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Julia Arbuckle
Fine Art student wins the Javier Rosón Prize

Julia Arbuckle, a Rhodes University Master’s student in Fine Art, has been awarded the Javier Rosón Prize for her work entitled “Root/Rot: The Family Bible.

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Rhodes University alumni make this year’s prestigious Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans list

Several alumni from Rhodes University are among this year’s Mail & Guardian top 200 Young South Africans. Every year, the Mail & Guardian celebrates the most interesting and talented young South Africans under 35, who have shown themselves to be leaders.

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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (2022) 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. Fellows will be hosted by the National Research Foundation SARChI Chair in Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa.

Special Issue of African Arts on BLAXTARLINES Edited by Ruth Simbao and Kwaku Boafo Kissiedu Volume 54(2), Summer 2021, MIT Press

Special Issue of African Arts on BLAXTARLINES

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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