Arts & Culture News

  • International Mother Language Day

    Posted on February 21, 2017

    Today we celebrate International Mother Language Day. The theme for 2017 is mother tongue and multilingual education with a focus on celebrating and respecting cultural diversity and multilingualism.

  • Prof James Ogude appointed as Director: Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

    Posted on January 17, 2017

    The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor James Ogude as the new Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) with effect from 1 January 2017.

  • Principal's Concert a huge success

    Posted on September 05, 2016

    The University of Pretoria staged its annual Principal's Concert on Wednesday, 31 August, and Thursday, 1 September 2016. The concert showcased the University's in-house performing talent and made use of pieces from UP's own art collection, bequeathed by various illustrious artists, as on-stage...

  • The Social Life of Waste-Art Project

    Posted on September 01, 2016

    On Thursday, 1 September 2016, the first Thursday of the Art Week Joburg festival, SLOWart will present a pop-up exhibition at the Museum of African Design in Maboneng, Johannesburg.

  • Singer Letta Mbulu inspires young artists at UP

    Posted on August 25, 2016

    In the spirit of Women's Month, the first lecture in the Living Legends Legacy Lecture Series was presented by legendary singer and performer Letta Mbulu in the Masker Theatre on the Hatfield Campus on Friday, 19 August.

  • Veterinary students showcase amazing talent at Dean's Cultural evening

    Posted on August 25, 2016

    Students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science recently amazed one and all by showcasing their many talents at the annual Dean's Cultural Evening, that was held in the Aula on the Hatfield Campus.

  • Zelda Stroud makes the nation proud

    Posted on August 22, 2016

    Zelda Stroud, a master's student in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Pretoria, has produced four life-size bronze sculptures of iconic South African women for the Women's Living Heritage Monument in Pretoria.

  • One of SA's most extensive ceramics collections housed in the Faculty of Humanities

    Posted on August 17, 2016

    The University of Pretoria curates and manages one of the most extensive ceramic collections in South Africa.

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