Giles Duley

I posted an interview with Hastings based photographer Giles Duley earlier in the week - I have an invitation to the PV of to his latest show if anyone wants to go ( It's Thursday evening - in London ) but the show runs on a bit from then - information below.

I'd be happy for you to read up on Giles and his work - and how he's coping with his disabilities now - whilst still retaining the motivation and passion for his craft - and perhaps understand why I get annoyed when some of you come up with feeble excuses for not doing your homework...

 






















GILES DULEY, BECOMING THE STORY

Private View: Thursday 3 November 7 – 9pm

Exhibition Runs: 4 – 26 November

On 7th of February 2011, while on patrol in Afghanistan with 75th Cavalry, US Army, British documentary photographer Giles Duley stepped on an IED, instantly losing three of his limbs. After nine months of intensive rehabilitation Duley is now preparing to go back to work and back to Afghanistan. The first step is a retrospective of his work at the KK Outlet Gallery which we would like to invite you to.

Duley worked as a music and fashion photographer, his images have been featured in The New Statesman GQ, Vogue and Esquire. Ten years ago he became a humanitarian photographer, travelling to war torn areas such as The Congo, Angola and Sudan amongst others. He photographed the people he met there who were victims of circumstance, but never victims in spirit.

Becoming The Story showcases Duley first and foremost as an exceptional photographer and highlights the issues he was trying to draw our attention to.

The exhibition will also feature images taken by Canadian photographer David Bowering moments after the explosion in Afghanistan. Until recently some of these images haven't been shown in the public domain, however Giles now sees them as an important part of the anti – war story and believes others should too.

More information can be found on Giles and his incredible story on the following links, New York Times, The Guardian  and Life Force Magazine

For donations to the Giles Duley Fund please click here

For more information or press images please contact Danielle Pender at manchester@kkoutlet.com 
or on 0207 0337680
KK Outlet, 42 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB.

Street Photographers .com

Something to support the FDA2 brief

Tom Wood

One of the references John brought in today was for Tom Wood, Liverpool street photographer - there are more references here, and he appears in 'Liverpool - Center of the creative Universe' - I have a copy and will bring it in tomorrow.

Interview with Tom Wood

Wiki ref

Liverpool, Creative Universe.

(this is what girls used to look like when I was still living up North)

'Think Graphic Design'

More brilliant reference here from this excellent resource. Required reading.

Oskar Schlemmer

Great little article here from a very interesting site, valuable reference source for both years C&C.

From Jacket Mechanical

Very good article from a very good blog - one that FDA2 SHOULD have found during their Turing stamp project.....

Bkack and White WTF

Will FDA2 suggested this, there are a number of found photography sites on the web, this is one of the strangest

Giles Dudley

Very good interview with Hastings based Photographer, Giles Dudley - who was blown up by a landmine in Afghanistan last year - and his struggle to get back to work.

Reminder from Gary Neill for FDA2

Stuff for Wednesday - link here.

Edward Burra

Via Gary Neill, at Pallant House.

The first major exhibition for over 25 years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976). Through a selection of around 70 major works from across the artist's career, the exhibition features some of his best-known images of cafes, bars and nightclubs as well as examples of his stage designs and landscapes. 



22 October 2011 – 19 February 2012

An English Scene No.2, 1970, Watercolour on paper 
Simon Draper Collection © Estate of the Artist c/o Lefevre Fine Art Ltd., London

Steve Jobs / press coverage

Via Gary Neill, link here.


"interesting not so much for the jobs bit but three different weeklies all interpreting
the news. speaks a lot about collaboration and the time scale that they turn this around in"

FDA2 / next week.

Don't forget - you hand in the fully complete and mounted stamp projects for exhibition on Wednesday.

Next week.

Next weeks starts Monday 31st October - just like every other week.


Monday - FDA2

John Reynolds with week 1 ( of 2 ) of narrative photography / editing and telling a story with images - 10am sharp start in the studio, you will be given a project to complete for next week

Tuesday - FDA2

John Reynolds with week 1 ( of 2 ) of shooting product, really important practical studio practice skills - you will be asked to source your own work for next week


Wednesday - FDA2

Gary Neill / C&C  - 10am sharp start.

Wednesday - FDA1

You are Richard in the H.E. Common room on the 1st floor - presentation of your photography project and talk through your research brief, group talk about the future and your own ideas about design and future careers

Wednesday - Film Club.

The Mascot at 2.45-ish / Smashing time at about 3pm - talk first

Thursday - FDA1 

In the studio with Richard. Group studio practice and software skills day 1


Friday - FDA1

In the studio with Richard. Group studio practice and software skills day 2

Fantastic Resource

Really brilliant resource site here about the history of Photomontage - you should all spend a bit of time reading through.

Printmaking Workshop. 26th November 2011

12 Claremont Studios,  in The Pine Gallery

Discover the rich velvety line of Dry-Point printmaking

With Fiona Pienkowska  (www.fionapienkowska.com)

Fiona is a professional printmaker and illustrator with published work, who is a member of Southbank Printmakers cooperative Gallery in London SW1. She is a fully qualified teacher with over twenty years of experience.

About the workshops

Each course is suitable for all levels of ability including absolute beginners. However experienced artists can also discover new techniques, materials and interesting methods of working.

Places are limited to a maximum of 10 students to ensure the individual attention and support required for success. Book a place today!

No dangerous chemicals are used at the Workshop

Contact;  fionapienkowska@yahoo.co.uk, Tel;  07763 80 55 81

 Expect to take away a number of  limited edition prints.

Cost £25, including all materials , hand outs and tea and biscuits!

Vintage Clothes Market

Sunday, 13th November 2011
@The Masonic Hall
East Ascent, St. Leonards-on-Sea
(behind the Royal Victoria Hotel)
from 11 til 4.30pm

Promoted via the FRONT ROW GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Fashion Show on Saturday, 12th November, so if you want to make some cash for Christmas and you have good quality clothing and accessories you would like to sell, why not book yourself (or share with friends) a stall with us as we still have a couple of stall spaces left to make up the number of 30 stalls!

Please contact us on maika.crampton@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

Facebook

I'm really pleased that the department facebook page is working well - I'm not getting involved with it - and it does take the pressure off me a bit - it's important that you all participate. I've had a couple of facebook requests myself in the last couple of weeks - the truth is, we have been directed not to have social network contacts with students when we are still teaching you - it's part of the college safeguarding policy, so don't be offended if I decline, and besides - my personal live is very dull...

Thermgraphic ink

Nice like here found by Will.

We Love Hastings

I've added a click through to the We Love Hastings website - it's always been really difficult to figure out what's happening in Hastings - this is the first time I've seen anything get it right - so please use it.

More Games

This one is much harder...

Stuart Griffiths

I went to the PV and talk last night ( only one of you turned up ) by the photographer Stuart Griffiths, it was very interestng - in particular - the first part where he talked with the publisher of his book about how they went through the design process and developed a clever way of combining text with powerfull images - starting by editing the trxt - then realising it was still too wordy, and then using the device of 'redacting' that you hear somuch about to create a typographic techniqur - and developing a new font to suit.

Really good stuff and powerful images. The book designers had also come over and would have been happy to talk to anyone.

There are loads of things like this in the general area all through the year and you really need to take advantage of them, even if the weather was as bad as last night.

'Inspirational Images'

Great blog here that is heavy on good quality 1980's design and art direction - if you think about it, you are probably going to be interviewed and employed by art directors and designers who went to collerge during this period - so having a working familiarity of the period will really help.

Kerning live

See if you can beat my score.... which I doubt.

Mortar&Pestle

Nice range of intelligent work here from a small studio

Typo / Book covers

Some great work here that ties in with the FDA2 typo brief and forthcoming book design projects

Proud Creative

Very nice work here from one of my favourite UK agencies

From Gary Neill - for FDA2, IMPORTANT

 Gary has asked me to Pass this on - the LRC is closed over half term - but I suggest that rather than looking on the internet for print adds, you check out the complete Vogue collection in the Library - or go to some vintage magazine and book shops and find the real thing. If you could also pass this on to other students to make sure nobody forgets - cheers.



"Can you ask FDA2 to do the following for after half term.

Watch the Tony Davidson podcasts below. all three of them.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/d-ad-presidents-lectures/id293135759

Find and bring in one A4 colour printout of a great print ad from each decade from sixties onwards.

we will be discussing and analysing these in the studio before next session".

Great Idea

Paper Pinhole camera Kit

Early Photographs

Really interesting slideshow here ( Curtis Moffat - Dragonfly, 1930 )

Great Idea

Everything can be made better.

xmas pop up shops

 If you have anything to sell....

"Along with our lovely colleagues along the Marine Quarter strip, Post Offfice Tea Rooms will be opening late until 7pm on the first Friday in December & the subsequent Wednesdays.  As well as selling our usual lovely wares, we will all be adding local artists, makers & crafts people’s work as pop-up-shops-within-shops!. A unique Marine Quarter festive experience is promised, AND we'll be supporting local independent traders, cooks, artists & makers.

We are looking for work to sell in all the pop-up shops along The Strip, as well as in our Art Fair. Are you an artist/m,aker/crafts person, etc or do you make interesting, stylish, saleable wares? Then we want to hear from you.   Email me or or pop into the tea rooms for more info. For the One Foot Art Fair, work must be no bigger than 12 inches wide, 12 inches high & 2 inches deep, with a price of no more than £50. For the pop-up shops, all items are sale or return, commission stn."

MANY THANKS

 

Philip Wishingsky Bray

Post Office Tea Rooms
40a Marina
St Leonards on Sea
TN38 0BU
01424 718985

www.postofficetearooms.com
philip@postofficetearooms.com

Friday Night drinks

Erika - who runs the bar, has agreed to set out some nibbles and stuff and there will be a cut price cocktail available - from 5pm.  You will be able to go afterwards to the Jenny or Dragon - but I really urge you to come on Friday, Erika is a really great laugh - and if we keep using the bar, we get to retain it - I may even drop in myself ( but will not be buying drinks )...

R

FDA2

I'm still missing 8 of the written summer submissions.....

Email addresses

If you change your contact details - or email address, it's VERY IMPORTANT that you let me know - or Ali.

FDA1, most of you still need to supply me with your new DIRECT email addresses please.

For FDA2 from Gary

 Important note from Gary Neill


watch the Tony Davidson podcasts below. all three of them.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/d-ad-presidents-lectures/id293135759

find and bring in one a4 colour print out of a great print ad from each decade from sixties onwards.

we will be discussing and analysing these in the studio before next session.

cheers!

gaz

Typography for FDA2

Good article and very important reference for you.

Great Work

Lovely stuff from Amy Thornley - here, watch the film all the way through - and the Obama badges are staggering in their simple beauty.

iPad design

Very good article here from Creative Review about iPad design for print publications, and another article here about how the iPad application for the Guardian was put together.

Typo Genius

This project is almost identical to one that FDA2 had last year - and FDA1 will have a similar brief themselves - it's to brand lakes rather than shipping areas - but essentially the same. Some really great results.

Made By The Sea

Details here - a season of Pop Up Shops in Bexhill along the newly restored collonade - perfect research for your own pop up shop. ( not a great website - but that's something else to consider )

Type Work

Good article here in Design Week.

Good Stuff

I really like this New York company and they way they integrate typography and product - they have very clear retro/modern handwriting and understand their creative space very well - products like this are simple to produce but very difficult to get right - worth keeping a few things for inspiration.

Their previous company produced some greatgraphics, invluding this really lovely monogram

Two Pipe Problem

Really lovely work here by a London duo who produce some great typographic material at home.

Bikes etc

I've been asked to tell you that you cannot use the station bicycle parking - and must keep to the sheds - not sure if this applies to anyone, but just passing it on.

Making information clear

Some of FDA2 are really struggling to make information simple, and communicating very basic facts - I think that you arew all getting trapped in the look of trying to come up with clever solutions and making things look nice, when really all you need to do is simplify what you ar trying to achive and ask the right questions - and read te brief!

This great piece of work from Melissa Price makes the UK monarchy really easy to understand - and communicates huge amounts of information and places it into context - without compromise and trying to be decorative or flashy. Design is problem solving and communication - not window dressing.

Warning from the police

Apparently there have been several students target by a scam by a company called 'Mystery Shopper UK' offering jobs to Hastings and UoB students work - the Hastings police have issued us with a warning, if you are unsure of anything or see advertising that looks 'wrong'  or too good to be true - can you let us know please.

thanks.

R

Timetable - week starting Oct 16th

Monday - FDA2, in the studio with Richard, Stamp Brief

Tuesday - FDA2, in the studio with Terry Lewis, Stamp Brief

Wednesday am, FDA2 - Gary Neil in the studio from 10am, Critical and Cultural Studies (don't be late)

Wednesday pm, FDA2 - presentation of stamp brief at 2pm - with Richard, Gary and Terry

.......................................................................

Wednesday - FDA1 - meet Richard at the eat@theStade cafe as directed (10.30am), if it's raining - come into the cafe ( I'll probably buy you a cup of tea if you get there on time ) I'll give you a detailed brief for a new project.

Thursday / Friday - FDA1 - In the studio with John Reynolds for a new project, photography based (You don't need a camera), the first part of your ideas generation module.

On Wednesday - both years will be given a brief for the half term, and I'll talk briefly about next half ter - it's 7 weeks long for the first years - and 6 weeks long for year 2 ( you get some time to write your essays, as I've already discussed with you )

Xmas card brief for a Government Department

 I have a full brief for this design competition - please ask me for a hard copy.

The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is running a design competition for our 2011 Christmas e-card for students in Further Education colleges and training providers.


We would encourage your  college to take part in this exciting competition which will be judged by our Secretary of State, Vince Cable.

The winner will be invited to spend a tailor-made day  with  the media and press team here at BIS or with one of BIS partners .

We need your entries in by Friday 18 November. Please send them to digital@bis.gsi.gov.uk .

Springboard Grants

This is from the University and is worth considering - anything can be suggested 0 please talk to me next week if you have any ideas


Grants of up to £1000 available NOW for students and staff through the Springboard Grants Programme

The Springboard Grants Programme - helping to launch your ideas into reality!

This funding programme offers grants (of up to £1,000) to current students and staff at the university to support unique activities that will enrich and enhance the student and staff experience.  These activities may be academic, professional or extra-curricular and can be undertaken by individuals or groups, for example, Students' Union clubs and societies.

This grants programme has been established through the generosity of alumni (former students) and friends of the university and is managed by the Disbursement Advisory Group (a committee of the university's Board of Governors which oversees the acceptance and disbursement of all philanthropic donations made to the university as an exempt charity).

To find out more about the programme including how to apply and what cannot be funded, link here.

You can also view details of previous successful applications to provide inspiration and guidance on this website.  Any queries about the programme not answered by the information provided online should be directed to springboard@brighton.ac.uk


PLEASE NOTE: The current call for applications will close at 12noon on Friday 28th October 2011.

Oh dear...

What is happening to the world....

Bonfire Night

This Saturday is Hastings Bonfire procession - it stats at 7pm at the West Hill Beacon and the procession goes up All Saints Street from about 7.15pm. If you are new to Hastings, it's quite an experience - although personally I usually leave before about 9pm when it gets too packed and rowdy. If you have a car - don't try parking in Central Hastings - many roads are closed. The full timetable is here.

Minamilissimo

Some lovely typographic work on here.

New British Gas logo

I don't mind the shape of the flame - but the typo is very weak and will date by the end of the year - and the colours are rubbish, dropping in a bit of green is patronising and lazy. The story and discussion that comes with it is very interesting and effects you all.

Next Tuesday - highly recommended

Midnight Cowboy

There is a very good discussion and synopsis of the film here that looks at the main themes and explains anything you may have missed, the fast editing ( which won an Oscar and was very innovative for the time ) may have confused you if you have not seen the film before, so have a read through and think about what you understood. Try and relate the  visuals to things that you are already familiar with - other films and trends that were influenced by the movie.

It was a very grim film, but full of jokes - "I'm one hell of a gorgeous chick, I'm 28 years old" being my favourite, and the Director was also very sly and liked messing with our heads - before the film came out there was quite a buzz about the content and the sexual themes - obviously Joe Buck wasn't actually gay - but the very first scene is him 'dropping the soap in the shower' - that was Schlesinger playing a trick on the less sophisticated 1970's audience and leading them up the garden path - unsettling them.

The main think I got from the film was about identity - all the way through - Joe tries to be something he is not - he idolises John Wayne and the first thing he does in New York is put up a poster of Paul Newman - but nobody takes him seriously, at the end - when he dumps the boots and hat and just wears ordinary clothes - he looks and feels better - and the first thing that happens is a pretty girl notices him and is friendly. Identity is the currency of design - I keep telling you all to be honest and to understand what a product is before you try to give it an identity - the closer to the truth of something you get - the better the result will be.

I'm happy to take suggestions for film club, and I want to cover as many genre types as possible that influence design and popular culture - so far I'm looking at Blade Runner, Clockwork Orange and a selection of New Wave, Gothic, Camp, Noir and Comedy - if there is something you would like to see - let me know.

Facebook

FDA2 Sara has put up a facebook page for the course - this is a pretty good idea, apart from the social side and ease of communication - the design magazines and many agencies and dozens of other really great resources post daily - it means I don't have to put it all on the blog and you get up the minute updates on what's going on in design. many creative blogs also update by facebook - and fashion houses.

The link is here and I suggest you all join as soon as you can and start contributing links and likes.

Icons

Andy Warhol was obsessed with Icons.

You will notice that I spent 20 mins putting up a new graphic on the studio window today. If you were paying attention - this image was hidden away in the exhibition at the De La Warr.

I am going to set the brief that every student - both years, must put a graphic of someone they consider to be an ICON - and leave it there for a week, starting straight after half term.

Put your thinking caps on.

Something to look forward to

This chap came in today for a meeting, they primarily develop music for film, television and advertising - and are very successful, Benbo is a side project - they are interested in putting together a project with us that's music/graphics based, so be on your best behaviour!!!

This came in from Brighton - I know that you might think it's out of your remit - but I don't see why you can't have a go - don't try and give them something that is 'expected' - take a risk and do something new and inventive - we have the facilities here to make up anything - so take a few risks.


STUDENT TROPHY COMPETITION

£500 PRIZE

The Golf Club, Royal Ashdown Forest, home of AA Milne and pooh sticks, wish to commission a new trophy called the Buckhurst Cup after Lord De La Warre who is a local landowner.
The trophy is to be a statue in the form of a deer or stag, which inhabit the forest. It needs to be modern but recognizable. Approximate size 10” high.

The competition is open to all students within the Faculty of the Arts.
Initial drawings and/or maquettes are to be submitted to Tina Fogarty in room G64, Grand Parade by Monday 31st October. The winning candidate would then have either

•    until early December to produce a model to be moulded and cast

£500 Commissioning Prize

•    or until mid January 2012 to produce a final piece with an additional fee of up to £500 for materials.
As RAFGC is one of the top 100 Golf Courses in the UK and is situated in
Sussex, the Club are keen to work with students from the University of Brighton.

The trophy will be presented at the Club's AGM and Annual Prize Giving to the First Winner by Lord De La Warre. The winning student would be invited to attend the event in honor for their work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a prestigious live project with real clients, to earn money and build you CV’s. 


New Style Independent

It's very rare for a national newspaper to go through a re-design, so there has been a lot of attention and scrutiny here - I'm not so sure I like it, myself - I think it's too brash - any thoughts?

Old Style fonts

FDA2 Will tried to convince me this week that they were all horrible and he couldn't use them - I don't agree!

Fanzine / Alphabet

This is a nice piece of work - it reminds me a bit of something that Liv did, it's just a simple screen printed booklet - but it's crisp and well presented - and very elegant.

Brilliant Book Cover resource

I found this fantastic website with loads of rare and unique book cover designs - it's an important reference for all of you -FDA2 will have their book design project soon, so have a very good look.

There is some really beautiful work here.

Defaced Books

A piece of pop culture history goes on show, click here.

Warhol

Just to be clear - meet at the reception of the De La Warr on Wednesday, at 11am.

Sara (FDA2) has 2 spaces left in her car - she will be at the Odeon at 10.30am on Wednesday morning - but try and confirm with her first.

Traditional Lettering

Lovely video here found by FDA2 Olga

Week starting Monday October 10th

Monday and Tuesday

FDA2 are with me in the studio - Stamp Project / 2D/3d Module. I also need you to bring your fanzines, and I will talk to each of you 1-2-1 about the work.

On Tuesday at 3pm you will be expected to present your ideas to the group.

Wednesday

All students, meet at the De La Warr Pavilion at 11am to view the Warhol Exhibition. You can get a bus or a train from the station - takes 5 mins by train, 15 by bus. The DLW website is here. There are travel instructions.

3pm - back in the studio for a talk and the film.

Thursday and Friday 

All FDA1 in the studio with Gary Neil - essential you don't miss anytime, you are marked on this project and it will effect your final grade.

Essential reading for all students.

Steve Job's Sanford Commencement address.

The First Mac

It's impossible to explain what it was like to live in a world without a graphical interface - where you saw images and words on a screen - and not just lines of code - or to have a computer that was truly portable. I'd already started art college when this event took place, it's not that long ago - but it does seen like another age, and clearly a world changing event, and nothing was ever going to be the same.

( That's why the people are screaming and jumping up and down )

The first Mac presentation, ever.

Steve Jobs

Good roundup of news and tributes here. It's important for all of you to realise how big an impact Apple and Jobs has on your every day life, and industry - and continues to. If you think about what David McG showed us yesterday of the work he has been doing in New York - none of it would have been possible without Apple innovation.

More ideas for the Turing Stamp brief

BT Vision new Identity

Nice work here from Proud Creative.

New Identity for the Imperial War Museums

To be honest - I'm not to sure about this - I think the marque is quite ugly and looks unresolved - I'd have been very unhappy with it.

Enigma and Turing references

A piece in the news this morning - very timely.

If you are struggling with research - here are some bits that might help.

The Rise of the Enigma


World War 2 Code Breakers


Mind of a code breaker


How to use an Enigma machine


Cracking The Enigma


Enigma and Turing


A Youtube page of films about Turing

Link here to part of the film drama about Turing starring Derek Jacobi - there is also a link to download the whole film, I've not tried it yet - I mad have a go later at college.

Stamp ideas

For me - the interesting thing about Alan Turing is that his whole life was about secrets - his work, his ideas, his relationships and even his death - all about clues and codes -I really like the enclosed - images and portraits created from the hidden source code embedded within the HTML that makes a website.

FDA2 stap concepts

from Olga - FDA2 - feel free to send over any ideas you might have.

Dutch advertising agency Gummo, along with the Netherlands Institute of Architecture, teamed up with the Dutch postal service to create a set of stamps that, when held up in front of your webcam, display 3D models of five unbuilt works by Dutch architecture offices.

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/20536/radical-architecture-in-your-palm/

Wednesday 5th October

Don't forget. Freshers fair in the Atrium and UcH / UoB Hastings.

FDA1 - Library Induction at 11am.


1.30 - David McG from New York


2pm - H.E. presentation for all students by David Fowler.

Job Opportunity

Slightly out of our remit - but worth considering or passing on if it suits.

 

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our small team based here, in the Creative Media Centre.

 

You will need skills in bespoke PHP and MySQL web development. Have knowledge of W3C XHTML CSS standards; Drupal; Wordpress; PHP; MySQL; JavaScript; Photoshop.  Other related skills - such as ASP, AJAX, Flash etc. are a bonus.

Main focus will be development of custom built Drupal / Wordpress websites and plugins.

 

You must have all the above core skills in order to apply.

To apply send your CV/Covering letter to jobs@brwebconsulting.co.uk  or leave your CV with reception.

 

BR Web Consulting Ltd, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson Street, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1HL

Post Colonial Postage Stamps at Stanley Gibbons

Link Here - curated by designer Jon Daniel

Funding

I may already have posted this last year - but FDA2 needs to start thinking along these lines fairly soon, it's always later than you think...

The Art Of Cardboard

Interesting stuff here - I like the USB stick, FDA2 - remember - just being a 'postage stamp' might not be enough - there is so much more that technology can do now - why not add function and value.

Calling all Former Students

You are all entitled to join the UoB Allumni organisation - I'll email all of you , contact me directly if you don't have the details.

The Monday Lecture Programme

12noon- 1:30pm Sallis Benney Theatre
Grand Parade University Of Brighton
                                                                   
12noon-1pm presentation, 1pm-1:30pm Q&A
             


The Monday Lecture series (since 1997) consists of presentations by contemporary artists and cultural practitioners who work across disciplines. This is an opportunity to hear artists, writers, cultural activists talk about the history of their practice and show examples of their work. The lecture series is curated by Mine Kaylan for The School of Arts and Media, as part of the Sallis Benney Theatre public lecture programme.

OCT 10th  Ella Gibbs (UK)

Ella Gibbs is an artist and curator based in East London, who has been working in the area recognised as ‘socially engaged’ practice. She has an established reputation for a unique social practice, often working in collaboration with artists, invited guests and the public.
Her extensive professional practice includes a range of national and international projects, exhibitions, workshops and live events that encompass independent curatorial projects and various initiatives within public space. She co-founded ‘Belt, a space in between’, as a live/work laboratory for dialogue and experimental projects. 

Her solo commissions include: Common Room Productions, (www.commonroomproductions.org)  Campbell Road, Look Ahead Housing and Care in 2007, Spare Time Job Centre at the Chisenhale Gallery in 2003, Programme, Whitechapel Art Gallery in 2002,  International Artists Fellowship at Upriver Loft, Kunming, China, 2002. Other Commissioners include Platform for Art and Het Blauwe Huis, Ijburg, Amsderdam.

In 2004 she established Pilot Publishing with co founder Amy Plant. They developed a wide range of community based projects including ‘Laburnum Pilot a street magazine’ commissioned by The Drawing Room, Hackney and ‘Energy Café’ - a horsebox that was transformed into a mobile off grid community kitchen. (www.energycafe.wordpress.com <http://www.energycafe.wordpress.com> ). Energy Café  is an ongoing live artwork and was originally commissioned in 2009 by The Art of Common Space, Gunpowder Park.

OCT 17th Bob Levine (UK)

Bob Levene is an artist based in Sheffield. Her work adopts pseudo-scientific strategies and anthropological methods of recording to analyse the 'nature' of things, exploring the scientific and artistic approaches to making sense of the world. The work manifests as recorded sound & video, performance, installation, drawing, photography and sculpture. 

Since graduating from an MSc in Electronic Imaging and Duncan of Jordanstone in 2001, Bob has performed and screened work at ICA (London), Arnolfini (Bristol) and BBC Radio 3 Cut & Splice Festival  (London), and exhibited at Kiasma (Helsinki), Cornerhouse (Manchester), FA Projects (London).

In 2003, she spent 5 months in Colima, Mexico as part of an Arts Council Fellowship. In 2006, she was awarded an Artsadmin Mid-Career Bursary, and in 2009 she was nomination for the Northern Art Prize. In 2008, she was artist in residence at Yorkshire Sculpture Park where she worked with a surveyor from Ordnance Survey to create a new map of the park. 

Between 2004 and 2006 Bob co-founded and directed Hull Art Lab, presenting a programme of interdisciplinary work from over 60 artists in a warehouse in the old fruit market area. She has collaborated with Rob Gawthrop under the name Automated Noise Ensemble making sound based performances and installations for over 10 years. 

Bob is currently working on a new commission for The National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
 

Research Seminars

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN MEMORY, NARRATIVE AND HISTORIES
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON

RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES 2011-12

19 October 2011: Professor Timothy Ashplant, independent scholar
'Working-class Life Writing: from Micro-story to Macro-perspectives through a Critical and Pedagogic Online Edition'

9 November 2011: Professor Christine Gledhill, University of Sunderland
'The Work of Gender in Women's Film History'

7 December 2011: Dr. Cahal McLaughlin, University of Ulster
'Filmmaking and the Ethical and Political Issues Involved in Recording Life Stories of Violent Conflict'

25 January 2012: tbc

22 February 2011:  Dr Lorraine Sitzia, University of Sussex; Stella Cardus, QueenSpark Books
'QueenSpark Books: History-making, funding, technologies, 1972-2012' (title tbc)

21 March 2011:  Professor Susannah Radstone, Raphael Samuel History Centre/
University of East London
‘Memory Ex and In Situ’ (title tbc)

All seminars begin 5.30 get together and drinks for 6.00 start until c. 7.30
Venue: M57, CRD, Mezzanine Floor, Grand Parade, University of Brighton

All welcome. For further information please contact Graham Dawson: G.Dawson@bton.ac.uk
telephone 01273 643089 or visit the Centres website: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/mnh

Brighton Careers fair

Throughout the year the Careers Service at the University of Brighton organises a range of careers workshops, employer presentations, forums and events to help with your career development.

Please go to our website to see the full list of events we offer

To register and to sign up to events please go to our vacancy and events system


Autumn careers events, presentations and workshops

There are a number of employer recruitment presentations from the likes of Camp America, Bodyshop, M&S and Sotheby’s.

The Careers Service is once again offering its popular Employability Skills Programme. The first programme of the year is designed to help students form a careers plan and develop some of the skills they may need to be able to find that perfect job.   There are a limited number of spaces on the programme so book your space now!

For further information go to

The annual Careers Fair takes place on Thursday 3 November in the Cockcroft Hall and Gym, Moulsecoomb. The event offers students and graduates an invaluable opportunity to meet potential employers from local, national and international companies. A full list of exhibitors is available on the website.   

Also taking place this term is the Placements Fair on Friday 4 November and the Teacher Recruitment Fair on Thursday 1 December.

Week Starting October 3rd

Quite a straight forward week. 

FDA2 - Terry Lewis will introduce the 2D/3D Module with the stamp design brief that you have already been given, I'll also be in first thing. You have Terry Monday and Tuesday - so make the most of him

FDA1 - You have Gary Neil for the start of the Ideas Generation module - Thursday and Friday.

All studio sessions are 10am - 5pm. These are all graded projects, marks are taken into account for for final grade at the end of the year.

Wednesday, it's the Uob / SCCH Freshers Fare all day in the Atrium, open to all students. FDA1 have a Library Induction at 11am ( meet me in the studio beforehand ) and then at 1.30pm - back in the studio to have a talk with David Fowler and Hannah from the H.E. Office, and hopefully a talk with David McG - graduating BAHons Graphic Communication student who is now working in New Your.

I have only had 2 emails from FDA1 students confirming their new contact details - I need them all please.

edit - sorry - I put 9-5 earlier, it's actually 10am start - but you can come in as early as you like.... I have to...