Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo (TaSUBa) is a product of the Bagamoyo College of Arts (BCA) and, this can be traced from 1962 when for the first time in the history of by then Tanganyika, the Ministry of National Culture and Youth was established. The need for training in arts was recognized since 1971 under the Ministry of National Education. This led to the establishment of Bagamoyo Collage of Performing Arts. Between 2003 and 2005, BCA became fully registered with the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) and from there BCA developed a competence modular based curriculum which has been accredited by NACTE. Towards the end of 2005, a decision was made by then Ministry of Education and Culture, that BCA be transformed into an Executive Agency as part of the Government’s Public Service Reform Programs and, therefore Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo (TaSUBa) was established on 2nd November, 2007 by Government Notice No.220 according to the Executive Agencies Act No.30 of 1997.
Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo-TaSUBa is an East African Community (EAC) Centre of Excellence for visual and performing arts training with an overall objectives of aiming at addressing partners states’ requirements for preservation, promotion and development of visual and performing arts within the EAC.
MANDATE OF TaSUBa
The main functions and objectives of TaSUBa are to develop and promote Tanzanian arts and culture and impart knowledge of the same to existing and future generations. The specific functions of TaSUBa are as follows;
To offer high quality training programs learning facilities, multi-media, arts and culture production;
To undertake consultancy services and research in arts and culture; and
To facilitate an efficient management of the Institute resources
