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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A Grand Night for Singing: Empowering Futures Through Music and Art
After an absence of four years, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), is excited to present A Grand Night for Singing, a glamorous and inspirational musical celebration …
Read More >Umfanekiso Uyopha Inkungu (An Image Oozes Mist) by Phumulani Ntuli
The University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, proudly present Umfanekiso Uyopha Inkungu (An Image Oozes Mist) by Phumulani Ntuli. Set to open at the UJ Art Gallery on 12 October 2024, the exhibition will run until 15 November 2024. This solo exhibition p …
Read More >28th Poetry Africa Festival Returns to Joburg
Brace yourselves, poetry lovers! The University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture is gearing up to host the Johannesburg chapter of the Poetry Africa International Festival. Get ready to dive into a whirlwind of rhythms, rhymes, and raw emotion as thi …
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UJ Choir Welcomes New Choirmaster
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is proud to announce the appointment of Sizwe Mondlane as the new choirmaster of the prestigious UJ Choir. Mondlane, a former membe …
Read More >Call for applications: Instrument building and repair training
The Music In Africa Foundation is excited to announce the return of its popular Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) project, with a call for application. The initiative aims to train participants in building and repairing African musical instruments w …
Read More >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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