An assessment of the impact of National Arts Council (NAC) funding on resilience and financial sustainability on craft enterprises: a review of nine organisations in four provinces

Abstract

Over the past two decades funding organisations in both the private and the public sector have been instrumental in the development of the arts and culture sector through the disbursement of funds. The National Arts Council (NAG) is an example of such an organisation in the public sector to oversee sector development and there has been focus on redress and transformation through grant disbursements. This research aims to assess the impact of NAG funding on organisations from 2010- 2015 particularly in the craft sector, and to explore the extent to which such funding has had an effect on their becoming resilient and sustainable. Recommendations will be made for putting measures into place for the NAG to review their funding policy in the disbursement of funds so that the funds allocated have a measured impact on beneficiary organisations.