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Michaelis School of Fine Art

Coordinates: 33°55′48″S 18°24′49″E / 33.93000°S 18.41361°E / -33.93000; 18.41361
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Michaelis School of Fine Art
Hiddingh Hall Library on Hiddingh Campus in Gardens, Cape Town.
Hiddingh Hall Library on Hiddingh Campus in Gardens, Cape Town.
Established1925 (1925) [1]
DirectorDr Kurt Campbell
Location, ,
South Africa

33°55′48″S 18°24′49″E / 33.93000°S 18.41361°E / -33.93000; 18.41361
CampusHiddingh Campus
Websitewww.michaelis.uct.ac.za

The Michaelis School of Fine Art is a public tertiary art school in the Cape Town suburb of Gardens. It was founded in 1925 and is named after its benefactor, Max Michaelis.[1] It is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town. There are three research institutions associated with the school, namely The Lucy Lloyd Archive, Research and Exhibition Centre (LLAREC), the Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA) and the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet, which has been instrumental in promoting printmaking as well as conserving and exhibiting prints in the collection.The major graduate degree offered at the School is the Master of Fine Art where students work in both new and traditional fine art disciplines.

Program

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Courses are offered in New Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Curatorship.

Notable alumni

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Notable staff

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Michaelis School of Fine Art". South African History Online. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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