Achievements of the Council

a) Provision of quality leadership to the arts – there is now order in the administration of the arts associations. This has helped to attract funding from the co-operating partners.

b) All forms of the arts have been encouraged to flourish. This is evidenced by the number of associations that have been registered with the Council since 1996. From the original three associations, there are now nine registered ones – with more still craving to be registered.

c) The Council has set up an Art Development Fund which benefits upcoming individual artists (both male and female) from all the national arts associations; new associations and other specific art projects e.g.; recording and production of music. In future, one –off scholarship requests from individual artists will be handled from this fund.

d) All arts associations, unlike in the past, have their books of accounts audited before subsequent funds can be released to them. This has ensured, transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

e) Organisation and hosting of the Ngoma awards – where deserving Zambian artists are awarded for their artistic merit and achievement. The Ngoma Awards have inspired the Zambian artists to attain higher levels of excellence and have encouraged artistic performances at the grassroot level.

f) There is now a marked proliferation of artistic activities in all the various art disciplines – Performing, Literary, Media, and Visual Arts.