Author: Breyten Odendaal

The Pandemic Project :: Ronél De Jager

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our first visual artist is none other than painter and sculptor Ronel de Jager.

Shifting between painting, sculpture and installation, Ronel deals with concepts of the fleeting, with environmental concerns, and

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UJ Arts & Culture launches online Playwriting Lab

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UJ Arts & Culture invites aspirant and established playwrights to apply for participation in its online playwriting laboratory.

A division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the

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Diane Victor – Solo Exhibition comes to UJ

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A solo exhibition by renowned South African artist, Diane Victor, entitled FOLLY, FRAILTY AND FEAR will be hosted at the UJ Art Gallery from 1 April to 6 May 2020. Victor uses

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Killer line-up for inaugural UJ Weekend of Stand-up

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Joburg audiences are in for a treat this April, with UJ Arts & Culture’s first-ever UJ Weekend of Stand-up, set to take place at the UJ Arts Centre on the

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UJ Arts & Culture postpones upcoming events

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg has announced the postponement of

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International Dance Residency at UJ

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Top Luxembourg choreographer, Hannah Ma, brings her love for South Africa to the University of Johannesburg for a week-long development residency and performance on 21 March at the Con Cowan

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Inequality: A Different Picture

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An exhibition entitled Inequality: A Different Picture, featuring poignant photo essays by three visual artists, will be hosted at the UJ Art Gallery from 26 February to 18 March 2020.

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UJ Arts & Culture is expanding its music programme

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UJ Arts & Culture presents an exciting new urban music offering that aligns with the University of Johannesburg’s vision of shaping African futures within the arts. Producer Grace Meadows is

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UJ Arts & Culture’s 2020 Internship Programme

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Looking for an internship in arts administration or marketing?

UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, is currently recruiting

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MTN & UJ Emerging Artist Announced

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Conversing the Land curated by Annali Dempsey (UJ) and Katlego Lefine (MTN) opened at the UJ Gallery, Auckland Park Campus, University of Johannesburg, and the winner of the joint MTN

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UJ Choir raises its voice in a celebration

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Join the University of Johannesburg Choir, under the auspices of UJ Arts & Culture, in celebrating the close of a joyful and successful year. On 25 October 2019 at 19:30,

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300 UJ students showcased in the premier of Let the Right One In

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UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture) presents the development run of its latest interdisciplinary theatre project Let the Right One In from

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UJ Izimbongi Poetry Festival takes poetry to new heights

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From 23-26 October UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture) revels in the power of poetry with the annual IzimbongiPoetry Festival taking place

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MTN’s Conversing the Land at the UJ Art Gallery

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The Gallery of the University of Johannesburg is hosting Conversing the Land, an exhibition of landscapes from the permanent art collections of MTN and the University of Johannesburg, as well

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Conversing the Land

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Landscape is the work of the mind, British historian and writer Simon Schama argues in Landscape and Memory (1995). Landscape exists as a cultural construct, a mirror of our memories

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Moving into Dance presents Enable through Dance no. 4

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Iconic 40 year old, non-profit dance company, Moving into Dance (MID), is once again hosting ‘Enable through Dance 4 on 3 and 4 October 2019, in partnership with the University

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Gloria Bosman & UJ Choir live in Concert

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UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the University of Johannesburg is excited to announce the world-renowned UJ Choir’s up-coming concert

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Trio Breathe come home with a soul-lifting Performance

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On the 28 September the UJ Arts & Culture are proud to partner with the trio Breathe for their “homecoming” launch performance of The Journey at the Art Centre Theatre

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Celebrating 21 years of the Ampersand Foundation’s contribution to South African art through its New York Residency Programme

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The UJ Art Gallery will be abuzz when the Ampersand Foundation Award 21 years celebration exhibition opens on 11 September 2019. This extensive show, curated by Gordon Froud, senior lecturer

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Gloria Bosman & UJ Choir live in Concert

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UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the University of Johannesburg is excited to announce the world renowned UJ Choir’s up-coming

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UJ Weekend of Jazz line-up announced

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The Joburg music-loving audiences are in for a treat this August with UJ Arts & Culture’s second iteration of the UJ Weekend of Jazz taking place at the UJ Arts

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A Grand Night for Singing: A Musical Celebration

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Join us for a spectacular evening of opera and song, as UJ Arts & Culture presents ‘A Grand Night for Singing’. This much anticipated annual event takes place on Saturday

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Conversing the Land Call for Entries

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The MTN SA Foundation and UJ Art Gallery will continue their collaboration following on the successful Shifting Conversations exhibition (2017) that engaged with colonial and post-colonial narratives, and an exhibition

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Hybrid Vigour: Ecce Homo at the UJ Art Gallery

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UJ Arts & Culture a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is proud to present the opening of Yannis Generalis’ exhibition Hybrid Vigour: Ecce Homo at

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