Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is currently accepting applications for its National Arts and Culture Awards (NACA) 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity.
The National Arts and Culture Awards, also referred to as the NACA, are to be most desired recognition and cultural phenomenon in the South African creative industry, bestowed to SA’s top and leading creatives in the various creative sector categories and subdomains, creatives that exhibit outstanding artistic and technical achievement.
These are creatives from across cultural domains that push the boundaries of their creative ability and show devotion to excellence with uncompromising quality, groundbreaking creativity and relentless innovation that defines those that are outstanding from the best.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture intends to confer on them annually in appreciation of outstanding contributions to the creative sector as judged by the National Arts and Culture Awards adjudication and judging panel.
The awards honour a wide range of creatives across the cultural and artistic ecosystem.
Eligible Recipients Include
Recipients are individuals or groups who demonstrate exceptional achievement, originality, and sustained contribution to their field.
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