UJ Arts & Culture
UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. A robust range of arts platforms are offered on all four UJ campuses for students, staff, alumni and the general public to experience and engage with emerging and established Pan-African and international artists drawn from the full spectrum of the arts.
In addition to UJ Arts & Culture, FADA (www.uj.ac.za/fada) offers programmes in eight creative disciplines, in Art, Design and Architecture, as well as playing home to the NRF SARChI Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, and the Visual Identities in Art & Design Research Centre. The Faculty has a strong focus on sustainability and relevance, and engages actively with the dynamism, creativity and diversity of Johannesburg in imagining new approaches to art and design education.
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UJ Choir adds second farewell concert following sold-out performance
Following an overwhelming public response, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir’s Farewell Concert, scheduled for 15:00 on Saturday, 15 August 2026, is officially sold out. In response to the demand, UJ Arts & Culture has added a second perfor …
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A special farewell concert for UJ Choir ahead of historic world symposium performance
Before taking the sound, spirit and artistry of South Africa to one of the world’s most prestigious choral stages, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir offers audiences an opportunity to witness the magic right on home ground. The UJ Choir Farewel …
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UJ Choir presents Voices of Tomorrow: A Choir Kaleidoscope
The University of Johannesburg Choir, a part of the division of UJ Arts & Culture in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), is proud to present Voices of Tomorrow on Saturday, 1 August 2026 at 15:00 at the UJ Arts Centre’s Keorapetse W …
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UJ calls for applications for its 2027 Artists in Residence Programme
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2027 Artists in Residence Programme, which has been running since 2022. Designed to advance arts practice as research, the programme supports working acro …
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Simnikiwe Buhlungu takes home the 2025/2026 MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award
On 26 June 2026 Simnikiwe Buhlungu was announced as the winner of the MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award at the opening ceremony held at the Monument Building during the National Arts Festival in Makhanda. Presented by UJ Art Gallery, in partnership wit …
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UJ Artists in Residence 2026 Announced
The University of Johannesburg is proud to announce the fifth cohort of artists selected for the UJ Artists in Residence 2026 programme. The programme is designed to foster research through artistic practice, tasking artists to complete at least one cr …
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