
UJ announces artists in residence
/ | Leave a CommentThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) Artists in Residence Programme kicks off this July with its first cohort of nine artists in residence.
Designed to stimulate arts practice as research, the UJ

New name of UJ Arts Centre theatre announced
/ | Leave a CommentThe Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, announced the UJ Arts Centre theatre’s new name at the opening of ‘Hlakanyana’.
In tune with Africa Day celebrations,

UJ Art Gallery call for artists to paint outgoing UJ Chancellor Professor Njabulo Ndebele
/ | Leave a CommentUJ Arts & Culture a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) and the UJ Art Gallery invites mid-career, emerging and established African artists to submit proposals
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Romeo & Juliet Unplugged Podcast English
/ | Leave a CommentThis season features isiZulu and English adaptations of ‘R&J Unplugged’, Robin Malan’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The play was translated and edited by Nkululeko Ndhlovu in partnership with
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Romeo & Juliet Unplugged Educational Segment
/ | Leave a CommentRecorded by UJ Arts Academy students under direction of Nompumelelo Mtshali with mentorship by Dr Jerry Mofokeng, the series includes an educational segment presented by Drama and English teacher, Ashalin
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Ticket sales open for Hlakanyana
/ | Leave a CommentTo mark the celebration of Africa Day, UJ Arts & Culture and Madevu Entertainment present ‘Hlakanyana’ at the UJ Arts Centre set to open on 25 May.
After a long development journey

UJ Art Gallery presents Privileges of Proximity
/ | Leave a CommentOpening conversations, Thabo Seshoka is reimagining and repositioning the UJ Art Collection in Privileges of Proximity.
UJ Art Gallery is proud to present new UJ Curator, Thabo Seshoka’s first exhibition, Privileges of Proximity:

MTN X UJ New Contemporaries Award first curator announced
/ | Leave a CommentOn 16 March, UJ Arts & Culture in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation launched the MTN X UJ New Contemporaries Award Programme and announced Khanya Mashabela as this year’s
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Human Rights Day virtual spoken word performance
/ | Leave a CommentArts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg and the Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are gearing up for the presentation of a free virtual
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UJ Launches Artists in Residence Programme
/ | Leave a CommentNew, emerging and established artists are invited to submit proposals for the University of Johannesburg’s new Artists in Residence Programme.
The University of Johannesburg’s new residency programme aims to advance arts-practice

MTN and UJ launches new Awards programme
/ | Leave a CommentMTN SA Foundation and the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Arts & Culture Division announce the launch of the New Contemporaries Awards Programme.
On 16 March, the partners announced the return of

UJ Arts & Culture kicks off the year with exciting student programmes
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Are you ready to #PressPlay? This year, UJ Arts & Culture promises an exciting line-up of programmes offered to students from across the University at no cost. UJ Arts &

UJ announces appointment of new Curator
/ | Leave a CommentThabo Seshoka is set to take over as Curator of the UJ Art Gallery in January 2022.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) bids farewell to UJ Art Gallery Curator of 24

Touching soil with Pauline Gutter at UJ Art Gallery
/ | Leave a CommentThis winter the UJ Art Gallery connects to the soil with Pauline Gutter’s new exhibition titled PRIMORDIAL that will be hosted from 9 June to 21 July 2021. Having lived on Free
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Online Jazz Festival Because Jazz Matters
/ | Leave a CommentOnline Jazz Festival Because Jazz Matters
6 April 2021
The Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Arts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will join
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Diane Victor at UJ Art Gallery this April
/ | Leave a CommentDiane Victor explores Folly, Frailty and Fear in her new solo exhibition at UJ Art Gallery.
Renowned South African artist, Diane Victor brings her latest solo exhibition to the UJ Art
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The Blind Alphabet :: Educational Competition
/ | Leave a CommentThe collaboration between the UJ Art Gallery and MTN SA Foundation has resulted in a series of successful conversations over the past three years. MTN’s BLIND ALPHABET – LETTER B:
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Futures & Beyond – Where creativity & 4IR meet
/ | Leave a CommentUJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA), in partnership with Andani.Africa, a creative industries research and insights company, proudly launches the inaugural
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Futures & Beyond Forum Programme Announced
/ | Leave a CommentOn 16 and 17 March 2021 UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in partnership with
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Moving Cube goes live with MTN’s Blind Alphabet
/ | Leave a CommentIn a time of challenges – unforeseen as in the case of the limitations and restrictions due to the corona virus pandemic but also envisioned in the transformative potential of
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UJ Playwriting Lab opens for 2021 applications
/ | Leave a CommentUJ Arts & Culture invites aspirant and established playwrights to apply for participation in the second round of its online playwriting laboratory.
A division of the Faculty of Art, Design and
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Keep ARTing with UJ
/ | Leave a CommentArts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) announced its ambitious plans for 2021 that present numerous opportunities for its students, staff, and arts audiences to keep ARTing.
A division
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Call for Papers :: Futures and Beyond – Creativity and 4IR Conference
/ | Leave a CommentThe Futures and Beyond: Creativity and 4IR Conference aims to serve as an impetus for an Africa-centric discourse and knowledge development at the intersection of Creativity and the Fourth Industrial
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Moving Cube Launched with Willem Boshoff’s Blind Alphabet
/ | Leave a CommentWillem Boshoff’s The Blind Alphabet – Letter B: Babery to Bigeminate, a digital experience curated by Annali Cabano-Dempsey, Curator of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Art Collection, and Niel Nortje,
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