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December 2021
06Dec2021

Renowned Strasbourg Professor visits TUT shores

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Faculty of Arts & Design hosted Prof Patricia Caillé, a renowned and respected scholar in Film studies from the University of Strasbourg, as a guest to...
November 2021
24Nov2021

TUT student nominated for SATMA16 Awards

Terence Motsepe, a 24-year old TUT student from Mpumalanga, is one of the 2021 nominees for the country’s most prestigious SATMA traditional music awards. Inaugurated in...
23Nov2021

Music students learn from the best of the best

Music students got the opportunity to perform alongside and learn from James Ford, Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Studies at the California State University, US, on...
16Nov2021

TUT podiums and mace stand will sport a student design

From next year, speakers at TUT graduation ceremonies of the University will do so from behind brand-new podiums. The TUT mace used at these ceremonies will also sport a new stand...
11Nov2021

Students take top honours at prestigious jewellery design competition

To say that TUT students dominated this year’s Shining Light Awards (SLA), a De Beers Group Designers Initiative (DBGDI), would be a bit of...
11Nov2021

TUT Alumnus imprints his art signature with first solo exhibition

As a result of Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Patrick Rulore (26), an alumnus of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Fine and Studio Arts, had to...
10Nov2021

Students and alumni spread H.O.P.E with art exhibition

Six young artists, all current students or alumni from the Department of Fine and Studio Arts at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design, will host an exhibition...
09Nov2021

Kgalema Motlanthe among five to receive TUT honorary doctorates

Former President, Kgalema Motlanthe, will be among five outstanding individuals who will be conferred with honorary doctorates for their valuable contributions in...
09Nov2021

TUT Faculty of Arts and Design enters the virtual realm

In another first for the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), its Faculty of Arts and Design can now be explored virtually. A closer look at every nook and cranny of its vibrant city campus is...
03Nov2021

Fashion Design duo argues for the fit needs of pear- and hourglass-shaped women

The current fashion sizing systems that are available need to be relooked, as they are completely inadequate to meet the fit needs of the...
October 2021
27Oct2021

Fine Arts alumnus wins award in fairest Cape

Sylvester Zanoxolo Mqeku (34), an alumnus of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Fine and Studio Arts, was named overall winner of the...
13Oct2021

Arts fraternity tackles Covid-19 challenges bravely

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Arts sector hardest and necessitated a shift in how the creative industries operate. For this reason, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts...
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...
14Sep2021

A Re Bueng Virtual Seminar aims to get dialogue, reflection and action going in creative industries

The Faculty of Arts & Design’s A Re Bueng Virtual Seminar hosted on 17 September 2021, will present a range of interesting emerging modalities in the...
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
19May2021

TUT artists participate in biggest African glass art sculpture event

Blow Your Sculpture, in collaboration with Smelt Glass Studio, Obsidian Glass and the Pretoria Art Museum, bring you the biggest glass art sculpture event on the African continent! Seventeen artists and...
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...
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