Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum is the new Research Co-ordinator in the Centre for the Creative Arts of Africa, at WAM. Born in Botswana, she obtained an MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she also lectured in Critical Theory and Studio Art.
WAM is on Facebook. We have uploaded many of the texts that you can read in the WAM! Seeing Stars exhibition onto our Facebook page. 'Like' us and look under notes and read about the history of WAM and some of the seminal artworks on exhibition.
WAM Special Projects Curator, Fiona Rankin-Smith’s beautiful new book Figuring Faith: Images of Belief in Africa was recently published in conjunction with Fourthwall Publishers. It explores how faith intersects with African art in the African context and is available for sale from the museum (R350).
The most extraordinary and priceless collection of African art which has been carefully developed and vigilantly preserved at Wits, is finally making its way to its new home, the just completed Wits Art Museum (WAM).
The museum will open its doors to the public on 19 May 2012, at last revealing the treasures that are the result of the University's long-standing commitment to the arts, equality and social justice.
WAM was the subject of a beautiful article in the April issue. Thanks to the House and Leisure team for beautiful photographs of the building.
Click here to download the article.
Second year Wits Art History students were the first group of students to visit the new museum.
To explore the concept of authenticity in African art, they were asked to compare a work in WAM’s collection, for e.g. the Songye Kifwebe (mask) to similar ones that are available for sale at the local Rosebank market.
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