film projects
° implementation of poverty alleviation programmers,
using cultuial industries
° developing a national skills plan for the arts and
cultural industries
° participating in trade missions n the United States
(US), Europe and Afiica, promoting cultural industries
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participating in the International Network on
Cultural Policy with 45 countries.
To
access information on Policy and Legislation,
National Symbols, Arts and Culture Organisations, Arts
and Culture Initiatives, Education and Training on Arts and
Culture and many more aspects of Arts
and Culture
please
consult
the following
websites:
South Africa Yearbook 2002/2003 (chapter 5 on Arts &
Culture):
www.gcis.gov.za/documents/publications/yearbook
Department of Arts and
Culture:
www.dac.gov.zal
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