The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is opening entries for the 2026 Stellenbosch Academy Visual Arts Competition (SAVAC), a growing national competition in art and photography celebrating the creativity, talent, and potential of South African high school learners in Grade 10 to Grade 12. 25 Jun 2026 Read more Pyda Nyariri, Visual Literacy and Drawing in Context Lecturer at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, opened her debut solo exhibition, Paivapo (There once was...), at the Association of Visual Arts Gallery (AVA) in Cape Town on 18 June 2026. The exhibition runs until 30 July. 19 Jun 2026 Read more Honours students from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography travelled to Harare, Zimbabwe this year as part of the Academy's Creative Exchange programme, taking on live visual communication briefs at two host organisations: Mbare Art Space and Pamurove Foundation. 26 Feb 2026 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is proud to announce that Nico Jardim, one of the Academy's Multi Media Design Studies lecturers, has been selected to serve on the jury for the 2026 Young Ones Student Awards, hosted by Young Ones of New York. The awards will be presented on May 11, 2026. 5 Feb 2026 Read more Three lecturers from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography took the stage at Cumulus 2025, the flagship conference of the Cumulus Association, the world's leading network for art and design education and research, with peer-reviewed papers that brought a Southern African perspective to a global conversation on the future of design. 13 Nov 2025 Read more Expand your creative and marketing skills through short courses on offer at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography. The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is situated in Techno Park, the innovation hub of Stellenbosch. 30 Jul 2020 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography offers various short courses, that can help individuals and business employees expand their skills. 30 Jan 2020 Read more The Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Communication, with an emphasis on the African Context aims to provide students with access to knowledges that they may not have encountered in their undergraduate degree. This one-year, full-time course offers students the rare opportunity to produce a self-directed body of creative work that develops skill level matched with theoretical and contextual understanding. The subjects are comprised of Creative Practice, Contextual Studies and Visual Studies. 7 Nov 2019 Read more Please join us for the exciting industry only viewing day, 20 November 2019 from 10am-7pm, or alternatively view the works on our public viewing day 21 November 2019 from 10am-7pm. 6 Nov 2019 Read more Within the larger conversation about the future relevance of current education models and careers, the creative industries promise growth and opportunity. This is especially relevant within the context of the African continent. 31 May 2019 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography will host Creative Dialogues: Imagined Futures, a series of talks and panel discussions from 11-13 June 2019. The event will focus on the future of creative industries within the Africa context and bring together creatives, artists, advertisers, designers, curators and academics from primarily South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to share perspectives and expertise. One of the main intentions of the Creative Dialogues is to enable participants to network across different fields (Visual Art, Advertising, Design etc) and exchange ideas through talks and panel discussions. 21 May 2019 Read more Do you want to learn how to manipulate and edit images? Then the Photoshop short course is just for you. 12 Feb 2019 Read more Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography offers a wide range of short courses. These courses are aimed at people who wish to expand their skill set and cover a variety of disciplines, such as Marketing, Design, Photography and various Adobe programs. 23 Jan 2019 Read more What will you learn:
History of photography and visual literacy
Camera functions, accessories, lenses and flash
Digital photography - exposure, resolution, white balance, colour temperature, pixels, iso ratings, memory cards, software, image nois, image types and sizes, file types (jpeg, tiff, raw)
Aperture and depth of field; shutter and motion; exposure; natural and artificial lighting
Composition, perspective, viewpoint and design elements influencing photography
Specialised photography - night photography, travel, close-ups, portraits and sunsets 2 Oct 2018 Read more Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography students and lecturers got a chance to show off their creativity and learn from top industry talent at the Adobe Creative Jam on Tuesday, 25 September. The event was hosted by Media 24/Spree on the Nasdak floor of the Naspers Building in Cape Town. 1 Oct 2018 Read more Applications are currently open for the 2019 intake for the BA Honours in Visual Communication program. The year-long degree is designed to produce industry-ready innovative critical thinkers who are able to create meaningful and professionally executed work, which can challenge conventional visual communication thinking. The degree comprises three subjects: Creative Practice, Contextual Studies and Visual Studies. Within Creative Practice students work closely with their lecturer to produce a body of work within their major (Graphic Design, Photography, Art Direction, Illustration or Multimedia). The Honours course coordinator is Dr Annabelle Wienand. 18 Sep 2018 Read more Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, in conjunction with Boo-Yah, will be hosting two Masterclasses - The Connected Marketer and the Role of AI in marketing. The masterclasses will take place on 6 and 7 August 2018. Seats are limited for these sessions and interested parties should book as soon as possible. 27 Jun 2018 Read more Expand your creative and marketing skills through short courses on offer at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography. 24 May 2018 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is delighted to announce that 14 of our projects have been recognised as semifinalists in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2017. Congratulations to the following students: 4 Aug 2017 Read more Cole Ndelu, aged 22, from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography, has been announced as a shortlisted photographer in the Student Focus competition of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards, the world's largest photography competition. 1 Mar 2017 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography walked away with top honours at this year's Loerie Awards in the Student category. The Academy won a total of 13 Loeries. “We are exceptionally proud of all our students who were nominated and who won awards on the evening,” said Barbara Fassler, Director of the Academy. Well done to our dedicated staff and students, who helped us achieve this incredible feat. 9 Jan 2017 Read more The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography had an extremely successful year in 2016. The Academy was voted the number one educational institution by the Loeries and the Pendorings. In addition, our students were recognised in various competitions during the year. Some highlights include: 4 Jan 2017 Read more The Academy was ranked the number one educational institution at the Pendoring Awards in 2016. - “We are delighted with this achievement and the success of our students”, said Dr Ian Marley, Academic Head. “We won three silver awards and I would like to congratulate the winners and all our finalists”, added Dr Marley. The Academy was earlier voted the number one educational institution by the Loeries as well. In addition, students from the Academy in various competitions during 2016. 5 Dec 2016 Read more We are very proud to announce that Peter Assenga, a student at the Academy, was recently named as a runner-up in the Lürzer's Archive Student Awards. 14 Nov 2016 Read more For the past three years, the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography has had at least one finalist in the student category of the Sony World Photography Awards. Student finalists each receive the latest Sony Alpha series camera, are flown to London for the award ceremony and workshops with the judges. In addition, their work features in the main Sony World Photography Organisation Awards Exhibition at Somerset House and in the official catalogue. 7 Nov 2016 Read more |
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