VISUAL ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA – A BRIEF HISTORY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN 2022 1932 (90 YEARS): The Department of Afrikaans Art and Culture starts its first lectures. 1955 (31 YEARS): Art practice is first taught in 1955. The 1986 cohort of artists included in the Another Time, Another Place exhibition graduate 31 years later. 1972 (50 YEARS): The Department of Fine Arts moves from the grounds of the Pretoria Technical College to the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield campus. 1972 (50 YEARS): Information Design is introduced as a specialisation of the Fine Arts course. 1982 (40 YEARS): Visual Communication is included as a subject, providing students with grounding in theoretical issues that are germane to the visual
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1987 (35 YEARS): The Department of Fine Arts moves to the old Human Movement Sciences building – a former gym becomes a hub of visual arts. 1987 (35 YEARS): The Department of Fine Arts develops the corporate identity for the University of Pretoria (UP) and thereby establishes its status as a reputable design school nationally.
