The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of Ionian University has nominated as the first Honorary Doctors of the Department two of the most ground breaking pioneers of contemporary art, science and theory: Professor Roy Ascott (Plymouth University, UK) and Professor Stelarc (Curtin University, Australia). They will be honoured as part of the 10th Audiovisual Arts Festival in a… Continue reading Professor Roy Ascott honoured by University in Corfu
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News about The Arts Institute at Plymouth University and its members.
Professor Robert Brown in China
Professor Robert Brown, Head of Architecture at Plymouth University, recently visited Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, as an invited professor to deliver several guest lectures. During his visit he met with the directors of the Yuantou Zhu Cultural Garden on Lake Taihu, and advised on the economic regeneration of the gardens. He also contributed an invited article on… Continue reading Professor Robert Brown in China
ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
ICCMR is a laboratory for Computer Music research at Plymouth University and the impact of their recent research into building bio-processors from slime mould is now gaining ground in the USA. Professor Eduardo Miranda and his PhD student, Ed Braund, were invited by BBC Earth to join underwater astronaut David Reichert, award-winning wildlife film maker John Downer… Continue reading ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca
John Matthias and Jay Auborn (dBs Plymouth) have written part of the score to the new feature film, Poor Boy directed by Robert Scott Wildes. The world premiere of Poor Boy took place at the Tribeca Film festival, New York City on 17th April 2016. The film, shot in the American desert, follows the story of… Continue reading Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca
PAINTING BY MARTIN BROOKS SELECTED FOR BP PORTRAIT AWARD AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
A portrait by Martin Brooks, who is a Lecturer in Fine Art at Plymouth University, has been selected from a total of 2,557 entries by artists from 80 countries around the world for the 2016 BP Portrait Award, the most prestigious international portrait painting competition of its kind. Martin trained at the Royal College of Art… Continue reading PAINTING BY MARTIN BROOKS SELECTED FOR BP PORTRAIT AWARD AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Exhibition by Helen Billinghurst in Totnes, 13-28 April 2016
Crossing England an exhibition by Helen Billinghurst at the Arial Centre, Totnes Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4pm and Saturdays, 9.30am – 12noon (normally, please see below) ALL WELCOME – FREE ADMISSION Crossing England features artwork made in response to walking the twenty-first century landscape. Traces of history, memory, personal mythology, childhood games and stories… Continue reading Exhibition by Helen Billinghurst in Totnes, 13-28 April 2016
‘Remember Me’: a new AHRC-funded research network
Liz Nicol, Associate Professor in Photography and leader of the MA Photography programme at Plymouth University, is Co-Investigator for a new AHRC-funded project with researchers at the University of Hull. The project, entitled ‘Remember Me: The Changing Face of Memorialisation’, explores the making of meaning in memorial practices in Britain. Liz’s role in the project focuses on… Continue reading ‘Remember Me’: a new AHRC-funded research network
Call for papers: Spies on British Screens, 17th – 19th June 2016, Plymouth University
Proposals are invited for a conference which will explore the continued popularity of spy and intelligence thrillers on British cinema and TV screens as well as offering new interpretations of previous aspects of the genre. Taking place at Plymouth University from 17th-19th June 2016, multiple panels will discuss the genre, its origins and evolution. Discussions… Continue reading Call for papers: Spies on British Screens, 17th – 19th June 2016, Plymouth University
Artist Film Screening by Steven Paige, 5-14 April 2016 at Plymouth Arts Centre
Steven Paige Let’s Go Bowling 5 – 14 April 2016 at Plymouth Arts Centre Free entry Steven Paige employs re-enactment and performance to examine relationships between film, instruction, leisure and individuality. His latest moving image project, made as part of his PhD research, is a reworking of a 1950s film featuring American bowling techniques. Through a process… Continue reading Artist Film Screening by Steven Paige, 5-14 April 2016 at Plymouth Arts Centre
9 April 2016: Seminar on film and narrative in St Ives for professional artists, led by Dr Anya Lewin
Professional Development Seminar: Artists’ Film and Narrative April 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Porthmeor Studios, St Ives This professional development seminar for artists will explore the use of narrative in artists’ moving image work and will be led by artist and filmmaker Anya Lewin. Although there has been a trajectory of artists working… Continue reading 9 April 2016: Seminar on film and narrative in St Ives for professional artists, led by Dr Anya Lewin