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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Muneyi returns to the UJ Arts Centre for Shumela Venda: A Decade-long Homecoming album launch and closing chapter as Standard Bank Young Artist
UJ Arts & Culture and Muneyi join forces for an intimate and historic evening of sound, story and ceremonial return. This June, folk, indigenous spirituality, memory, and jazz sensibility converge in what promises to be a deeply personal and landma …
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UJ Art Gallery and MTN SA Foundation proudly present MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award Exhibition at the National Arts Festival 2026
UJ Art Gallery, in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation and with institutional support from Iziko Museums South Africa, proudly presents the 2025 – 2026 rendition of the MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award (NCA) Exhibition – Holding sp(l)ace for the in …
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UJ Arts & Culture and Joburg Ballet join forces for a daring new reimagining of Euripides’ classic in The Bacchae: An African Choral Ballet.
This July, ballet, indigenous African movement, and choral verse join forces in what promises to be an immersive experience of music, sound and storytelling that pushes the boundaries of theatrical storytelling. Arts & Culture at the University of …
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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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