Fri, 07 Sep 2018 - 09:45
Embracing the Siyakhula (‘together we grow’) ethos embodied in the title of the upcoming Siyakhula Michaelis Auction in Cape Town, Marlene Dumas has donated 100 000 Euros (R1,8-m) towards the initiative to raise funds for promising artists from previously disadvantaged backgrounds who might otherwise not be able to attend University.
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 - 15:00
"There are mechanisms in place" an exhibition by Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum is showing at the Michaelis Gallery from 23 August 2018 to 21 September 2018. The show is curated by Nkule Mabaso and Nomusa Makhubu. The exhibition opening is at 17h00 on 23 August 2018.
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 - 11:45
The second year New Media class recently visited the Milestone recording studios as part of their Sound Art project.
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 - 10:45
Alex Oelofse, a recent MIchaelis graduate, was fortunate to be a part of Seamester 2018, South Africa’s class afloat organized by the Head of Oceanography at UCT, Prof. Isabelle Ansorge.
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 - 12:15
Painter and photographer Janet Solomon has long been engaged with environmental concerns in her artistic practice. Best known for her Green Screen exhibition which travelled South Africa (2014 -2016) she is interested in the politics of nature representation and the limits of visualising the nonhuman. Seeking greater visibility for her concerns Solomon has recently turned her eye to cinematic film and made her first documentary Becoming Visible.
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 - 18:15
Emeritus Professor Bruce Murray Arnott passed away in Cape Town on Friday 20 July, just short of his 80th birthday. He was a formidable sculptor and academic, who taught at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT between 1978 and his retirement in 2003, and continued his association as a postgraduate supervisor and examiner.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 12:15
Michaelis graduates curating and exhibiting at Stevenson Galleries, Cape Town and Johannesburg 5 July - 22 August 2018
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 10:30
An exhibition titled Good Grief by Michaelis graduate Tiago Rodrigues is on show at SMAC Gallery from 7 July – 11 August.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 10:15
An exhibition titled Dead Centre by Michaelis graduate and lecturer Rowan Smith, will be on show at the new Whatiftheworld Gallery from 11 July – 18 August.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 10:15
Michaelis graduates Xhanti Zwelendaba and Inga Somdyala have collaborated on an exhibition titled Amaqaba.
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 - 10:45
An exhibition by Michaelis graduate Bronwyn Katz, has opened at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 12:30
Haroon Gunn-Salie’s 17 crouching figures, Senzenina 2018, honouring the miners shot in the Marikana massacre of 2012 will be displayed in London’s Regent’s Park in July for Frieze Sculpture 2018.