9. Studios, Equipment, Safety & School Facilities

The Department of Fine Arts is housed in various buildings and spaces across the Wits School of Arts and off main campus. The Administration and staff offices are located in the main WSOA building situated on East Campus, with first, second and third year studios and the Photography and Print sections on the ground floor. ‘Art House’ contains the Workshop on the ground floor (entrance opposite The Nunnery), and senior (3rd and 4th year) studios on two levels upstairs. MAFA and PhD students have studios on the 7th floor of Esk’ia Mphalele Building - EMB (formerly University Corner), and at Number 9 Wolmarans Street in Braamfontein. The Point of Order (TPO) is the Fine Arts project space situated in Bertha Street, Braamfontein.

Limited studio spaces, equipment, facilities, studios are provided by the Department of Fine Arts and Wits School of Arts for the use of students registered for the BAFA, BAFA Hons, MAFA and Creative PhD degrees. These are partially funded by the Redirected/Laboratory Fees that each student pays as part of their University fees. The equipment, facilities, studio spaces and materials belonging to the Fine Arts Department and the Wits School of Arts may only be used for work that is made towards the degree for which a student is registered and may not be used for private or commercial work.

Please note that there are toolboxes with some basic items available for use at the EMB-7 and Wolmarans spaces.

Students are requested to familiarise themselves with the University policies on ICT and on Intellectual Property.

https://www.wits.ac.za/media/wits-university/library/documents/ ICT%20Policy.pdf https://libguides.wits.ac.za/ld.php?content_id=18737801