Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – December 2019

  The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. Arts Institute Public Programme  Fri 29 Nov – Sat 11 Jan – Exhibition: Future History,The Levinsky Gallery Sat 7 Dec – Music – University of Plymouth Choral Society and Sinfonia… Continue reading Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – December 2019

Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

    The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information.   Arts Institute Public Programme  Mon 23 Sep – Sat 16 Nov – Exhibition: Mariner: A Painted Ship Upon A Painted Ocean | The Levinsky Gallery  Tue 1 Oct –… Continue reading Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds got Their Names

Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds Got Their Names Naturalist, broadcaster and author Stephen Moss combines detective work, natural history, folklore and first-hand observations to explore how birds got their names and our long and eventful relationship with the natural world. Stephen will give the fifth annual lecture in memory of… Continue reading Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds got Their Names

Arts and Humanities Events this March

    The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information.   Arts Institute Public Programme Highlights Sat 9 – MUSIC: London Mozart Players | Minster Church of St Andrew @ 19.00 Fri 15 – FILM: A Cottage on… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Events this March

22nd to 25th November: Illuminate Light Festival

  Illuminate, a spectacular light festival that connects the Mayflower 400 destinations across the UK and internationally, returns to the historic Royal William Yard for four days in November 2018. The festival offers an immersive experience, with projections and light installations set out across the Yard, live performances and opportunities for audiences to interact with the… Continue reading 22nd to 25th November: Illuminate Light Festival

15th to 24th November: Being Human Festival 2018

We are delighted to be taking part in the Being Human Festival 2018. This is a national festival that promotes public engagement with humanities research. The festival features hundreds of activities across the UK, highlighting the ways in which humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, exploring big questions, debates and innovative ideas focused around… Continue reading 15th to 24th November: Being Human Festival 2018

14th November 2018: 4th Mayflower Lecture

  4th Mayflower lecture In search of the ancestors: Native American presences in British museums Wednesday 14 November | 18.00-20.30 | Sherwell Centre Jack Davy is a Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia on the AHRC funded project “Beyond the Spectacle: Native American presences in Britain”. He has a PhD in anthropology… Continue reading 14th November 2018: 4th Mayflower Lecture

Exhibition: And the Crowd Go Wild

Laura Hopes, a University of Plymouth PhD student within the School of Art, Design and Architecture, will be exhibiting work at the Portland Stadium Bowl from 8th September to 16th September 2018 (11.00am – 6.00pm) as part of this year’s b-side festival. Laura has reanimated the dramatic Portland Stadium Bowl, situated in a former quarry… Continue reading Exhibition: And the Crowd Go Wild

14th-27th July: English Diagrams, an exhibition of paintings, drawings and assemblage

  English Diagrams, an exhibition of paintings, drawings and assemblage, is the culmination of doctoral study for Helen Billinghurst. The exhibition opens with a shared reading at 2pm, on 14th July, in the downstairs studios project space, Mills Bakery Building, Royal William Yard, Plymouth, and runs until 27th July. The exhibition will be open daily from 12.30pm until 5.30pm. The work has been made… Continue reading 14th-27th July: English Diagrams, an exhibition of paintings, drawings and assemblage

5th and 6th July 2018: Out of Place – The 25th Land/Water and the Visual Arts Research Group Summer Symposium

The artist residency as a space of creative exploration and reflection Between 2013 and 2017, seven artists associated with the University of Plymouth responded to Cyprus through residencies at Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre. The resulting work indicates a range of different responses to the island and to the complex layers of Cypriot culture, a place… Continue reading 5th and 6th July 2018: Out of Place – The 25th Land/Water and the Visual Arts Research Group Summer Symposium