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The National Arts Festival in Makhanda is recruiting an artistic director on a renewable five-year contract, ART AFRICA reports. The festival’s official vacancy notice confirms that the role spans curatorial direction, visual arts and other disciplines, commissioning, the Fringe and artist development. Applicants will need programming and leadership experience, including budget management and African and international partnerships. ART AFRICA lists 30 October 2026 as the deadline; applications must use the festival’s official online form.
Summarised from ART AFRICA · Stephan Rheeder. AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.
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National Arts Festival Seeks New Artistic Director
Stephan Rheeder · 21 Oct 2026 · Independent publisher
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