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September 2023

21Sep2023

Documentary is a fitting tribute to Sam Nzima’s life

Life Through His Lens, a 90-minute documentary film about the life of accomplished photojournalist and TUT Honorary Doctor, Sam Nzima, will be previewed during a special screening hosted as part of the TUT Arts Festival on 26 September.

19Sep2023

Fashion with a heart

Sustainability is critical in the fashion industry because it is one of the world's top polluters, with severe environmental and social consequences. Asithandile Zixesha (31), a Fashion Design student pursuing his Master’s degree at the Department of Design Studies, Faculty of Arts and Design, is acutely aware of this reality and will showcase his collection of...

18Sep2023

New book on SA film industry launched at TUT

It is fitting that a book that serves as a history and critique of South Africa's film industry is launched right on the doorstep where a new generation of filmmakers are trained.

13Sep2023

TUT dance lecturer obtains doctorate

Committed Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) academic and consummate performing artist Nicola Haskins obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pretoria on 5 September. Dr Haskins, who is a lecturer in the Dance stream of the Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, shares her journey towards...

12Sep2023

Alumni and students raise the TUT flag high at top art competition

Six Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) alumni students and four current students made TUT proud at this year's Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. Between the ten, there is a merit award winner and nine finalists who were recognised during a well-oiled award ceremony hosted at the Pretoria Art...

11Sep2023

Doctoral study contributes to preservation of indigenous cultural practices

As South Africans celebrate the country’s rich heritage in September during Heritage Month, a TUT staff member has just completed an interesting Doctoral study about Tshikona, a performance of Vhavenḓa’s songs that is performed through the existence of its...

06Sep2023

Arts Postdoctoral fellow receives prestigious visiting scholarship

Dr Kgomotso Moshugi, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design, recently received a prestigious two-month visiting scholarship from 22 July – 30 September 2023, at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS).

August 2023

31Aug2023

An interesting twist on world-famous opera

In a first, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts (Opera) contemporised the setting of one of the world’s most popular operas to make it more accessible to a young modern audience and draw some attention to some historical facts in the City of Tshwane.

25Aug2023

Dance productions will entertain, enthral and educate

The Dance programme of the Department of Performing Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design is proud to present several productions and exhibitions that will showcase the versatility and quality of its current generation of dancers, choreographers and educators during...

22Aug2023

Showcase presents valuable learning opportunity for students

Postgraduate Diploma students from the Department of Performing Arts (Theatre Arts and Performance) will showcase their expertise in their elective disciplines during the Department’s Postgraduate Showcase from 30 August to 2 September.

21Aug2023

Music students learn from the very best

To be the best, one must learn from the best. That’s exactly what students from the Department of Performing Arts (Music) did the last couple of weeks when three international musicians visited their shores at the Faculty of Arts and Design.

17Aug2023

Women warriors to host holistic wellness day

A group of five female academics from diverse environments at the University subscribe to the notion that genuine care reflects in actions, not just thoughts, and often beyond the walls of lecture halls. The group, aptly called the Haaga-Helia Warriors, will host a holistic wellness day for staff and students...

15Aug2023

Faculty explores pathways toward ensuring equity

This month, as South Africans commemorate the 1956 march of some 20 000 women to the Union Building in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws, there is a platform on the threshold of this iconic building to honour women (especially women in the arts) 67 years later.

07Aug2023

Great leadership opportunity abroad awaits Film student

Excitement is mounting for George Temba (25), a third-year Motion Picture Production student at the Faculty of Arts and Design, who will be traveling to the United Kingdom later this year for a three-week all-expenses paid trip of England and Scotland as TUT’s Abe Bailey Travel Bursar for 2023. What adds to the suspense...

07Aug2023

Arts lecturer receives international recognition for her work

Shortly before Women’s Day, one of the Faculty of Arts and Design’s foremost staff members, Dr Refiloe Lepere, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts, has been recognised with the esteemed Artist | Scholar | Activist (ASA) Award for her exceptional achievements within the cross-disciplinary field of...

02Aug2023

Lecturer and alum join forces for Stellenbosch exhibition

SPROUT / ONTKIEM is set to open in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 5 August at the Ilse Schermers Art Gallery, featuring the collaborative works of acclaimed glassblower, Martli Jansen van Rensburg, and versatile mixed media sculptor, Izette Roos. Martli is a lecturer at TUT’s Department of Fine and Studio Arts...

01Aug2023

A once-in-a lifetime opportunity for glass lecturers and students

The TUT Glass Studio was invited to attend the first Sustainable Future Youth Conference at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, Washington State, from 25 June to 1 July. Attending a workshop at the Pilchuck Glass School is many a glass artist’s dream.

July 2023

24Jul2023

High five for TUT Arts Festival

In anticipation of the fifth TUT Arts Festival, the Faculty of Arts and Design is a hive of activity, with this milestone deserving of a high five. The Festival’s theme this year is ARTIVISM, a portmanteau of the words “arts” and “activism” and it will take place on the Arts Campus from 26 – 28 September.

21Jul2023

TUT scoops eight trophies at HEIPA FEST

Students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) scooped eight trophies during the 2023 Higher Education Institutions Performing Arts Festival (HEIPA FEST), an extravaganza of arts performances and student empowerment programs in drama, choral music, debate and poetry for institutions of higher...

14Jul2023

Lungisani’s photos capture the imagination of the nation

Beyond his wildest dreams, Lungisani Mjaji (26), a second-year Commercial Photography student studying at TUT's Faculty of Arts and Design, is grabbing the nation's imagination with his efforts to capture the beauty and history of his charming home village, Nongidi Kwamachi in Harding Town on the edge of KwaZulu-...

June 2023

09Jun2023

Trio ready to tickle the ivories at esteemed music competition

Three gifted students who cut their musical teeth at TUT’s Department of Performing Arts understand that the world of jazz is an ever-evolving and captivating genre that demands exceptional talent, creativity and dedication. Their efforts in this regard have...

01Jun2023

Angelique Strijdom – talented athlete and top student

To say that third-year Interior Design student Angelique Strijdom (21) balances her life as a national athlete and full-time student is a bit of an understatement; she is exceptionally good at both! In view of Youth Day (16 June), the inspiring sprinter...

May 2023

31May2023

Lecturer’s award-winning play staged on Arts Campus

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts will stage the critically acclaimed play, Ukama, at the Rostrum Theatre on the Arts Campus from 3 to 8 June at 17:00. The play, written and directed by lecturer Bongani Bennedict...

17May2023

Materials Day brings industry and learning together

As part of a packed Materials Day, the Department of Interior Design at the Faculty of Arts and Design invited nine manufacturers in this profession to the Arts Campus to determine future trends, demand for skills and suitable means of preparing students for...

16May2023

Duo named winners of wine label design competition

The dreams of two Integrated Communication Design students studying at the Faculty of Arts and Design’s Department of Visual Communication came true when they were announced winners of the ROTOCON wine label design competition on 5 May. Mpho...

15May2023

Action-packed political thriller opens TUT’s theatrical season

Known for breaking new ground, the Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, will open its theatrical season at the Breytenbach Theatre with the action-packed political thriller ASKARI on 25 May (Africa Day). TUT is the first university in Africa to...

11May2023

Prof’s research trip boosts international cooperation in the Arts

Prof Chats Devroop's commitment to exploring the intersections of music and culture, as well as his dedication to building bridges between institutions, exemplify the importance of international cooperation in the Arts.

11May2023

TUT Sustainable Together design project gets international recognition

The Department of Design Studies (Fashion Design programme) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is mindful of the effect that its actions have on the environment and actively goes the extra mile to make sure that its impact in this regard is...

April 2023

25Apr2023

Arts lecturer reflects on doctoral journey

Beginning postgraduate studies is difficult, but the amount of personal growth you go through is immeasurable, says Mienke Fouché, one of the newest doctors at the Faculty of Arts and Design. Mienke, who is a lecturer at the Department of Performing...

19Apr2023

Faculty stalwart boasts a new title

Herman Botes, one of the Faculty of Arts and Design’s stalwart employees and a passionate design educator, obtained a PhD in Visual Arts at an autumn graduation ceremony of the University of Stellenbosch in March. In an interview, he describes this journey as rewarding but at the same time...

11Apr2023

HoD stands tall at annual Humanities and Social Sciences Book, Creative Collection, Digital Contributions Awards 2023

Pfunzo Sidogi, Head of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, was recently recognised as one of those members of the broader Huma...

March 2023

23Mar2023

Prof’s book advocates for the promotion of Venda choral music

There has been notable growth in the production of indigenous South African choral music repertoire. However, little effort has been made in the collection, documentation, preservation, and promotion of the repertoire of Venda choral music. Vhasiki...

17Mar2023

International recognition for Performing Arts lecturer

Staff at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design are known to be experts in their respective fields with international standing. The latest accolade in this respect is that of Dr Karina Lemmer, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts, being recognised...

16Mar2023

TUT mourns the passing of a great Alum – Gloria Bosman

It is with profound sadness that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has learned of the sudden passing of renowned performing artist, Gloria Bosman, on Tuesday, 14 March 2023.

09Mar2023

Film lecturer and fundi selected for flagship programme

Dr Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren, senior lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication's Film programme, has been selected for the flagship Future Professors Programme 2023 of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

February 2023

24Feb2023

When Art becomes activism

Art as a powerful currency to address societal challenges will be the focus of the Faculty of Arts and Design for the next five years. Prof Nalini Moodley, who will serve a second term as Executive Dean, outlined this vision for the Faculty during a staff engagement.

21Feb2023

TUT affirms excellent women leaders through reappointment of two Executive Deans and Senior Director

Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal announced the reappointment of three women executives who have served the University with distinction in their respective portfolios. “On behalf of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Management, it gives...

16Feb2023

TUT celebrates Dr Chaka Chaka’s Honorary Doctorate

Last year during the Spring Graduations, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) awarded the Doctor of Performing Arts (Honoris Causa) in the Faculty of Arts and Design to the Princess of Africa, Dr Yvonne Machaka, popularly known as Yvonne Chaka Chaka. She was honoured together with Dr Esther...

14Feb2023

Patrick is flying solo for next exhibition

Patrick Rulore’s career as a full-time artist has gone from strength to strength since he took first place in the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition in 2019. The former student of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design spoke with Industrial Editor, Gerrit Bester, about this journey and his...

14Feb2023

Wine label design competition taps students’ creativity

Label and packaging print giant, ROTOCON, has launched a wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The competition is open to undergraduate students at TUT’s Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Arts and Design. The winner will be announced...

13Feb2023

Cumulus membership encourages international collaboration

The Faculty of Arts and Design's Cumulus membership is bearing fruit, including increased international engagement. The latest of such engagements is a meeting Prof Nalini Moodley, Executive Dean, had with Dr Rebecca Peake, Associate Dean: Global and Academic Partnerships, and Interim Head of Depart:...

02Feb2023

Arts and Design Faculty hosts robust dialogue on GBV

There are more layers to Gender-based Violence (GBV) than meets the eye, and a much clearer definition of this phenomenon could be a good starting point to enable educators to increase awareness among students.

January 2023

26Jan2023

Welcome to the Future. Welcome to Your Future.

In this short message, I wish to welcome all our students at the beginning of the 2023 academic year, in my capacity as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology.

24Jan2023

Design wizards excel at kitchen design challenge

Three Interior Design students who excelled in the 2022 Kitchen Design Project of the Kitchen Specialist Association (KSA), agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Design wizards, Celuxolo Mndletshe and Bongani Masinga, reached the top five...

20Jan2023

Registration for TUT’s 2023 academic year now open

With registration for the 2023 student intake commencing at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 20 January 2023, the following relevant information will assist students greatly to complete the registration process as smoothly as possible.

19Jan2023

Online remains the best option for late applications

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will not allow prospective students who did not apply for admission in 2022, or those who plan to apply late for programmes where there may be space still available, to physically access campuses during the late...

November 2022

30Nov2022

Fine Arts students conclude 2022 with ceramics exhibition

Just before 2022’s hourglass trickles out its last grain of sand, students of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts will head to the St Lorient Art Gallery in Brooklyn, Pretoria, for an exhibition of their ceramic work.

October 2022

25Oct2022

TUT confers honorary doctorates on foremost South Africans

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) conferred honorary doctorate degrees on four foremost South Africans as part of its Spring graduation ceremonies. At graduation ceremonies hosted on the Pretoria Campus on Monday, October 24,...

20Oct2022

Grant enables lecturer to further explore 3D printing in jewellery

With the advent of 3D printing, the age-old craft of manufacturing jewellery from precious metal has undergone a significant transformation. Hesti Wade, a part-time lecturer and postgraduate student at the Department of Design Studies (Jewellery Design and...

19Oct2022

Student voices help shape Interior Design profession

Two TUT Interior Design students have been elected to the Student Advisory Committee of the prestigious African Institute of the Interior Design Professions (IID). By connecting students to a nationwide community of other students and interior...

12Oct2022

TUT celebrates its third Absa L’Atelier winner

A three-month-long residency in Paris, France awaits Malebogo Naticia Molokoane (32), a Master’s degree student and part-time lecturer at the Department of Fine and Studio Arts, after being announced winner of the 2022 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award in...

September 2022

23Sep2022

Lecturer bags Mzantsi Jazz Award

Dr Roland Moses, a senior lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts, bagged the Best Jazz Song (African Sun) category during the 6th Mzantsi Jazz Awards hosted at the Soweto Theatre. This category was contested by public vote.

16Sep2022

Famed play staged in SA for the first time

It will be a South African first when the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts stages August Wilson’s famed African American play, Two Trains Running. Directed by senior lecturer, Dr Karina Lemmer, with Prof Owen...

08Sep2022

Arts Festival will showcase art of making knowledge work

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design will host its first, post-COVID-19, in-person Arts Festival from 26 – 29 September 2022, making it the fourth since 2018, on the TUT Arts Campus.

August 2022

26Aug2022

TUT artists add their names to premier art competition

Being one of the 106 finalists in this year's Sasol New Signatures Art Competition is no small accomplishment, considering the record number of 1 065 entries. Fine and Studio Arts lecturer, Mellaney Roberts, and student, Kutlwano Monyai, are among this select group of artists with their thought-provoking...

16Aug2022

Students show their mettle at National Arts Festival

A crucial part of any live performance happens behind the scenes, both before a production is mounted and during its run. Since 2012, students from the Department of Performing Arts have ensured the smooth-running of this aspect of productions staged at the National Arts Festival (NAF). This year was no excepti...

16Aug2022

Membership bolsters Faculty’s standing

The international standing of the Faculty of Arts and Design at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has received a significant boost following it obtaining membership of the Cumulus association. This association is a premier global network that brings together art and design educational institutions of...

05Aug2022

Live performance promises to be a sensory experience

The Theatre Arts and Performance senior student cast from the Department of Performing Arts (DPA) have created a live art performance with Prof Janine Lewis, titled [left] in the cracks, that will be performed at the Rostrum Theatre in September. The collaboration includes professional artist Marinda du Toit, Dance...

04Aug2022

Interior Design puts theory into practice

Interior Design students got their hands dirty this year as part of an initiative by the Department to put construction theory into practice, albeit accompanied by blood, sweat and tears.

July 2022

28Jul2022

First TUT Gender Desk established on Arts Campus

Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) is on the rise in South Africa, yet it is rarely discussed. It is also no secret that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a pandemic in higher education, and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is regrettably not an exception. Due to this, the Department of Higher Education...

25Jul2022

Production celebrates autobiographical memories and stories

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has collaborated with the University of Pretoria (UP) to stage Memoryscapes, a deeply personal celebration of the performers’ autobiographical memories and...

22Jul2022

TUT and community take hands to clean up city

Landscape Services at the Arts Campus have joined forces with property management company, City Property and Arcadia Inner City Development, in a project to make the city safer and clean up the open area next to Nelson Mandela Drive, as part of their...

19Jul2022

Prof part of international team exploring artistic research

Prof Chatradari Devroop, Research Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design, has been invited to be part of a select international research team exploring artistic research. Artistic research is a new paradigm being used in arts faculties globally whose focus...

18Jul2022

Lecturer’s PhD focuses on improving teaching and learning

Finding creative ways to improve teaching and learning was the inspiration for her PhD topic, says Dr Leandi Steyn Delport. The dynamic lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design,...

07Jul2022

Partnership with music legend broadens students’ perspective

The teaching and learning of students at the Faculty of Arts and Design started on a high note this year since music legend Dr Vusi Mahlasela, known as ‘The Voice,’ partnered with the Faculty to present master classes to students of the Department of Performing...

June 2022

09Jun2022

Towards future-ready graduates

The teaching and learning of students studying at the Department of Interior Design got a major boost this week with the launch of their new Tech Lab – another first for the Faculty of Arts and Design.

08Jun2022

Family of TV and film legend donates equipment to TUT

A legend in the South African TV and Film industry, Richard Nosworthy, passed away in April this year. Nosworthy had a passion for teaching and mentoring the youth, seen with his involvement in teaching workshops to screenwriters (called ‘the Scribe Writer’s...

07Jun2022

TUT launches its first alumni chapter

Alumni of the Faculty of Arts and Design, including prominent figures in the South African entertainment industry, returned to their alma mater on Friday, 3 June for the launch of an alumni chapter aimed at re-engaging this important University constituency. Speakers at the event stressed that the...

07Jun2022

Collaboration turns hurt into healing

Collaboration in the arts does not only harness the experiences and skills of individual participants to give meaning and creative expression to what they deem important. Often, it also leads to ground-breaking new work, as is the outcome of such a partnership between artist Marinda du Toit and the Department of...

May 2022

31May2022

TUT stages light-hearted musical revue

Students from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts will take to the stage of the Breytenbach Theatre in June to perform an exciting musical revue, titled Before & After.

26May2022

Mozambiquan institution forges ties with Arts Faculty

A five-member delegation from the Escola Nacional de Artes Visuais (National Visual Art School) (ENAV) in Mozambique is visiting the Faculty of Arts and Design this week because of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at forging closer ties between the...

20May2022

TUT Arts Alumni Chapter launch on the cards

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is set to launch a number of University Alumni Chapters, with the Faculty of Arts and Design taking the lead. It will host the first Arts Alumni Chapter at the Winston Mankunku Ngozi Building, on 3 June 2022.

19May2022

“Research is fun, this is how it should be approached,” says new Arts Research Prof

Prof Chats Devroop, newly appointed Research Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design, is no stranger to TUT, as he has worked in the Music programme, among others as HoD, for several years before...

17May2022

Proceeds from lecturer’s debut CD will fund a worthy cause

Most academic staff members working at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design are also practicing artists in their respective disciplines, thereby enhancing the quality of Art students’ learning experience. One such staff member is Dr Roland Moses, senior lecturer at the...

06May2022

Former Scandal actor graduates at TUT

Mbulelo Katise, former Scandal actor and Television personality, recently received his first qualification, a National Diploma in Film and Television Directing, from the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Arts and Design.

April 2022

22Apr2022

Festival presents great learning experience for up-and-coming performing artists

The second instalment of the New Works Reading Festival (NWRF) will be staged at TUT’s Rostrum Theatre on its Arts Campus on Freedom Day, 27 April (10:00 – 13:00). Presented by the Department of Performing...

21Apr2022

TUT Art Collection makes first acquisitions

The newly established TUT Art Collection recently made its first acquisition consisting of two paintings by artist, Patrick Rulore.

06Apr2022

Fashion Design students give back to community

The saying goes that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. This principle was put into practice at the Department of Design Studi...

March 2022

30Mar2022

“Africa should create the world in its own image,” VC argues at conference

Young academics from across Africa converged at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design from 22 – 24 March to Rethink, Remake and Rebuild Arts, Culture and Heritage on the...

16Mar2022

Arts community engagement project aims to empower women

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Design Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Design, will host a community engagement event aimed at empowering girls and young women. The...

February 2022

24Feb2022

NRF recognises TUT’s brightest research minds

Nineteen of the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) brightest research minds recently received new, or upgraded their ratings at the National Research Foundation (NRF). This follows years of...

September 2021

21Sep2021

VC’s seminar shines spotlight on cultural and creative industries

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design recently welcomed renowned author of Global Cultural Economy, Dr Christiaan de Beukelaer, when he joined...

16Sep2021

TUT names buildings after two SA creative giants

It was history in the making at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 14 September 2021, when two buildings on the University’s Arts Campus were named after South African creative...

August 2021

30Aug2021

Vocal Art student strikes a chord with international audiences

Tshegofatso Khunwane (23), an Advanced Diploma: Performing Arts (Vocal Art) student at the Faculty of Arts and Design, has recently returned from Spain where he has performed in a theatre production,...

20Aug2021

TUT alumna designs edgy nature inspired textiles

Ditiro Mashigo, an alumna of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design is cementing her space in the fashion and textile industry with her edgy range of designer...

18Aug2021

Arts Faculty showcases its fascinating research

Research is alive and kicking at the Faculty of Arts & Design based on a Research & Artistic Output Virtual Showcase the Faculty hosted on 28 July. The line-up included nine staff members sharing....

17Aug2021

Arts staff and alumnus add their voices to new book

Two staff members and an alumnus from the Faculty of Arts and Design, Pfunzo Sidogi (Fine and Studio Arts), Dr Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren (Visual Communication), and Katlego Chale (actor,...

July 2021

16Jul2021

TUT Vocal Art alumna bags major international prize

The Tshwane University of Technology community, in particular the Faculty of Arts and Design, is rejoicing following the news that Vocal Art alumna and up-and-coming soprano, Masabane Cecilia...

07Jul2021

Student handpicked for prestigious leadership programme

Shortly before Women’s Month, Sandrine Kwinja (28), an Advanced Diploma: Interior Design student at the Tshwane University of Technology, received the good news that she was handpicked from a...

June 2021

03Jun2021

First South African obtains TUT doctorate in fashion design

Dr Sipho Mbatha is the first South African to obtain a Doctorate in Fashion Design at the Tshwane University of Technology during the virtual June graduations. The title of his dissertation is Exploring....

May 2021

12May2021

TUT Vocal Art students excel at international singing competition

Two Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Vocal Art students, Zintle Soga (a third-year student), and Asisipho Petu (an Advanced Diploma student) have reached the final round of the prestigious 39th...

04May2021

M Tech student hosts first solo exhibition

2021 is a productive year for Lerato Lodi, an M Tech Fine and Applied Arts student. She is currently hosting her first online solo exhibition, titled, Morapedi, One Who Prays, at the North-West University...

March 2021

10Mar2021

TUT Student spreads H.O.P.E with debut album

Ofentse Moses Sebula, South African jazz saxophone protégé and Performing Arts (Music) student at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design, will release his debut...

February 2021

19Feb2021

TUT Film guru and lecturer publishes article on award-winning Lesotho film

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Visual Communication at the Faculty of Arts and Design, has started the New Year...

03Feb2021

Public gets a chance to view young TUT artist’s thought-provoking work

Eloise Schoeman, one of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts’ most gifted students, will participate in an exhibition, titled LIGHT YEARS, that will be hosted at the Lizamore & Associates art...

02Feb2021

Academy taps TUT Art lecturer’s expertise

Yet another honour has befallen the Tshwane University of Technology’s Dr Jan van der Merwe, celebrated artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Arts & Design’s Department of Fine & Studio Arts...

January 2021

27Jan2021

TUT Prof’s research article attracts major online attention

A research article, titled Testosterone boosters: a report of a supplement’s misleading labelling claims, authored by Prof Rudi de Lange from the Tshwae University of Technology’s Department of...

26Jan2021

Visual Communication students learn from the best of the best

Visual Communication students will get the opportunity to learn from the best in the business during an online guest lecture presented by Kadine James on 27 January 2021. James is a world-ren...

20Jan2021

Thought leaders discuss design’s role towards a more sustainable future

What are currently the most significant influences on design? Thought leaders from around the globe, including Herman Botes, Acting Head of the Department of Visual Communication, at the Tshwane Univ...

November 2020

04Nov2020

Master’s study culminates in poignant photographs of Pretoria

Almost three years ago, when Hein Grové, a lecturer at the Department of Visual Communication (Photography), commenced his Master’s degree studies documenting images of an...

02Nov2020

Young journalist turns setbacks into comebacks

Delny Mashudu Demana (23), a Tshwane University of Technology Journalism student who hails from Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt), wanted to become a journalist since she was seven...

October 2020

20Oct2020

Arts boasts two new Doctorates

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts & Design conferred two D: Tech degrees during the Spring graduation ceremonies hosted virtually on 14 October. The one dissertation offers invaluable advice to South African fashion...

08Oct2020

TUT duo behind Somizi’s showstopper outfit

Two alumni students from the Department of Design Studies (Fashion Design) have been trending on social media during September for designing a spectacular outfit that SA Idols judge, Somizi...

08Oct2020

Riveting production puts gender-based-violence in the spotlight

Jeannette Ziady, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts (Dance) and accomplished performing artist (dancer), added her skill to a thought-provoking film production, titled Dark Light,...

August 2020

28Aug2020

A celebration of women photographers

Francki Burger, a part-time lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Visual Communication (Photography) and celebrated photographer, was part of a select group...

24Aug2020

TUT Vocal artists dominate international singing competition

Alumni and students of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts (Vocal Art) excelled at this year’s Amazwi Omzansi Africa National Singing Competition, bagging...

19Aug2020

Art heavyweights showcased in new book

The Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SAAWK), literally South African Academy for Science and Arts, has launched a new book of its impressive art collection of foremost South African...

18Aug2020

TUT student’s artworks selected for prestigious exhibition

No fewer than three of the artworks of Eloise Schoeman, a Fine and Applied Arts student at the Tshwane University of Technology, were chosen for the 2020 Joburg Fringe, an independent art fair...

12Aug2020

Bravo Katleho!

Katleho Mokhoabane, an alumnus of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts (Vocal Art), has won the third prize in the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino (CLIP) competition which took place at the...

July 2020

31Jul2020

TUT art student presents business mogul with unique drawing

One of the country’s foremost businessmen is now the proud owner of the art of a Tshwane University of Technology Fine and Applied Arts student who recently presented him with a drawing of himself...

16Jul2020

Alumna features in gripping new TV drama series

BET Africa (DStv 129) will air a gripping new local drama, titled ISONO (The Sin), from 27 July at 21:30. It stars Pretoria-born and raised rising star and TUT Musical Theatre Alumna, Mpule Matlhola (26)...

15Jul2020

A win cast in clay!

Faculty of Arts & Design students keep on making the University proud, even during lockdown. Clement Maenetja (23), a Fine & Studio Arts student who has just bagged the title of third overall winner of the 2020 #InnibosNationalCraftAwards...

03Jul2020

TUT Lecturer writes thought-provoking article on future of jewellery industry

We are living in interesting times and the Jewellery industry, such as many other sectors, needs to reinvent itself and adapt for the future, writes Dave...

April 2020

28Apr2020

10MillionMasks: Tshwane textile designer creates and hands out free face masks

Pretoria - The day she was awarded the contract to design stage costumes for the Soweto Gospel Choir has to feature as one of the high points in the...

22Apr2020

TUT donates Covid-19 face shields to local hospital

In response to the increasing need for personal protection equipment (PPE), due to outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, various entities at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) have...

January 2020

22Jan2020

A new dawn for the Arts

2020 heralds in a new phase in the life of the Tshwane University of Technology’s former Faculty of the Arts with a new name, signature and Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) that is locally relevant and internationally competitive.

21Jan2020

TUT graduates show their mettle at international piano competition

Three Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Performing Arts (Music) graduate students are among an international group of young musicians that were handpicked to participate...

November 2019

06Nov2019

SA’s top Interior Architect student is a TUT lad

John Malange, a third-year Tshwane University of Technology Interior Design student, and his lecturer, René van der Merwe, will soon make their way to an international design fair of their choice...

September 2019

04Sep2019

Students bring children’s stories to life at Arts Festival

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Drama and Film (Drama) will stage exciting children’s theatre course work during STORYTIME that will be performed at this year’s TUT Arts...

August 2019

29Aug2019

Arts Dean recognised for her sterling leadership

One of the University’s foremost female leaders, Prof Nalini Moodley-Diar, Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, has been recognised for her leadership in advancing education and training in the...

06Aug2019

Industry taps Wandile’s expertise

Wandile Mgcodo, Technician at TUT’s quaint Breytenbach Theatre, has been elected as a council member of the Technical Production Services Association (TPSA).

May 2019

24May2019

Dramatic Arts student for Miss Gauteng Exclusive

Mmalebone Lefoka, a B Tech Dramatic Arts student, definitely personifies beauty and the brains. The versatile student has qualified as one of the top 100 finalists of the prestigious Miss Gauteng Exclusive...

07May2019

Drama promises impactful experience for all audiences

When Shakespeare and his company first staged Julius Caesar, they may have suspected that their work would have mass appeal for a long time, but could never have foreseen that it would be...

April 2019

30Apr2019

Student captures Southern African myth and folklore in pictures

In what is considered one of the most imaginative B Tech dissertations originating from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Visual Communication this year, a Photography...

04Apr2019

TUT lecturer’s artistic footprint knows no boundaries

Sculptor, multimedia artist and lecturer at the Tshwane University’s Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Zelda Stroud, has extended her artistic footprint internationally this year. Two portrait busts that she sculpted were unveiled in Kenya...

October 2018

26Oct2018

Arts lecturer's book is the first of its kind

The Tshwane university of Technology’s (TUT) Herman Botes, Acting Head of the Department of Visual Communication, has contributed significantly to the body of knowledge on citizen designers with the publication of a new book, which is considered the first...

26Oct2018

Arts conferences culminate in two new books

One thing is certain: When the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of the Arts embarks on projects, it always has the bigger picture in mind. This vision is evident in two books that were published this year, following two international conferences that...

September 2018

19Sep2018

Celebrated songstress Gloria Bosman performs at Arts Festival

During this month of celebrating our heritage, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will revel in its diverse arts and culture by presenting a first-ever Arts Festival on its vibrant Arts Campus. Multiple award-winning songstress and TUT alumna, Gloria Bosman...

July 2018

25Jul2018

Jewellery lecturer shows his mettle nationally

Dave Newman, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Lecturer and Programme Coordinator for the Jewellery Programme at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, has been appointed new chairperson of the Jewellery Manufacturers’ Association of South Africa

June 2018

12Jun2018

City museum exhibits work of young TUT artists

The Genesis II’Xhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum features the work of six current students and one Alumnus of the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TU) Department of Fine and Applied Arts. They are working as Educational Assistants at the museum and...

May 2018

31May2018

Musical explores African spirituality

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) will stage Ngoma: The Musical based on Ngoma dza Dzivha Fundudzi (Drums of the Water Spirits – tales of Vhavenda mystical deities and legends of sacred spaces), at the Breytenbach Theatre from 13 – 23 June.

29May2018

Trophies at World Choir Games have a TUT touch

Category winners of the 10th World Choir Games (WCG) that will be hosted by South Africa from 4 to 14 July, will return home with Protea-inspired trophies designed by a talented Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Fine and Applied Arts student.

April 2018

26Apr2018

Jewellers go all out for inaugural exhibition

Three lecturers and two alumni students of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Jewellery Design and Manufacture Programme (Department of Fine and Applied Arts) were among the 26...

17Apr2018

TUT play examines crippling impact of a class system

The crippling impact of a class system and the notion that all are haunted, in some way, by the ghosts from the past, are examined by the Tshwane University of Technology’s Drama Programme’s latest offering, Buried Voices.

February 2018

08Feb2018

Ovation for TUT alumna who wins prominent music competition

Within only two years of completing her degree, a B Tech: Vocal Art Performance at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Cecilia Rangwanasha (24) this weekend became the first South African classical singer to win the prestigious 6th Unisa Internatio...

October 2017

18Oct2017

It is Dr Lillian Dube now

The Theunis Bester Hall on the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus was abuzz when celebrated actress, Lillian Dube (72), received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University during one of its Spring Graduation ceremonies hosted this morning, 18 October.

18Oct2017

Fashion Doctorate is a first for TUT

Kenyan born Ruth J L Cheluget (60) became the first person to obtain a Doctorate in Fashion Design at the Tshwane University of Technology during one of the University’s Spring graduation ceremonies hosted at the Pretoria Campus this morning, 18 October.

September 2017

22Sep2017

Academics explore alternative discourses in Arts

Leading minds in the visual arts representing universities countrywide are gathering at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of the Arts this week for the South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) conference. It is the first time that the conference, now in its 32nd year, is hosted by a University of Technology.

01Sep2017

Art Exhibition a first for TUT

In addition to their lecturing skills, many staff members at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Fine and Applied Arts are also accomplished artists. Now, for the first time, they are collaborating in a group exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum, titled Art(ed), featuring work representing all three disciplines taught at the Department, namely Textile Design, Jewellery Design and Fine Arts.

August 2017

18Aug2017

Festival showcases talent of young directors

The talent of 36 young student directors from the Department of Drama and Film will be showcased during the annual Rostrum Roulette Festival at the Arts Campus, from 12 to 16 June.

July 2017

21Jul2017

Drama students and alumni bag several accolades at Festival

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Drama and Film (Drama) returned from this year’s Grahamstown National Arts Festival (held from 29 June to 9 July) with no fewer than four accolades. Not only did its student production, Molora, bag a coveted Ovation Award, so did three productions staged by alumni students of the Department.

June 2017

27Jun2017

TUT students manage Festival from A to Z

The annual dirACTions Festival, presented by the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Drama and Film, aims to entice audiences with this year’s theme ACTION-REACTION. dirACTions will be staged at the Rostrum Theatre, TUT Arts Campus, from 31 July to 5 August.

February 2017

24Feb2017

Abe Baily bursar looks back at memorable trip

A group of 18 South African university staff and students embarked on a journey of a lifetime in November 2016 – all of them handpicked for the prestigious Abe Baily Travelling Bursary.

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