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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Vincent Mantsoe returns to UJ to shape three decades of dance into a dream
Choreographer and performer Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe returns to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as the 2026 Artist in Residence for dance. The residency comes after he premiered Desert Poems at the UJ Arts Centre in April 2025. Audiences can ex …
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Legacy Concert 2026
The University of Johannesburg Choir (UJ Choir) concludes its 2026 season with the Legacy Concert, a celebration of music and an enduring legacy. Over the years, members of UJ Choir have carried their experiences beyond the university, establishing new …
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Music with purpose: UJ’s Dean’s Concert unites leading performers to support FADA students
Baritone Professor Federico Freschi, pianist Christopher Duigan and international guest soprano Angela Gilbert perform with the UJ Choir, conducted by Sizwe Mondlane. An evening of compelling voices, expressive piano and rich choral sound awaits audie …
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Call for Curators: Indigenous Instruments Exhibition
The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF), a non-profit arts organisation operating in the field of African music, seeks to contract an experienced curator for an indigenous instrument exhibition as part of the Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair ( …
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UJ Artists In Residence Programme Opens For Applications
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to open applications for its 2025 Artists in Residence Programme that has been running since 2022. Designed to stimulate arts practice as research, the programme is targeted at artist-academics working in …
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Cities in Transformation Exhibition Opening The Centre Cannot Hold
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Art Gallery presents its upcoming exhibition, Cities in Transformation – The Centre Cannot Hold by photographer Leon Krige. This innovative photography exhibition explores the dynamic and often unseen boundaries crea …
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