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Abstract
In this paper, we outline a pilot project aimed at exploring the role of contextual factors in the facilitation of creativity and innovation within a range of South African art forms. Interviews with 11 people who have rich experience of the South African art domain delivered an insightful perspective on the contextual factors driving lifelong creativity and its continuous realization in innovative outcomes within these art forms.
Notes
1. The term ‘stakeholder’ refers to all those who have a stake in the success of an enterprise. In this case, the term refers to the broad range of artists, related professionals (curators of commercial and state galleries, academics, theatre directors, owners of design businesses, etc), government, investors, and audiences who have a stake in the success of artistic endeavour in South Africa.
2. Historically, people in South Africa were racially classified as ‘white’, ‘black’, ‘coloured’ and ‘Indian’. These, often arbitrarily determined, identities were legally formalized during the apartheid era with huge consequences for all. Although supposedly abolished, racial identities are still used by the new government for affirmative action purposes and are still the dominant means of identity formation/allocation among the general populace.
3. This person subsequently sent us the following message: ‘You might recall that I praised the Dance Umbrella—which has been, in my view, one of the initiatives which have contributed to the flowering of contemporary dance in recent years. They announced this month that First National Bank—their main sponsor—has withdrawn all sponsorship after 2010’.
4. Brett Kebble, a controversial South African mining magnate with strong political connections within the ruling ANC government, was forced to resign his executive roles in several mining companies after suspicion of corruption. He was murdered in 2005. His killer is yet to be identified and charged.