ArtWatch, written by arts activist Mike van Graan and to be found on artslink.co.za, is a product of Article 27 Arts and Culture Consultants, producers of the South African Handbook on Arts and Culture 2002/3.

The weekly column is compiled and edited by Mike van Graan and Tammy Ballantyne as a service to update, correct and add to the information contained in the Handbook and can be found on the Artslink website at www.artslink.co.za

The latest column notes that Johann Zietsman, former CEO of the Playhouse Company in Durban, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the International Society of the Performing Arts based in New York.