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The Visual Arts in Numbers
Data from a research report commissioned by the
national Department of Arts and Culture
The Human Sciences Research Council
African Micro-Economic Research Umbrella, WITS
Overview
• Provides visual summary of key data deployed in
main report
• Based on:
– database research
– detailed survey of over 350 artists, businesses and
organisations
– survey of museums and collections
– desktop research on education and training and
funding
• Unless otherwise stated, data is drawn from
surveys
Key Indicators - Employment
Employment
Overall number of people working in the sector
% Black
% Women
% Youth (less than 35 years old)
Number of Full Time and Part Time Artists
Average Annual Income (overall)
Average Annual Income (artists)
17 700
58%
50%
53%
5 500
R105 000
R149 000
Key Indicators – Economic Impact
Economic Impact
Direct Turnover (Sector)
Turnover (Artists)
Gross Value Added (Sector)
Gross Value Added (Artists)
R1 858 775 133
R665 233 552
R791 606 615
R251 271 658
Total Contribution to GDP (Direct + Indirect
GVA for Sector)
R1 504 052 569
Exclusions:
• Auction houses (estimated additional R250 million turnover in 2008/9
• Public art museums and collections (estimated R70 million expenditure)
• Tertiary art schools
• Activities of amateur and recreational artists
Employment/Work Breakdown
Employees and Freelance/Contract Workers (40% Full Time; 33% Part
9 425
Time; 27% Contract/Short Term)
Senior Management
1 456
Middle Management
1 136
Specialist/Technical Staff
3 066
Ancillary and Support Staff
2 244
Volunteers
1 523
Professional Artists
5 500
Full time (more than 70% of time on core creative activity)
1 045
Part time (less than 70% of time spent on core creative activity)
4 455
People Who Work for Artists
2 783
Administration
Assistants
Specialised Staff
TOTAL
715
1661
407
17 708
Distribution of the Industry
Distribution - Businesses and
Organisations
350
300
ETD Organisations
250
Support Services
200
Distribution and Presentation
150
100
50
0
Reception
Distribution - Artists
Limpopo
1% North West
Northern Cape
4%
Mpumalanga
3%
1%
Free State
6%
Eastern Cape
Gauteng
6%
33%
KwaZulu Natal
11%
Western Cape
35%
Infrastructure Map
Mpumalanga
3%
Gauteng
32%
North West
2%
Northern Cape
0,5%
Western Cape
41%
Cape Town
20,5%
City of Johannesburg
20,5%
Free State
4%
Eastern Cape
7%
Limpopo
3%
KZN
9%
Industry Spread - Urban/Rural
90
80
% of respondents
70
60
50
40
Businesses/Or
ganisations
Artists
30
20
10
0
Major City
Township
Town
Semi rural Remote rural
town
Data Related to Supply and Demand
Attendance – Art Museums and
Collections
SOUTH AFRICA
Average number of visitors
Total
Public Museums
58 823
1 058 814
University Galleries
8 617
103 404
Private Museums
6 540
91 560
TOTAL
33 374
1 253 778
INTERNATIONAL (2008/9)
Tate Modern
Total
5 million
National Gallery of Australia (Canberra)
501 484
Museum for the Contemporary Arts (Mozambique)
5 631
BASA ArtsTrack Research
• 39% of black respondents attend art
exhibitions, on average 2.6 times per year
• 45% of white respondents attend art
exhibitions, on average 2.7 times per year
• 34% of asian/coloured respondents attend art
exhibitions, on average 3 times per year
• 3.18 million adult South Africans are
‘extremely interested’ in the visual arts with
2.4 million of these being black South Africans
Trade Events
Event
Joburg Art Fair 2010
Art Amsterdam 2009
Design Indaba (Cape Town)
2010
Decorex Cape Town 2010
Exhibitors
Attendance
23
135
287
10 000
24 000
35 000
Attendee/Ex
hibitor Ratio
435:1
178:1
122:1
340
35 200
104:1
Average Price of Artworks (Galleries)
Percentage of respondents
25
20
15
10
5
0
Less than
R1000
R1000 R5000
R5000 R20000
R20 000 R50 000
R50 000 - R100 000 – More than
R100 000 R250 000 R250 000
Average Price of Artworks (Artists)
45
Percentage of respondents
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Less than R1000 R1000 - R5000 R5000 - R20000
R20 000 - R50
000
R50 000 - R100
000
Target Consumers (Commercial and
Non Commercial Galleries)
40
Percentage of respondents
35
30
25
20
Commercial
15
Non-commercial
TOTAL
10
5
0
low income middle income upper-middle
earners
earners
income
earners
high income
earners
the very
wealthy
Most Significant Market - Geography
percentage of respondents
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Market Segment – Galleries and
Dealers
45
% of respondents
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
% of respondents
Commission Charged by Galleries
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
% commission
Galleries – Cost of Space
Per Month
N
Commercial
Non-Commercial
Overall
23
8
31
mean
R12,403
R10,441
R11,897
median
R7,000
R6,750
R7,000
min
R750
R384
R384
max
R50,965
R33,000
R50,965
Commercial
Non-commercial
Overall
23
8
31
mean
R114
R101
R111
median
R63
R79
R66
min
R5
R1
R1
max
R378
R367
R378
Per m2
N
Galleries – Perception of Market
•
•
•
•
•
Just less than half of respondents - 49% (17/35) - indicated tourists as being a
significant target market.
43% (20/47) of organisations with a gallery space reported exhibition openings as
being the most important opportunity for making sales; with 28% reporting casual
daytime sales and 21% reporting special viewings as being the most important
context for making sales.
The majority (46% or 16/35) regarded networking and word of mouth as being the
most important method of marketing their products and services, with the
physical position of the business and on-line presence also featuring as significant
primary methods of marketing work (both being indicated by 18% of the
respondents)
An on-line presence and digital communication was indicated as being the most
significant secondary method of marketing work by the great majority of
respondents (48,5%), with a further 14% noting the importance of local media as a
secondary method
The majority of respondents were positive about growth in the market for their
products and services, with 57% indicating ‘gradual improvement’ and 27%
indicating ‘healthy’ growth in the market. 8% perceived the market to be stagnant,
and only 6% and 3% of respondents perceived the market to be ‘in decline’ or
‘sharp decline’ respectively.
percentage of respondents
Galleries – Most Significant Constraint
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Commercial
Non-commercial
Galleries - General
• 34% (12/35) of entities involved in the primary and secondary
markets are owned/managed by women; 91% (32/35) of entities
are owned/managed by white people
• most of the surveyed galleries are closed corporations (46% or
16/35), followed by PTY (ltd) structures (17%) and trusts (11%); 20%
of the surveyed galleries are run without a formal company
structure in place (sole proprietorships)
• 51% (18/35) of surveyed galleries have been in existence for
between 1 and 5 years; 31% for 6-10 years; 11% for 11 to 20 years
and only 6% for more than 20 years
• 43% (15/35) of surveyed entities have to pursue activities outside of
the visual arts to supplement their earnings
• 77% (27/35) sell directly to consumers, the balance sell artwork
directly to consumers and other businesses in equal measure.
Art Competitions
Competition/Award
Total value
Spier Contemporary
R600 000 + residencies
Standard Bank Young Artist
Award (Visual Arts)
Absa L’Atelier Art Competition
Not known
Principal Sponsor/Sector
Partner
Spier Holdings/Africa Arts
Centre
Standard Bank
ABSA/SANAVA
Sasol New Signatures
R230 000 + return flight to
Paris for winner
R50 000 + budgets for the
development of new work for
four participants
R100 000
Carrol Boyes Competition
R90 000
Carrol Boyes
MTN new contemporaries
The PPC Young Concrete
R85 000
Sculptor Awards
Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards R70 000
Vuleka Art Competition
R25 000 + return flight to Paris
for winner
MTN
Sasol/Pretoria Arts Association
PPC Cement/Pretoria Arts
Association
City of Ekurhuleni
Sanlam/Arts Association of
Belville
Acquisitions Budgets
Average
acquisitions budget
Estimated total no
of institutions
Extrapolated to
Population
Public Institutions
University-based
Institutions
228333
18
4 109 994
285000
11
3 135 000
Private Institutions
153334
14
2 146 676
Total
237368
43
R9 391 670
Business/Organisation Data
Scope
• Businesses, organisations and freelance
professionals involved in:
– Suppliers (equipment, materials, specialist service
providers)
– Education, training and development (NGOS, private
providers
– Presentation and Distribution (galleries, dealers,
consultancies, etc)
– Reception (publishers, magazines)
• Tertiary institutions, museums and collections
addressed separately
Legal Structures
Trust
Section 21 company
Voluntary Association
PTY Ltd
Closed Corporation (cc)
Co-operative
Partnership
Sole trader/Freelance
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
% of respondents
35
40
45
Years in Operation
> 20 years
11 to 20 year
6 to 10 year
0 to 5 year
0
5
10
15
20
25
% of respondents
30
35
40
45
Demographics of
Ownership/Governance
% representation in
governance/ownership across
sample
50
45
40
35
30
25
commercial
20
non-profit
15
10
5
0
black male black female white male white female
Work Premises
Other (specify)
Currently have no work premises
Premises away from home (owned)
Premises away from home (rented)
Home workshop, studio or office (owned)
Home workshop, studio or office (rented)
0
5
10
15
20 25 30
% of sample
35
40
45
Annual Income across Sample
N (no of respondents)
Mean/Average Income
Median Income
Minimum
Maximum
59
R2 006 880
R580 000
R10 000
R24 000 000
Firm Size (Income)
10 000 000 +
Annual Income (R)
5000 000 – 10 000 000
1000 000 – 5000 000
500 000 – 1000 000
250 000 – 500 000
100 000 – 250 000
50 000 – 100 000
10 000 – 50 000
0
5
10
15
% of sample
20
25
30
Firm Size (Employees)
no of employees
20 to 50
11 to 20
6 to 10
1 to 5
0
10
20
30
40
% of sample
50
60
70
% of all income
Distribution of Income
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
00
ALL
ETD
Galleries
Distribution of Expenditure
% of all expenditure
60
50
40
30
20
ALL
10
ETD
0
Galleries
Workforce Demographics
1200
1000
800
Black Male
600
Black Female
White Male
400
White Female
200
0
Senior
Middle
Management Management
Specialist
Technical
Ancillary and
Support
Employee Level of Education
40
35
% of sample
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Postgraduate
Undergraduate
High
school/college
Primary school
Informally
trained/no
formal education
Artist Data
Scope
• Data presented for professional artists only
• Self-identification according to following criteria:
– earned any portion of income from making artwork
– exhibited a work or works of art in any context during
the course of the last five years
– created or been working towards a body of artwork
during the course of the past five years
– completed full-time study in the visual arts during the
course of the past five years
Artists Income
Black Male
N
Black
Female
White Male
White
Female
ALL
71
30
47
81
232
Mean (R)
95 876
67 669
229 870
180 007
149 809
p25
32 000
19 400
65 500
60 000
41 000
Median (R)
60 000
45 250
145 000
120 000
90 000
800
400
18 500
5 000
400
800 000
440 000
2 000 000
1 785 467
2 000 000
63%
67%
63%
67%
60%
min
max
median as %
of mean
Artists Age
40
35
% of respondents
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
20-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
Years
56-70
> 70
Race and Gender
Artists - Race
Overall SA Employed - Race
Black
33%
Indian/Asian
4%
Coloured
11%
White
58%
White
15%
Black
70%
Coloured
6%
Indian/Asian
3%
Race and Gender
Black Artists - Gender
White Artists - Gender
Black Female
29%
White Male
34%
Black Male
71%
White
Female
66%
Location – Urban/Rural
80
70
% of respondents
60
50
40
Black
30
White
20
10
0
Urban – Major Urban – Major Urban - town
City Ciy - Township
Suburban/CBD
Semi rural,
small town
Deep
rural/remote
Perception of Impact of Location
Main Medium
Other
Cartooning
Graphic Art
Illustration
New Media/Digital Arts
Installation art
Video art
Performance/Live art
Print making
Photography
Sculpting
Painting and Drawing
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
% of respondents
35
40
45
50
Secondary Medium
Other
Cartooning
Graphic Art
Illustration
New Media/Digital Arts
Installation art
Video art
Performance/Live art
Print making
Photography
Sculpting
Painting and Drawing
0
5
10
15
20
25
% of respondents
30
35
40
Working Practices
I do both more
or less equally
20%
I mainly work in
creative
collaboration with
others
6%
I sometimes work
in creative
collaboration with
others
14%
I mainly work by
myself
60%
Artists Level of Education
Postgraduate degree/diploma
Undergraduate degree/diploma
Learnership or skills programme
Completed grade 12 or FET equivalent
Up to grade 12 or FET equivalent
Completed grade 9
Up to grade 9
no formal education
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Art Education Experience
No formal training/self taught
Residency
Private classes with professional artist
Postgraduate visual arts degree
SETA learnership or skills programme
Visual Arts training through a private college
Art in secondary school (private)
Art in primary school
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
% of respondents indicating participation/completion
Exhibitions – past 5 years
group show - outside of SA
exhibition - community arts centre, festival or
similar
group show - smaller gallery
group show - major gallery
solo show - outside of SA
solo show - smaller gallery
solo show - major gallery
0
10
20
30 40 50 60
% of respondents
70
80
Professional Achievements
participated in a residency
won award or competition
featured on internet site
artwork reviewed/published
work commissioned - private individual
work commissioned or purchased - private
entity
work commissioned or purchased - public
entity
0
10
20
30
40
% of respondents
50
60
Defining Moment as a Professional
Artist
I don't regard myself as a professional
artist
Receiving funding for a
project/exhibition
Being awarded a public or private
commission
Winning a prize or competition
White %
Black %
Participating in a group exhibition
Staging a solo exhibition
Being able to support myself financially
through my work
0
10
20
30
40
% of respondents
50
60
Legal/Employment Status
FT employed
Section 21 company
PTY/ltd
Closed Corporation
Partnership
Co-operative
Self-employed-Sole Trader
Self-employed, no formal legal status
0
10
20
30
40
% of respondents
50
60
Work Premises
Other (specify)
Currently have no work premises
Studio away from home (owned)
Studio away from home (rented)
Home workshop, studio or office
(owned)
Home workshop, studio or office
(rented)
0
20
40
60
Scope of Work Activities
Art media, incl writing, editorial services, design
Marketing and publicity services
Framing services
Designing/installing artworks/exhibitions
Managing/promoting artists
Producing artwork
Materials manufacture
Support services to artists
Education and training services
0
10
20
30
40 50 60 70
% of respondents
80
90 100
percentage of work time
Allocation of Time
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Producing Networking Other art- Art-related Voluntary
own
related
Teaching
work
artwork and
work
directly
related
activities
Studying
Non arts
related
work
% of Time Allocated to Core Creative
Activity – Race/Gender
80
% of respondents
70
60
50
40
0-25% of time
30
25-70% of time
20
10
0
70-100% of time
Black Male Black
Female
White
Male
White
Female
Reasons for Not Spending Time on
Creative Work
Other
Community responsibilities
Male %
Domestic/family responsibilities
Female %
White %
Black %
Need to Earn Supplementary income
% ALL
Happy with Portion of Time
0
10
20
30
% of respondents
40
50
Primary Context for Selling Work
Via a website
4%
Through
commissions
17%
Through
international
galleries
2%
Through local
galleries
48%
Other, specify
4%
From my
home/studio
20%
At
markets/festivals
5%
Secondary Context for Selling Work
Via a website
10%
Other, specify
6%
From my
home/studio
30%
Through
commissions
16%
Through
international
galleries
7%
Through local
galleries
18%
At
markets/festivals
13%
Primary Market – Geographic Scope
Continental/Africa
n
1%
International
11%
Local
43%
National
22%
Regional
23%
Relationship with Gallery System
Other
Little/no engagement
Variety of galleries
Mainly one gallery
Binding Agreement
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
% of respondents
35
40
45
Primary Method for Marketing Work
Other
Brochures
Agent/gallerist
On-line presence
Networks
0
10
20
30
% of respondents
40
50
60
Perception of Market for Work
In sharp decline
In decline
Stagnant
Gradual improvement
Healthy, growing
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
% of respondents
35
40
45
Artists Income (Race/Gender)
Annual income (Rand value)
250,000
200,000
150,000
median
100,000
mean
50,000
0
Black Male
Black Female
White Male
White Female
Annual income (Rand value)
Artists Income (Location)
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
mean
median
Gauteng
Western
Kwazulu
Free State
Cape
Natal
& EC
Other
provinces
Main Sources of Income
% of total income across sample
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
Income directly related to Income derived from other Income derived from noncreative work
activities related to creative arts related work or sources
work:
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
00
Other (specify)
Investments
Pension
Social Grant
Income from work…
Provision of other Art-…
Working in a gallery
Community Arts work
Teaching (in the arts)
Fellowship or research…
Individual patronage
Corporate Sponsorship
Government grant…
Funding agency grant -…
Funding agency grant -…
Prizes and Awards
Income from royalties
Fees from public…
Fees from private…
On-line sales
Sales through galleries
Private Sales (from…
% of artists deriving income from
different sources
00
Other (specify)
Investments
Pension
Social Grant
Income from work…
Provision of other Art-…
Working in a gallery
Community Arts work
Teaching (in the arts)
Fellowship or research…
Individual patronage
Corporate Sponsorship
Government grant…
Funding agency grant -…
Funding agency grant -…
Prizes and Awards
Income from royalties
Fees from public…
Fees from private…
On-line sales
Sales through galleries
Private Sales (from…
% of all artists income derived from
different sources
25
20
15
10
05
Artists Income (vs age)
250000
Annual Income (R)
200000
150000
mean
100000
median
50000
0
20-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
age
56-70
> 70
Artists Income (vs time spent on
creative work)
250000
Annual Income (R)
200000
150000
mean
100000
median
50000
0
0-25% of time
25-70% of time
70-100% of time
% of time spent on core creative activity
% artists unable to generate income for
significant period during last 5 years
80
70
% of respondents
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Black Male
Black Female
White Male
White Female
Tax, Medical Cover, Retirement &
Insurance
• 59% of artists report paying some form of income tax
• Only 37% of respondents report belonging to a medical
scheme, 19% to a hospital plan and 44% report having
no medical cover
• 47% of all artists have made no provision for
retirement (this is true of 64% of black artists)
• 48% of artists report having never taken out any form
of insurance. The most common forms of insurance for
artists are vehicle insurance (29%), travel insurance
(21%), and insurance on the contents of their
studio/offices (20%).
Most Significant Sector Development
Initiative
Residency and int. exchange…
Artist-run project/exhibition spaces
Non-profit arts development…
Corporate art competitions and awards
White %
Local arts markets (eg art in the park)
Black %
Local arts festivals
Johannesburg Art Fair
Local Biennale events
0
5
10
15
20
% of respondents
25
30
Most Significant Challenges
(in order of priority, out of 33 options)
• access to funding
• the high cost of materials and supplies
• lack of demand/buyers
• lack of industry promotion from government
• a shortage of exhibition/project opportunities
locally
• and the high costs of staging an exhibition
% of respondents
Primary Professional Development
Need
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
% ALL
Black %
White %
Secondary Professional Development
Need
Secondary Professional Development Need
% of respondents
30
25
20
15
10
5
% ALL
0
Black %
White %
Future Outlook
60
% of respondents
50
40
30
20
10
0
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
Uncertain
Arts Education and Training Data
Schools – CSIR Research (2003)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Survey of 3000 schools
60% and 80% of the schools included in the sample indicate that they have no
adequate staff for Arts and Culture teaching for grades 0 – 7.
Zero participation rates in arts and culture in the curriculum range from between
25% (grades 4-7) and 60.5% (girls participation in the arts in grades 10-12)
between 78% and 89% of schools indicated that they have no staff able to teach
arts and culture subjects at the grade 10 - 12 level.
At all levels of the education system, educators from other learning areas in (say
geography, or mathematics) have found themselves having to teach a learning
area that they have no training or background in.
at least 70% of schools do not offer arts and culture in the context of extracurricular activities.
70% of schools indicated a complete absence of facilities for supporting arts and
culture provision in schools
84% of schools indicated the absence of equipment and learning resources to
support the implementation of the learning area.
Visual Arts Enrolement by Grade
(2004-2009)
• of the 568 995 Grade 12 enrolments in 2009, only 7810 (1,7%) of these
learners were enrolled in visual arts as a subject.
2009
9521
2008
11694
2007
11461
2006
10917
2005
6953
2004
10672
0
8866
10403
9184
8724
6411
7810
7715
6585
7051
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
5052
9144
6887
5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000
Sources: DoE (EMIS). 2009. 2009 School Realities. Accessed at www.education.gov.za; Source:
EMIS, Department of Education, Annual School Survey, 2004 - 2009
Visual Arts Grade 10-12 enrolemts by
province (2009)
North West
4%
N Cape
0%
Eastern Cape
Free State
7%
3%
W Cape
19%
Mpumalanga
4%
Limpopo
2%
Gauteng
37%
KZN
24%
Source: EMIS, Department of Education, Annual School Survey, 2004 - 2009
Visual Arts Tertiary Enrolments (20046)
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
7,898
8,813
8,706
All Arts
6,000
Visual Arts
4,000
2,000
3,889
4,120
3,596
2004
2005
2006
0
Source: HEMIS, Department of Education, 2004 - 2006
Visual Arts Enrolments, by
qualification (2005-6)
2500
2153
2000
1500
1592
1395
1646
1000
2005
2006
500
40 37
0
201 197
19 21
Source: HEMIS, Department of Education, 2004 - 2006
89 106
Enrolments and Completions – Gender
(2004-6)
Enrolments
2006
1,741
1,360
2005
2,019
1,554
Completions
Female
2006
502
284
2005
611
351
Female
Male
2004
1,775
0%
20%
2004
1,565
40%
60%
80%
Male
100%
613
0%
20%
Source: HEMIS, Department of Education, 2004 - 2006
383
40%
60%
80%
100%
Enrolments and Completions –
Race(2004-6)
Enrolments
Completions
2006
1,547
2,050
2005
1,681
2,440
Black
2006
299
487
2005
352
610
Black
White
2004
1,673
0%
20%
2004
2,216
40%
60%
80%
White
100%
378
0%
20%
Source: HEMIS, Department of Education, 2004 - 2006
618
40%
60%
80%
100%
Intake in Further and Higher Education
(2004-6)
70
60
% Intake
50
40
2004
30
2005
2006
20
10
0
Black
White
FET
Black
White
HET
Source: HEMIS, Department of Education, 2004 - 2006
Funding Data
Grant Funding – All Arts vs Visual Arts
(2008/9)
Overall funding
National Arts
Council
ALL art forms
Visual Arts
Visual Arts as % all
Arts
65 244 710
5 640 699
8,6
NLDTF/Lottery
168 480 624
4 011 574
2,4
BASA, ACT
2 873 500
445 500
15,5
International
National DAC
discretionary grants
22 349 922
3 331 956
14,9
not known
854 529
less than 1%
Provincial grants
28 080 458
1 172 040
4,2
TOTAL
287 029 214
15 456 298
5,4
Visual Arts Grant Funding – 2008/9
National DAC
discretionary
grants
5%
International
22%
Provincial grants
8%
National Arts
Council
36%
NLDTF/Lottery
26%
BASA, ACT
3%
NAC Funding by Art Form - % of Funds
(08/09)
theatre and
musical theatre
14%
visual arts
9%
crafts
6%
dance,
choreography
12%
music and opera
31%
multi-discipline
25%
literature
3%
NAC Funding by Art Form – % of
Grants (08/09)
theatre and
musical theatre
14%
visual arts
18%
music and
opera
18%
crafts
16%
multi-discipline
14%
literature
10%
dance,
choreography
10%
NAC Funding Across Art Forms (07-09)
25000 000
Rand
20000 000
15000 000
10000 000
5000 000
0
theatre and musical
theatre
music
and opera
multi-discipline
2008/9
2007/8
literature
dance, choreography crafts
2006/7
visual arts
NAC Visual Arts Funding by Province –
Rand Values (07-09)
4000 000
3500 000
Rand
3000 000
2500 000
2000 000
1500 000
1000 000
500 000
0
NorthernNorth
Cape West
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Free State
Eastern Cape
Kwazulu Natal
Western Cape
Gauteng
2008/9
2007/8
2006/7
NAC Visual Arts Funding by Province –
per capita Rand Values (07-09)
0.4
Rand spent per capita
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
NorthernNorth
Cape West
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Free State
Eastern Cape
Kwazulu Natal
Western Cape
Gauteng
2008/9
2007/8
2006/7
Overall NAC Funding by Province, per
capita R Value (07-09)
Rand spent per capita
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Northern North
Cape West
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Free State
Eastern Cape
Kwazulu Natal
Western Cape
Gauteng
2008/9
2007/8
2006/7
National Lotteries Distribution Trust
Fund (06-09)
Year
Total Available
Total
Allocated
Total Paid
Total paid
as % of
available
funds
2005/6
507 000 000
228 800 000
228 800 000
45%
2006/7
598 000 000
235 000 000
234 954 568
39%
2007/8
837 800 000
170 300 000
96 429 232
12%
2008/9
949 800 000
263 800 000
168 480 624
18%
No of
Paid to
grants to Visual Arts
the
Organisatio
visual
ns/
arts
Projects
4
2 866 139
5
8 217 713
5
4 225 956
10
4 011 574
Visual Arts
as a % of
Total Paid
1,25%
3,50%
4,38%
2,38%
NLDTF – another view
1,000,000,000
900,000,000
800,000,000
Rand Value
700,000,000
Total Available
600,000,000
500,000,000
Total Allocated
400,000,000
300,000,000
Total Paid
200,000,000
Paid to Visual Arts
Organisations/
Projects
100,000,000
0
2005/6
2006/7
2007/8
2008/9
Provincial Arts Councils (2008/9)
Provincial Arts
Councils
2008/09 – ALL arts
2008/09 – Visual
Arts
Visual Arts as % of
ALL arts
Gauteng
6 742 500
190 000
2,8
Western Cape
10 147 595
258 570
2,5
Kwazulu Natal
not known
not known
Eastern Cape
5 409 139
383 500
7,1
Free State
5 000 000
280 000
5,6
Mpumalanga
not known
not known
0
0
not known
not known
781 224
59 970
7,7
28 080 458
1 172 040
4,2
Limpopo
Northern Cape
North West
TOTAL
-
International Funding
25,000,000
Rand Value
20,000,000
15,000,000
International funding (ALL Arts)
International Funding (Visual Arts)
10,000,000
5,000,000
0
2007
2008
2009
International Funding, by funder (0709) - selection
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
2007
2008
0
2009
Application and Success Rates for Artists
No. Who
Applied
No. who applied
as % of ALL
respondents
No.
Successful
% success rate as a
% of ALL
respondents
% success rate as a
% of respondents
who applied
44
18,0
28
11,4
63,6
6
2,4
2
0,8
33,3
23
9,4
6
2,4
26,1
10
4,1
3
1,2
30,0
4
1,6
2
0,8
50,0
5
2,0
2
0,8
40,0
7
2,9
1
0,4
14,3
12
4,9
8
3,3
66,7
18
7,3
9
3,7
50,0
11
4,5
6
2,4
54,5
11
4,5
5
2,0
45,5
4
1,6
3
1,2
75,0
11
4,5
8
3,3
72,7
National Arts Council
National Lottery
Department of Arts and Culture
Provincial government
Local government
Business Arts South Africa
Arts and Culture Trust
International Arts Funding Body
Private Foundation
Corporate sponsorship
Corporate funding
Patron
Arts organisation
Application and Success Rates for Organisations
National Arts Council
National Lottery
Department of Arts and Culture
Provincial government
Local government
Business Arts South Africa
Arts and Culture Trust
International Arts Funding Body
Private Foundation
Corporate sponsorship
Corporate funding
Patron
Arts organisation
No. Who
Applied
No. who applied
as % of ALL
respondents
No.
Successful
% success rate as a
% of ALL
respondents
% success rate as a
% of respondents
who applied
19
27
10
14
53
12
17
7
10
58
16
23
9
13
56
13
18
9
13
69
7
10
3
4
43
15
21
7
10
47
11
15
3
4
27
18
25
15
21
83
9
13
5
7
56
15
21
10
14
67
6
8
4
6
67
6
8
5
7
83
4
6
2
3
50
Views on Most Important Purpose for
Arts Funding
Research
Subsidizing innovative publications
Broadening access to the visual arts
Developing new talent
artists %
Enabling international exchange
businesses and
organisations %
Developing new markets
Building new audiences
Promoting capacity-building
Supporting artists to produce their…
0
20
40
60
Views on Secondary Priority for Arts
Funding
Research
Subsidizing innovative publications
Broadening access to the visual arts
Developing new talent
artists %
Enabling international exchange
Developing new markets
businesses and
organisations %
Building new audiences
Promoting capacity-building
Supporting artists to produce their…
0
10
20
30
Artists Views on Most Important
Priorities for the Funding of Artists
other
exhibition/catalogue costs
international/local travel
study/training costs
materials and equipment
living costs and overheads
0
5
10
15
20
% of respondents
25
30