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The Cape Craft Design Institute (CCDI) has just produced a practical book for facilitators, which features creative workshop plans, resources and materials developed over many years. Published as an accessible resource (free to download from the CCDI website), the CCDI Creative Facilitation Guide is called boxcutter: a practical guide for the facilitator who wants to bring out … [Read more...] about Cape Craft and Design Institute develops free creative facilitation guide

It is going to snow in Kirkwood during the Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees this June – guaranteed. “As the festival of firsts, we decided that this year we would be the first festival in the Eastern Cape to have snow for the whole family,” says festival director Jennifer Honsbein. “A festival of firsts” is the theme for the 2013 Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees, which annually attracts more … [Read more...] about Snow another first for Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees

South African artist Simon Max Bannister has been announced the 2013 David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Wildlife Artist of the Year. He received the award on 3 June at a prize giving event at the Mall Galleries in London, for his pieceLong Journey from Londolozi – a large sculptural trio of giraffe. Bannister accepted this prestigious award of ?10 000 from wildlife artist and … [Read more...] about SA Artist Wins International Conservation Art Award

With the revised codes of good practice scheduled to be gazetted in August or September 2013, businesses continue to be in limbo regarding some of the revisions in this important transformation legislation. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has held a number of sessions after the close of the public commentary process to further understand and at the same time convince … [Read more...] about Revised BEE Codes and the impact on the motor industry

The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts Culture invite submissions from Arts, Culture and Heritage practitioners and organisations, for inclusion in the second annual publication of the SA Arts Culture Listing. Published annually in conjunction with the ACT | UJ Arts Culture Conference, this directory for the professional arts and culture community contains contact … [Read more...] about Call for Submissions for SA Arts & Culture Industry Listing