Arts council boosts local culture with N$132 000
The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has awarded three creative projects N$132 066 through its first grant disbursement cycle of the year to strengthen the country’s cultural and creative industries. The funding, distributed across individual, group and organisational categories, supports initiatives in the Omaheke, Khomas and Oshana regions. Announcing the successful applicants, council administrator […] The post Arts council boosts local culture with N$132 000 appeared first on The Nami
The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has awarded three creative projects N$132 066 through its first grant disbursement cycle of the year to strengthen the country’s cultural and creative industries. The funding, distributed across individual, group and organisational categories, supports initiatives in the Omaheke, Khomas and Oshana regions. Announcing the successful applicants, council administrator Gretta Gaspar says the grants align with Namibia’s sixth National Development Plan, which identifies the creative sector as a contributor to economic growth, employment creation and innovation.
“As Namibia continues to advance the priorities of the sixth National Development Plan, the National Arts Council of Namibia remains committed to strengthening the creative and cultural industries as a strategic contributor to economic growth, employment creation, innovation, and social development,” she says. She says the council has approved funding for three projects: craft practitioner Dina Hiakaere from Omaheke, Manda Gabriel and Friends in Concert in the Khomas region in the music category, and the Ongoma Music Awards in the Oshana region in the multidisciplinary category. “Through this cycle, the council has awarded a total of N$132 066 across three funding categories, namely individual, group, and organisation support,”
