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Postgraduate qualifications
ViNCO, in conjunction with the Graphic Design and History of Art subject groups, currently offers three postgraduate programmes: Master of Arts in Graphic Design (Practice), Master of Arts in History of Art, and Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts with History of Art. For more information please contact vinco@nwu.ac.za.…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/reflective-conversations-2012-2014
Reflective conversations (2012-2014)
Reflective conversations was an interdisciplinary project aimed at the creative exploration of the relationship between typography, topography and typology. This project came together in a group exhibition that was held in 2013, followed by a special journal edition in the South African Journal of Art History (Volume 29, Number 4, 1 January 2014…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/transgressions-and-boundaries-page-2009%25E2%2580%25932011
Transgressions and boundaries of the page (2009–2011)
Transgressions and boundaries of the page, an interdisciplinary investigation into the genre of the artist’s book, manifested our belief that the creative disciplines need to negotiate and establish a sustainable and rigorous research context that circumscribes and values artistic practice (which emanates from tacit knowledge) and textual…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/tracking-creative-creatures-2007%25E2%2580%25932009
Tracking creative creatures (2007–2009)
Tracking creative creatures was an interdisciplinary exploration that originated from a need for research possibilities in the creative disciplines, specifically in visual arts and creative writing. The graphic works that formed the core of the project and that served as creative stimuli for the various artists originated in the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories
Untold Stories
“Stories give flesh to the bare bones. Out of stories, we make culture, not from the bones of the dead, though the bones are the rationale for stories being told. Whereas in art, this impulse is clearer, science too is about telling certain stories. It is out of stories that we make society. Out of stories an individual constructs a…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/contact-us
Contact us
Please send an email to Anzel van Rensburg for any general enquiries or contact the History of Art and Visual Studies team or Graphic Design team for any postgraduate enquiries.
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