Resources

ASSEMBLY and ArtsTrack No. 9

Charmaine Soobramoney (BASA Chairman) and Mandie van der Spuy (BASA Deputy Chair) in conversation with Grace Meadows (British Council) and Madeleine Lambert (BASA). Anchored by insights from the launch of ArtsTrack no.9, this is a deep dive into the findings of the inaugural edition of BASA ASSEMBLY partnered by the British Council to unpack the content and data shared in more detail and to discuss how brands use (or could use) the research to inform their partnership strategies.

Charmaine Soobramoney (BASA Chair) is joined by Unathi Malunga (SASFED) and Elroy Bell (DALRO) to talk about INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN A DIGITAL AGE.

This conversation explores various IP issues ranging from what creatives’ rights are, how to protect these rights and stop exploitation, how to earn from your IP and more.

This, third episode, of the ASSEMBLY Podcast Series sees Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) CEO, Ashraf Johaardien, facilitating a Q&A with Dr Andrea Rurale (Milan, Italy), on the social impact of the arts, the degree to which the creative sector and cultural institutions have (or have not) been agile, responsive or resilient, in terms of COVID-19 challenges, and the future of the creative economy at this point in time.

The roles of creatives and marketers aren’t always separate. Both are part of the value chain, unique and different, but still connected in touching the hearts of consumers. This conversation looks at the ways in which these two seemingly disparate groups can find synergy.

The cultural sector requires agile and relevant business models to survive. Host, Mandie van der Spuy, chats to editor/writer/poet Kojo Baffoe and Standard Bank Young Artist (2020) Jefferson Tshabalala about the impact of digitisation, the unique structure of the sector and the current challenges of the South African funding landscape.

The 6th and final episode of this season of the ASSEMBLY podcast series sees outgoing BASA Chairman, Charmaine Soobramoney, facilitating a conversation with Marcus Desando (Arts & Culture Trust) and Tamara Guhrs (Flying House) about ecosystem building and collective value creation through strengths mapping and systematic collaboration.

Impact investors are attracted to the creative economy by its scale: global problems, big market opportunities, large consumer demand. Early impact investors in Ethical Fashion are trying to reinvent the global supply chain around environmental sustainability and improved livelihoods.

The 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey is the 10th edition of the GIIN’s flagship report, which provides the most comprehensive overview of the impact investing market. This edition captures data from 294 of the world’s leading impact investors—the most Annual Survey respondents ever—who collectively manage USD 404 billion of impact investing assets, representing an important subset of the USD 715 billion global impact investing market.

The Capstone Report is based on the three main quantitative chapters of the Economic Mapping study of the Cultural and Creative Industries 2020. The report follows the 2018 Economic Mapping Study which showed that the industry contributed R63 billion (1.5%) to the South African GDP. The 2020 study assesses the impact of the creative economy in the South African economy by looking at how the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) contribute to the economy of South Africa in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP growth, employment and transformation, and international trade.

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The South African Festivals Economic Impact Calculator (SAFEIC) is a free online tool developed by the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) specifically for cultural festivals and events. SAFEIC can be used to estimate the economic impact of a festival on a host economy.