The Future of Festivals: AfrikaBurn and your Creative Voice
Course overview
AfrikaBurn is a space for boundless creativity, experimentation, and fun—free from briefs, clients, or judgment. Shaped entirely by its participants, it welcomes all forms of expression. This talk explores how organisers simply hold the space, nurturing creativity in one of South Africa’s most barren landscapes, while offering a behind-the-scenes look at the future of art-driven human experiences.
Certification included
Validated by SAIAT as a Category 1 CPD talk. Attendees will earn 0.1 credits.
Meet the SPEAKER
Brad Baard
Creative thinker and experienced Designer
Brad Baard is a creative thinker and experience designer, with long association with AfrikaBurn, as member, director, participant and artist. He was previously creative director of the Cape Town Carnival, the Dream Commission and EARTHBOX.
“I love how our senses can shift our mental and emotional states, how imagination can change perspectives.”
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