Partners

The FEC network of partners are collectively focused on a sustainable creative sector.

Aardklop

An arts festival in Potchefstroom that champions Afrikaans culture through theatre, music, and visual arts while supporting emerging and established artists.

Concerts SA

A music mobility fund that promotes live music performances and touring opportunities for artists, aiming to develop and sustain the South African music sector.

Jobs Fund

A South African government initiative that stimulates job creation through funding and support for sustainable employment projects across various industries, including the arts.

KKNK

(Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees) – A major Afrikaans arts festival in Oudtshoorn, celebrating theatre, music, and visual arts while fostering creativity and cultural expression in the region

National Arts Festival (NAF) – The longest-running and most diverse multi-genre arts festival in South Africa. Held annually in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape, it showcases theatre, music, dance, visual arts and more, with a strong focus on innovation and new work.

NATi

Nasionale Afrikaanse Teater-inisiatief (NATi) – A theatre funding and development organisation dedicated to supporting high-quality Afrikaans theatre productions and fostering new talent.

Tribuo Fund

A funding initiative that supports creative professionals by providing financial aid and resources to strengthen the arts sector.

Woordfees

Hosted in Stellenbosch, Woordfees is a dynamic Afrikaans-language festival featuring literature, theatre, music, and thought-provoking discussions.

SAMRO

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) administers Performing Rights on behalf of its members by licensing music users (such as television and radio broadcasters, live music venues, retailers, restaurants, promoters and shopping centres) through the collection of licence fees which are then distributed as royalties.

Suidoosterfees

The Suidoosterfees arts festival, presented in Cape Town from 26 April to 1 May every year, is named after Cape Town’s southeastern wind – the Cape Doctor – and serves as a metaphor to symbolise healing and reconciliation. The festival exists to promote an inclusive, non-racial South African society through the arts, and runs several development projects benefiting emerging writers, singers and performers in the arts community.