• Arts teachers education
• Art management and administration courses
• First degree in visual arts, performing arts and literature
• Post graduate degrees in arts administration and/or arts management
• Professional specialized courses technical arts related fields such as light techniques, acoustics engineering, stage production, music production, photography and new media arts technology.

• supporting creativity and innovation through bursaries and awards
• supporting arts education and training
• Encouraging professional development in the arts
• Promoting creative industries and developing a database
• Providing information on career options and paths
• Providing incentives for artists

• building capacity of individuals and organisations
• supporting research
• raising awareness
• promoting and supporting the development of arts skills
• encouraging and assisting local authorities to promote the arts at community level
• supporting existing programmes and initiate new ones

• facilitate training in arts administration and management
• develop guidelines for project management
• promote networking and co-operation
• support and build capacity of organisations and institutions

• encouraging the use of local venues and open spaces
• Supporting or initiating festivals
• Forging partnerships
• Supporting outreach programmes
• Initiating programmes that encourage arts appreciation

• promoting Namibian arts nationally and internationally
• promoting access to the arts
• Playing an active role in policy development and debates
• Working with Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture on implementation of arts education at all levels
• Communicating and consulting with stakeholders
• Encouraging and facilitating co-operation among arts and institutions/organisations
• Convening conferences to discuss arts development and programmes

• improving the presentation of traditional art forms
• strengthening and building on indigenous knowledge and skills
• exploiting commercial opportunities for artists
• ensuring that the intellectual property of artists is preserved
• Researching and documenting Namibian art forms
• promoting environmentally sound arts practices
• encouraging and supporting new forms of artistic expression

Please download and complete below Bursary Application Form. No online applications will be accepted or printed out. Therefore, ensure that you deliver your application via courier services/post or hand-deliver.

Bursary Application Form

The first pillar of our service standards is accountability. An integral part of accountability is transparency and for this reason, the NACN publishes every year a detailed list of bursary recipients.