Community Arts Centres

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They became a particularly prominent feature of the post 1976 period in South Africa. They have since then provided important hubs of creative activity focused on pulling together people through art based workshops, training programs and outreach projects, often getting into spaces where more official educational structures fail. Examples include the Community Arts Project (CAP, 1977-2001, renamed the Arts and Media Access Centre in 2002 and closing down in 2008);

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