{"id":22791,"date":"2025-06-02T11:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=22791"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:33:39","slug":"vut-advanced-diploma-in-visual-arts-students-attend-the-bridge-the-gap-series-at-tut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-advanced-diploma-in-visual-arts-students-attend-the-bridge-the-gap-series-at-tut\/","title":{"rendered":"Baithuti ba VUT Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts ba tsenela lelokelelo la Bridge the Gap kua TUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMoithuti wa VUT Fine Art Dimpho Lehoko o \u0161omi\u0161a dipapadi t\u0161a bjaneng le go anega dikanegelo t\u0161a go bonwa ka go Strange Fruit go lebana le dikgaruru le go tso\u0161a phodi\u0161o ya kopanelo.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>02 Mosegamanye 2025 | Pale: Qhawekazi Memani | Set\u0161oant\u0161o: Peter Masela<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 3 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-Visual-Arts-Students-Join-TUT-Bridge-the-Gap-Series-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"VUT Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts students attend the Bridge the Gap lecture series at TUT, engaging with peers and industry professionals\" class=\"wp-image-22793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-Visual-Arts-Students-Join-TUT-Bridge-the-Gap-Series-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-Visual-Arts-Students-Join-TUT-Bridge-the-Gap-Series-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-Visual-Arts-Students-Join-TUT-Bridge-the-Gap-Series-768x512.webp 768w, 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dithero t\u0161a Bridge the Gap t\u0161eo di bego di swerwe ke karolo ya go t\u0161ea diswant\u0161ho t\u0161a Kgwebo Yunibesithing ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Tshwane (TUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ba feleget\u0161wa ke Moprofesara Anneke de Klerk, Moprofesara wa Mohlakanelwa ka Lefapheng la Bokgabo bja go Bonwa le Bohlami ka VUT, Morena Malcolm Phafane, Mofahlo\u0161i wa Bokgabo bja go Bonwa le Bohlami, le Mohumagadi Tseleng Mokhele, yo gape e lego Mofahlo\u0161i wa Bokgabo bja Pono le Bohlami ka VUT, baithuti ba Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ka Bokgabo bja Pono ba ile ba kopanela le balekane ba bona ba TUT ka let\u0161at\u0161i leo le tlet\u0161ego ka temogo, tlhohlelet\u0161o, le phapant\u0161ho ya magareng ga dihlongwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lelokelelo la dithero le be le hlamilwe go godi\u0161a tiri\u0161ano ya thuto le ya boitlhamelo mola go hlahlobja tema ye e t\u0161welelago ya go t\u0161ea diswant\u0161ho ka bobedi maemong a Afrika Borwa le a lefase ka bophara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ya ka Moprofesara de Klerk, dipoledi\u0161ano t\u0161a motheo di be di lebi\u0161it\u0161we go tlhago e fetogago ya intaseteri ya go t\u0161ea diswant\u0161ho le go nyakega mo go golago ga thuto ya go t\u0161ea diswant\u0161ho gore e tlwaelane le dit\u0161welopele t\u0161a dipolitiki, t\u0161a leago le t\u0161a thekinolot\u0161i. \u201cSehlogo se segolo seo se t\u0161welet\u0161ego e bile bohlokwa bja mabokgoni a magareng \u2013 bokgoni bja batsea diswant\u0161ho bja go feta mellwane ya set\u0161o le go sepela go putla methopo ya ditaba ye e fapafapanego ya go bonwa, ka ge mellwane ye e t\u0161wela pele go fifala mo tiri\u0161ong ya sebjalebjale,\u201d a hlalo\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moprofesara de Klerk o ile a t\u0161wela pele go bolela gore: \u201cKa ntle ga ditlhagi\u0161o le dipoledi\u0161ano t\u0161e di nago le temogo, tiragalo ye e be e le sefala sa bohlokwa sa go dira dikgokagano, seo 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Le re dumelet\u0161e go dira dikgokagano, go diri\u0161ana le go aga dikgokagano le dithaka go t\u0161wa dihlongwa t\u0161e di fapanego. E nngwe ya dintlha t\u0161e kgolo e bile go boledi\u0161ana le ditsebi go t\u0161wa intastering, go swana le khamphani ya go gati\u0161a yeo e gatelelago bohlokwa bja go gati\u0161a le go reki\u0161a mo\u0161omo wa rena wa bokgabo go phagami\u0161a mokgwa wa rena.&quot;\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O okedit\u0161e ka gore: \u201cRe bile le sebaka sa go ithuta gape go bafahlo\u0161i ba TUT le go etela meago ya bona, e lego seo se ilego sa re nea temogo ya mekgwa e fapa-fapanego ya go ruta le dipeakanyo t\u0161a di-studio.E bile phihlelo e putsago yeo e katolo\u0161it\u0161ego pono ya rena gomme ya tso\u0161a dikgopolo t\u0161e difsa bakeng sa ditsela t\u0161a rena t\u0161a thuto le t\u0161a profe\u0161enale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go barutwana ba bant\u0161i, tiragalo ye e be e le yeo e tutuet\u0161ago le yeo e bulago mahlo. E t\u0161weledit\u0161e ditsela t\u0161a mo\u0161omo t\u0161eo di ka bago gona ka go go t\u0161ea diswant\u0161ho le bokgabo bja go bonwa, gomme ya laet\u0161a ka fao phi\u0161ego ya boitlhamelo e ka feto\u0161wago go ba mo\u0161omo wa profe\u0161enale wo o nago le khuet\u0161o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ge mela magareng ga dithuto e t\u0161wela pele go fifala gomme intasteri ya boitlhamelo e t\u0161welela ka lebelo, ditiragalo t\u0161a go swana le Bridge the Gap di bohlokwa kudu go bopeng moloko wo o latelago wa baanegwa ba dikanegelo ba go bonwa. 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