Archive Lab: ‘Archiving Resistance: The VNS/AFRAVISION Collective’, with Brian Tilley and Makonenyana Molete Date: Thursday 16 July 2026 Time: 13:00pm – 15:00pm Venue: Iyatsiba Lab, 66 Greatmore Street, Woodstock (enter…
Call for Papers: International Workshop in Visual History and Theory, October 2026 Regarder Ensemble/Looking Together Application deadline: 17 July ‘Looking together’ is a way of approaching visual and other archives,…
Technics and the Urban: UK-SA Chair in Culture and Technics annual workshop. The UK-SA Chair in Culture & Technics, a bilateral programme between the British Academy and South Africa’s National…
Encounters Documentary Film Festival: Encounters Talks We are delighted to once again collaborate with Encounters Documentary Film Festival, and will be hosting a series of Encounters Talks at Iyatsiba Lab…
DSTI-NRF Call for Application Endorsements: UK-SA (NRF) Bilateral Chair in Culture and Technics, & SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory. The Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University…
IFAA summit The CHR was delighted to host and be associated with the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA), who held a summit at Iyatsiba Lab in April 2026. This event…
Book Launch: A Will for the Machine: Computerization, Automation, and the Arts in South Africa, by Mark Sanders. Date: Thursday 16 April 2026 Time: 13:00 – 15:00 Venue: Iyatsiba Lab,…
Call for Papers: South-South Solidarity and Resistance to Imperialism, International Conference. DEADLINE: 20 April 2026 Organized by: The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, and Al Shabaka:…
Johannesburg as Imaginarium: Public Art and Placemaking in the City Date: Wednesday 11 March 5, 2026 Time: 18:00pm – 21:00pm Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg On…
FRAYMWURX, by Scott Eric Williams FRAYMWURX (2025) is a limited edition zine created as a companion artefact for ‘Tales of History Retold’ (2025), a group exhibition co-curated by Kim Gurney…
Iyatsiba Lab: a hub for creative cross-over, A talk by Premesh Lalu. Date: Tuesday February 24 Time: 17:30 – 20:00 Venue: Iyatsiba Lab, 66 Greatmore Street, Woodstock (enter via Regents…
ACIP: Call for workshop proposals and for Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Award Applications, 2026 The African Critical Inquiry Programme is pleased to announce the 2026 Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Awards…