Call for entries: Business and Arts South Africa Awards
Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) is calling on South African companies investing in or sponsoring arts events, projects or organisations in and outside South Africa to submit entries for the organisation's 2018 awards. The awards ceremony will be held at Freedom Park in Pretoria on 17 September.
The awards, which are in their 21st edition, began accepting applications on 13 April and will close on 15 June. The adjudication process will start on 13 July and finalists will be announced on 31 August. Click here to enter.
BASA will recognise work done in 2017 and award companies in the following 11 categories:
- Innovation Award (for the most innovative and progressive partnership in all mediums of creativity that serves the interests of all partners equally, and that is characterised by originality).
- First Time Sponsor Award (for businesses that are supporting the arts for the first time: irrespective of size, budget or purpose).
- Increasing Access to the Arts Award (awarded to a partnership that celebrates audience engagement, or that has contributed significantly to brand, market and audience development, while promoting the business through above-the-line media. It could also go to a business/arts partnership that has contributed to regeneration or sustainable growth, through a marketing, CSI or other budget).
- Beyond Borders Partnership Award (will go to a global-level partnership that builds brand reputation and audience across international borders through either an event or marketing project).
- Long Term Partnership Award (awarded to a business that has developed and expanded its commitment to an arts project over three years or more. The value to the arts project, to the broader community and to the business, must be clear).
- Media Sponsorship Award (for consistent and innovative support by editorial media).
- Strategic Project Award (recognising outstanding initiative, with best use of a project, which is an integral part of the business’ strategy).
- Small Business Award (for vital support given to the arts by a small company with up to 200 full-time employees and an annual turnover of no more than R10m).
- Sponsorship In Kind Award (for quantifiable non-monetary support to the arts).
- Development Award (awarded to projects with an implicit educational and development element).
- Cultural Tourism Award, supported by Nedbank (for business support of arts and culture projects which contribute towards the growth of communities and jobs and support tourism opportunities).
BASA CEO Michelle Constant said the awards "effectively create an inclusive South African economy where the value of creativity in business is not only recognised but also sought after and valued”.
BASA chairperosn Andre Le Roux said: “The awards reflect a deeply committed corporate sector and a creative sector that’s grown into a viable and important component of the national economy. It’s our great honour and privilege to present these awards for the 21st time this year.
“Over the years we have seen how the awards have grown and matured into what they are today, a reflection of a deeply committed corporate sector and of a creative sector that’s come of age as a viable and important component of the national economy,” he said.
For more information about this call, visit the BASA official website or contact Teboho Sandamela at teboho@basa.co.za
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