The state and community arts centres in a society in transformation

The South African case

Bibliographic Data

ID12601686
AuthorsGerard Hagg (Human Sciences Research Council)
Year2010
Volume13
Issue2
Pages163-184
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-8779 • E-ISSN: 1460-356X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1367877909356724
OpenAlexW2007041908
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The history of community arts centres in South Africa illustrates the complex relationship between the state and community culture in a society in transformation. Community arts centres that were established by civil society since the 1960s contributed significantly to social and political empowerment against the apartheid state. New state-funded centres have underperformed since 1996 due to historical disjunctions, ideological shifts, fragmented policies, institutional weaknesses and inadequate capacity in both government and the arts sector. Optimization of the arts centres requires a policy-driven approach by a facilitative government, in partnership with civil society, focusing on policy implementation rather than policy-making, and on realistic programmatic output by capacitated local organizations rather than infrastructure

Civil society · Empowerment · General partnership · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · The arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Public Administration · South African History and Culture

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