December 06, 2023
STORIES WORTH TELLING: CRAFTING STORIES THROUGH THE ART OF DESIGN
The art of storytelling is very much like constructing & writing a play. It is just as much the challenge of organising the inter- play of vivid imagery and...
September 22, 2022
Muffled Violations
An exhibition by Cazlynne Peffer. Candidate for Masters in Fine Arts. Opening: 23rd September 2022 @ 18:00pm. University of Pretoria, Student Gallery. RSVP by...
July 18, 2022
UP Visual Studies partakes in Feminism, Photography & Resistance Symposium
On 28 April 2023, Deneesher Pather, Assistant Lecturer in Visual Studies and Doctoral Student in Digital Media & Culture, took part in the Four Corners Feminism...
July 18, 2022
A Research of Doing (ARD)
\u00a0 During the week of 10 - 16 April staff and postgraduate students from the division of Fine Art at the University of Pretoria were joined in South Africa...
September 16, 2021
Under Pressure: Trends in Contemporary South African Printmaking
Exhibition period: 25-09-2021 to 02-10-2021 Main viewings Dates: 25-09-2021 & 02-10-2021 Viewing times: 09:30 to 11:00 11:30 to 13:00 13:30 to 15:00 Additional...
June 21, 2021
BA Information Design: Information Day 2021
Join us for a live webinar on Monday, 5 July at 15:00 via Zoom. In this hour long session, we'll unpack design at a glance, the ID degree, our course structure...
February 26, 2021
Deneesher Pather to participate in discussion forum with the University of Gothenburg
Deneesher Pather, Assistant Lecturer in Visual Studies at the School of the Arts will participate in a discussion forum with students from the University of...
February 21, 2021
UP Information Design students win six medals at Loeries in big win for School of the Arts
The Information Design division at the School of the Arts is proud to be ranked the top design institution for 2020, by the Loeries. The division also boasts...
November 24, 2020
Well done to our Information Design students & lecturers who have been awarded 6 Loeries.
We have some awesome news! Well done to our Information Design students & lecturers who have won 6 Loeries. Of the three gold's given out this year, our...
November 17, 2020
Activating agents of change in the Anthropocene
Dr Rory du Plessis Senior Lecturer in Visual Studies, School of the Arts In April 2020, as a result of the national lockdown, the neighbourhoods of South Africa...
November 11, 2020
Dr. Rory du Plessis publishes new book on lives of 19th-century patients at the Grahamstown Lunatic Asylum
Dr. Rory du Plessis, Senior Lecturer in Visual Studies at the School of the Arts, has published a book titled Pathways of patients at the Grahamstown Lunatic...
November 11, 2020
Well done to our Information Design students & lecturers who have earned a whopping 22 Loerie award nominations.
We have some awesome news! Well done to our Information Design students & lecturers who have earned a whopping 22 Loerie award nominations. Best of luck to our...
September 01, 2020
Department of Visual Arts First-Years excel at ‘Art from Home’ and the Getty Museum Challenge
With South Africa still in lockdown at the start of the second semester at the University of Pretoria, the School of the Arts’ first-year students (and...
June 09, 2020
UP Museums archiving knowledge: promoting International Archives Day
In the age of ‘fake news’, the need for trustworthy sources has become ever more essential. The perception of archives is usually vague, often confused with...
June 04, 2020
Message to prospective students in light of COVID-19
Dear prospective students Thank you for your patience with our correspondence about the application and selection process for BA Information Design and BA Fine...
May 18, 2020
Visual culture in old and new Swiss-African connections
On 2 and 3 March 2020, Lize Kriel joined colleagues from the UP School of the Arts for a visit to the Zurich University of the Arts (ZhdK) in Switzerland. The...
May 18, 2020
Embodiment and sensory experience in the time of COVID-19
Honours in Visual Studies Class of 2020, Tactile visions. \u00a0 Top left to right: Nomvuyo Nxele, Kimberley Moolman, Unathi Shongwe, Kellyn Davies Bottom left...
October 25, 2017
Fine arts and design alumni make UP proud at the Absa L'Atelier Art Competition
The Absa L'Atelier Art Competition is one of Africa's most prestigious annual art events and receives entries from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique...
August 16, 2017
The Javett-UP: Signaling a new landmark in the City of Tshwane
Residents of Pretoria woke up to a new landmark on Lynnwood Road on Monday morning. Commencing at 04:00 on Saturday, 12 August, seven massive beams, each 33,55...