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SAVAH conference
Rhodes University to host 39th Annual SAVAH Conference & Festival

The 39th Annual SAVAH Conference & Festival, themed Reaching Sideways, Creating Our Ways, will be hosted by Rhodes University in Makhanda from 23 to 26 September 2026.

Heart 3.0 installation
Rhodes University’s first Fine Art practice-based PhD breaks new ground in art and research

Rhodes University has marked a milestone in its research journey with the conferral of the institution’s first practice-based PhD in Fine Art, awarded to Dr Raphaela Linders.

Ezona
Urban Spaces and Public Life photographic exhibition.

Congratulations to 4th year BFA Photography student, Ezona Njokweni, who was recently awarded 3rd Prize for her work in the Urban Spaces and Public Life photographic exhibition.

Crocodile (2023)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (2025) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Suitable candidates are invited to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Art History/Visual Studies or cognate disciplines that engage with the research themes below.

Links and Applications

Arts of Africa and Global Souths

Arts of Africa and Global Souths is a postgraduate research programme that focuses on the ways socially engaged art creations can reshape knowledge, power and social space as acts of decoloniality.

Fine Arts Ethics Application

All research in the department of Fine Art (4th year – PhD, as well as staff, and post doctorial research) which involves human and/or live animal subjects, must obtain ethical clearance from RUESC.

Postgraduate Funding

Funding Opportunities for Fine Art Students

Postgraduate Gateway

Postgraduate applications, programmes, committees, conferences and calendar.

Fine Art Subject Guides

The Fine Art Subject Guide is a launch pad for scholarly research in the field of Fine Art. Here you will find tips for searching the web more effectively along with annotated lists of primary and secondary source materials.

In Memorium

In Memorium

Alumni

Please contact us if you are a Alumni who wishes to share information about your current practices or arts-related activities. Email us: fineart@ru.ac.za or follow us on Facebook.

FAQs

Key Questions about Studies in the Fine Art Department

Fine Art Technology Lab

Services Include Equipment checkout and check in, Digital printing and digital fabrication. Restricted to current members of Fine Art community (Students and Staff).