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Artists in Elias Mitsoaledi Municipality in Sekhukhune Limpopo now have a voice to raise their concerns, seek opportunities for them and help them create as well as maintain an entertainment/arts industry in the largely rural district.
Musicians, crafters, and other artists gathered in Groblersdal this week to elect an executive committee that has been tasked with seeking opportunities, managing the industry’s day to day operations ( in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality )mobilise funding for campaigns, source training opportunities as well as serving as the chief representative of all the artists who are based in the municipality.
The meeting elected a committee led by among others Solly Masemola as founding chairperson and Thabiso Sebesho popularly known as Dr T Tsa Manyalo as the Secretary.
The committee said many artists in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality have a been working in silos without any representation at local or district level thus making it difficult for individual artists to participate at various arts and cultural activities organised in their area of jurisdiction.
“We are the mouthpiece of our disadvantaged artists,” said
Abicky Kgolane who was elected the Public Relations Officer effectively making him the spokesperson of the committee.
He said the committee is set to support, develop as well as to promote arts and culture by soliciting funding advocacy programmes, strategic planning workshops and organise community events such as art expos, heritage celebrations, music and theatre festivals to foster social cohesion, economic growth and more importantly.
Others who were elected are Selina Tlaka,the founder of Ipopeng Cultural Group who is deputising Masemola while Sebesho William
Mmekwa serving as his deputy.
Phindile Nomsa Msiza from SADAC has been elected as the committee’s treasurer.
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the main objective of the committee is to realise all the aspirations of the local arts and cultural practitioners and to promote and develop high level performance in the municipality and beyond as well as acting as the controlling body for the preparation and delivery of municipal Artists and exhibitors at all levels including but not limited to the District and Provincial performances, Disabilities dances, Arts and Culture and Indigenous Games, said the chairperson on some of the things the committee must achieve.
