Call for nominations: Council of the Performing Arts Institutions in SA

The call was made in terms of the Cultural Institutions Act and nominated members will work with the following theatres:

• South African State Theatre (Pretoria, Gauteng).
• Artscape Theatre Centre (Cape Town, Western Cape).
• Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (Bloemfontein, Free State).
• The Playhouse Company (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal).

Nominated candidates should possess a broad understanding and experience in the fields of performing arts, art, culture and heritage, management, finance, law, marketing, fundraising, education and cultural/social research, corporate governance, and community service.

The remuneration of the appointed nominees is in line with the remuneration rates stipulated in the National Treasury guidelines/framework. 

Anyone wishing to nominate persons to serve as members of council of the aforementioned Performing Arts Institutions should submit the following:

• A letter containing full names, address and telephone numbers of the nominee, giving reasons for the nomination.
• Recently updated CV of the nominee, including three contactable references.
• A brief statement signed by the nominee explaining his/her suitability for appointment.
• Certified copies of qualifications and ID document.

No nomination will be considered unless all of the above are included. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. Should nominees not be contacted within three months from the closing date, consider the nomination unsuccessful.

Nominations should reach the department’s director-general, Lindeka Moeng, before 21 September via post to Private Bag X897, Pretoria, 0001.

Email nominations can be forwarded to lindekam@dsac.gov.za.

View the original call here.