In this special edition of the BASA Awards24 podcast, the spotlight is on the BASA Awards and conversations surrounding this year’s theme RISE. WOMXN RISING brings together four phenomenal womxn who have careers in the creative and business sectors, to talk about where womxn find themselves now and what is ahead as we take stock of the impact of the pandemic. How will we RISE? Join host, Samm Marshall, in conversation with children and womxn’s rights activist, television producer and businesswoman, Carol Bouwer; Hollard’s Chief Marketing Officer, Heidi Brauer; BASA Awards Chairperson, Khanyi Mamba; and award-winning musician, Thandi Ntuli.

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The pandemic has forced the arts sector to think deeply about ‘what’s next?’ In this episode, host Samm Marshall is joined by Prof. Pitika Ntuli, Dr Ismail Mohamed, actress and director Buhle Ngaba, and BASA Head of Programmes, Boitumelo ‘Tumy’ Motsoatsoe. Samm asks the panellists some hard-hitting questions about working in partnership to realise the true potential of the creative economy. They also reflect on the support structures they feel need to be improved within the sector.

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In this episode, we look at the value of the arts and creativity to the economy, how small creative enterprises can contribute to economic growth, where collaboration and partnership can come into play and elevate all parties concerned, and look at what the arts sector needs right now. All these questions are answered in this latest episode, under the theme More Than a Side-Hustle: The vital role of arts businesses. To help unpack the theme, Samm Marshall is joined by CEO of the Craft and Design Institute group, Erica Elk and 24th Annual BASA Awards trophy commissioned duo, Andile Dyalvane and Zizipho Poswa, from Imiso Ceramics based in Cape Town.

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