Question NW1158 to the Minister of Arts and Culture

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09 May 2016 - NW1158

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Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

With regard to the Department’s Artists in Schools Programme; (a) how were the artists selected for his Department’s Artists in Schools Programme and (b) What is the; I. Age II. Gender and III. Heritage profile of each artist who was selected for the specific programme

Reply:

(a). The following process is used during the recruitment and selection of the Artists in the Artists in Schools Programme;

      (i) Adverts are placed in the local newspapers, community radio stations, social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter requesting interested artists to submit the CVs to the Beneficiaries

      (ii) Auditions and interviews are conducted for the short-listed artists

      (iii) Successful candidates are appointed and then placed in the schools.

(b). (i)(ii) and (iii). This programme is implemented jointly with the provinces the kind of information will reside in the provinces and the Department of Basic Education.

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