Music, Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries South Africa 2024

Music, Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries South Africa 2024 – 2025

Music, Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries South Africa | Music Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries South Africa 2024 – 2025 | The ARTS career field is one in which your success is strongly determined by your passion and drive. The salary ranges in this job sector are very vast – with the right skills, ambition and opportunities, you could go from being a “starving artist” to a world-famous artist. If you love what you do (most people in the arts sector do), then success is sure to follow.

Whether you dream of pursuing a career in visual arts (painting, drawing, photography, filmmaking, video making, design, sculpture, ceramics and crafts) or performing arts (dance, drama and singing), passion is ultimately the key to your success.

In order to qualify for a bursary within the ARTS sector, you will generally have to submit or perform a piece of your “artwork”, depending on whether you are in the visual or performing arts sector. You will also be required to have a certain level of academic results.

While creativity cannot be taught, your skills and talents can be fine-tuned with the help of a tertiary qualification. If you are in need of tertiary funding, these bursary opportunities could be very helpful. If the stage is your office, then these are the bursary listings for you.

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DANCE BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

There are many career paths within the Dance industry, whether you choose to become a professional backup dancer, dance teacher or choreographer, the possibilities are endless.

National Arts Council Bursaries

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DRAMA | THEATRE BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

Those who have obtained a drama or theatre qualification usually go on to act in on-stage theatre shows, in television series, in blockbuster movies or even teaching drama.

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FASHION | TEXTILE BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

If you’ve always had a flair for fashion or would like to gain the skills required to create fashion masterpieces, a career in the fashion or textile industry may be your perfect fit.

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FILM | MOTION PICTURE BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

If you prefer a spot behind the camera instead of in front of the camera, maybe you should consider a career within the film or motion picture industry.
Motion picture producers may start their careers as a screenwriter, actors or business managers before expanding their skills to film production.

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FINE ART | VISUAL ART BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

The fine arts field includes architecture, painting, sculpture, printmaking, poetry, music, photography, conceptual art, video editing | production, film and design.
The visual arts field includes drawing, design, crafts, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, video production and literature.

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JEWELLERY DESIGN BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

Jewellery design is the art of designing and creating jewellery pieces. Before an item is created, the jewellery designer produces a design concept, followed by technical drawings. Jewellery designers are trained in the functional and architectural knowledge of the materials, wearability, composition, fabrication methods and current trends.

KZN Provincial Government Bursaries

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PERFORMING ART BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

The performing arts field includes art practices whereby artists use their voices and bodies, usually in relation to other objects, to project an artistic expression.
Sectors within the performing arts field include drama, dance, theatre and music (singing and composition).

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MUSIC BURSARIES FOR 2024 | 2025

Some of the most popular careers within the music sector include performing and music writing, DJ, record producer and music teacher.

KZN Provincial Government Bursaries
National Arts Council Bursaries
Revolution Media Academy Bursary
SAMRO Bursary
SASMT Bursaries
Wakkerstroom Music Festival Bursary Competition

Available Music, Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries

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NSFAS, or National Student Financial Aid Scheme, was established according to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act of 1999 and incorporated the Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa (TEFSA), which stopped operating in 2000.