Contact Us
The Wits School of Arts Building can be accessed from the Station Street entrance to the Braamfontein Campus.
Head of School
Prof René A. Smith (she/her)
First Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4613/ 4639
Email: blossom.catling@wits.ac.za
School Admin Manager
Emmanuel Thakanyane
First Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4639/4613
Email: emmanuel.thakanyane@wits.ac.za
Assistant to Head of School
Blossom Catling
First Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4613
Email: blossom.catling@wits.ac.za
Postgraduate Administrator
Maud Maphali
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4617 / 1042
Email: maud.maphali@wits.ac.za
Undergraduate Student Liaison Officer
Hamisha Bhana
First Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4656
Email: hamisha.bhana@wits.ac.za
Reception
Ground Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone: +27 (11) 717 4609
Email: emanuel.sibisi@wits.ac.za
School Portfolio Holders
Deputy Head of School | Prof. Tanja Sakota
Chair: Postgraduate Studies | Dr Myer Taub
Chair: Research | Prof. Christo Doherty
Chair: Research Ethics | Prof. Brett Pyper
Chair: Teaching and Learning | Prof. David Andrew (on sabbatical); Kieran Reid and Avril Joffe (Acting)
Chair: Marketing and Arts Advocacy | Prof. Carlo Mombelli
Chair: Transformation Committee | Prof. René A. Smith
Chair: Internationalisation and Partnerships | Prof René A. Smith
Chair: Occupational Health and Safety | Prof René A. Smith
Chair: Space and Infrastructure | Dr Donato Somma
HoD: Cultural Policy and Management | Dr Munyaradzi Chatikobo
HoD: Digital Arts | Kieran Reid
HoD: Drama for Life | Dr Petro Janse Van Vuuren
HoD: Fine Arts | Prof Sharlene Khan and Dorothee Kreutzfeldt
HoD: Film and Television | Dr Yolo Koba
HoD: History of Art | Nontobeko Ntombela
HoD: Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies | Dr Catherine Duncan
HoD: Music | Dr Donato Somma
HoD: Theatre and Performance | Fiona Ramsay
