16 FADA ANNUAL REPORT 2023 The division contributes to employment readiness and mentorship through the implementation of an internship programme funded by The Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) and during the year under review 49 recent graduates received practical training in digital art, event management, copywriting, sales and marketing, hospitality, sound, and lighting for theatre and working in an art gallery. Of this number, 34 were UJ alumni. Most interns were based at the Arts Centre, with the balance being hosted the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, elsewhere in the University, at Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and PopART Theatre Company. Further contributing to the dynamic development of students and employment readiness, the division manages the Arts Centre’s Front of House service with a team comprising four UJ alumni and 18 current UJ students who receive payment for taking on the roles of cashiers and ushers. During the year under review, the musical ‘Hlakanyana’, that Arts & Culture produced in 2022, received 14 nominations and went on to win a record-breaking eight Naledi Theatre Awards in 2023. At the Vrystaat Arts Festival ‘Echoes of Heritage’ produced by Arts & Culture and performed by UJ Choir won the prestigious Vryskitters Award for Best Musical Composition. The division’s Operations Manager and Producer, Karabo Mtshali, was nominated for a Best Set Design for ‘Ruined’ and Resident Director, Jade Bowers, was nominated for Best Set Design for ‘Parrot Woman’ at the Naledi Theatre Awards. Senior Choir Master, Renette Bouwer, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) in 2023. Activities presented by Arts & Culture attracted publicity to the Advertising Value Equivalent (AVE) of R17,793,774 as tracked by the University’s media monitoring service, PEAR. UJ Choir’s estimated reach for off-and-on-campus concerts for the year under review is 11 915. During the year the division presented 69 different on-and-off-campus events across portfolios. Attendance at the Arts Centre for 39 oncampus events was 8 789 for the year and the 56 events presented by other UJ departments and external clients were attended by 20 064 audience members reaching a total footfall for the Arts Centre of 28 853.
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