{"id":4896,"date":"2024-10-25T07:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T07:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=4896"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:10:11","slug":"bodutu-art-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/bodutu-art-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodutu Art Gallery &#8211; Visual Arts and Design Department &#8211; FHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4896\" class=\"elementor elementor-4896\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d02acb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39d02acb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166c9535 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"166c9535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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We see this gallery as a FUNCTION, not a SPACE, where it aims to be a portal to a variety of activities that promote the bringing together of creative works and the public.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">The objectives of the gallery are<\/p><ul><li data-raofz=\"15\">to create opportunities for both staff and students alike to showcase their creative endeavours at minimal cost in hopes of promoting the gallery as a space of function whereby the VUT and the larger community as a whole can engage in the discussions and exhibitions.<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">to expose students on campus to other artists and art in hopes of establishing a multimodal understanding of culture and art to raise the ever-changing cultural climate on campus by providing a continues cultural injection.<\/li><\/ul><p data-raofz=\"15\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Contacts:<\/strong><\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">Matshepo Thibudi<br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:matshepom@vut.ac.za\" 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