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open day

16 may

date 

Saturday, 16 May 2026

time

10:00 – 14:00

venue

Main campus, Silo 5, Silo District, V&A Waterfront.

Experience the future of creative education

Cape Town Creative Academy is a premium, specialised creative degree academy that nurtures role-ready creative specialists with industry-level portfolios and academic credibility.

Our graduates leave CTCA as highly motivated, strategic, and adaptable professionals with distinctly individualised portfolios. These portfolios are developed through studio-based learning, small classes, as well as close industry engagement, all of which are underpinned by rigorous critical thinking, ensuring that students graduate with work that demonstrates real capability and professional readiness. Our graduates go on to build careers in galleries, studios, agencies, start-ups, NGOs, and across the wider creative industries.

Join us for our 16 May Open Day and experience what it means to study at one of Africa’s leading creative institutions.

Step into our vibrant campus in the heart of the V&A Waterfront, meet our lecturers, and experience how we teach, make, think, and collaborate. Discover how CTCA supports the curious, the visionary, and the brave to develop focused creative practices and robust professional identities.

Explore our degrees

Speak with lecturers and programme coordinators, view student work, and learn how CTCA develops employable creative specialists with clear career pathways.

Undergraduate Degrees

Honours Degrees



What to expect on the day

We have planned an engaging experience designed to help you understand how CTCA prepares students for professional creative careers.

Welcome and introduction

Academic Head Dr Francois Jonker will open the day with an introduction to CTCA: who we are, what we value, and what makes our creative community distinctive.

Meet the people and explore the space

Explore our studios, meet lecturers and programme coordinators, and ask questions about:

  • Course content and teaching approaches
  • Learning to think critically
  • Creative practice and studio culture
  • Career pathways in art, design, and related industries
  • Graduating with a professional portfolio aligned with real industry roles
  • Developing a specialist identity that stands out in a competitive creative market
Student work showcase

View a curated selection of award-winning and career-ready student portfolios, including:

  • Work produced in elective subjects
  • Collaborative and transdisciplinary projects
  • Projects that demonstrate the professional standard expected from CTCA graduates
Product Development Lab: 3D printing in action

In the Product Development Lab (Silo 3, Studio 9), join lecturer Philip van der Walt for an interactive 3D printing demonstration. Discover how students move from digital concept to physical prototype, testing ideas through experimentation and making.

Workshop visit: woodwork and making

Take a short walk to our Workshop above the Cruise Terminal and experience a live woodwork demonstration.

See how hands-on making supports design thinking, material exploration and problem-solving, and learn how elective choices help students develop specialised creative pathways.



Applications for 2027 are now open.

Book your spot for the 16 May Open Day and start shaping your creative future.

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