Plymouth University researcher Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D design, has given a keynote presentation as part of the first International Crafts Week in China. Polly presented at the International Conference of Innovative Traditional Crafts at Hangzhou Creative Design Centre explaining the need to marry traditional craft/designing and making with modern innovation, and joined a… Continue reading Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation
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News about The Arts Institute at Plymouth University and its members.
Visiting Professor awarded Honorary Life Member Award
Professor Tansin Benn, Visiting Professor at Plymouth University, has been as awarded Honorary Life Member Award from the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women and Dance (IAPESGW) in recognition of her significant, sustained and outstanding contribution to the work of the Association at the 18th IAPESGW World Congress held in… Continue reading Visiting Professor awarded Honorary Life Member Award
‘Spaces that Speak’ animation to be exhibited in New York
‘Spaces that speak’ letterpress animation, created by Plymouth University lecturer in Graphic Communication with Typography Victoria Squire, in collaboration Plymouth alumnus, Louise Evans, has been selected to be shown at the ‘Animation + Printing’ animation showcase/exhibition at the New York Centre for Book Arts from 12 July – 23 September 2017. The ‘Animation + Printing’… Continue reading ‘Spaces that Speak’ animation to be exhibited in New York
Dr Alexis Kirke featured on BBC Radio 4
Dr Alexis Kirke, Senior Research Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), has featured on the BBC Radio 4 series Futureproofing. Alexis was discussing his use of the quantum computers at the University of Southern California and IBM to create music and performance, as well as explaining the concepts of superposition and… Continue reading Dr Alexis Kirke featured on BBC Radio 4
Nuria Bonet wins research award
Plymouth University post graduate student Nuria Bonet has been awarded a travel award to attend the Galpin Society and AMIS joint conference in Edinburgh, 1-4 June 2017. For the third year running, her work into Catalan shawms has been recognised and she has been given the chance to meet world-leading specialists in organology. She will… Continue reading Nuria Bonet wins research award
Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D Design, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss the ‘other’ category of show’s upcoming craft prize. Polly is one of the category’s judges and describes the diverse range of entries received, including mosaic, paper, basketry, leather and various new materials. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017… Continue reading Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Review: Visions of Agony, Redemption and Justice
By Harry Bennett At the end of April Pen Arts in association with Plymouth Wrestling Association hosted a mini-lecture and performance entitled: Visions of Agony, Redemption and Justice. Combining a mini-lecture on the history of wrestling with a three match wrestling show the piece was written as an integrated performance: the lecture (and the idea… Continue reading Review: Visions of Agony, Redemption and Justice
Win tickets for Port Elliot Festival 2017
The Port Eliot Festival is a true cultural icon. Every July, people from across the world travel to a small village in south east Cornwall to see famous faces from the realms of music, art, literature, food and more. But where Port Eliot differs from other festivals is that it offers the opportunity to truly… Continue reading Win tickets for Port Elliot Festival 2017
I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
The art-researcher and Planetary Collegium student Benjamin Pothier joined a geological and glaciological expedition in the Chilean desert, in conditions similar to Mars. He joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments on Earth and the most similar environment… Continue reading I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
Plymouth University researcher’s song is unveiled in Clash Magazine
John Matthias, Associate Professor in Sonic Arts at Plymouth University, new song has been unveiled in Clash Magazine. ‘Same Vapour’ is the first track to be made public on the forthcoming album ‘Race to Zero’ by John Matthias and Jay Auborn. Their album can be pre-ordered here.