The National Arts Festival would not be possible without the commitment of our partners and sponsors.

PRESENTING SPONSORS

The Province of the Eastern Cape

The Province of the Eastern Cape and the Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture has been a valued sponsor of the National Arts Festival since 2002. Our partnership celebrates the Eastern Cape, not only as a destination for the country’s oldest and most diverse arts festival, but also as infuses the Festival with an expression of Eastern Cape culture.

Standard Bank South Africa

Our partners since 1984, Standard Bank is an exemplary sponsor of the arts in South Africa, expanding their sponsorship reach across multiple arts projects and standing alongside us as an overall festival sponsor and sponsor of the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Awards (SBYA), These career-defining awards for mid-career artists was also awarded for the first time under Standard Bank’s title sponsorship in 1984 (it was originally  launched in 1981).

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS