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Thirty years of freedom: Transforming UCT’s art collection
“Art speaks beyond what we can say verbally. It allows us to address pertinent, worldly issues that we simply don’t have the words for and view them through a very different lens. So, by transforming the University...
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VIDEO: Art and transformation: UCT’s vision for a just society
The University of Cape Town’s Works of Art Collection (WOAC) committee is advancing its exploration of art’s transformative power to foster inclusive spaces for critical discourse and knowledge creation.
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NEW: Faatimah Mohamed-Luke: Come as You Are (2022)
It is our pleasure to welcome Faatimah Mohamed-Luke' Come as You Are (2022) to the UCT Works of Art Collection. This recent acquisition will enrich our African Modern Art collection.
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VIDEO: The Fire This Time launch of live art collection
Launch of the live art collection "The Fire This Time" on 15 September 2022 at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Sarah Baartman precinct on upper campus. UCT Works of Art Collection (WOAC) in collaboration with the Institute for Creativ
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Explore the UCT Works of Art Collection
↦ Our purpose
The Collection serves to build a collection of works of art in line with the University's vision and mission; promote the display of the collection through engaged curation; ensure that the collection is safeguarded; and contribute to an inclusive heritage ...
↦ New acquisitions
The Collection encompasses works of all art forms including, but not limited to, paintings, photographs, drawings, fibre or textile art, prints, statues and sculptures. The artworks include works from about 700 artists acquired by the University ...
↦ What's on
Artworks of the Collection are installed in shared areas on UCT campuses. Additionally, the Works of Art Collection (WOAC) is made accessible by means of events and exhibitions that are held on and off campus throughout the year.