Posted on October 25, 2017
UP alumni Oliver Mayhew, Wilma Nell, Allen Laing, Shaun Francis and MA (Fine Arts) candidate, Shenaz Mahomed, were finalists in the Absa L'Atelier Art Competition, which is one of Africa's most prestigious annual art events.
Posted on October 02, 2017
In October 2017, the Department of UP Arts would like to highlight the unique public sculpture route at the University as a means of extending 'museums beyond walls'.
Posted on September 27, 2017
The Department of UP Arts has begun a major, long-term project to conserve over 8 600 unframed works of art on paper from the University of Pretoria (UP) Art Collection.
Posted on August 31, 2017
31 August is African Traditional Medicine Day. According to Dr Bosco Bae, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UP, however, the day is meaningless unless its value and history is recognised.
Posted on August 30, 2017
Unlike most musical instruments, the pipe organ is commonly defined by the place where it's often played: church. Prof Theo van Wyk, Head of the Department of UP Arts, clears up some preconceptions about this amazing instrument.
Posted on July 26, 2017
The University of Pretoria's Camerata Choir has won the Grand Prix of Nations Youth Choir category at the prestigious international Grand Prix of Nations and 3rd European Choir Games 2017, held recently in Riga, Latvia.
Posted on July 21, 2017
The University of Pretoria's Edoardo Villa Museum is presenting an exhibition honouring the Rivonia trialists in commemoration of Mandela Day this year. The exhibition opened on 18 July – the birthday of South Africa's first democratically elected president, the late Nelson Mandela –...
Posted on July 05, 2017
The Javett-UP, which is slowly taking shape on the Hatfield and South campuses, is set to become Africa's foremost art gallery and will exhibit art of the highest quality, with a specific focus on the art of Africa.
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