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Department of Visual Arts

Welcome to the Department of Visual Arts

The Department is the largest of its kind in South Africa and offers a multidisciplinary environment within which you can explore your creativity and stretch your intellectual boundaries.
We offer exciting and challenging under- and postgraduate degree packages and modules in Art History, Fine Arts, Information Design, Visual Communication and Visual Studies up to doctoral level.
In the years of its existence the Department has produced not only outstanding practitioners, but also influential theoreticians.


 

News

New book by Prof Amanda du Preez - 28/08/2009
From Department of Visual Arts

A new publication, Taking a Hard Look: Gender and Visual Culture, edited by Prof Amanda du Preez

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Dystopia art exhibition - 25/05/2009
From Department of Visual Arts

A travelling exhibition entitled Dystopia, curated by Elfriede Dreyer and Jacob Lebeko, that showed from 23 May to 30 June 2009 at the Unisa Art gallery is due to open at Museum Africa on Thursday 8 October 2009 at 17h30 for 18h00.

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Fine Arts achievements 2007 - 24/03/2009
From Department of Visual Arts

Fine Arts students' achievements 2007

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Project for NLSA in Pretoria - 24/03/2009
From Department of Visual Arts

In 2008 third-year FA students completed a large installation of 63 paintings in the massive new NLSA building of 33000 sq m (the new National Library of South Africa, Pretoria). The building was completed and inaugurated during August 2008.

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Centenary Events - 19/03/2009
From Department of Visual Arts

In 2008 UP celebrated its centenary with a series of events, including exhibitions and a community performance project

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APPLICATION AND SELECTION FOR STUDIES

Applications for 2010 have closed. Applications for 2011 will open in March 2010.

Minimum Requirements for Admission: University exemption and a score of at least APS 26.
 

Art as a school subject is not a requirement.

For more information on the UP administrative process, click here.

For application you need to complete the form that is obtainable electronically at
from The Director, Academic Administration, University of Pretoria, 0002 or
Download the University application form.


The BA Fine Arts or the BA Information Design degrees in the Department of Visual Arts entail a selection process.

APPLY FOR BA INFORMATION DESIGN

Download the information on the application and selection process for the BA in Information Design here.

APPLY FOR BA FINE ARTS

Download the information on the application and selection process for the BA in Fine Arts here.

General information

Useful information about class fees, hostel fees and bursaries can be obtained from the Client Service Centre at (012) 420-3111 or from the web http://www.up.ac.za