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- Writer Jon McGregor joins Nottingham University as Professor of Creative Writing
- And so it begins...welcome to all the new Art & Design students who are moving i...
- New Season of talks to be given by visiting Fine Art lecturers
- Lakeside hosts South African festival
- City Council to invest in Nottingham’s creative industries
| Writer Jon McGregor joins Nottingham University as Professor of Creative Writing Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:59 AM PDT Nottingham based writer, actually we should really say, the award winning novelist and short story writer Jon McGregor has been appointed as Professor of Creative Writing (Writer in Residence) at The University of Nottingham's School of English. It's been a good year for Jon, who recently became a father again and won the International Dublin IMPAC prize for his novel, Even the Dogs. He is also famous for his first novel, the Nottingham-inspired If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Jon McGregor is also known for his short story collection, This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You. He said: "The thing that has really excited me about this post is that it allows me to continue to be a writer whilst sharing my professional skills, knowledge and experience in a teaching context." Well done, Jon If budding writers are staring blanking at their computers seeking inspiration , you may want to look at Jon's desktop for a change – it here. You can also follow Jon McGregor on his blog at http://www.jonmcgregor.com
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Jagdish Patel is a Nottingham based photographer and a Director at the Nottingham Photographers' Hub a social enterprise helping vulnerable communities enter the creative sector.
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| And so it begins...welcome to all the new Art & Design students who are moving i... Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:29 AM PDT And so it begins...welcome to all the new Art & Design students who are moving into halls today! |
| New Season of talks to be given by visiting Fine Art lecturers Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:59 AM PDT  A new season of talks given by visiting Fine Art lecturers is to start next week, which are open both to our students and the general public. All talks are to be given at 3.0 pm at The Collection, Lincoln and are free of charge. SAMANTHA DONNELLY TUESDAY 25 SEPT 2012 Samantha Donnelly works in sculpture, photography and film. One of her concerns of her process based practice is of the body and how this is mediated / edited / performed for us and by us through representations; from the historical to the Consumerist. Forthcoming shows include 'Reception', Standpoint Gallery London (September - October 2012), London Art Fair Projects (January 2013) and a solo show at Ceri Hand Gallery (Autumn 2013). She is long-listed for the Northern Art prize. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Contour States' The Cornerhouse, Manchester, 2012; 'No.3', GlogauAIR, Berlin, 2012; 'The Shape We're In', Zabludowicz Collection, London, 2011. www.cerihand.co.uk AMANDA COOGAN TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012 Amanda Coogan is a Performance Artist based in Dublin, Ireland. The centre of her practice is the live durational performance. She has exhibited her work widely including the Whitworth gallery, Manchester, The Plymouth Arts Centre, The Liverpool Biennial. In October 2012 she will be exhibiting a live durational exhibition for the Beacon Art Project at Ascoughfee Hall and showing her new film at the Moving Art Fair at Freize in London. SOPHIA CRILLY TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2012 Sophia Crilly is a curator, artist, writer and lecturer based in. Manchester. She has curated over seventy exhibitions and projects and is Curator and Co-Director of Bureau, Manchester. Crilly was previously Curator of PureScreen;the inaugural Curator of Rogue Project Space, Manchester and Curator and Programme Manager at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. Her current research for her PhD focuses on the divergence and intersection of curatorial and art practice, and draws on her ongoing interest in ideas and practices revolving around concepts of authorship, appropriation, institutional critique, exhibition formats and structures of display. www.sophiacrilly.com www.bureaugallery.com TIM DAVIES THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER 2012 Tim Davies works in installation, sculpture, performative video and two dimensional processes. In 2011 he represented Walesat the Venice Biennale and in 2004 was short-listed for the inaugural Artes Mundi International Visual Art Prize. He is currently conducting research for a site-responsive project in Xiamen, China and is exhibiting at the Caribbean: Crossroads of the World show in New York. His works are included in a number of private and public collections including Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Council and the National Museum of Wales. ALISON GREEN TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2012 Alison Green is an art historian, critic and curator and the acting Course Leader for MA Culture, Criticism and Curation, a new postgraduate course at Central Saint Martins. She is writing a book on artist-curators for Reaktion that will come out next year. EMMA SMITH TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Artist Emma Smith has a site-specific and social practice producing participatory events through collaborative endeavour. Previous exhibitions include Tate Modern, Whitechapel Gallery and Camden Arts Centre. Emma is currently working on a new commission for Mistaken Presence at the Greyfriars, Lincoln. CATHERINE BERTOLA TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012 Catherine Bertola was born in Rugby in 1976; she studied Fine Art at NewcastleUniversity, and currently lives and works in Gateshead, UK. She has worked on a number of commissions and exhibitions, nationally and internationally with institutions such as; Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA), Kunsthalle zu Kiel (Kiel, Germany), Whitworth Art Gallery (Manchester, UK), V&A (London, UK), Artium (Vitoria Gastiez, Spain), Millennium Gallery (Sheffield, UK), The National Trust and Vital Arts (London, UK). She has work in several public and private collections and is represented by Workplace Gallery, Gateshead and M+R Fricke, Berlin. MARCIA FARQUHAR TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 Marcia Farquhar is an artist working in performance, installation, video and object-making. Farquhar's performances are conceptual in nature and often precariously balanced between the prescribed and the unpredictable – socially open, broadly embracing of circumstance, and resolutely focussed in the live and unrepeatable moment. They have also made frequent and subversive use of popular cultural forms such as TV cookery, pop-psychology, the Punch & Judy show, the fashion catwalk and the guided tour. Among her recent works are a play for radio in six parts, "The Common Room" (2011) developed while a Cocheme fellow at Byam Shaw School of Art, and "Mind Your Heads" (2012) an installation and performance in the 13th Century Lincoln Greyfriars friary. For further information about any of the above talks, please contact either The Collection, Lincoln on 01522 550959, or email Fine Art Tutor at the University of Lincoln, Andrew Bracey.  |
| Lakeside hosts South African festival Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:46 AM PDT If you visit Lakeside next month it may look like you've entered a South African township café as for one week it hosts the 'Afro Vibes' festival. Afro Vibes is a national touring festival of contemporary theatre, dance, spoken word and music from South Africa and beyond. Alongside this you will find a Township Café serving authentic African food and drink. Some of highlights at Lakeside include Monday and Tuesday 8/9 October And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses - A play from award winning director Princess Mhlongo, and with two South African comedian actresses Lesego Motsepe and Hlengiwe Lushaba. Zakes Mda's story of two characters. It has been described as an African 'Waiting for Godot': and is certainly comedy with bite. Thursday 11th October In My Exile is in My Head / Inception A dance performance taking us into the dreamworld of migrants. A spirituality summed up in the voice-over: 'When I dance I am closer to God.' Inception is a dance performance from Sonia Radebe. This should be worth seeing as Sonia Radebe was Best Female Dancer in Contemporary Style at the Dance Umbrella Festival 2011 in Johannesburg. Friday 12th October Mother to Mother This play brings together the skills of three powerhouse women of the arts in South Africa. Author Sindiwe Magona, director Janice Honeyman and actress Thembi Mtshali Jones and is deeply moving… anyone who enjoyed watching the BBC Drama 'A Mother's Son' and 'Accused' will recognise this now popular theme..how should parent reacts is their children commit a crime ? A sign of times across the globe perhaps. For further details go to the Lakeside website here
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Jagdish Patel is a Nottingham based photographer and a Director at the Nottingham Photographers' Hub a social enterprise helping vulnerable communities enter the creative sector. |
| City Council to invest in Nottingham’s creative industries Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:10 AM PDT The creative industries, along with ICT, the financial services sector and biotechnology seem to be paving the way for a slow growth in Nottingham's economy. Despite the plethora of empty shops, Nottingham's GVA (gross value added) has consistently grown since 1995 and now stands at 12.1 billion pounds, leading the way in the East Midlands region. Furthermore, company registrations in Nottingham reached an all-time high during the first half of this year. 1945 companies were formed, the highest half-year figure on record for the city. Alongside this we seeing a slowing down of company closures, a 13% decrease when compared to 2011. This all seems good news for Council leaders who earlier this week signed a £60m City Deal at a Cities Summit attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Cities Minister Greg Clark. As part of the package, Nottingham's bid will pump up to £60m into the local economy, with the investment focused on the city's flagship Creative Quarter. It is hoped that the 'Creative Quarter', will become a business 'incubator without walls,' supporting new business growth by offering mentoring, training and business rates discounts for up and coming young businesses. Alongside this there will also be investment in more tram lines, developing the Enterprise Zone on the Boots campus, and the establishment of a £35m venture capital fund to ensure that Nottingham companies have access to finance to enable them to grow. This may still be a long way off (5 to 10 years), but for the many people who will be attending the Annual Jobs's fair next week, it may offer some good news. For further details about the Nottingham City Deal go to the One Nottingham website. The Nottingham Jobs Fair is on Tuesday 25 September from 10am – 4pm at the Capital FM Arena. Go to the City Council website here for further details ____________________________________
Jagdish Patel is a Nottingham based photographer and a Director at the Nottingham Photographers' Hub a social enterprise helping vulnerable communities enter the creative sector. |
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