Lincoln School of Art and Design

Away with the Birds

2012-02-03T14:42:00.006Z

Former Lincoln Product Design student, and now managing the 3D workshop at the University, Kenny Cromar is proud to announce the opening of his exhibition Away with the Birds.

The exhibition is a celebration of photography and automated sculpture, exhibited in the surrealist style. Kenny explains "The photography on view was generally captured spontaneously, seen earlier as a flash of imagery in the corner of my eye. Conditions being just right at the time, provided an image that was so dramatic, it seemed surreal.

"I break photographic rules. I use longer than normal shutter speeds (generally hand held) to get as much light and colour into the frame before the image loses its sharpness. Directing the lens straight into the facing sun and not caring to much about depth of field, as the overall vista was usually more important.

The automated sculpture on show is deep and dark, exploring an emotional need to recreate the human form. For one minute on the hour and one minute in every half hour, the automation will be in progress, providing room for thought.

In this exhibition all will not be what it seems, or is all, exactly what it appears to be!

Exhibition will be held at Gallery St Martins, Lincoln.

Kenny Cromar Feb 2012
Artist, Photographer and Performance Poet

Opening Times

Private view: Thursday 9 February 6pm to 9pm
Friday 10 to Sunday 12 February 10am to 4pm
Email: kcromar@lincoln.ac.uk for further information

Lincoln Fashion Student Success

2012-02-03T09:37:00.009Z

[image taken from 2011 Fashion Show at the Engine Shed, University of Lincoln]

Ruth Parker, 21, one of our current Fashion students has won the runner-up prize of a Samsung Camcorder in the latest Freemans Student Fashion Writing Competition after submitting a blog post styling the perfect party dress following the trend “Sparkle & Shine”.

Ruth’s entry is posted on the Freemans.com blog along with the other winners. She also is an active fashion blogger herself.

The Freemans Student Fashion Writing Competition attracted many entries from university and college students all over the country. Sukhvinder Sangha, Online Acquisition Manager from Freemans said: “We were really impressed with the quality of the entries we received from students for this competition. Ruth’s entry had a clearly defined theme and she showed good knowledge of A/W 2011 trends to help her accessorise the perfect party dress.”

Ruth said: “I love seeing the new designer trends each season, and through writing I can express my thoughts and opinions...

“I think more companies should reach out to students through competitions, as it could be inspiring and beneficial, not just for the student, but also themselves.”

This competition is one of a series of competitions organised by Freemans.com to support fashion and journalism students wanting to develop a career in the ultra-competitive fashion industry. Through giving students the chance to have their work published professionally and gain important fashion writing experience, it is hoped this will help students with their chosen career path.

Record number of Lincoln Illustration students in national competition

2012-02-01T13:12:00.005Z

A record number of our BA (Hons) Illustration students have registered to enter the 2012 Healthcare and Bioscience iNet competition ‘Where Art Meets Science’. The entries will make up part of their degree course, and the pieces of work will be judged at BioCity Nottingham on 7th February 2012.

Three prizes, each worth £250, will go to the students whose artworks best reflect their chosen theme. The awards encourage artists to collaborate with experts in the appropriate field of science and to deliver an artwork or sculpture that captures the public imagination in a positive way. Lincoln entries this year include the illustrative interpretation of the health and welfare of animals, the causes and symptoms of migraine and the healthcare benefits of living in the East Midlands. The Awards exhibition and announcements take place at BioCity Nottingham on Thursday 1st March.

Students from the School of Art and Design fared particularly well in the 2011 awards as previously reported on this blog. 3rd Year BA (Hons) Illustration student, Poppy Iddon, who is pictured above receiving her award for her colourful piece (shown below),created to raise awareness of the effects of global warming on our coral reefs and the ecosystem that surrounds them. Pieces by Sally Townsend and Maggie Shaffer also made the final of the competition.

Howard Pemberton, Programme Leader for the BA [Hons] Illustration course, said: “Our decision to incorporate this competition into the degree programme has proven very popular with the students. They have worked hard in choosing the bioscience themes to depict through illustration and have researched their topics thoroughly. We are confident that we will see another awards winner from Lincoln for a second year running.”

Now in its fourth year, ‘Where Art Meets Science’ is sponsored by Pennine Healthcare and the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet, a project managed by Medilink East Midlands.

Dr Darren Clark, CEO of Medilink East Midlands says: “It is encouraging to see how one of the region’s universities has wholeheartedly embraced the art competition as a learning opportunity. This year’s awards has seen a 20% increase in the number of registrations for entry, and we look forward to seeing the finished pieces as they arrive at BioCity in time for the judging.”

The 2012 Judges will be Elizabeth Fothergill, chief executive of Pennine Healthcare, scientist-turned-artist Dr Linda Dearden, Dr Christian Thode, senior lecturer in Pharmacology at Nottingham Trent University, and Dr Ian Barr, former director of the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet.

The Healthcare and Bioscience iNet is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and managed by Medilink East Midlands.

Big Toy Factory and Designer Talk at the National Centre for Craft and Design

2012-01-30T11:20:00.008Z

Following the success of their BIG TOY FACTORY last year, the Product Design team is to run a series of BIG TOY FACTORY workshops at the National Centre for Craft and Design from February to May 2012. There are 4 workshops planned for key stage 2 students and these are to be supported by some of the Product Design clients.

The Product Design programme is also due to give a lecture at the National Centre on Friday 4 May 2012. The lecture is based on the book 'Idea Searching' and is due to be an interactive lecture and the event is supported by the Faculty, the Product Design programme and AVA publishing.

Dave Bramston is the Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Product Design and co-founder of the international design group mbrela, as well as author of Idea Searching, Material Thoughts and Visual Conversations for AVA publishing.

The Designer Talk will look at the many ways that ideas can be generated from everyday practices and a range of simple tasks throughout the session aims to engage the audience.

Supported by AVA Publishing and the University of Lincoln.

BLOP goes live for 2012

2012-01-30T10:30:00.003Z

Bristol Live Open Platform (BLOP) opens Saturday 25 February 2012. Presenting new and emergent work by live and interdisciplinary artists, BLOP is all about experiments and unpredictability. It's an opportunity for artists to share new ideas with an audience, and for audiences to experience all kinds of live encounter: previous platforms have included live art, contemporary dance, socio-political activism and sound art, and this year will offer an equally imaginative mix.

Tutors Ang Bartram and Mary O'Neill from BA (Hons) Fine Art at Lincoln will be taking part, creating a (low-fi!) programme for the platform. They can be seen between 4.30 and 5.0 pm.

For artist updates and live tweeting follow them on Twitter using #BLOP2012 or visit the website.

Contemporary Lens Media graduate on Autumn Watch Unsprung 2011

2012-01-18T09:50:00.002Z

Julian Clune graduated in 2011 from BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media. Since then, he has started his own photography business C&G Photography, based here in Lincoln.

On 25 November last year, his photograph of a red squirrel taken in Scotland earlier in the year, was shown on the BBC’s last show of Autumn Watch Unsprung 2011. In fact his image was one of fifteen images selected from over 10,000, for this particular show's montage.

You can view the montage of images at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m60kg (Julian's image is shown between 40-44 seconds.)

If you like Julian's image and would like to know more, please contact him at the following:-

Tel: 07791 028550
Email: Julian@clune.org.uk
Web: http://www.candgphotography.org/

Visit the School of Art and Design...in Lillestrom, Norway

2012-01-16T12:08:00.004Z

Academic representatives from the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, will be present at the Norwegian Recruitment Fair this week in Lillestrom, Noway, as guests of Norwegian student recruitment agents, Across the Pond. The event, which moves across Norway throughout January and February, will take place 17-19 January in Lillestrom, near Oslo.

Professor Michael Healey and Senior Lecturer John Stocker will be on hand to answer any queries with regard to applying to the University of Lincoln's School of Art and Design and School of Architecture. They are also looking forward to seeing portfolios should students wish to bring them along.

The University of Lincoln will also be present at the Oslo fair 14-16 February 2012. For further details, visit the fair website at http://www.fairs.no/

Jewellery students visit Sheffield and Hathersage

2011-12-16T10:50:00.008Z

Student trip to Sheffield to visit Robert Lamb Silversmith and Chimo Holdings cutlery manufacturers and to Hathersage to visit David Mellor cutlery design and manufacturers.

Students from the Jewellery & Object BA(Hons) were taken by Programme Leader Sarah O’Hana and Martin Drury to see the manufacturing techniques involved in the silversmithing trade in Sheffield. This was to support their design project “Eating is a social ritual” set by Martin, cutlery designer for the Studio William company and part-time lecturer at Lincoln.

Unknown to many, the workshops of Robert Lamb are an exceptional tribute to the history of Sheffield’s silversmithing trade. Mr Lamb is one of the UK’s last apprentice trained silversmiths. He talked to the students openly about extraordinary commissions he has taken on and the huge collection of hand tools he uses for specific jobs.

At Chimo Holdings, cutlery and giftware manufacturers, the factory staff showed students all the processes involved including pressing, soldering, hammering, polishing, sharpening blades, applying handles, cleaning…a typical metal processing environment, busy, noisy and smelling of machinery and oil. We marvelled at both the scrap metal heaped up in bins as well as the shiny finished products…

David Mellor, in Hathersage is a different type of factory. Open to the public, with a tea room and shop attached, this is a visit that shows the success of a design graduate whose skills include the design of our current traffic lights as well as some very elegant cutlery.

The visit enlightened the students with knowledge gathered from the deeply traditional as well as from the modern design-led. In an age where digital rules, students were able to see how idea plus metal is transformed into object and how close they are to becoming part of a truly unique profession.

Fine Art Programme Leader Ang Bartram gets published

2011-12-16T09:43:00.005Z

A book on collaboration called 'Mutual Dependencies' has just been published, in which BA (Hons) Fine Art Programme Leader Ang Bartram has written a chapter.

Mutual Dependencies is part artists’ book and part academic research, containing a range of collaborative and inter-dependant work exploring what the practice of art writing might be.

The pages include drawings, recollections, photographs and diagrams, recipes for pigments or preserves, writings, ruminations and tentative articulations; taken as a whole, it engages with the overlaps between score, script, performance, concept and drawing, including scoring the table or drawing conclusions.

Unbound, you can find the book available for purchase by clicking here.

Did you know.......about Product Design at Lincoln?

2011-12-15T14:29:00.003Z

Apart from its students exhibiting in Milan 3 times in recent years, and working on joint collaborations with San Jose State University and Philadelphia University, under the name of mbrela, did you know that mbrela was also selected by an international panel of design editors to exhibit at the prestigious ICFF NY 2011 and was 1 of only 9 programmes selected? In fact the Product Design programme was the only European programme selected and along with Tokyo University, 1 of only 2 outside of the United States.

mbrela went on to be selected to exhibit at NeoCon East in Baltimore USA November 2011. In fact mbrela has been given the opportunity to exhibit the 2010/11 & 2011/12 collections at the National Centre for Craft & Design 15 September - 4 November 2012. There is also potential for elements of the collection to join the international touring exhibition (see www.mbrela.com).

Another brilliant Product Design initiative over the past 2 years has been the Product Design KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) with Millhouse Manufacturing which has resulted in the development of 65 products and 14 Design Awards. The collections were exhibited at the London Toy Fair 2011 and are now available on-line and through retailers. The dressing-up trolley for children aged 3+ as seen above, and designed in the Product Design studios is currently available at Tesco on-line and has become a leading product in the Millhouse range with substantial sales.

The Millhouse KTP with the Product Design programme was recently independently graded as 'Outstanding' and has become an approved KTP case study.

Animation level one student shows work on blog

2011-12-13T16:10:00.004Z

Beautiful examples of life drawings and character sketches from level one Animation student Beth Clark can be seen on her blog at http://izyclark.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html.

Beth is a level 1 student on the BA(Hons) Animation course. The work on the blog shows her Term 1 submission of work. Layout design and character design modules which Beth also took in her first term. Layout runs for 5 weeks and character design runs throughout the term of 11 weeks.

Keep watching this space for more examples....

Justin Bieber is top of the Tweets!

2011-12-09T15:27:00.004Z

First year Interactive Design student Jordan Burnett currently has an interactive installation in the front window of Thomas Parker House on Freeschool Lane, Lincoln.

Tweet Lamps uses an usb driven piece of hardware called a phidget which is tracking six twitter feeds, showing them in the window as single light bulbs. The twitter feeds cover a broad range of current affairs and stories such as news items, debt, David Cameron, poverty, Justin Bieber, and even its own tweet. Each time any of the subjects are tweeted, the light bulb flashes. The irony is that the Bieber lamp is flashing like a strobe!

The installation will be showing at Thomas Parker House until the New Year, after which it will be shown at next year's Kinetica Art Fair in London 9-12 February 2012.

In Vitro Gallery's 1st Birthday and Magazine Launch

2011-12-08T10:41:00.002Z

Local art gallery In Vitro is celebrating its first birthday this month, and also hosting the launch of free independent local fanzine Immanence, produced by the record label Dear, Records.

This free event takes place on Saturday December 17th, from 1pm until 4pm at the gallery, which is situated inside The Mall shopping centre on Lincoln’s High Street, and features acoustic sets by musicians Joe Summers, Harry Johns, and Zeff.

The Immanence ‘zine is primarily a music magazine but also extends itself out to the philosophical, poetic, visual and literary world.

In the past year, In Vitro has held 12 exhibitions featuring local and international artists, as well as other events and art competitions. “It’s been a great first year, thanks to everyone who has supported the gallery during this time.” – Gallery owner and Lincoln Alumna Laura Whitehead.

Dear, Records was co-created by Goldsmiths' graduates Bertie Telezynski and Charlie Johns. Their objectives; to encourage, promote, distribute and publish local emerging musical talent with an inclination towards more obscure and artistically honest modes of practice.

For further information, contact:
Charlie at immanence@mail.com

Laura at laura@invitrogallery.co.uk

Airtime networking event for artists

2011-12-05T11:43:00.005Z

Welcome to Airtime, a fast paced networking forum for students and artists, who can enjoy a dialogue with different artists groups and memberships within a contained period of time.

An Airtime networking event was held at the University of Lincoln last week, and was well attended by current students and recent graduates alike, such as Helen Dearnely from LAN Lincoln Artists Network, Amelia-Beavis Harrison from Lincoln Arts Programme, Nick Simpson from DR presents, and the Design Artists Copyright Society. A representative from Airtime talked about the support they can offer practising artists.

The event took place within the gallery at Greestone, the home of Fine Art at the University of Lincoln, which sits in the shadow of the Cathedral.

Busiest time ever for Lincoln at UCAS Design Your Future Exhibition in Manchester

2011-12-02T09:54:00.006Z

[Lincoln's stand ready for business - before the rush!]

Academic and professional staff were run off their feet at this week’s UCAS Design Your Future exhibition held at Manchester’s Central Convention Complex, formerly known as the GMEX. Over 1,200 Faculty newspapers were given out to eager students, most of whom stopped to talk to us and find out more about our courses, facilities, and the city itself.

Many of the students, who were there as part of an organised trip from their school or college, had heard about the university’s recent leap up the league tables, or had seen the Tom Ska series of "banned" university adverts on YouTube, and were keen to find out more.

They were able to talk to staff and recent Fine Art graduate Helen McCarron (pictured above), who now works for the University in our Careers and Employability service, about all our courses across both Schools of Architecture and Art and Design, as well as employability prospects and recent graduate profiles. If you would like to receive a copy of our new Focus on Employability newsletter, please email us at aadenquiries@lincoln.ac.uk

[Amy Allen from our Events team also on hand to welcome students]

We are now looking forward to meeting even more students at London Olympia next week, which runs 6-7 December. Details can be found on the UCAS website.

One day exhibition - Friday 2 December 2012

2011-12-01T18:24:00.004Z

First year BA (Hons) Illustration students held a one day exhibition of self portraits last week, which was held at the gallery in Greestone.

Here are just a selection of the self portraits on show. Below image shows course tutors Sue Edwards and Jamie Oliver address the students in their "critique".

Contemporary Lens Media graduate Dan Medhurst

2011-12-01T12:20:00.004Z

One of our successful CLM graduates from 2005 BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media, Dan Medhurst, is currently doing very well in London having recently photographed the Vans campaign and was also stills photographer for the Adidas video featuring tennis player Andy Murray, boxer David Haye and pop musician Example.

Last year Dan returned to Lincoln and visited the course as guest speaker and hopes to visit again in 2012. Dan always had a strong creative flair for fashion photography and a keen interest in extreme sports. He has developed his portfolio and experience to be one of our most successful graduates and we are very proud of him. Dan talks below about both projects.

Vans / Office shoes Campaign - Images running nationally. This week Vans and Office shoes launched their 2011 "Classic Tales" collaboration campaign. Vans have been working with Office on a range of footware that is exclusive to Office and only available in their shops. They are classic Vans styles but have been created in new colour ways and fabrics. I shot the 2010 campaign and was hired again to shoot this years. If you're in London head down to the flagship store on Carnaby street or Westfields to see the shoes and some extravagant visual merchandising involving 12 LCD screens with my shots running on a revolving slideshow. The images will also be on display nationally at larger stores around the UK.

Adidas - Andy Murray, David Haye and Example get to grips with Brazilian street tennis. Under strict secrecy instructions I was invited to photograph tennis champ Andy Murray, heavyweight boxing star David Haye and pop musician Example playing Brazilian road tennis for Adidas in a secret warehouse in Shoreditch. They were all there to try the game for the first time and launch the promotion of the new Adipower Barricade 7.0 trainers.

"Introducing them to the game was current world champion Sylvain "Lama" Barnettone. It was the first time I had heard of or seen Brazilian road tennis and the first time Andy, David and Example had played too. It was all very relaxed in between games but as soon as the competition started the competitive element kicked in and they all had something to prove. Unsurprisingly Andy Murray won it and looked by far the strongest player with lightening quick reactions. Click here for the video that Adidas produced.

You can see more of Dan's work at his website http://www.danmedhurst.com/photography/1/1

New Exhibition at Greestone Gallery opens 6 December 2011

2011-11-30T15:29:00.003Z

A Blind Python with Jewelled Eyes is an exhibition co-curated by Fine Art tutor Andrew Bracey and Kate Buckley and featuring a mix of current and former students, alongside established artists.

Opening Tuesday 6th December 2011, 4.30-7pm in the Greestone Gallery.
Further details can be found at http://www.blindpython.org.uk/

Series of works from MA Fine Art graduate

2011-11-25T12:04:00.003Z

A series of works from the MA Degree exhibition at the Greestone building in Lincoln last September by MA Fine Art graduate Major Green can now be seen on Vimeo at http://vimeo.com/channels/248427

The work is autobiographical and derived from memories within the Greestone building over a period of two years as a student. The building was used as a device to convey the memories.

Winners of Ocean Outdoor Digital Billboard competition

2011-11-23T16:53:00.005Z

2010 Creative Advertising graduate team Jan Pruijser & Rachel Clough have won the Ocean Outdoor Digital Billboard competition with their 'Back to the Hedgerow' augmented reality work for Westfield shopping centre, as pictured above.

Here's Jan to tell you all about it:-
"Since we graduated in 2010 we've had some great placements at Grand Union, Big Ideas Online, Albion and now we're at Grey. A little while ago one of our account handlers for Jordan's Cereals asked if we wanted to have a crack at a competition brief for Ocean Outdoor. They supply advertising space on digital billboards across the UK.

Jordan’s Cereal is all about the wildlife, they even set aside 10% of all their farmland to make homes for them. ''We approached the brief in a very open-minded manner and tried to create something that would communicate the message whilst focusing on being engaging and rewarding for the user".

Jan and Rachel actually won First Prize, which included £150,000 in media spend on Ocean Outdoor digital billboards. But the best part…£1000 of Apple vouchers! You can see their video on the Creative Advertising blog.

Product Design collaboration produces stunning Christmas decorations

2011-11-23T15:26:00.007Z

Lincolnshire family run company Fizzco Limited is a major stockist and e-retailer of Christmas decorations. It operates eight websites, including ChristmasTimeUK. Corporate clients include Canary Wharf, the BBC and Ralph Lauren.

In January 2011, a collaboration developped between Fizzco and the University of Lincoln, known as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Squared Rose is the first brand to be developed by Fizzco Limited and has been created in collaboration with the Product Design team at the University of Lincoln.

It includes more than 30 distinct glass, ceramic and paper products which aim to combine the quality of traditional Christmas handcrafts with the style of contemporary design, some of which can be seen here.

KTP supervisor and Product Design senior lecturer Stewart Bibby said: “The project is about much more than design. We’ve attended international trade fairs, from Harrogate to Frankfurt. We’ve sourced materials and located specialist manufacturers all over the UK. We’ve designed and built a new website. To go from an empty sketchbook to marketplace in less than a year is a real achievement. Work to refine and develop the range will continue long after this year’s Christmas decorations have come down.”

The Squared Rose range will go on sale for the first time at the 2011 Lincoln Christmas Market, which will attract around 250,000 visitors from across the world to the cathedral city over four days from 1st December. Feedback from market-goers will be used to refine the products, which will go into full-scale production next year and will be sold through a dedicated Squared Rose website.

Suzanne Tsang, KTP Associate working with Product Design, pictured above, said: “We wanted to make a product that people look forward to taking out every year and putting up on the tree. We wanted to bring back that sense of ceremony and intricacy that many people still associate with Christmas. It’s all about the quality of the experience.”

Exciting new art and design studio development in Lincoln

2011-11-23T09:37:00.005Z

Join the exciting new studio development in Lincoln, located at Gladstone House, St Swithin’s Square, Lincoln LN2 1HA, pictured above.

Housed in Lincoln’s historic 19th Century former liberal club in Lincoln city centre, 20 new artist and design studios are available as part of a new studio and gallery building in Lincoln. The studios will be run alongside a curated programme of events and exhibitions within HOUSED.

The studios provide a great opportunity to continue your practice in affordable and secure workspace along other artists working in the region. A number of studios are available depending on your practice, ranging from open practical spaces, to smaller desk and office areas. The studios are available at £60 per month.

Join us for one of our viewing mornings to find out more, reserve a space or have a look around: Saturday 26 Nov or Tuesday 29 Nov at 10 am (meet outside Lincoln Liberal Club) at Gladstone House, St Swithin’s Square, Lincoln, LN2 1HA

The Studios include:
- City centre location
- 24hr access
- Free Wi-Fi
- Opportunity to work alongside other artists in a busy artist led space

To reserve a studio, register an interest, or RSVP for one of the viewing days
email tom.housestudios@gmail.com or call 07972190125

New Design Britain Awards

2011-11-22T10:48:00.007Z

Former Lincoln student Liam Treanor has been selected as a finalist in two categories for the New Design Britain Awards, sponsored by United Business Media in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers. Selected finalists will have their work displayed at the Interiors show and the winning entry in each category receives a highly reputed industry placement.

Liam graduated from the School of Art and Design back in 2010 with a First Class Honours Degree in Furniture Design, which is now incorporated within our BA (Hons) Product Design programme.

Liam's work will be displayed on a dedicated stand at the Interiors show at the NEC in January 22nd to 25th January 2012. Click here for further information about the Interiors Show, or click on Liam's name above to visit his own website.

Opening Night in Manchester for international contemporary jewellery artists

2011-11-22T09:07:00.009Z

Earlier this month I blogged that Programme Leader Dr Sarah O'Hana from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object was to exhibit at Manchester Art Gallery in an exhibition of jewellery curated by Jo Bloxham.

Under that Cloud was inspired by 18 international artists who were stranded in Mexico City last year, under the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.

Sarah, pictured below on far right, was one of two artists from the UK to be taking part; other artists stem from Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, France, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, and Japan. Sarah's work can be viewed at her website www.ohana.co.uk

Here is a selection of photos taken from the opening night, courtesy of the exhibition's curator Jo Bloxham. Further details can be found at http://www.manchestergalleries.org/.

Visit to Venice Biennale

2011-11-22T08:21:00.004Z

Fine art students from both BA and MA courses enjoyed a trip to the sunnier climate of Venice last month to take in the Venice Biennale, the major event on the art calendar.

Students were able to experience first hand a wealth of exhibitons and shows, including many of the 76 National Pavilions featuring artists such as former Turner Prize winner Mike Nelson representing Britain and this year's Turner Prize nominee Karla Black representing Scotland.

They also saw 82 artists in the major exhibitons ILLUMInations including Sigmar Polke, James Turrell, Christian Marclay, Pipilotti Rist and even Tintoretto and countless others across venues around the city. As one MA student said, but could have been echoed by all who went "I learnt so much and appreciated the discussions we all had, plus the suggestions for different exhibitions/ artists. It was an amazing experience!".

Pictured above is Lech Majewski’s digital tapestry-like films that re-imagined Bruegel’s apocalyptic paintings.

To find out about Fine Art lecturer, Andrew Bracey's top ten Venice highlights please read his blog entry here.

Fine Art students visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park

2011-11-21T17:19:00.007Z

Images taken from a recent visit of our Fine Art undergraduates to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield.

Pictured above is one of the sculptures by renouned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Pictured below are Charlotte and Sam, chilling out at the Hepworth.

AIRTIME: Supporting artists’ practice through information and networking

2011-11-21T11:22:00.005Z

AIRTIME Supporting artists’ practice through information and networking

Place: University of Lincoln, Greestone Building, Lindum Hill

Date: Tuesday 29th November 2011 3 - 5pm

Open to all visual and applied artists

AIRTIME offers you information and tips from artists, arts organisations and other experts on professional matters such as insurance, negotiation and funding your practice, alongside opportunities to meet and network with like-minded artists...AIRTIME events are busy, often noisy, and fast-paced. You’ll have to decide quickly what tables to sit out from all on offer. You’ll need to be proactive, moving from table-to-table to get the kinds of information you want.

Book your place by emailing airevents@a-n.co.uk with AIRTIME Lincoln in the subject boxEvent organised by a-n The Artists Information Company on behalf of AIR: Artists' Interaction and Representation, in partnership with the University of Lincoln and DACS.

Fine Art graduate Benjamin Sebastian

2011-11-15T09:50:00.010Z

[S.I.B. (Self Injurous Behaviour) - Cuts against Cuts]

Recent Fine Art graduate Benjamin Sebastian has exhibited extensively throughout the UK, America, Australia and Europe. He is co-founder of ArtEvict - a monthly, Live Art platform - and the artist collective, The Greestone Group (along with fellow University of Lincoln graduates: Fabiola Paz & Joana Cifre Cerda).

Benjamin currently works as the Assistant Director at ]performance s p a c e [ London, where he is also one of the six founding associate artists.

[R - Group Action at Arthur and Albert Studios, London 2011]

Intuition and the body, collaboration, dialectic relationships and the process of assemblage construct the core of Benjamin Sebastian's creative process. His practice is at times playful as well as sinister and always concerned with the act(s) of living/existing. Repetition and duration are divining tools that the artist incorporates in an attempt to find reason in the irrational and the profound in the mundane. Greatly influenced by Queer Theory, this practice is process: Be-coming, again and again.

[Still from An Impossible Prison - collaboration with the Greestone Group]

]performance s p a c e [ is an artist led non-profit organisation that provides studio and project space. They are different to conventional studio space in their approach and set up, as each studio artist has a desk and use of a large communal flux space (3,000 sq foot).

"Together we aim to cultivate live work that critically and physically pushes the boundaries of body and space. It is a place where work can unfold without restraints of curation, duration or space; committed to supporting challenging and difficult work that embraces performance art as an ever-evolving medium.

[Delicately Dying - installation post performance at ]performance s p a c e [ London 2011]

The ethos of ]performance s p a c e [ is that it’s good to work together; sharing information, resources and engaging in critical discussion about each others practice. The studio space addresses our interest in and the necessity of the work between events and pieces; its open-plan layout across two floors encouraging dialogue between works and people.

]performance s p a c e [ strives to act as a hub or home to national and international artists in transit; developing the performance art network, a supportive community and act as a place of research and dissemination outside mainstream education and gallery structures.

[Fabiola II]

The space is also used for workshops, exhibitions and events, providing all studio artists the opportunity to organise and realise their own projects. Studio space is available on a rolling monthly basis to develop a core community of studio artists and short term to widen the performance network. All artists have access to an extensive performance library and technical equipment.

[Mapping]

For more information on either Benjamin or the Greestone Group, click on their names to visit their websites.

Shortlisted for Royal Television Society Student Awards

2011-11-14T16:43:00.005Z

We have just learnt that one of our student entries has been short listed for the Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Awards in the Animation Category, out of a total 43 entries.

Animation piece Self Centaured by last year's final year BA (Hons) Animation students John Bowen, Alex Whitington, Anna Pabian has been shortlisted. We look forward to hearing how they will fair at the Awards ceremony which has been moved from its usual Autumn date and will be now held in London early spring 2012.

John Bowen, together with Media students Paul Hope, David Robinson, Josh Pearce went to the BBC Radio Lincolnshire studio yesterday to talk about their RTS nomination on Melvyn Prior's show at 10am. The interview is available to listen to through iPlayer on the BBC website for 7 more days. To listen, please go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lxmcw

Under that Cloud opening at Manchester Art Gallery 19 November

2011-11-10T16:12:00.006Z

Programme Leader Dr Sarah O'Hana from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object will be exhibiting at Manchester Art Gallery in an exhibition of jewellery curated by Jo Bloxham. Under that Cloud was inspired by 18 international artists who were stranded in Mexico City last year, under the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.

Image shown above is Sarah's piece in the exhibition called ‘The Candid Culture of Mexico City’. Materials: parchment, felt, Icelandic obsidian, base metal, linen cord, 9ct gold. Sarah is one of two artists from the UK to be taking part; other artists stem from Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, France, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, and Japan.

Further details can be found at http://www.manchestergalleries.org/.

Thai student Naruporn Srisukri talks about studying at Lincoln

2011-11-07T16:26:00.005Z

I am 20 years old, studying BA (Hons) Creative Advertising Year 2. I'm originally from Bangkok, Thailand, but have lived in a multi-cultural community all my life as I went to an international school. I am picture here receiving a Faculty Champion award from Senior academic Anne Chick.

I have always had a passion for creative thinking and art. I moved to Singapore to pursue my Diploma in Design and Media in Singapore for 3 years. I realised that new environments – bringing with them different people, languages, and cultures – brought me the greatest inspiration for ideas. From there, I knew that going to the UK was really the next step up for me as it is the heart of the world's creative industry. It is the place to be for someone hungry for exposure, inspiration and new challenges.

I did extensive research on universities that offer this course, their students' accomplishments, and the learning environment. University of Lincoln was one of the schools that stood out as it received numerous D&AD Student Awards. While making my decision, I not only considered the level of accomplishment of the students (found online) but more importantly, the sense of community within the course. After stalking the Creative Advertising blog for about a month, I knew that this was the place for me.

On my first day of university, I thought I was going to like this place; the tutors were really cool, and everyone in class was friendly and hilarious. Five weeks have passed and now I know I wasn’t wrong. I not only like this place. I love it! I feel like I already grew as a creative compared to my first day here. I learn a lot from every class I walk into. Also, I couldn't have asked for a better class environment. While we work really hard cracking creative briefs, we share a lot of laughter in between the stressful moments, and that makes the whole learning experience much more enjoyable, I feel. The tutors are awesome. They are always there to help you through any problems you have. They are also more than willing to help you outside of class hours. Did I mention they're awesome?

This is my first time in the UK. I flew straight from Bangkok to Lincoln not knowing what to expect. I am really thankful to have been assisted by the great administrative team at University of Lincoln and to be a part of the Creative Advertising course, surrounded and fully-supported by great tutors and friends.

Tyler School of Art at University of Lincoln

2011-11-02T00:04:00.004Z

American Painter and academic at Tyler School of Art Daniel Dallmann will be with us here at the Lincoln School of Art and Design for this coming week through to Thursday November 3rd.

Daniel will be hanging an exhibition of his work in the Greestone Gallery and there will be an opening on the evening of Thursday 3 November. This is an excellent chance to meet Daniel and discuss his work.

The opening starts at Greestone at 7.00pm through to 9.00pm.

Public Lecture at National Centre for Craft and Design by Fine Art Lecturer

2011-11-01T12:17:00.006Z

[image courtesy of the National Centre for Craft and Design]

Dr Andrew Pepper, a visiting lecturer in Fine Art here at Lincoln, will be giving a public lecture at The National Centre for Craft & Design in connection with the current exhibition: Gabriel Dawe: Plexus No. 10: Materialising the Structure of Light, as seen above.

Andy has been invited to talk about The Real 3-D: Creative Holography and the Ephemeral Object and will explore some of the exceptional work produced in creative holography by a global selection or artists.

The talk takes place on Wednesday 23rd November 2011, 7 - 8pm. Cost £4 per person, £3 concessions. Call 01529 308710

More details can be found here: http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/events

Examples of Andy's work are shown below.

International Office special prizegiving event

2011-10-31T11:54:00.007Z

Students and staff were treated to a wonderfully colourful start to Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, at the special prizegiving last week, hosted by the International office at the University's EMMTEC centre, as seen below.

International students who are currently studying acorss the University had spent many hours rehearsing the for the evening, which included South Asian dance performances, both individually, as well as a group for a "Bollywood" type routine.

Many of the performers wore traditional dress, adding to the authencity of the evening. There were also individual performances from students reciting poetry or signing traditional songs in their native languages.

Earlier in the evening there was a prizegiving for international students from all disciplines and countries, attended by the University's Vice Chancellor Mary Stuart. As well as students from the School of Architecture, Creative Advertising student Naruporn Srisukri from Thailand (seen here below) was awarded a Faculty Champion Award by Senior Academic Anne Chick.

The International Office is deeply committed to promoting the spirit of internationalisation and with this in mind they shall be developing a calendar of activities to celebrate culture differences as represented by all our international students. This will include celebrating festivals important to many of the international cultures. Watch out for US Thanksgiving in November, Australia Day in January, and Chinese New Year in February.

Photographs supplied by International student Sankeerth Thagadur Ramdas and Internal Communications officer Dave Prichard.

Lincoln surfers captured by Photography graduate

2011-10-31T10:03:00.007Z

Michaela Gamble, shown above in her self portrait, graduated from BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media this summer. Here is a selection of her Surfer Portraits which formed part of her summer show.

[Exhibition Design graduate, Davy Provo from the Netherlands]

"My Surfer Portraits were made to deliver the faces of Surfers to the audience, showing them in their raw, still forms, as opposed to riding the barrel of a wave. I wanted to express the passion of North Sea Surfing. These people are so dedicated to their sport they surf in waters as cold as 5- 10 degrees centigrade most of the year.

"Over the past year I have become engrossed in Surfing myself. This encouragement came from The University of Lincoln's Surfing Society".

Photography graduate Inigo Taylor talks about life after uni

2011-10-14T15:49:00.008+01:00

BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media graduate, Inigo Taylor graduated from Lincoln in 2010. He contacted the University recently to update us on what he has been doing since then.

"At the minute I am not working within photography as such, I am however having my photography published in an international journal on 3 November (Black & White Photography magazine). The above photograph was taken in May this year; it was taken at a catholic procession in the village of Munxar on Gozo, and forms part of my Maltese collection which will be featured in the magazine.

"When the work is published I am going to apply for an artists grant with the Maltese arts council to complete my photographic project on Malta. I have been working on a casual basis on the Mediterranean island of Gozo for the last 8 months,which has allowed me to save sufficient funds to go on a month trip to central Turkey at the end of October to photograph in a region called Cappadocia.

"I have really enjoyed working on the island but obviously photography and starting a career is my main focus. I have several opportunities next year in photography jobs that all have a preference for photography degrees. It seems that a career within an industry like photography more often than not does not start overnight and I think that having the patience and determination to seek it out are as important as the qualifications and experience we have as graduates".

Above image is taken from Inigo's exhibition last year in Malta. Look out for Inigo's latest images in the November B&W Photo mag.

Lincoln ad graduates create 'famous' work

2011-10-14T11:25:00.005+01:00

Following last summer's D&AD New Blood, Creative Advertising graduate team Björn Conradi and Sophie Browness managed to land a placement at world famous ad agency BBH as part of the BBH Barn programme. Here's Sophie reporting back:-

"As part of our placement at BBH we were given the brief 'Do something good, famously.' After a long think about what good we could do, the London riots started and we knew this was our opportunity. Working with fellow 'BBH Barner' Omid Fard we set up a blog to help 89 year old barber Aaron Biber rebuild his shop that was destroyed by looters. After a long night of tweeting and getting the word out there, it spread.

"In a couple of days the campaign reached over 2.5 million twitter impressions, and raised £35,000 to get Aaron back in business. 'Keep Aaron Cutting' was featured in just about every national newspaper, the shop was swarming with TV news crews and even got a spot in Campaign.

"Boris Johnson popped by to be told his parting will make him go bald and footballer Peter Crouch (an ex BBH intern) visited for a trim. We wanted to show that amongst all the bad press that social media was receiving, that it can be used for good. And luckily enough we did it rather famously too."

And VERY famous it became too. The project was featured in The Guardian; Daily Mail; The Wall Street Journal; ITV; and Tottenham Hotspur's website to name but a few.
You can find out more about the project at the BBH Labs and Keep Aaron Cutting websites.

To watch on YouTube, click on the Creative Advertising website link.

Graduate success in USA

2011-10-14T10:48:00.008+01:00

[Fran Knight's Milk Light]

Fran Knight graduated this summer with a BA (Hons) in Product Design. Fran was one of the lucky students to have her work selected to exhibit at both Milan and New York earlier this year.

Now working in her native Nottingham, Fran's work is about to go out to the USA again and will be exhibited at the NeoCon East Fair in Baltimore USA (2 - 3 November 2011). This is a major US trade show: the premier design exposition for commercial interiors on the East Coast.

We wish Fran the best of luck and every success.

BBC Antiques Roadshow feature on HMS Victory involves Crick Smith Conservators

2011-10-11T12:04:00.006+01:00

If you are an avid BBC Antiques Roadshow fan, you may recall an episode that was aired last year which was hosted at the British Museum. Three ornate oak columns were featured that were believed to have originated from Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Victory, seen here above and below.

Although it was established that the columns were the right style and date for the Victory, further proof was needed to confirm their origin.

This story caught the eye of Crick Smith of the University of Lincoln as they currently curate the National Archive for Historic Decoration, based within our Conservation and Restoration department in Chad Varah House.

Their archive holds research files on historic decorated surfaces and includes a file relating to the HMS Victory, which contains samples of historic paint. By taking paint samples from the columns in question and comparing them to samples from the Victory, it would be possible to determine if there was a link between the two. If the samples did match, this would provide confirmation of the columns’ provenance.

Crick Smith’s offer to undertake analysis was keenly accepted and the paint samples have been set in resin and are currently in the process of being examined. As you can see from the cross section, numerous paint layers have been applied during the course of the columns history and these will now need to be compared to those applied to the interior of the ship. A visit to the Victory is scheduled to take additional samples and further investigation needs to be carried out before any final statement can be made to the columns’ authenticity.

[Mike Crick Smith picture above]
If this research verifies that the columns are in fact elements of the original Victory then they will be of considerable historic significance. They will have formed part of the vessel which remains the oldest commissioned warship in the world, one which witnessed the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Nelson.

Keep tuned for the results…

Visit from Rachana Sansad to Lincoln

2011-10-10T15:52:00.009+01:00

Dr Manjiri Thakoor, Head of the School of Applied Art and Design at Rachana Sansad, University of Mumbai, India, spent 2 days visiting the Schools of Art and Design and Architecture, as part of her recent European trip.

She had just visited Italy with a study group of approx 30 students, having visited the Venice Biennale and other major Italian cities. Her visit to Lincoln was to explore the possibilities of student and staff collaboration between the two institutions, such as a Summer School for Indian students, and a return cross discipline study tour in India by Lincoln students the following year.

Manjiri was very impressed by the University and particularly by its Cathedral campus up on the hill in the shadow of the impressive Cathedral. Manjiri can be seen here touring Chad Varah House, home to Illustration and Conservation & Restoration, and Greestone, home to Fine Art, where Manjiri was particularly impressed by the print room, pictured below.

We look forward to welcoming Manjiri and her students back to Lincoln next year.

6 Degrees, part 4 at Monks Gallery

2011-10-04T09:42:00.002+01:00

BA (Hons) Fine Art graduates Tom Cretney and Nick Simpson opened Monks Gallery earlier this year here in Lincoln. Their latest exhibition, 6 Degrees, part 4, opens on 6th October and runs until Thursday 27th October.

If you are interested in viewing the exhibition, then email Lincoln.dr@hotmail.com to make a booking. The 6 month gallery project is called 6 Degrees and 6 artists are invited each month to exhibit at the gallery. Curators Tom and Nick are trying to boost Lincoln's profile by inviting big name artists where possible. All the artists have responded really well, perhaps due in part to the enterprising way in which the curators have set up this gallery in their home as funds are very limited!

You can follow them@lincolndr on twitterfacebook- http://www.facebook.com/THE.MONKS.GALLERY

blog - http://monksgallery.blogspot.com/

Creative Advertising graduates work with Ronnie Corbett

2011-09-30T15:06:00.006+01:00

Creative Advertising team Jenna Thomas & Emma Brown now work at DCH Advertising agency, part of Doner, in London. Saturday 1 October sees the airing of their new TV ad that they recently shot with British favourite comedian Ronnie Corbett.

Emma and Jenna started their placement at the agency in March this year. Being quite a small agency, this worked well to their advantage as they were able to get involved in most briefs that came through the agency, such as Fuller’s Beer London Pride, ESB, Red Fox, Saint Agur, Nikon, and Alfa Romeo.

They were then asked to work on a brief for Wiltshire Farm Foods, a company which delivers frozen meals to elderly people across the UK. TV executions, press ads, online and DM were required, and it was Emma and Jenna's pitch which was chosen above all the others.

They were fortunate enough to be involved throughout the whole process from casting to editing. Working on the idea from concept to location, meeting the director, casting, going on shoot and then the editing stage.

Jenna had this to say about the experience, "After months of working on scripts it has been quite surreal seeing the idea we’ve seen on paper and visualised in our heads, has actually come to life. And with the added extra of Ronnie being in the ads makes it that little bit more special. We chose Ronnie as he brings a lot of warmth and humour. Advertising aimed at elderly people is often quite depressing and we wanted to steer clear of that."

Air date is 1st October for the TV ads.

Frequency 2011 - Some of the highlights

2011-09-30T14:22:00.004+01:00

Frequency 2011 is Lincoln’s first ever Digital Culture Festival running from 21st - 29th October. Frequency is a platform for celebrating the pioneering spirit of digital innovation and culture through exhibition, creative collision and debate.

With 3 weeks to go, and the recent website launch, the full spectrum of Frequency is starting to appear. Here are some new highlights:

Get lost in thought and let the camera catch you in the moment in Michelle Walsh’s studio.

Enter an intimate and magical world of paper intricately brought to life with light in Davy and Kristin McGuire’s Icebook, as they show it for the last time in the UK (shown below)

At the Soundwall, immerse yourself in the sounds of The Pool by New York digital artist Peter Kirn.

As you venture out into the streets and bars of Lincoln, you might find the Suitcase Cinema – we hope you like short films and popcorn!

[Cypriot-Australian Performance Artist Stelarc]

Enterprise, Debate & Connect

This is Frequency’s platform for creative industries, freelancers, artists and digital enthusiasts to gather in Lincoln to share knowledge, contribute to the digital debate and explore the future. There will be activity throughout the festival, but get the following dates in your diaries and check the website and social media for announcements as they happen. Spaces are limited so register your interest quickly!

Sat 22nd October & Sat 29th October - Collider: The Future of Creative Playgrounds. Instead of swings and roundabouts, Collider gives you a go on lo-fi tech and the chance to make, build and try your hand at something. We’ll link you up with the experts, the kit you need and the space to experiment. No two Colliders will ever be the same so keep an eye out for details of what you can get your hands on at these sessions!

Wed 26th October - Re-writing the Future: A powerful and provocative day of discovery, insight and debate on the future of writing and publishing, aimed at arming you for the pervasive opportunities and challenges that digital provides.

Friday 28th October - Frequency Digital Expo: A day of debates, talks and seminars around all things creative and digital, focusing on futureproofing and upskilling. Join us at the forefront of digital development and innovation.

For booking and general enquiries, please contact: edc@frequency.org.uk

INTRAFERENCE - 3 video works at the Usher Gallery, Lincoln

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For further details check relevant websites
www.thresholdstudios.tv
http://www.thecollectionlincoln.org/usher/

Award winning night at Battersea Power Station

2011-09-28T09:46:00.008+01:00

[image courtesy of Young Creative Chevrolet]

As reported on this blog back in August, three of our Contemporary Lens Media students swept the board in the UK heat of the European Young Creative Chevrolet contest.

Ami Errington came first, Jon W Higgins second and Elizabeth Cheek third in the competition which saw the car-maker challenge art students in 22 European countries to help it celebrate its 100-year anniversary.

[Jon and Elizabeth outside Battersea Power Station, London]

A staggering 552 projects by 155 schools entered this year in the following five disciplines of applied arts: fashion, music, photography, video and visual arts. The Lincoln three were invited to a star-studded winners launch last week held at Battersea Power Station in London among a host of iconic vintage cars and renowned creative leaders such as Neville Brody, Wayne Hemingway and Lucy Walker.

Keith James, senior lecturer and former programme leader for BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media said: “We’re extremely proud of Ami, Jon and Elizabeth for coming top of the UK category in this prestigious competition.”

Lincoln's BA (Hons) Fashion Studies programme also enjoyed success in the competition with recent graduate Kirsty Brown claiming third prize in the Fashion category.

More about the competition: http://www.youngcreativechevrolet.eu/works/winners/country/2011
More about the London awards night: http://www.youngcreativechevrolet.eu/posts/view/what-a-night

Above images courtesy of Keith James. Further work can be viewed at http://gallery.me.com/kjamesphoto#gallery

Graduates of Art and Design celebrate at Graduation 2011

2011-09-27T16:20:00.011+01:00

[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Media: 5642641]

Students graduating from the Lincoln School of Art and Design can be seen here, enjoying and sharing their achievement with friends and family, at the graduation ceremony within Lincoln Cathedral and afterwards at Lincoln Castle.

The above image shows Spanish students who have just completed their final year on BA (Hons) Interactive Design. They all joined the last year of the 3 year course, having progressed from ERAM - an audio visual college belonging to the University of Girona in Spain. From left: Edmonds Custals, Celia Casanova, Joan Planas, John Revell, and Didac Lirio.

[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Media: 5642816]

Above are pictured Cat Hughston, Stephanie Yeung and Rebecca Tovey, all graduating from BA (Hons) Illustration.

[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Media: 5642770]

Graduates of BA (Hons) Graphic Design Gemma Southwell, Alice Smith, and Amber Kavaliauskas.

[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Media: 5642974]

Enjoying a drink after graduation in the Castle grounds are BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media graduates Stewart Paterson, David Robinson and Matt Brodigan.

[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Media: 5642658]

BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Natasha Hall looks proudly on from outside the Cathedral.

All images here are courtesy of Lincolnshire Media, and copies can be ordered directly from the Lincolnshire Echo picture desk by quoting the image number below each photo at http://www.dipintosales.co.uk/thisisLincolnshireandRetford/home.asp

MA Fine Art graduate shows at Nottingham Castle Open

2011-09-27T09:07:00.004+01:00

George Hardy is currently showing in Nottingham Castle Open 2011 with 3 large and intricate large scale portrait drawings. George graduated from the School of Art and Design with an MA in Fine Art in 2009, after first completing his BA in Fine Art here as well.

He is currently working on 12-15 similar portraits for a possible solo show. Watch this space for further details as we get them.

Wolfgang by Fine Art graduate Steven Ingman

2011-09-26T16:40:00.005+01:00

Steven Ingman's paintings reflect on memories and self discovery influenced by retracing the steps of a former stomping ground. Close to where he grew up a mile down a beaten track hidden behind a wall of hedgerow is a deserted quarry. This forgotten place now overgrown and left to nature's devices, is a mixture of fens, marshes and swamps. The densely compacted trees, abandoned buildings and machinery offer a post apocalyptic landscape yet ironically this place offered a gang of kids an escape from reality.

Now through adult eyes, Fine Art graduate Ingman attempts to understand a place he failed to understand as an adolescent.

Recent exhibitions and projects include 2008 Derby Open - First Prize Winner, 2009; Arts Council England Award, Solo show Night Light 2010 Derby Museum and Art Gallery; British Art Show 7 Sideshow - Wunderkammen and Mik's Front room - Nottingham, Leicester Open 2010 - Great Central Award and Attenborough shortlist; Opem 2011 The Collection Lincoln.

Wolfgang is showing at Nottingham Castle Open 2011
In partnership with New Art Exchange
8 October - 6 November 2011
Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Nottinghamshire
Friar Lane
Maid Marian Way
Nottingham
NG1 6EL

Email Steven at ingman@hotmail.com

http://www.steveningman.co.uk/

Action Art Now by O U I Performance in York

2011-09-26T16:13:00.006+01:00

BA (Hons) Fine Art Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer Angela Bartram and Senior Lecturer Mary O'Neill are to perform in York as part of a series of events staged by O U I Performance. The event takes place on 8th October between 6.00-10.00pm.

An international programme of performance art visionaries will present new live art work in York for four events entitled Action Art Now. Run by York-based artists Victoria Gray and Nathan Walker, O U I Performance is a not-for-profit arts organisation which has been putting on performance art in York since 2010. Action Art Now is supported by the National
Lottery through Arts Council England and brings together 16 national and international artists for events in October, November and December 2011 and February 2012.

At the first event artists Eva Barto (France), Angela Bartram and Mary O'Neill (UK), Maurice Blok (Netherlands) and Hugh O'Donnell (Northern Ireland) will show new performances for an evening of exhilarating art action on Saturday 8th October at Walmgate's Space 109 Community Arts.

The following events will show work by artists from Yorkshire and the UK alongside artists from Ireland, Portugal and Brazil. Many of these artists are making their debut performance in the UK, O U I Performance explain: “Action Art Now is a unique programme of the most exciting and innovative performance artists working today, presenting these artists in York is a welcomed development for the city whose contemporary artists often find it difficult to find noncommercial spaces to show their work. We are working with the wonderful community venue Space 109 which is dedicated to broadening the city's cultural activities and making these activities accessible to everyone”.

All Events start at 6pm and are £2 on the door. More information can be found on the O U I Performance website: http://www.ouiperformance.org.uk/. For further information please contact info@ouiperformance.org.uk

BELOW IS FLAT UP THERE by Julia Oschatz

2011-09-26T15:52:00.004+01:00

For this one-off exhibition called Palagkas at the former Pimlico Library, Berlin based artist Julia Oschatz will transform beyond recognition the rotund, multi-level space and take visitors on a journey deep into another reality. Isolated in this infinitely vast and inhospitable terrain, where the laws of physics are frequently turned on their head, an appreciation for the essence of being is heightened.

This installation by the prolific Oschatz represents a new body of work, comprising video, painting and drawing, and will take shape as a cavernous space of cardboard blockades and variable horizons. Whereas before, our assumed viewpoint was aligned with the traditional aspect of the artist, these new works provide us with aerial shots akin to satellite imagery, which flatten and alienate us from an environment we thought we knew. On the other hand, the simulated activity of her performance brings us closer to the varying forms of humanity.
In a world such as this, where fields of vision are playfully negotiated, it is the walls that deceive and the array of screens and pictures hung upon them that offer a glimpse of reality.

Former BA (Hons) Fine Art students, Stella Sheldon and Fouzia Miah, who both graduated this summer, are both currently volunteering on this exhibition, which is open to the public 30 September – 30 October 2011, Tuesday–Sunday 12–7 pm. Further details are available on the Palagkas website.

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair: 20-23 October 2011

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One of the part time lecturers from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object, Lucy Elsie Harvey is to exhibit at the upcoming Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Spinningfields, Manchester, 20-23 October 2011.

Lucy concentrates on precious metal jewellery and crafted artefacts exploring their narrative relationship with objects and collection.
For more information mail@lucyelsieharvey.com

Web: http://www.lucyelsieharvey.com/

Exhibition experiences documented by recent Product Design graduate Adam Leeming

2011-09-23T11:58:00.006+01:00

Adam Leeming graduated from BA (Hons) Product Design this summer. He is particularly interested in 3D and physical model prototypes and is currently collating his portfolio consisting of final year work and exhibition pieces.

The following is an abridged version of his exhibition experiences.

For any student studying a Design discipline in the UK, proudly exhibiting their work at the final year deadline is the pinnacle of hundreds of late nights and early mornings, saturated with sketching, modelling, building and researching, spanning three short yet infinitely memorable years. Sadly, for most product design students, these exhibitions are confined to their university studio space or local, affordable, rented galleries. However, for the lucky few, the international exhibition scene is a blank canvass for innovation, self-expression and entrepreneurial prowess.

Having recently graduated from the University of Lincoln, I am fortunate to reflect on the last three years of my university experience which brought with them the privilege of exhibiting in Milan and New York and travelling to collaborate with students in Pennsylvania and California.

Branding
The Product Design department has developed a proposal to initiate a brand under which its students can design, produce and market their designs. By the time my final year had arrived the brand was ready for unveiling at the Salone Satellite in Milan under the name ‘Mbrela’. A jovial misspelling of ‘umbrella’ in classic Product Design humour was not to detract from the deeper meaning of the brand; just like an umbrella, it protects you from the elements.

‘Mbrela’ is a vehicle designed to gently ease aspiring Product and Industrial designers into the industry buffering them from the harsh competition from big name designers and brands. This invaluable sense of security was highly sought after as I submitted my interior light design for evaluation.

My Experience
My light design was one piece of a collection consisting of products from the University of Lincoln (UK), San Jose State University (US) and Philadelphia University (US). Spending almost the entirety of my third university year contacting manufacturers and producers about various materials and components the final acrylic and Corian light was ready for exhibition.

The first exhibition on the schedule was the world famous Furniture Fair in Milan, Italy. From organising accommodation and travel options to assembling our exhibition stage at the design centre, all aspects ignited a sense of excitement within the group. As with all the design groups and student chapters exhibiting we were responsible for designing and assembling our own stand and after flying to meet with the students from the other two institutions in San Jose, California we decided on displaying all the products on one open stage; in essence a ‘catwalk’ for our ‘supermodel’ products.

The trip to California from England was an experience in itself as none of the seven students that were visiting had been before. The tutors had arranged for us to stay with some of the students that lived near the university allowing us to experience the difference in schooling and culture which remains the highlight of my university life.

The Milan exhibition can only be described as immense in both size and quality; hundreds of designers from all over the world collaborating together under one collection presenting thousands of products displaying individual interpretations of innovation and solution. While looking round the exhibition, it was often forgotten that we, too, were exhibitors and not just spectators; receiving such positive feedback from professional designers, manufacturers, producers and members of the public was a huge confidence boost and instilled reassurance that a graduate design job was within our reach as, for so many students, employment is a constant concern.

With the confidence of Milan behind us, Programme Leader Dave Bramston, had applied and been granted the right to exhibit at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York not two weeks after the finale of the Salone Satellite in Milan. The products being exhibited at the ICFF had to be driven back to UK from Italy, and then repackaged and collected by a courier for transportation overseas. The deadline was a tight one, however the products made it back with mere hours to spare. What followed was then a repeat of the preparation needed for Milan and now that we were "professional international exhibitors" it was easier, quicker and more relaxed. The ICFF was a smaller more intimate event in comparison to the Salone Satellite however the experience and knowledge acquired was just as valuable.

Conclusion
The hard work involved in the years leading up to the exhibitions was appreciated by all and is highly recommended to any students wishing to boost their CV. These experiences have influenced me so much that I wrote my dissertation for my final year grade on the importance of exhibitions for students. Not only did these events help my pass my degree but I have made friends in many different areas of the globe, enjoyed travelling, enhanced my design CV and added plenty of stories to pass on.

Adam is contactable via e-mail: adamleeming@hotmail.co.uk

Lincoln Undergraduate embraces Digital Art

2011-09-20T17:34:00.004+01:00

Embarking on BA (Hons) Fine Art at the University of Lincoln, and with a passion for technology, new undergradudate Jackson Swaby is looking at Art in a very different way.

Using 3D techniques he creates incredible pieces designed to distort the space around them.
Like a modern day take on murals and trompe-l'œil, the works have a mesmerizing impact on their location. Jackson explains "It's not treating Art as a focal point, nor is it Art trying to compliment its surroundings, it’s Art becoming its surroundings".

His work can be applied virtually, painted, as prints, or projected and he’s currently in talks with galleries who supply art for architecture. His latest work is a new twist on "Urban Art". Using images of suitable buildings he applies his art digitally. He then uploads the images to the internet and uses QR codes to link people directly (via a smartphone) to them. The viewer can then see his work applied to the location without it actually having any harmful effect on the building. He calls this work "Digital Urban Art"

Jackson has just completed a series of virtual images of the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield. Using a QR code the visitor can use their smartphone to view Jackson’s work whilst actually being at the gallery. "The QR code is like a digital key to my online gallery" says Jackson.

Further details on his work can be seen at
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Digital-Urban-Art-Hepworth-Wakefield/2021535

Distance2 Exhibition – Sofia, Bulgaria

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Distance2 – Sofia, Bulgaria

19 September - 4 October 2011

An Exhibition by UK Artists - ALEC SHEPLEY and JOHN McCLENAGHEN

Dr Alec Shepley, Head of the Lincoln School of Art and Design will be curating the exhibition and giving a lecture at the Academia Gallery at the National Academy in Sophia, Bulgaria, as part of his current research.

To follow is a selection of their work from the exhibition.

For more comments, see the University press page at http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/news/2011/09/418.asp

MA Digital Imaging and Photography Degree Show

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MA programme in Digital Imaging and Photography from College of Arts sister School of Media opens its annual degree show to the public from the 20th to 26th of September 2011, showing in the University of Lincoln Architecture Building, ground floor gallery.

Entry is free and everyone is welcome. For contextual information and previews of the work, please check the individual student entries on the show website.

The exhibition will have printed work on show in and around the Architecture building ground floor gallery. Projected work will be displayed in a variety of locations in the area, including the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) and Library buildings. For anyone interested in meeting the artists please let us know by emailing mdowning@lincoln.ac.uk to secure entry.

Above image is of Michelle Walsh - Out of Nowhere, Nothing Answered - an unique take on self portraiture.

Graduation for Art and Design students

2011-09-12T09:29:00.005+01:00

Thursday 8 September saw the graduation ceremonies for graduates of the School of Art and Design and School of Architecture, held inside Lincoln Cathedral, providing a most spectacular backdrop to what is arguably the highlight of the academic year.

University Vice Chancellor Mary Stuart shook hands with more than 2,500 graduates during the course of the week, and all 9 ceremonies were absolutely packed with friend and family, many travelling to Lincoln from all parts of Europe and worldwide.

Many of our Art and Design graduates already have jobs to go to in their chosen creative industries, some staying in Lincoln, but many going on to positions in London and further afield.

Above are tutors from the department of Conservation and Restoration, and Conservation specialists Crick Smith, together with TV historian Dr Jonathan Foyle (middle) one of the world’s foremost art critics and broadcaster, who was awarded his honorary doctorate during the ceremony.

More photos from the day will follow shortly.

The Fish that bit Dad: Monks Gallery, Lincoln

2011-09-12T09:12:00.007+01:00

BA (Hons) Fine Art graduates Tom Cretney and Nick Simpson opened Monks Gallery earlier this year here in Lincoln. Their latest exhibition, the Fish that bit Dad, opened on 1 September and runs until Thursday 29 September. If you are interested in viewing the exhibition, then email Lincoln.dr@hotmail.com to make a booking.

The 6 month gallery project is called 6 Degrees and 6 artists are invited each month to exhibit at the gallery. Curators Tom and Nick are trying to boost Lincoln's profile by inviting big name artists where possible. All the artists have responded really well, perhaps due in part to the enterprising way in which the curators have set up this gallery in their home as funds are very limited!

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blog - http://monksgallery.blogspot.com/

Highlights from this year's MA Shows 2011

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The preview evening for this year's MA Shows took place on Friday 9 September at Greestone Gallery, part of the School of Art and Design's Cathedral campus.

Graduates from MA Design and MA Fine Art exhibited alongside each other for the first time, much to the delight of the invited guests.

The shows are open at Greestone until 15 September, and are open daily 10-4.

Forthcoming Exhibition in Sofia, Bulgaria

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Forthcoming exhibition at the Academia Gallery, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria, 19 September - 4 October 2011. This exhibition comprises assemblages and collages, photographs and drawings, by UK artists Dr Alec Shepley, Head of School of Art and Design at the University of Lincoln, and John McClenaghen.

The exhibition forms a part of a much broader research project in which the two artists are investigating the presentation of the fragmented work and the ‘unfinished’ project. Aspects of dilapidation, ruin and entropy are explored and much of the work in this exhibition focuses on the notion of the ‘ruin in reverse’ - coming into being as opposed to being left to decay. The work resulting from the research project demonstrates a seemingly endless preoccupation with cutting, placing, re-cutting and re-placing, joining and un-joining, telescoping between making and un-making, and the eventual ‘dis-assembly’ or collapse of the outcome. The show will be accompanied by a limited edition publication and a joint lecture by both artists in the gallery to discuss the aspects of the work in more detail and provide a forum to debate the media, materials, processes and ideas involved and the contextual underpinning.

Digital Culture Festival Tune in to Frequency 2011

2011-09-09T12:37:00.004+01:00

Lincoln's first digital culture festival, Tune in to Frequency 2011, a brand new digital culture festival coming to the historic city of Lincoln this October. For nine days starting 21 October until 29 October, a mix of work by local artists, as well as nationally and internationally renowned practitioners, will light up the city, transforming it into an interactive sensory playground. Digital installations, site-specific work and live happenings will integrate with Lincoln's landscape across a number of established venues, including the University, The Collection and The Drill Hall, as well as in some more unexpected locations announced soon.

Also running throughout the festival will be a dynamic programme of seminars, workshops and debates, as well as a digital trade fair and activities for children and young emerging talent.

Who's behind Frequency? Frequency is a partnership between the University of Lincoln, The Collection, the Usher Gallery and Lincoln Drill Hall with Threshold Studios, an artist-led organisation supporting both emerging and established artists, taking the role of Festival Directors. Funding has been secured from Arts Council England through Igniting Ambition Connecting Communities 2011 Festival (funded by Legacy Trust and the European Regional Development Fund in the lead-up to the 2012 London Olympics). Frequency is part of on of the Lincolnshire Showcase. It is supported by the County Council’s Community Grant Aid scheme and Lincolnshire One.

Be part of it! There are many ways of experiencing Frequency on and offline. Frequency is committed to engage as many people as possible in what aims to be a biennial event that will put Lincoln on the map of digital culture celebrations around the globe.

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The Art of Reconstruction: Exhibition 12-15 September

2011-09-05T15:02:00.008+01:00

Plastic surgeons are stepping out of the operating theatre and into the artists’ studio in a series of ground-breaking workshops which revive the ancient relationship between medicine and the arts.Consultant plastic surgeons from major UK hospitals are working alongside academics within the School of Art and Design at the University of Lincoln to develop drawing and modelling skills which they can then apply to breast and facial reconstruction.

The objective is to instil in surgeons the same aesthetic principles which underpin artists’ understanding of the form of the human body.

Michael Healey, Professor of Art and Design at the School, said: “Throughout history, the disciplines of art and medicine have been closely entwined, from

the times of Aristotle and Hippocrates in ancient Greece, through to Galen and later Leonardo da Vinci in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. With the great advances in medicine in the last century, there seems to have been a divergence between the two.”

The sessions have informed a major new research project, The Art of Reconstruction, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. It will lead to journal articles, a dedicated website, videos, teaching materials and the establishment of an international network of surgeons, artists and academics with more training opportunities in the coming years.

Prof Healey, who is leading the research, added: “Through this research we hope to examine the intersection of art and science and evaluate whether art-based skills do have a valuable role to play within the operating theatre.”

Now a new exhibition under the same name is to open to the public in the Gallery of the Architecture Building at the University of Lincoln's Brayford Campus from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 September 2011, with a special preview for invited guests on Friday (below image).

Professor Michael Esson, Visiting Professor at the University of Lincoln’s School of Art and Design and Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the University of New South Wales, Australia is the artist leading the workshops. Prof Esson pioneered art-based workshops for plastic surgeons in Australia and New Zealand and more than 70 of Oceania’s senior plastic surgeons have completed his courses over the last decade.

The sessions include exercises on how to interpret complex visual information such as lighting, proportion and perspective, as well as hands-on experience of life-drawing, portraiture and sculpture.

“The workshops examine how we make judgements about beauty, symmetry and proportion,” said Prof Esson.

“We introduce the surgeons to observational and perceptual skills which are standard in many art schools but which are largely new to them. For example, we consider how lighting and the angle at which we approach an object can affect our judgement of its form. We then take these strategies and consider what the parallel processes might be in the operating theatre.”

Guy Sterne, consultant plastic surgeon at Birmingham City Hospital and senior tutor at the Royal College of Physicians, was a delegate at one of the Lincoln workshops.

He said: "It was an excellent workshop experience and a very enjoyable three days, but most importantly it made a definite difference to my clinical practice. After completing the workshop and returning to the operating theatre, I have made several adjustments to my operating procedure."

For more information and updates on the Art of Reconstruction project, click here.

Contemporary Craft Exhibition at Sam Scorer Gallery Lincoln

2011-09-02T10:11:00.011+01:00

[Coiled vessels with antique additions from Seven Magpies Series by Ann Povey]

Local well-known and highly respected craft group, now in its 23rd year, is preparing a highly selective exhibition of glass, ceramics, silver and jewellery, textiles and works in wood and stone. Contemporary Craft Network (CCN) is a network of craft makers that has formed a close knit group that together exhibit all over the east midlands and Europe.

Earlier this year the group exhibited at the National Centre for Craft at The Hub in Sleaford (see earlier post), but now Lincoln will have the chance to see some of their work at the Sam Scorer Gallery on Drury Lane, close to the Castle and Cathedral. The exhibition EROSIONS runs from 20 September to 2 October.

This year’s exhibition will include a lecture programme and members will take commissions in advance of the Christmas season.

Senior Technician from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object, Ann Povey, will be one of the exhibitors, as will recent MA Design graduates Lorrie Stock and Alena Shaughnessy. Click on the names to find out more about their work at CCN.

MA Degree Shows at Greestone 9-15 September 2011

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[Andrea Bowyer Cultures & Society: Schrödinger]

Details have just been released of what can be seen at this year's MA Degree Shows, which are all to be held at Greestone between 9 and 15 September. The preview evening on Friday 9 September is by invitation (which can be obtained by contacting us at aadenquiries@lincoln.ac.uk) or open to the public between 10 and 4 on Mon-Thurs of the following week.

[Ben Willers Graphic Communication:Life in Data]

The Design part of the show, entitled "Hey Barrie, designers do draw…" features the work of 10 students encompassing Fashion Design, Illustration and Web Design, including David Cooper’s elegant, curved plywood furniture; “We are not abused”, an interpretation of the impact of women’s fashion on body shape by Emma Glover; and a fairytale-inspired illustration, “The Toymaker and the Toy” by Jo de Ruiter.

[James Silva Visual Narrative: Page.Screen.Delight]

John Stocker, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Design, had this to say: “At its heart design is about solving problems – whether the challenges are set by a client, societal needs or by the designer themselves, it is always the problem that ignites the design process.

“The processes a designer uses can be well rehearsed or improvised on the spot. Either way, the journey to find a solution can be demanding, challenging, sometimes frustrating, occasionally deceptively simple, usually very hard work – but always extremely rewarding. The results of many journeys are here to be seen.”

[David Cooper Three-Dimensional Innovation: Simple Made]

The MA Fine Art exhibition is called "Feast for the Eyes" and features work from Yuen Fong Ling, Martyn Smith, Robert Britt, Samantha Webster Conner and Major Green.

2 Willow Road by Night

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To mark the Affordable Art Fair coming north to Hampstead, London, this year, Ernö Goldinger’s Modernist masterpiece 2 Willow Road will open late for two evenings during the art fair in October. Visitors will be able to experience this stunning example of Modernist design by night, while enjoying a glass of wine and works of art by Marcel Duchamp, Bridget Riley, Henry Moore and Max Ernst from the Goldfingers’ collection. Last chance to see the special exhibition, ‘Design for a Modernist Childhood’.

This unique Modernist home was designed by architect Ernö Goldfinger in 1939 for himself and his family. With surprising design details that were groundbreaking at the time and still feel fresh today, the house also contains the Goldfingers' impressive collection of intriguing personal possessions and innovative furniture. Goldfinger himself designed much of the furniture and the house also contains his significant collection of 20th-century art.

The interiors and furnishings of the house were fully researched and documented by Crick Smith of the University of Lincoln in 2007 as part of a re-appraisal and representation of the property by the National Trust. The original wallface colours, painted and textured treatments have been re-instated alongside the families furniture and belongings, helping to tell the story of Goldfinger's life there with his wife Ursula and their children, until his death in 1987.

Late Opening: 27 & 28 October, open 17.00-20.00 for self-guided viewing and a glass of wine.
Normal Opening Hours: March to October, Wednesday to Sunday, 11.00-17.00.

Guided tours on the hour:

11.00-14.00; self-guided viewing 15.00-17.00.
Standard admission: £5.80, child £2.80, family £14.50, National Trust members go free.
Tel 01494 755570 (Infoline) 020 7435 6166 Email: mailto:2willowroad@nationaltrust.org.uk?subject=
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-2willowroad.htm

Little Greene launches 'Retrospectives' paint collection - DECOREX 2011

2011-08-17T16:30:00.005+01:00

Following the enormous success of its first collection of authentic historic paint colours, "Colours of England", The Little Greene Paint Company has once again collaborated with English Heritage to create a brand new collection: 'Retrospectives'. Comprising 32 stunning - and genuine - colours from the 1960s and 1970s, 'Retrospectives' will be unveiled at Decorex on 25 September 2011.

Crick Smith, Conservation and Restoration specialists at the University of Lincoln, were commissioned by Little Greene and English Heritage to identify and research the interior design history of these two iconic decades and have spent this summer researching and identifying the colours and colour ranges. In each instance identifying provenance, usage and context.

Wherever possible the use of these colours by prominent interior designers of the period such as David Hicks has played a part in ensuring accuracy and authenticity. Following extensive research 64 paint colours were identified as being representative and iconic for the two decades. Hand painted colour swatches and numerical colour references were provided for colour reproduction purposes. Of these, 32 colours have been taken forward by Little Greene to form the 'Retrospectives' range.

The research also included identifying cultural and social trends of the period which influenced and affected the colours adopted for the decoration of interiors. Paint research was combined with on-site investigations of late C20th iconic buildings such as the Telecom Tower, The Barbican, The Trellick Tower and Park Hill Flats Sheffield.

Documentation held within the National Archive for Historic Decoration, curated by Crick Smith of the University of Lincoln, provided details of related C20th interior design. An in-depth study of the archives for Ideal Homes and House & Garden magazine was also undertaken.

These fully-researched and validated late 20th Century colours represent the most iconic shades from the 1960s and 1970s: confident and uncompromising, yet surprisingly useable in the 21st Century interior! But 'Retrospectives' is more than just a paint collection: it is also a social commentary, encapsulating the rapidly changing face of Britain in the late 20th Century, when the country and its inhabitants were exposed to more external influences than at any time in the past. Its shades are derived from a number of influences: the increasing affluence of the baby-boomers, the pop generation, immigration from the Indian subcontinent and the West Indies, with all the vibrancy and vitality of their bright (and often clashing) colours and the expansion of air travel and the increased availability of holidays abroad, not just to Europe but to farther flung exotic destinations such as the Middle East and North Africa.

The 'Retrospectives' colours make a strong statement in their own right, but also blend harmoniously with the existing shades in the Little Greene colour card. They pick up the heritage story where it left off, in the 1950s, and give a strong sense of continuity to the English Heritage paint range, which now stretches from Georgian times to the late 20th Century!

Regional Finalist in Art of Nurture Competition from Illustration

2011-08-17T15:21:00.006+01:00

[Regional finalist Joshua Jones]
Now in its fifth year, and open to graduates for the first time, Art of Nurture is designed to support and encourage UK artistic talent. The competition has been developed in partnership with Arts & Business, a national not-for-profit arts agency, and Lloyds TSB Commercial Finances.

Joshua Jones, 23, originally from Flintshire and graduating this summer from the University of Lincoln where he studied on the BA (Hons) Illustration programme, shared his prize with Josh Bolam from the Cleveland College of Art and Design.

[Joshua with fellow finalist Josh Bolam]

Joshua then went head-to-head at the national final for a chance to see his work used in a national Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance advertising campaign and secure a paid work placement with a leading creative agency.

The final was judged by Halifax artist and curator Alice Bradshaw, who has worked on the Museum of Contemporary Rubbish, Contents May Vary, Fundada and the Westgate Studios Project Space and Dr Helen Pheby, curator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

All the art reflects Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance’s core values of success, simplicity, knowledge, ownership and its commitment to going the extra mile.

Joshua said: "Many artists dream of seeing their work in big name galleries, so the chance to see my work in the V&A is a dream come true."

Nick Robson, regional director in Yorkshire and the North East, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, said: “Art of Nurture is a fantastic competition which promotes the importance of encouraging and supporting young artistic talent in this country.

“Through the Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance’s advertising campaign, these students and graduates may have a valuable opportunity to showcase their work.

“This year’s entries were of a high calibre, with over 600 coming in from across the country.”

The winners had their work exhibited at the national finals at the Victoria and Albert Museum earlier this year. A prestigious panel judged the competition, including Jonny Hannah, the award-winning illustrator, whose work has featured in Vogue and The New York Times and Arts & Business chief executive, Colin Tweedy.

Stills from BA (Hons) Animation Odeon Screening

2011-08-16T10:31:00.004+01:00

Theses stills are taken from a film created by three final year BA (Hons) Animation students: Anna Pabian, originally from Poland was responsible for the Animating, Alex Whitington, originally from London, writer and co-animator, and John Bowen who hails from Mablethorpe was responsible for the layout design.

Their film is a 2D animated comedy short about a Tamborine man, also the name of film, and his sidekick, a Centaur (half man, half horse) which leads to a battle of who gets the stage lime-light. This is a cross course collaboration with BA (Hons) Audio Production, who created all the sound design for the movie.

The film brought the screenings at the Odeon to a fantastic climax earlier in the summer in front of a packed house, comprising fellow students and parents alike, and even a visiting group of students from Grantham FE College. Anna, Alex, and John were all awarded a special prize at the end of the screenings in a mini Oscar type award ceremony.

Further examples and film snippets will be posted on the blog in due course. Keep an eye out for them...

MA Degree Shows 2011

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School of Art and Design
MA Degree Shows 2011
9th September private viewing [invitation only]
12th - 15th September
Open to public 10am - 4pm

University of Lincoln
Greestone Gallery
Lindum Hill
LN2 1PF
MA Design
MA Fine Art
MA Conservation of Historic Objects
PhD Fine Art

The Burlington Fine Arts Club

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All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy by Andrew Bracey (Fine Art Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln), Frances Disley, Dave Evans, Kevin Hunt, and Emily Speed.

Without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. How could anyone be bored at The Burlington Fine Arts Club?

For one week five artists will come together to work, play, read, talk, eat, write, make, crit, plan, faff, drink, dream, listen and try not to be bored. They will be following the tradition of the original Burlington Fine Arts Club and eminent members Luytens, Rossetti, Ruskin and Whistler. None of the contemporary artists know what will happen in the week long residency.

In the spirit of collaboration and making connections that the Burlington encourages Manchester based artist Andrew Bracey has invited four artists - Frances Disley, Dave Evans, Kevin Hunt and Emily Speed - from The Royal Standard studios in Liverpool to spend the week with him at the club. There are no rules and no outcomes anticipated. A clean slate has been wiped. They must all remember that no work and all play can also make Jack a dull boy.

Visitors are welcome to come and see what the artists are doing at The Burlington Fine Arts Club during the residency, except Monday 25th July.

Residency period is 22-28 July, 2011.
Residency Exhibition open until 30th July.
Open 3-8pm every day except Monday.
Burlington Fine Arts Club, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN.
http://www.burlingtonfineartsclub.wordpress.com/ for more info

More about Andrew Bracey....

Andrew Bracey makes paintings, but not always with paint and rarely on canvas. Solo exhibitions include Manchester Art Gallery, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Transition Gallery, London and firstsite, Colchester. He curated UnSpooling: artists & cinema at Cornerhouse, Manchester with Dave Griffiths in 2010. He is based in Suite Studio Group in Salford and is Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at The University of Lincoln. http://www.andrewbracey.co.uk/

About The Burlington Fine Arts Club...

Originally The Burlington Fine Arts Club was a London gentlemen’s club, established in 1866. The club had its roots in the informal Fine Arts Club, a gathering of amateur art enthusiasts that aimed to combine their specific interest with the atmosphere of a typical gentlemen’s club. The club also doubled up as a regular exhibition venue.

In 2011 the Burlington Fine Arts Club will be resurrected for a limited 4-week period, existing as pop up social space running parallel with the events of the Manchester International Festival. Following the original premise, the Burlington will give local creatives a space to exhibit, establish networks, discuss ideas and an opportunity to engage in Manchester’s grass routes contemporary art scene. Like all good gentlemen clubs The Burlington 2011 will also provide a space to relax, meet and have a stiff drink.

The Burlington 2011 is a project devised and directed by Liz Murphy and Anna Stogdon.
http://www.burlingtonfineartsclub.wordpress.com/

Conservation students rescue tapestries at Doddington Hall

2011-08-03T13:00:00.005+01:00

Students from both the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln have been working on a collaborative project, worth £200,000, to remove dirt from nine silk and wool tapestries which had lain hidden beneath centuries of dirt and grime.

The tapestries which were made in Flanders in the 1620s and depict a series of country scenes, have hung on the walls of The Holly Room bedroom at Doddington Hall, near Lincoln, since they were nailed there by the then owner, Sir John Hussey Delaval, in 1762.

The BA and MA students spent six weeks working alongside a National Trust textile conservation expert to painstakingly remove the tapestries as part of the Hands-on Tapestries project, which was part-funded by a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Each of the students worked for 16 hours a week to carefully remove the tapestries from the walls, extracting 1,600 nails in the process, before using specialist vacuum cleaners to remove as much dirt as possible.

The panels have now returned to Doddington Hall to be placed in storage while money is raised to complete the next stage of the conservation process.

Leah Warriner-Wood, 29, is studying on the MA in the Conservation of Historic Objects programme here at the University of Lincoln. She said: "For six weeks the pressure was intense. We had to work to the standards of professional conservators and our bones ached by the end of it. But it was a wonderful and fulfilling experience. Working outside of the university labs we learned a lot about textile conservation and also how our profession is protected."

Fellow MA student Abi Bestwick, 27, said: "Even though we got absolutely filthy, it was a really pleasurable and valuable experience. We were able to experience conservation entirely differently and made lots of new friendships and contacts in the heritage sector."

Project manager and Doddington Hall owner Claire Birch said: "Having hung on our walls for more than 200 years the tapestries were in desperate need of a clean as the dirt was literally eating in to the fibres and destroying them. "With the help of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the hard work of the students, the tapestries are now clean and stable and we were incredibly impressed by how hard-working and professional they were. "But there is still extensive conservation work that needs to be done before the tapestries can be returned to the walls."

The Doddington Conservation Charity is now hoping to raise a further £150,000 to repair nail holes, tears and worn patches in the tapestries and hope to eventually set up a loom in the Holly Room so visitors can see the conservator at work.

In the meantime, a new exhibit has been opened in the Holly Room to describe the work the students have undertaken and to draw attention to the next stage of the conservation. The Doddington Tapestry Exhibit is open on Sundays, Wednesdays and Bank Holiday Mondays at the Hall from 1pm to 5pm. Visit the website or call 01522 694308 for more information.

Source: This is Lincolnshire, Friday 22 July 2011

4 wins for Lincoln students at Young Creatives Chevrolet

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First place Ami Errington

Second place Jon Higgins

Third place Elizabeth Cheek

Students from BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media were extremely successful this year with their winning entries in the Young Creatives Chevrolet competition, scooping up 1st, 2nd, and 3rd wins in the UK section.

According to the organisers, they received more entries from the UK this year than in previous years, making the wins for our 3 students all the more outstanding.

There was also a win for Fashion student Kirsty Brown who won 3rd place in the Fashion category.

Further details can be found on the Young Creatives Chevrolet website.

Success for students at NEU NOW Festival Online

2011-08-03T11:12:00.005+01:00

ELIA (The European League of Institutes of the Arts) is the primary international network organization of major arts education institutions & universities. The University of Lincoln is one of a handful of UK HE institutions to be a full member.

Its NEU/NOW Festival has established itself as an innovative platform for talented graduating or recent graduate artists coming out of Higher Arts Education Institutions and Universities across Europe and beyond, to present themselves to a wider international audience within professional contexts.

Graduating arts students and recent graduates (within one year of graduation) of ELIA member HE institutions are nominated by their institution within one of the following categories: visual arts design theatre/dance music/sound film.

From the nominated projects, a range of projects are presented online, from which a selection of projects will be presented in the NEU/NOW LIVE Festival 2011. Four of our students from BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media were chosen as part of the online Festival:

[Joanne Fleck's Neeew Clouds]

Joanne Fleck and Anna Udoh in the Visual Arts Section, and Spanish students Nuria Ribugent Navarro and Aniol Pla-Giribert Agüero in the Film category.

NEU/NOW LIVE 2011 will take place 18 – 22 November in Tallinn, Estonia in the frame of European Capital of Culture 2011.

Charter of the Forest - 6-7 August 2011

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Charter Of The Forest: Artists Tereza Buskova / Richard DeDomenici / James Wilkes and Townley & Bradby / Via Vaudeville! / Boyd Webb / Carey Young

A weekend of performances, guides, talks and artworks at Chambers Farm Wood, near Wragby in Lincolnshire. Situated amongst Lincolnshire's historic woodlands, Charter of the Forest brings together six artists of which four have been commissioned to develop new work that draws upon the historic Charter of the Forest document, presented alongside existing video works which point towards key issues raised through the project.

Often known as the 'Charter of the Common Man', the Charter of the Forest provided new rights for ordinary people, permitting hunting, foraging and the free use of forestland. New artworks will explore the social, historical and natural impact of the charter document, whilst also investigating our public use of woodlands today.

Charter of the Forest at Chambers Farm Wood has been developed in partnership with The Collection, Lincoln, and the Forestry Commission. Free coach travel to Chambers Farm Wood departs from outside The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln on Saturday 6 August and Sunday 7 August, leaving at 11am and returning at 3pm. To book a place on the coach visit: http://charter.eventbrite.com/ Alternatively car parking is available.

For further information visit http://www.lincolnartprogramme.co.uk/

Lincoln Shorts - Thursday 21 July

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Lincoln Shorts is the first night dedicated to showcasing local filmmaking talent in Lincolnshire. Expect a wide range of video featuring drama, comedy, music, and factual films.

Held at the Lincoln Drill Hall, tickets are £5, and can be booked online at www.lincolndrillhall.com

Sustainable Designs at New Designers 2011

2011-07-11T09:42:00.007+01:00

Graduate of MA Design, Sebastian Cox, was one of dozens of University Design graduates exhibiting at New Designers 2011 in Islington, London last week.

Sebastian specialises in using sustainable materials in household objects. "Lots of so-called 'eco-design' uses bamboo because it is fast-growing and renewable, but it doesn't grow locally. Hazel, which grows in abundance where I live, is fast-growing, strong and light and needs to be regularly coppiced to grow well. It's ideal for British domestic items" he says.

Sebastian continues to live in Lincolnshire since his graduation at the University of Lincoln in 2010. His home in the beautiful Lincolnshire wolds is surrounded by hazel woodland. Between May and October, he spends much of his time out in the woods, busy coppicing sufficient rods with which to make his furniture, such as can be seen here.

Sebastian can also be seen at the London Design Festival in September. For further details visit http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/, and for commissions visit http://www.sebastiancox.co.uk/

Source: Sunday Telegraph, Sunday 10 July 2011

Student wins at this year's YCN Awards

2011-06-29T14:30:00.007+01:00

This year there were wins for students from 3 of our undergraduate programmes at the YCN (Young Creatives Network) Student Awards.

Shown above and below are winning entries from students of BA (Hons) Illustration: below is Poppy Iddon's entry for P&O Ferries; above is the entry for Direct Line from Mark Lambert.

There were other winning entries from students at Lincoln. Artur Faria and Sophie Townsend as well as Kelly Bugg and Claire Stokes, all from BA (Hons) Creative Advertising were winners, as were the following, all from BA (Hons) Graphic Design: Ric Gravina, Claire Kearns, Matthew Crowe, Hannah Rhodes, and Tarran Uppal.

Students exhibit in London 6-10 July

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Final year students from BA (Hons) Contemporary Lens Media will be exhibiting their degree show photography at the Strand Gallery in London 6-10 July.

The Gallery is located at 32 John Adam Street, Strand, London, WC2N 6BP. Tel (020) 7839 4942. Opening Hours are Mon-Sat 11:00-19:00, Sun Closed. Closest Tube station is Charing Cross. Free Entrance.

Opening of the Monks Art Gallery, Lincoln

2011-06-22T11:27:00.006+01:00

The Monks Gallery is the newest and most exciting gallery in Lincoln and is opening on 7th July at 17 Monks Road, Lincoln.

The first 6 artists exhibiting are :-

John Plowman- http://www.johnplowman.com/ / http://www.beaconartproject.org/
Andrew Bracey- http://www.andrewbracey.co.uk/

Alan Armstrong- http://www.lincolnartprogrmme.co.uk/

Tom Cretney- Co-Director of http://www.monksgallery.blogspot.com/

Nick Simpson- Co-Director of http://www.monksgallery.blogspot.com/
Ian Manicom- http://www.ianmanicom.com/

BA (Hons) Illustration Degree Show 2011

2011-06-07T17:43:00.003+01:00

If you haven't had the chance to visit Chad Varah House yet to see the stunning work on display by students graduating from BA (Hons) Illustration, then you can do so by looking at their show website at http://www.lincolnillustration.co.uk/. Above is an illustration from Louise Baumber.

DEGREE SHOWS NOW OPEN

2011-06-07T09:25:00.006+01:00

Degree Shows from the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design are now open to the public. They are open daily from 10.0 am to 4.0 pm Monday to Friday until Friday 17 June.

Watch this space for images from the shows...in the meantime you can see work from students of BA (Hons) Graphic Design, BA (Hons) Interactive Design, and BA (Hons) Product Design by visiting their show websites.

The above image is taken from the preview night of BA (Hons) Interactive Design, with Director of Research, Dr Lisa Mooney Smith giving the opening speech and welcome to the show.

Busy year for Product Design students

2011-06-01T12:38:00.008+01:00

[Boksy with students Lotte de Jong, Brian Boidin, and Cameron Cole]

The Product Design programme at the University of Lincoln has undoubtedly had a busy academic year. The programme formed an international collaboration with the industrial design departments at San Jose State University and Philadelphia University in the US and also became the first Student Chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America outside of the US.

The collaboration, called mbrela, has involved product and industrial design students from the US and UK in the development of a range of products based on the theme of PLAY. Different communication strategies have been employed across the 9 time zones including the utilisation of Skype, Facebook, Wordpress and Blogger. In addition to the virtual methods the various studios have met up for design sessions in Philadelphia (November 2010) and San Jose California (February 2011).

In 2007 & 2009 the University of Lincoln Product Design programme exhibited collections at the prestigious SaloneSatellite Milan, Italy, and decided to make a joint application to the event with the US partners for 2011. The mbrela collection was 1 of 19 University collections exhibited in Milan and received a substantial amount of attention.

In addition to the involvement in the Salone, the mbrela collaboration was also selected to exhibit at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York. The Product Design programme at the University of Lincoln was the only UK programme to exhibit at the
SaloneSatellite 2011 and is the only European programme selected for the ICFF in 2011.

The products that have been developed within the mbrela collaboration include the Rugden (see above) designed by University of Lincoln student Joseph Rimmer, San Jose State University students Becky Field and Vince Pascual, and Philadelphia University students Brendan Feucht and Greg Sunderman.

Other products include Boksy designed by University of Lincoln students Lotte de Jong, Cameron Cole and Brian Boidin, and the Corian® lights, Notch and Milk also designed by University of Lincoln students Fran Knight and Adam Leeming.

[Notch designed by Adam Leeming]

The Milan and New York collections include approximately 30 products, and the group is currently exploring potential licensing agreements with producers in the US, UK and Far East.

The mbrela collaborative is due to have a further exhibition during 2011 at Design Philadelphia (October 13-23 2011) and plans are already underway for an ‘Honesty & Simplicity’ collection for 2012 with the intention of exhibiting in the US and Moscow.

Although the mbrela collaboration currently involves Lincoln, San Jose and Philadelphia, discussions are currently taking place regarding the involvement of an institution from the Far East through a European contact, which would ensure that all the products being developed had broad exposure to different cultures, influences and producers.

The Product Design programme is familiar with international liaison and the involvement with the Industrial Designers Society of America is enabling the students to develop stronger international links. During 2010/2011 the programme visited New York, Philadelphia, San Jose, San Francisco and Milan.

The development of the products for the Milan and New York exhibitions has involved the entire mbrela network and has seen work being designed in one studio and then often communicated to another to realise and ship to exhibition. The logistical side of the mbrela collections has been complicated and required substantial planning, but the commitment by all those involved has presented an opportunity to present ideas in the international shows.

The mbrela project has also received valuable support from the BA (Hons) Interactive Design programme at the University of Lincoln and the Graphic Design Department at Philadelphia University. The collaboration is now looking to involve local schools with the partner sites in developing a secondary network to support design curriculum. The first project between Lincoln, Philadelphia and San Jose schools is likely to be take place during the 2011 Design Philadelphia show.

Celebrating the best craft and design across the East Midlands

2011-05-20T11:14:00.004+01:00

The National Centre for Craft & Design at the Hub, Sleaford, continues to exhibit artists from across the UK and beyond. Through "Gateway" the focus is solely on the exquisite work produced right here on our doorstep.

Gateway 2011 champions the most innovative and accomplished work currently being produced in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Exhibition organiser at the Hub Laura Mabbutt said: “The National Centre for Craft & Design is providing a high profile platform for regional practitioners to exhibit and sell their works. Gateway aims to showcase the wealth of talent the East Midlands has to offer, as well as the challenging and diverse approaches taken by these designers-makers. And of course there is also the chance to win a coveted award kindly sponsored by Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham and Design Factory.”

[Medals 1, 2, 3 from Sarah O'Hana]

From the many submissions received, 19 professional practitioners have been chosen for their eclectic mix of styles and disciplines, including 4 members of academic staff from our own Faculty: Professor Norman Cherry, Dean of Faculty; Dr Sarah O'Hana, Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object; Ann Povey from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object; and Kevin Hallsworth from School of Art and Design. Congratulations to Sarah who was announced winner of the Lakeside Craft Award with her 'Medals' series of jewellery (pictured above).

The exhibition runs at the Hub until Saturday 12 June 2011.

University of Lincoln Illustration student scoops prize

2011-05-19T15:18:00.007+01:00

3rd Year (BA Hons) Illustration student from the University of Lincoln has been honoured in this year’s Healthcare and Bioscience iNet art competition ‘Where Art Meets Science’.

Poppy Iddon was presented with her award at the award ceremony which was held at BioCity Nottingham.

Now in its third year, the competition is designed to encourage East Midlands’ artists to collaborate with experts in the appropriate field of science and to deliver a piece of artwork that captures the public imagination in a positive way. A variety of art forms were received including illustrations, glass creations and textiles covering a range of topics including dementia, lung disease and herbal medicine.

Poppy created her colourful underwater illustration ‘Collapse of the Coral Reefs’ to raise awareness of the effects of global warming on our ocean’s reefs and the ecosystem that surrounds them. She said: “After snorkelling off the coast of Saudi Arabia last summer I witnessed firsthand the beautiful colours and creatures of the coral reefs. I recently discovered that these reefs are bleaching, leading to the destruction of many reefs and the extinction of coral species.”

Poppy’s illustration portrays the basic elements of coral bleaching – factory chimneys releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, bleached white and grey coral and two concerned and confused snorkellors to illustrate how the human race are unaware of the damage that is being done. Poppy added: “This is my first exhibition and I’m really surprised and thrilled to be a winner. It’s been a rollercoaster day. I can’t wait to text my mum and dad!”

[Sally Townsend - Taking Your Brain For a Walk]

Maggie Shaffer and Sally Townsend [both yr3 illustration students] were also short-listed, and were featured in the awards exhibition and accompanying awards brochure. In addition all three students have also been approached by “Wellcome Images” [developed by the Wellcome Trust] with a view to including their work in the Wellcome Images Library.

[Maggie Schaffer -Herbal Medicine: Hand-made]

Sponsored this year by leading Derbyshire healthcare company, Pennine Healthcare Ltd and the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet, the competition invited entries from all over the East Midlands.
The winners received a unique memento in the form of a specially commissioned piece of glassware created by award-winning East Midlands’ artist, Ingrid Pears, as well as a cash prize of £250.00. Guests were then treated to a tour of an exhibition showcasing all of the received entries.

Dr Ian Barr, Director of the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet said: “We were extremely impressed with the level of entries this year. It was a tough choice and our congratulations go to the winners and all those who took part. The collection of artworks made for a very interesting exhibition which was thoroughly enjoyed by all those who attended last night’s event.”

The competition was judged by former biological scientist and now full-time artist, Linda Dearden, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology at Nottingham Trent University, Dr Christian Thode, Managing Director of Pennine Healthcare, Elizabeth Fothergill and Dr Ian Barr.

BA (Hons) Animation on the big screen

2011-05-17T14:21:00.006+01:00

Students from BA (Hons) Animation will be showing their degree work on the big screen, thanks to the support of the Lincoln Odeon Cinema on the Brayford.

Doors open at midday on Thursday 9 June, and anyone interested in seeing not only degree show work from final year students, but also stings from first year students, is welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity for students to see their work on the big screen for the first time, and we should like to thank the Odeon Cinema for their continued support.

So grab yourself a box of popcorn and sit back for what promises to be a great show.

Fashion Show May 2011

2011-05-04T11:14:00.004+01:00

Tickets have just gone on sale for this year's prestigious Fashion Show 2011, Coming into Fashion, to be held at the University's Engine Shed at the Brayford Campus on Friday 20 May. Shows start at 1 pm and 7 pm, and tickets can be obtained from their website at http://www.comingintofashion.co.uk/. This website has information about the University of Lincoln Fashion Show, how to get tickets, information on the collections and directions to the Engine Shed which is the venue for the show.

Coming into Fashion is the culmination of three year's hard work and dedication by students on the BA (Hons) Fashion Studies course and will showcase their final collections. Lincoln Fashion students have entered a number of prestigious competitions throughout their three years of study, giving them the opportunity to raise their profile within the fashion industry and gain external support and funding. University of Lincoln Fashion students boast an excellent rate of competition success and are extremely excited about presenting their work on the catwalk in May.

The Fashion Department has key support from the fashion industry renowned Fashion Designer Antonio Berardi, who was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts in 2007 and is an inspiration to our fashion students and the University, and this year's shows has attracted a number of national names as sponsors.

Surface Shorts Exhibition - student work selected

2011-04-12T17:57:00.014+01:00

Two BA (Hons) Interactive Design students, Megan James and Joe Luke http://acecream.co.uk/ have each had a piece of work selected for the Surface Shorts Exhibition Nottingham.

Entitled "The Disappearing City" the film is a glimpse into a possible future in a city engulfed by water. This was completed in December of last year and had impact then and even more resonance now given the the recent events in the Far East.

The work will be shown on a large scale video projection, which will have a dedicated time slot on a show reel. The Exhibition will run from 14th - 27th April and there will be a screening evening on Thursday 21st April where a selection of videos will be shown accompanied by the relevant Artist/Film-makers' introduction/talk.

Location: Surface Gallery Nottingham, Upcoming Exhibitions, Surface Shorts: contemporary film, video art and animation

14th - 27th April 2011, Surface Gallery / 16 Southwell Rd / Nottingham NG1 1DL Tel: 0115 9470793

The Disappearing City from Ace Cream on Vimeo.

Fine Art Students open Performance event in Lincoln

2011-04-11T16:30:00.004+01:00

Dik’Shon-a-ri event, featuring the exciting new work of eight BA Fine Art students is a group event based on the theme of Language and the use of a dictionary. The event will last for five hours from 11am till 4pm on May 3rd 2011, taking place in Lincoln’s city centre.

Dik’Shon-a-ri has bought together eight contemporary artists all studying at the University to show innovative new work involving text, sound, video, sculpture and performance. The aim of the Event is to bring art out into the public space and to use audience participation to familiarise the reluctant public with art and how it can in fact be viewed and enjoyed by everyone, not just knowledgeable artists and spectators.

Participating artist Kimberley Woodard says that "It's an amazing opportunity for the public in Lincoln to interact with exciting new work by up and coming artists from within the city’s University. It gives students an opportunity to take the work we have been creating so rigorously within the studio out into the public for their feedback and enjoyment".

Artists who have chosen to manipulate the dictionary itself include Rosheene Drury whose piece in the event will consist of using quotes from Franklin D Roosevelt from his 1930s speech during the American depression to link with the current devastating effects of the recession happening in today’s Britain.

Roisin Vance whose work involves the idea of sign language, an overlooked communication within our society, her dictionary will involve purely pictures and no words.

Sophie Stanley and her piece involving the dream process which engages in audience participation to compile her very own interpretation of a dream dictionary.

Aislinn Ritchie is an artist who works with sound and is using a 1950s dictionary as a means to communicate with a younger sibling, bringing past language together with more modern interpretations, the sound piece will be played from with the book.

Jennifer Smith’s video work will be integrated within her dictionary to convey how restrictions within religion can force language into patterns which comply with rules for example in Islam where language is not permitted to depict anything representational.

Kimberley Woodard’s performance piece will focus on the ways in which language provides meaning and communication within a society, by taking away semantics, spoken words can just be seen as a collation of noises and sounds, this will be expressed through the artist choosing words at random and speaking these out to the listening public.

Another performance piece by artist, Charlotte Waterhouse, will play upon the ways in which complex language can be ignored because of its challenging meanings. Waterhouse will violently scribble out words she does not understand in attempt to convey her laziness and ignorant attitude towards language.

Sculpture artist, Annie Iorizzo, is using her approach to language to produce a light hearted outcome. The primary focus of Iorizzo’s piece is that of homophones, and how this can be perceived in a literal way. Working with the concept ‘D is for Dinosaur’, Iorizzo’s sculpture is aimed at a broad audience and can be engaged with as an interactive piece.

Dik’Shon-a-ri will open to the public for one day only on Tuesday, May 3 from 11-4pm on Lincoln High Street opposite the House of Fraser department store. Admission Free. The documentation of the event can be seen after this date, online at http://dik-shon-a-ri.weebly.com

For more information about the Dik’Shon-a-ri Event, or to set up interviews with exhibiting artists, please contact, Kimberley Woodard at kim_woodard_628@live.com

Photographs and Individual artist statements can be seen at http://dik-shon-a-ri.weebly.com

Degree Shows 2011

2011-04-07T16:24:00.009+01:00

This year's Degree Shows from the undergraduate Class of 2011 will be open to the public from Saturday 4 June until Friday 17 June.

Full details of show locations and opening times are available on our website or below.

Degree Shows from AAD 4-17 June 2011

Open Daily Mon-Fri 10.0 – 4.0

Sat & Sun 4/5 June 11.0 – 3.0 (Closed Sat & Sun 11/12 June)

(private viewings by invitation only Friday 3 June)

Locations:

Animation BA (Hons) Location: Harrison House – Brayford Campus

Architecture BA (Hons) Location: Architecture Building – Brayford Campus

Conservation and Restoration BA (Hons) Location: Chad Varah House – Cathedral Campus

Contemporary Lens Media BA (Hons) Location: Thomas Parker House – Silver Street

Creative Advertising (BA Hons) Location: Thomas Parker House – Silver Street

Design for Exhibition and Museums BA (Hons) Location: Architecture Building – Brayford Campus

Fashion Studies BA (Hons) Location: Thomas Parker House – Silver Street

Fine Art BA (Hons) Location: Greestone Gallery – Cathedral Campus

Graphic Design BA (Hons) Location: Thomas Parker House – Silver Street

Illustration BA (Hons) Location: Chad Varah House – Cathedral Campus

Interactive Design BA (Hons) Location: Thomas Parker House – Silver Street

Interior Architecture and Design BA (Hons) Location: Architecture Building – Brayford Campus

Product Design BA (Hons) Location: Harrison House

There are also additional shows at locations off campus, both in Lincoln and in London, listed below:-

Animation Screening at Lincoln Odeon Cinema, Thursday 9 June at 12.0 – 1.30 pm

Creative Advertising D&AD New Blood at the Truman Brewery, London, Friday 1 July – Monday 4 July 10.0 am – 7.0 pm

Graphic Design D&AD New Blood at the Truman Brewery, London, Friday 1 July – Monday 4 July 10.0 am – 7.0 pm

Fashion Catwalk Show at Engine Shed, Brayford Campus (Friday 20 May at 1.0 pm and 8.0 pm) Graduate Fashion Week, Earls Court, London, 5-8 June, 11.0 am – 7.0 pm

Product Design SaloneSatellite Milan at Rho Fiera, Milan, Italy 12-17 April, Stand no. C43-45. International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, 14-17 May, Stand no.1682.

Trivia of Eccentric England - Lincoln Art Programme

2011-04-07T14:52:00.010+01:00

The Trivia of Eccentric England explores through a series of newly commmissioned projects the nature and role eccentricity plays in today's modern lifestyle. The projects will explore what role and artist can have in reviving and reinventing English eccentricity in Lincolnshire.

This film and talk programme has been organised by the Lincoln Art Programme, which is a curatorial platform that focuses on working with artists to create new work in Lincolnshire. The members of Lincoln Art Programme, who are former Lincoln Fine Art graduates, work within a nomadic framework; the programme has no gallery or static space, but uses the county of Lincolnshire and its various histories, events, communities and evolving landscapes as sites, spaces and starting points. Working in partnership with venues and sites across the region the programme looks to locate contemporary art amongst daily Lincolnshire life, allowing for new work and the issues and debate that this work raises to proliferate throughout Lincolnshire’s rural and urban communities.

The first of the series is Henry Hemming: Talk on his book 'In Search Of The English Eccentric' Wednesday 4th May, 5.30pm AR0107, Architecture Building, Brayford Pool, University of Lincoln, LN6 7TS. FREE entry.

Henry Hemming will discuss his book In search of the English Eccentric, as well as talking about eccentricity in a wider sense, in a talk that is bound to be entertaining as it is thought provoking. Henry Hemming is an author and artist based in London. Other titles written include Together, How small groups achieve big things; and Misadventure in the Middle East.

To book your place on this talk or others in the series which runs until 23 June 2011

click here

Artist Commisions:

Uddin and Elsey Stop Look Listen 23rd May - 1st June. Lincoln Central Railway Station, St Marys Street, Lincoln, LN5 7EW. FREE entry

Anthony Schrag Parade of Normal Things

Thursday 23rd June. A part of the Lincolnshire Show: Lincolnshire Show Ground, Grange de Lings, Lincoln LN2 2NA. FREE entry

Film Screenings:

Luke Fowler Bogman Palmjaguar, 2007 (30mins) Saturday 7th May Screenings at 11.00am, 12.00pm, 1.00pm and 2.00pm Auditorium, The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln, LN2 1LP. FREE entry

Shezad Dawood Feature, 2007-2008 (55mins) Saturday 11th June.Screenings at 11.00am and 1.00pm at Auditorium, The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln, LN2 1LP FREE entry

Animation and Media students in Los Angeles

2011-04-07T12:52:00.010+01:00

[Lincoln students on the Warner Bros set in Los Angeles]

Students across all levels from BA(Hons) Animation and BA (Hons) Media Production united last month to attend a 6 day tour visiting the US movie town of Los Angeles. The students were accommodated in the Best Western Hotel right in the heart of LA's West Hollywood, Sunset Strip, common jaunt of the movie stars, and overlooking the 'Hollywood' sign.

The visit included a meet and greet of students from the University of California (USC) and tour of their newly built School of the Cinematic Arts, built from donations from former graduate George Lucas. Students were given a tour of the main Media, Film and Animation departments with Animation Head of School, Mar Elepano (as seen above).

The School's Director of Study, Daphne Sigismondi also spoke to Tutors from Lincoln about possible connections and future available study options between the USC and the University of Lincoln. Tutors also met with Screenwriters Steven Meerson and Peter Krikes on pitching screenplays and the state of Hollywood's script to screen process as it is today.

Claire Lockhart, former University friend of Animation Programme Leader Sean Batkin, now of the Lisa Callamaro Literary Agency in Beverly Hills, set up a tour of the Academy of Motion Picture, home to the nomination panel and members of the Academy Oscars Committee. Students were invited to a special screening of work by noted Cinematographers working in Hollywood and internationally, and an exhibition of the movie poster artwork of Bob Peak, spanning 30 years of his work as top poster artist for films such as “My Fair Lady,” “Camelot,” “Superman,” “Star Trek – The Motion Picture” and “Apocalypse Now".

["Friends" set]

The tour ended with a visit to NBC and Warner Bros studios. Students were also made aware of the newly up and coming 'Harry Potter's World Museum and Exhibit being created by the studio, located in London for 2012, with the view to potential work placements and careers at Warner Studios. Both the Media and Animation courses have also made contact with Sony Image Works in Culver City and Blizzard Games, with an open invite for a meet and greet on future returning visits to LA for tutors and students.

Overall the trip was hugely enjoyed by students of both Lincoln Faculties and allowed a common link to establish between the two Schools. Tutors of the programmes have gained insight to the workings of one of the top film schools in the world, making health links with the USC and the Academy of Motion Pictures Film & TV Archive.

[time to relax back at the hotel!]

Graduates in industry

2011-04-06T16:12:00.004+01:00

Hi, I’m Anna-Marie Watson, I graduated from BA (Hons) Graphic Design in 2009. I now work as a designer at a company called Branch, we’re based just off Great Portland Street in London. I joined Branch as a placement to start off with, in November 2009 and ended up staying!

We’re a relatively small team, 5 of us in total. We work on a wide range of things, from identities to window graphics, as well as tackling the corporate jobs which tend to be my area. One of our clients is the Association of British Insurers, so I handle the various documents that come in from them. It’s from this client I have learnt the most; working to tight deadlines and guidelines, it’s done wonders for my typesetting skills! There’s nothing like getting your teeth into a good identity though, as you will see from the examples of some of the work I have been involved in which can be seen at the Branch's website at http://www.thelondonbranch.com/

'from this moment on...' March 21st - April 16th Greestone Gallery

2011-04-06T16:05:00.002+01:00

The exhibition asks different ‘disciplines’ to respond to the sentence ‘from this moment on…’ with the intention of giving an audience a variety replies. Fernanda D'Agostino: www.fernandadagostino.com/ Fernanda is an American video artist based in Portland, Oregon. ‘Three Times’ is a moving image piece without sound, newly produced, shot underwater with a choreographed dancer and will be its first showing.

Electro acoustic artist and senior research fellow at Edinburgh University, Robert Dow: http://www.robertdow.org/ will present ‘Hermitage’. This piece combines printed photographic images and sound.

Local artist, Emma Osbourn’s work ‘Waiting for Go’ is the combination of two almost archaic processes; slide film is stitched with black thread. The threads combine with the heat of the projector bulb to create new life an independent flickering that mimics and joins in with the action on the slide, although in reality almost nothing is happening. Scottish, Textile, Accessorise and Fashion designer, working free-lance for the fashion house, Thierry Mugler, and another RCA graduate.

Edinburgh based, Collette Paterson, http://www.collettepaterson.com/ produced a ‘concept’ textile work ‘Pathway’ based on the exhibition title. Previously, Collette has work in collaboration with artists and musicians. ‘Je suis l'espace où je suis.’ Noel Arnaud, Part 2 ‘Intermission’ is a sound and image piece by Annie Morrad, the photographic image is ‘still’, presented on a wide screen television normally used for video. Playing with the idea of still and moving and the frame of the tv echoing the enclosed nature of the image.

Endeavour Art Exhibition at the Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory Lincoln

2011-04-04T16:41:00.004+01:00

A collection of Lincoln based artists have just hosted an exhibition titled ENDEAVOUR held at the Joseph Banks Conservatory in Lincoln from March 30th to April 3rd 2011. It incorporated different methods and practices to create work relating to the space and included ice sculptures, video, sound art and origami, among other mediums. All the were connected by them being specifically made for the site and they all related to the area it is situated in.

Artists, who took part, included Rebecca Barmby, Sonya Barnett, Andrew Bracey, Rob Britt, Thomas Cuthbertson, Rob Garniss, James Hall, Rose Mower, Lucy Price, Veronica Proud, Thomas Cuthbertson, Rob Britt, Veronica Proud, Rebecca Barmby, Lucy Price, Rose Mower, Sonya Barrett, Rob Garniss, Josephine Sams and Paul Stewart.

The main aim of this exhibition was to demonstrate different representations of the physical forms in the space and metaphorical ideas in relation to the plant’s origins. Some of the work looked at the literal space as an oasis or adding hand crafted flowers in and amongst the plants.

Other forms were slightly more conceptual and looked into how Joseph Bank’s original Endeavour Voyage effected the countries he visited. Also ideas affecting the continents themselves in relation to their own particular history. For further information please contact artist Paul Stewart at sitespecific@hotmail.co.uk or tel: 07988 276 268

Fine Art live event Tuesday 15 March

2011-03-11T08:09:00.002Z

The BA Fine Art students are staging a live art, sound and video event on Tuesday 15th March. This is the second event of this kind this academic year. The work included has been developed through students working collaboratively in pairs from a set of prescribed rules, regulations and conditions.

Join us in and around the gallery in Greestone between 3.00-5.00 pm and please spread the word!

Lincoln welcomes Art students from Missouri, USA

2011-03-08T16:49:00.004Z

A visiting group of US students from East Central College in Missouri, USA are to exhibit their artwork at St Martins Gallery in Lincoln on the evening of 21 March, before visiting our own Fine Art Department at Greestone the following morning.

This is one of 2 exhibitions; the other being held in a gallery in Willesden Green, London, and is their fourth visit to the UK (the first to Lincoln). Curator and trip organiser is Adam Watkins, instructor of Fine Art.

The Gallery at St. Martins
37b Hungate St Martins Square, Lincoln
Private View/Opening Reception
21 March 2011
6:30-8:30pm

ID
An exhibition of works on paper by East Central College Art Club (USA)
Featuring Students: Nick Brobst, Matt Lawson, Rhiannon McGee, Amber Muir and Faculty Sponsor and Curator: Adam Watkins

The work of Nick Brobst sits within the juxtaposition of urban street art and fine art with the use of text as pure form. Matt Lawson uses the human condition as his muse as he looks into himself through his work. Rhiannon McGee delves into the ideas of connection and belonging. The theme of self, identity and coming of age is central to the work of Amber Muir. The newest work of Adam Watkins is surrounded by a desire for love, truth and belonging mixed with personal translations of Derrida’s theories on Ontology.

ID seeks to show the interplay between positive and negative shapes, spaces and ideals along with the use text that seeks to communicate on a broad level, as well as, to personal and disparate ends. This work is bold and striking both formally and visually. These initially bold images simultaneously present an underlying statement of truth. Truths not specified, but softly alluded to, or suggested and magnified by the viewer’s own interpretations. Whether these interpretations remain formal in nature or if they delve into the underlying subjective meanings of truths, a conversation or discourse is begun and continued.
We must be students of history and seek to not repeat. If Post-Modernism and the 21st century have taught us anything, it is not to repeat yet to (re)investigate, (re)examine, (re)configure and (re)contextualize. We are allowed to draw new lines, new parallels and new perpendiculars as we seek out our own truths and identification.

Lincoln Students in Beverley Hills, Los Angeles

2011-03-06T11:29:00.004Z

Students from BA (Hons) Animation, together with fellow students and staff from Media Production, are spending 10 days on an international field trip to Los Angeles. Apart from visiting Beverley Hills, as seen above, they intend to visit some of the studios at Hollywood, particularly the animation studios of Pixar and Walt Disney.

Skin: a ‘Pop Up’ Exhibition

2011-02-28T12:37:00.003Z

'Skin' is a "Pop Up" Exhibition at the Sam Scorer gallery, Lincoln. It features a range of students (textile design, fine art, photography) and professionals from a range of universities including Juliet Richmond from the University of Lincoln, where she is currently studying on the undergraduate Fine Art course. She has recieved great public feedback for her 'blind' life drawings as well as from the Gallery manager, Eamon Hunt.

Image taken by exhibitor and professional photographer Tom Martin, who has recently exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery as part of the Taylor Wessing Photgraphic Prize 2010.

Please note, that this is a pop-up exhibition and will only be open till 4pm Wednesday 2 March 2011 - a great opportunity to see a collection of creative talent.

Concept behind "Skin" by exhibition curator Samantha Barker

This ‘Pop-Up’ exhibition reflects the recent phenomenon of pop-up shops: shops that feed on the need for instant visual and consumer gratification, reflected through the use of such applications as T.V., magazines and portable media players. Pop-up shops convey a consumerism that shows social progression in how happiness and social acceptance comes from the need to be efficient: efficient at work and in play. Technology is key. Such social and technological progression means that we have changed as members of society and as consumers. This pop-up exhibition reflects that change through its short opening time, closing after just a week.

The theme, concept and idea of this exhibition is ‘Skin’. ‘Skin’ is the largest organ of the body. It also has significant social meaning in our interaction with others and learning from how and why we interact with others the way that we do, as individuals and as social groups, could lead to deeper and wider understanding of each other and a more peaceful and community minded society. This exhibition has such conceptual underpinnings and for some of the featured ‘artists’ is purely a means to explore ‘Skin’ as a surface. Your interpretations and thoughts will be a valuable part of the exhibition and there will be space for you to record these valuable contributions.

The exhibition is a talent showcase with creative minded professionals and amateurs from a variety of creative disciplines that show intelligent, conceptual based interpretations of the title versus purely visual imagery; their aesthetic is instant and gratifying, relating to the ‘pop-up’ space they are exhibiting in.

Kinetica Art Fair 2011

2011-02-10T16:25:00.008Z

Students and tutors from BA (Hons) Interactive Design visited this year's Kinetica Art Fair at Ambika P3, London from 3-6 February. The Art Fair is dedicated to kinetic, electronic and interactive digital art.

The fundamental aim of Kinetica Art Fair is to bring together galleries, art organisations and curatorial groups around the world who focus on universal concepts and evolutionary processes through the convergence of kinetic, electronic, robotic, sound, light, time-based and multi-disciplinary new media art, science and technology.

Sketchbook Exhibition at the Usher Gallery until 6 March 2011

2011-02-10T09:39:00.004Z

Since its opening on 11 December 2010, the Moment of Privacy has passed exhibition has attracted a lot of visitors, many of whom have found enjoyed flicking through one or more of the many sketchbooks on display, which have been kindly loaned by artists and academics alike.

One of the contributors is English artist Grayson Perry, who has this to say about his sketchbook in the exhibition and sketchbooks in general:

Sketchbook 1983-4

During this period I did not have a studio I was living in a shared squat in Camden Town, London and had just started pottery evening classes.
The sketchbook was one of my main outlets and I spent a lot of time, up to a whole day, on each double page. I wanted the book to become a precious rich object, a holy relic.
The sketchbook was mainly a place where I could make images without pressure. I thought, ironically, that they could never be exhibited because they were in a sketchbook. It is here I developed my style. I still use a sketchbook in the same way. I also use it as a diary and a dream journal.

Considering how dense my sketchbooks are I actually do very little preparatory drawing when embarking on major works. I fear becoming bored whilst repeating myself. This means I can often see the evidence my struggle to realise a work actually in the early stages of the finished piece. this is especially true of my large etchings.

The exhibition runs until Sunday 6 March 2011 at the newly refurbished Usher Gallery in Lincoln and admission is free. There is also an accompanying conference, RECTO – VERSO redefining the sketchbook. Details of both the exhibition and conference can be found here.

The exhibition is curated by John Plowman, Reader in Fine Art within the School, with help from Barbara Griffin from the Lincoln School of Architecture.

Contemporary Craft Exhibition at The Hub, Sleaford

2011-02-09T15:42:00.003Z

Nineteen artists from the Contemporary Crafts Network have joined forces in groups of twos or threes to produce eight new collaborative works for an exhibition showcasing contemporary craft, including our own Ann Povey, senior technician from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Object who is working in glass and ceramics, in collaboration with Jeanette Killner (metal) and Caroline Mattaei (ceramics).

Ann described the process of working with other artists as "rewarding and inspirational". She explained "it throws up different ways of looking and seeing, and concepts emerge that ould otherwise perhaps remain hidden".

The exhibition runs til Sunday 13 February at The Hub National Centre for Craft and Design at Sleaford.

For further information visit http://www.thehubcentre.info/ or http://www.contemporarycraftsnetwork.org/