VUT_Report 2018_Finale

VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ANNUAL REPORT 2018
Fashion:
• Fashion students participated in the French Day celebrations by hosting a fashion show.
• The third-year fashion students took place in three competitions during semester 2 of 2018 and had
many successes.
• Firstly, ten students attended the Durban July as accompanied by Ms.. S. Hugo and Ms. I. Wilken. Of
the 10, three were selected as semi-finalists and one was the runner up in the category ‘best Fascinator’.
• Secondly, the students took part in the prestigious national Bernina competition held during the September
holidays. A total of eight institutions and 53 students took part. Three of our VUT students were selected
to work in the company and to design and construct a garment. Our students won both first and second
place and received several Bernina machines (prizes to the value of R75,000.00).
• Lastly, five students were selected for the EDCON competition of which one was chosen to complete
their internship program (21 steps to retail).
VISUAL ARTS &
DESIGNS
Fine Art:
• Best 2017 Fine Art Students exhibition was held in February 2018.
• Faculty research seminar (Linda du Preez and Matshepo Thibudi).
• Lizamore presented a Professional practice workshop for 3rd and 4th year Fine Art.
• Hosted Art exhibition in celebration of women’s month and colloquium.
• B Tech Mini dissertation writing workshop.
• Alumni student Mlamli Zulu won the first prize at the Thami Mnyele fine art competition.
• Staff exhibition August Drawing Marathon.
• Springs Art gallery collaboration.
• Two B Tech Fine Art E, Thema, and Mamello participated in FNB Art fair.
• 3rd year Fine Art pop up art exhibition in celebration of heritage month.
• Fine Art section published a promotional article for Fine Art course at the Creative Feel Magazine in
both November 2018 and December 2018/2019 issues.
Graphic Design:
• Neston Kotze finalising MTech submission.
• Dorette van der Walt has made significant progress with M Tech studies.
• Reshma Maharajh has made significant progress with creative outputs towards Ph.D. studies at Wits.
Photography:
• Fujifilm viewed the exhibition by Anneke de Klerk in Bodutu Art Gallery and has subsequently selected
works from it to promote on their webpage and in an international publication published by them.
Further cooperation between Anneke de Klerk, as representative of the Visual Arts Department of
VUT, in the development of future projects has been agreed upon on an informal basis and needs to
be developed further.
• Mr. Jon Hess, contract lecturer in the Photography section, worked with social services to create a
documentary video for THE PHUMELELA STREET PROJECT. This footage was shown at the International
Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG) in Kruger National Park, South Africa in June 2018.
The purpose of the Video was to show the International audience the reality of street life in South
Africa. The footage was a big favourite at the symposium. SANCA GREATER-HEIDELBERG thanked Mr.
Hess and VUT.
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