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300 Art Ornaments Exhibition: An Exercise in Growth

Breyten Odendaal

May 5, 2018

2018 marks ten years since the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture (in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture), embarked on a new mission –

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A Penetrating Work On Urban Soccer Wins The Country’s Most Supportive Art And Design Prize For Emerging Creatives

Breyten Odendaal

April 5, 2018

At a gala event held at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery on the evening of 4 April 2018, upcoming young artist Chris Soal was announced as the overall winner

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Celebrating UJ’s Steinway Concert Grand Piano

Breyten Odendaal

March 20, 2018

UJ Arts & Culture is proudly launching its refurbished Steinway Concert Grand Piano, with a one-night only benefit concert, featuring a number of Steinway artists and presented in association with

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RECAST: Recontextualising the Classical Casts in the UJ Collection

Breyten Odendaal

March 10, 2018

The University of Johannesburg‘s (UJ’s) Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is proud to present RECAST Recontextualising the Classical Casts in the University of Johannesburg Collection, from 20–28 March 2018.

UJ

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The Bruckner University Big Band and Anna Davel at UJ

Breyten Odendaal

February 5, 2018

The Bruckner University Big Band and Anna Davel kick off UJ Arts & Culture’s 2019 #ListenToYourHeART Music Concert Series.

UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design

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Rodrigo Petrella’s Mekaron comes to UJ

Breyten Odendaal

February 1, 2018

UJ Art Gallery proudly hosts an intriguing exhibition, entitled Mekaron, in collaboration with the Brazilian Embassy in South Africa by internationally acclaimed photographer Rodrigo Petrella from 13 to 27 February

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Sanlam Portrait Award 2017 Top 40 Exhibition

The University of Johannesburg Art Gallery will be hosting the Sanlam Portrait Award 2017 Top 40 exhibition, from 07 February to 07 March 2018. The biannual competition, now in its

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UJ Arts & Culture’s #METAMORPHOSIS

Breyten Odendaal

January 20, 2018

#METAMORPHOSIS is UJ Arts & Culture’s 2018 programme of change.

“Looking at our creative programme through this thematic lens is the ideal stimulus for alignment with the University’s drive to participate meaningfully

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Curatorial Care Humanising Practice – Call for Papers & Projects

Breyten Odendaal

January 17, 2018

Presented by VIAD and Autograph ABP

11-13 April 2018

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Autograph ABP (London) and the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD), (Faculty of Art, Design and

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Dean’s Concert – A Grand Night for Singing

Breyten Odendaal

November 10, 2017

Launched in 2016 in support of a bursary established by Professor Federico Freschi, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA), in aid of academically deserving

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