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Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 16:15
The Centre for Curating the Archive is delighted to welcome its new Research Fellow, Dr Duane Jethro. A graduate of Utrecht University, Jethro has been repatriated from Berlin, Germany, where he has been a post-doctoral researcher in the project “Making Differences: Transforming Museums and Heritage in the 21st Century”, at the Centre for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage, CARMAH, at the Humboldt University Berlin.
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 - 15:15
The programme offers courses in the theory and practice of curatorship, developing in students a sophisticated awareness of the practicalities, politics and poetics of working with collections of many kinds. Students are encouraged to bring the disciplinary insights of their undergraduate major (whether this be in the visual arts, the humanities or the sciences) to the curating of both material and virtual collections, and are offered opportunities to work on exhibitions in public spaces and in the digital realm.
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 - 14:00
In July 2020, Dr. Carine Zaayman was selected for a coveted postdoctoral position in the transnational project “Worlding Public Cultures: Museums in an Age of Decolonization”.
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 - 11:15
One month ago the CCA lost a friend and colleague following complications related to Covid 19. Nicholas Simane worked at the Centre for Curating the Archive, Michaelis School of Fine Art, for over 10 years. He maintained our exhibitions workshop, and assisted students in both the CCA and the printmaking section of the school.
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 - 10:00
Last week Friday, the 15th of November, the Centre for Curating the Archive launched the first experimental film festival of dome mastered content on the continent! The festival ran in collaboration with Iziko Museums of South Africa and screened nine short films, over three days, at Iziko's planetarium. This was a challenging process, not only in putting the festival together, but in facilitating the creation of this sort of content which has been largely unexplored in South Africa.
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 12:45
For the past few months nine teams of filmmakers have been working alongside the Centre for Curating the Archive and Iziko Museums of South Africa to create immersive films for the first digital dome film festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The CCA hoped that the launch of these films would help to open up new creative possibilities for artists and filmmakers interested in this wonderful immersive environment and, as such, we are happy to announce that Arkology will be hosting a public screening of three of the short films where attendees will be able to experience them in VR.
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 11:15
On the 11th of November the Honours in Curatorship students put up their end of year exhibitions. To see the work they produced read more here.
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 - 11:00
The CCA is pleased to announce that the Sutherland Planetarium is sponsoring an award for best film of the Under the Dome festival! The winners will be announced on the opening night — this Friday the 15th of November! There is a large demand for locally produced fulldome material, and the Sutherland Planetarium hopes to encourage the production of South African content through this award.
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 - 13:00
On Sunday, 20 October, Impossible Return: Harfield Village Forced Removals, a book on the subject, authored by Professor Siona O’Connell, was launched at St Matthews church in Harfield Village and included A Childhood Disrupted, mobile exhibition by research curator, Jade Nair.
Wed, 06 Nov 2019 - 12:00
Honours in Curatorship student, Nathalie Viruly, explores the windows of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum, one of the 16th Istanbul Biennial venues.
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 - 13:30
The Centre for Curating the Archive is delighted to launch our experimental film festival: Under the Dome with free tickets available for the nights of the of the 16th and 17th of November!
Wed, 09 Oct 2019 - 13:45
Aaliyah Ahmed, an Honours in Curatorship student, recently visited Istanbul with the class. Here she explores the theme of the 16th Istanbul Biennial: The Seventh Continent.