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The awards, themed \u201cCelebrating Our Nation\u2019s Creative Excellence,\u201d honour achievement and innovation across South Africa\u2019s cultural and creative sectors.<\/p>\n<p>First introduced in 2024 as the Cultural and Creative Industry Awards, the NACAs recognise work in a range of disciplines, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>audio-visual<\/li>\n<li>interactive media<\/li>\n<li>performance<\/li>\n<li>literature<\/li>\n<li>film<\/li>\n<li>heritage<\/li>\n<li>design<\/li>\n<li>visual arts<\/li>\n<li>digital content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/open-call-fakugesi-festival-2026-awards-programme\/\">call for entries<\/a> opened on 19 June and will close on 17 July 2026. An online submission portal is available to receive entries. DSAC has also requested that stakeholders submit names of potential supporting adjudicators from their constituencies by 24 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The department encouraged practitioners, organisations and collectives to participate, stating that broad involvement would help ensure the awards remain competitive and representative of the country\u2019s diverse creative landscape. Industry networks and member organisations have been asked to circulate information about the awards.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, interested parties may contact Edith Machavi at edithm@dsac.gov.za or on 082 809 8646.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has opened submissions for the 2026 National Arts and Culture Awards, to be held at Sun City on 21 August 2026.","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[512],"tags":[1389,1391,1390,1387,1388,323],"class_list":["post-6538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-industry-news","tag-arts-awards","tag-creative-industries","tag-cultural-awards","tag-dsac","tag-nacas","tag-south-africa","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2026 National Arts and Culture Awards Submissions Open<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Africa&#039;s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture invites entries for the 2026 National Arts and Culture Awards, celebrating excellence across multiple creative sectors. 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