Open call: UJ Arts and Culture internships

Internship vacancies

There are eight internships available related to: 

• Performing arts administration.
• Gallery assistant.

Interested applicants should email ujarts@uj.ac.za on how to apply. Internships will commence December 2023 and run for a period of 12-months; based at:

UJ Arts & Culture

UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA), produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. A robust range of arts platforms are offered on all four UJ campuses for students, staff, alumni and the general public to experience and engage with emerging and established Pan-African and international artists drawn from the full spectrum of the arts.

In addition to UJ Arts & Culture, FADA offers programmes in eight creative disciplines, in art, design and architecture, as well as playing home to the NRF SARChI Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, and the visual identities in Art & Design Research Centre. The faculty has a strong focus on sustainability and relevance, and engages actively with the dynamism, creativity and diversity of Johannesburg in imagining new approaches to art and design education. 

UJ Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA)

FADA is on the University’s Bunting Campus in Auckland Park. It houses all the creative disciplines under one roof, with the eight disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, multimedia design, fashion design, graphic design, visual art and jewellery design. FADA seeks to expand each of these fields beyond their traditional boundaries through internal and external collaborations.

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA)

Based in Melville, BASA was founded in 1997 as a joint initiative between government and the private sector, as part of a strategy to secure greater involvement in the arts from businesses operating in South Africa. Established as a Section 21 company, BASA is constituted in terms of the Companies Act, and is registered as a public benefit organisation. 

POPArt Studios 

Based in Madibeng, POPArt is a Johannesburg-based independent production company and performing arts centre specialising in the Live Arts. POPArt stands for People of Performing Art, and that’s exactly what they are about: providing a necessary support structure for emerging and established performing artists to realise new work in a sustainable and healthy way. 

The Market Theatre Laboratory

Based in Newtown, The Market Theatre Laboratory is a unit within the Market Theatre Foundation, considered the educational arm of the Foundation. Founded by Barney Simon and Dr John Kani in 1988, the Market Theatre Laboratory trains actors and theatre makers through its full-time and part-time programmes. Deeply embedded in the ethos of the Laboratory is its commitment to providing opportunities to talented youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who would not otherwise be able to pursue their passion for the arts.

View the original call here.