Kout` 9^rica V isual arts: toward democratization Growing sup p ort for the visual arts ex t ended t o J oh annesb u rg. T h e event Keq Õ_ures T h ere is st rong w illingness t o su pport t h e provides a free cu lt u ral ex perience in art s in S ou t h Africa. T h ere are spaces for w h ich art galleries and ot h er cu lt u ral art ist s t o ex h ib it t h eir w ork s, as w ell as attractionk ktay ohen late on t`e firkt several non- government al organiz at ions T h u rsday of every mont h , lu ring y ou nger U S $ 1 6 . 5 m ( N G O s) and inst it u t ions su pport ing and au diences. annuad turnoner _enerate\ bq fu nding t h e art s, inclu ding t h e V isu al A n ap p ealing art market nisuad arts in *()(3 Art s N et w ork of S ou t h Africa, t h e S ou t h African N at ional Associat ion for t h e Cont emporary art from S ou t h Africa 7 , 7 0 0 V isu al Art s, and t h e Art s & Cu lt u re T ru st . is gaining grow ing at t ent ion in t h e heohde oorke\ in t`e nisuad S ou t h Africa’ s G overnment su pport s t h e int ernat ional cont emporary art mark et . arts sector in *()( art s t h rou gh it s N at ional Art s Cou ncil. T h e F N B J ob u rgArt F air in J oh annesb u rg, T h e cou ncil is responsib le for developing w h ich t h e cont inent ’ s leading African S ou t h Africa’ s creat ive indu st ry b y and diaspora cont emporary art fair, and aw arding grant s t o individu als and t h e more recent ly - lau nch ed Cape T ow n organiz at ions in t h e art s, t h ou gh demand art event , T h at Art F air, w h ich seek s t o ex ceeds t h e availab le b u dget s. nu rt u re and invest in emerging t alent , are E vent s int ended t o mak e visu al art s increasingly gaining w orldw ide renow n. availab le t o all inclu de F irst T h u rsday s, lau nch ed in Cape T ow n in 2 0 1 2 and T he enthroned radio industry R adio in S ou t h Africa h as grow n driven, t h ey h elp develop cu lt u ral É At oidd take a don_ tiee t remendou sly : revenu es rose 5 0 % diversit y . Ab ou t 2 4 0 commu nit y st at ions be^ore ra\io _ets anq b et w een 2 0 0 9 and 2 0 1 3 . W h et h er operat e in S ou t h Africa, b roadcast ing pu b lic, commercial, or commu nit y - ru n, new s, int erview s or ch ildren’ s programs, cdose coehetitors&Ê radio st at ions are list ened t o every w h ere and produ cing cont ent t h at may b e and any t ime, capt u ring a large au dience: pick ed u p b y ot h er media. 8 7 % of S ou t h Africans list en t o radio. Z u lu is t h e most u sed langu age on S ou t h J ohannes Dire, According t o t h e S ou t h African R esearch African radio st at ions, at t ract ing more F ou ndat ion, S ou t h Africans spent an t h an seven million list eners, follow ed b y National Secretary at National average of 3 . 5 h ou rs a day list ening t o Afrik aans and X h osa, w it h more t h an Community Radio Forum, South Africa radio in 2 0 1 4 . fou r million list eners each . B roadcast s R adio is the most accessed form are made in each of S ou t h Africa’ s of media in S outh A frica, reaching )) official lan_ma_ek& beyond urban centers T h e spread of smart ph ones h as B lending ent ert ainment and informat ion, encou raged, not u ndermined, radio radio st at ions encou rage dialogu e, list ening: 2 8 % of S ou t h Africans list en t o deb at e, popu lar part icipat ion and radio on t h eir ph ones. T h at crossover, involvement in decision- mak ing, even in comb ined w it h t h e popu larit y of t h e poorest and most remot e ru ral areas. commu nit y st at ions, h as h elped revenu e grow t h from radio advert ising ou t pace Commu nit y st at ions are especially rat es at ot h er media. popu lar. S mall, local and commu nit y - | 7 8 Cultural times L`e Õrst _dobad eah o^ cudturad an\ creatine in\ustries