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Towards a democratic arts and culture dispensation for South Africa: The Report of the Arts and Culture Task Group June 1995

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Elize Botha
Elize Botha*
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34 Amos Street, Colbyn, Pretoria, 0083
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Abstract

After the democratic elections of April 1994 in South Africa, a new Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology was established, the first of its kind in the history of the country. The Minister has appointed an Arts and Culture Task Group (ACTAG) to formulate proposals for a new arts and culture policy, after wide and intensive consultation, workshops and public hearings, taking into account numerous submissions from the arts community, professional bodies, the academic sphere and civil society. The proposals, contained in a Report presented to the Minister on 31st July 1995, centred on an envisaged National Arts and Culture Council, complemented by three autonomous bodies: a National Film Institute, a National Heritage Council and a National Council for Libraries and Information.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 20 , Special Issue 4: Special issue: Art libraries and art librarianship in South Africa , 1995 , pp. 4 - 7
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1995

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1. Report of the Arts and Culture Task Group presented to the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology. June 1995, p.29.Google Scholar
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