In keeping with its mandate to support and develop South Africa’s arts, culture and heritage sector, The National Arts Council (NAC) has awarded 117 bursaries to arts students and tertiary institutions for 2016 through a fund allocation of over R5 million, a 10% increase from the last financial year. Continue reading
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Think Theatre’s acclaimed production of Othello marks Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary
Nhlakanipho Manqele (Othello), Clinton Small (Iago) and Darren King (Brabantio) in a scene from Othello. Photo: Val Adamson
2016 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare and I am delighted that schools still consider it worth learning the Bard’s work.
Part of that ongoing appeal is being able to see Shakespeare performed live and if your child’s school has not yet booked to see Think Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of the tragedy Othello in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng then I urge you to get them to do so.
It will bring the Bard’s work to vivid life and is the perfect salute to the British playwright, who died on 23 April 1616. Continue reading
ACT | UJ Conference call for Partners and Papers
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts & Culture invite expressions of interest to partner and/or present papers at the ACT | UJ Conference in March 2016. Continue reading
Top Up Inside Out exhibition at UJ Art Gallery
An exhibition entitled Top Up Inside Out, featuring artworks by members of the artists’ collective, Ubuhle Bobuntu Arts, and curated by Thulani Zondo, will be presented by UJ Arts & Culture at the UJ Art Gallery until September 23. Continue reading
NAF hit Tin Bucket Drum returns to UJ
Fresh from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, Tin Bucket Drum comes to the University of Johannesburg’s Con Cowan Theatre. The show starring Warona Seane and Matthew MacFarlane can be seen from August 11 to 22. Continue reading
Venus at Home in Durban
Usha Seejarim’s solo touring museum exhibition, Venus at Home, opens at the Durban Art Gallery on Thursday, August 13. Continue reading
Sunnyboy Motau: Moving into success
SUNNYBOY Motau’s ascent in the creative industries is the embodiment of potential. And the support of those committed to uplifting the arts, such as his dance company, Moving into Dance Mophatong (MIDM) is what led to this realisation. Continue reading
UJ Arts takes EVOLUTION X on the road
University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture is at the 2015 National Arts Festival with quartet of bold productions from its dynamic EVOLUTION X programme. Continue reading
TWENTY: Art in the Time of Democracy
An exhibition entitled TWENTY: Art in the Time of Democracy featuring works by 115 artists will be presented by UJ Arts & Culture at the UJ Art Gallery from July 1 to August 5.
Gordon Froud, senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg (FADA) and curator for this show, incorporated a broad range of works by established and emerging South African artists addressing their experiences of the first twenty years of democracy in this country.
Froud originally curated this show for the Appalachian State University Turchin Centre in North Carolina during 2014, which, on its return was exhibited at the Pretoria Art Museum. A selection from this exhibition, co-curated by Professor Karen Von Veh (UJ, FADA) will be shown at the 6th International Beijing Biennale later this year.
The artists, amongst others William Kentridge , Mary Sibande, David Goldblatt, Diane Victor, David Koloane, Kagiso Pat Mautloa, Vusi Beauchamp, Clive Van der Berg, Paul Emmanuel, Kim Berman, Roger Ballen, Matt Hindley, Marco Cianfanelli, Jodi Bieber, Manfred Zylla, Andy Robertson, Christo Doherty, Mbali Dhlamini, Bevan de Wet, Phumilani Ntuli and Jaco van Schalkwyk, comment on a wide variety of themes such as identity formation within a young democracy, resistance, human rights, land concerns, the Mandela years and HIV/Aids.
The exhibition closes on August 5.
NEED TO KNOW
OPENING SPEAKER: Avitha Sooful, Head of Division and senior lecturer, Fine Arts, University of Pretoria
WALKABOUT: Wednesday, July 22 at 1 pm; Saturday, August 1 at 10.30 am
GALLERY HOURS: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Closed weekends and public holidays.
LOCATION: APK Campus, Cor. Kingsway/University Road, Auckland Park
CONTACT: UJ Art Gallery: 011 559 2099 aedempsey@uj.ac.za
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