The Michaelis school of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town is delighted to announce the recipient of the UCT Tierney Fellowship award is Aidan Murgatroyd.
The Michaelis Galleries is pleased to announce the upcoming openings of two exhibitions: !gaoken: seek the spoor by Fabian Saptouw (main gallery) and It Shimmers in the Breach (a sketch for the approach to the edge) by Gretchen van der Byl
At the end of May 2026 members from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) connected to the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Policy, conducted a research visit to the Michaelis School of Fine Art.
The Michaelis Galleries presents ’The Archive Is Not Still’ - a group exhibition of works in progress by 2nd year masters students at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT.
Michaelis School of Fine Art welcomes you to come and meet our passionate lecturers, tour our studios and workshops, and learn how we inspire a love for art every day.
INK brings together artists’ work produced through the Africa South Art Initiative’s Print Access Workshops, with a focus on the most recent workshops held at the University of Cape Town (2024), Wits University and UKZN (2025).
The Siyakhula Scholarship fund is accepting applications for comprehensive Honours and Masters scholarships for students studying or who have been accepted to study at the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Closing Date: 6th February 2026
The Michaelis School of Fine Art mourns the tragic loss of our alumnus, Lonwabo Kilani. Trained at the Community Arts Project (CAP), Lonwabo’s art and writing remain a testimony to his unwavering commitment to social justice.
UCT’s oldest library, Hiddingh Hall library is at the heart Hiddingh campus. It is a place of research, dialogue, exchange, easter egg hunts, affirmations and mischievous laughter, which has been run for the last four years, by Ingrid.
The Michaelis School of Fine Art hosts its annual Graduate Exhibition at Hiddingh Campus from 5 December–13 December 2025. This exhibition is a major event that draws many interested art collectors and art enthusiasts.
Michaelis Associate Professor, Jean Brundrit’s solo exhibition Espazos Precarios: O fin do mundo recently opened in Palas de Rei, Galicia, north-west Spain.
