Due to popular demand the DRHA2017 DataAche Call for Papers has been extended until 30th April 2017. The 21st annual Digital Research in the Humanities & Arts (DRHA) conference hosted by The Arts Institute at the University of Plymouth “We’re drowning (not waving) in a sea of data – with data, data everywhere, but not… Continue reading The 21st annual Digital Research in the Humanities & Arts Deadline extended
Category: Public Events – All welcome
These are events and workshops run by the Arts Institute, its partners and its membership. If you are unsure whether you’d be welcome, or would like to find out more, please email theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk. You may have to pay to attend some of them.
U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie
Broadmead – The Movie by artists Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with an original score by Plymouth Univeristy researcher Dr John Matthias and Jay Auborn will have its US Premiere at the Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at NYU Tisch School for the Arts on April 17th. Broadmead in Bristol is an unregarded shopping centre, derided by some, ignored by… Continue reading U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie
Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
Yan Wang Preston, who is a PhD candidate in Photography at the University of Plymouth, is the winner of the prestigious Syngenta Photography Award 2017 in the ‘Professional Commission’ category. The prize focuses on photography that explores global challenges. Yan is a British-Chinese artist primarily interested in how landscape photography can challenge myths and reveal hidden complexities… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science
An evening of Poetry and Marine Science 22nd March 2017 at 5.30 pm at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory You are welcome to attend an evening of science, poetry and discussion, featuring talks and readings from five pairs of poets and scientists who have been working together to explore subjects ranging from algal blooms to ecosystem modelling, renewable energy… Continue reading 22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science
‘Noisy Embryos’ sci-art exhibition at Ruskin Gallery
NOISY EMBRYOS Dates: 9 – 25 March 2017 Private View: Thursday 16 March at 5.00pm at the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge An exhibition by University of Plymouth researchers, called Noisy Embryos, has opened in the Anglia Ruskin Gallery. Noisy Embryos is a multi-channel, audio-visual installation that reflects on the relationship between scientists and the animals they observe by… Continue reading ‘Noisy Embryos’ sci-art exhibition at Ruskin Gallery
22-23 June 2017: Union and Disunion in the 19th Century Conference
Union and Disunion in the Nineteenth Century Conference 22-23 June 2017 at Plymouth University Registration is now open for this international conference, the second in a series organised by Plymouth University Nineteenth Century Studies (PUNCS). It is timed for the first anniversary of the Brexit referendum, and brings together leading scholars from the United States,… Continue reading 22-23 June 2017: Union and Disunion in the 19th Century Conference
1 April 2017: Future Imperfect Cinema Symposium
1 April 2017 in the Jill Craigie Cinema at the University of Plymouth Future Imperfect is a multidisciplinary symposium that brings together makers and researchers across cinema, sound and moving image. Organised by Dr Allister Gall, it seeks to examine the role of cinema today – through discussion, performance and making. We are interested in mobilising ideas,… Continue reading 1 April 2017: Future Imperfect Cinema Symposium
Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2017: Voice 2.0
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February 2017 The House at the University of Plymouth Celebrating 12 years of musical innovation Organised in partnership with Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music (ICCMR) Ever since the dawn of humanity, voice has always been our primary source for communication. Our ability to evolve sophisticated verbal languages distinguishes us… Continue reading Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2017: Voice 2.0
Dr Karen Roulstone in exhibition at Galway Arts Centre
Work by Karen Roulstone, who is a lecturer in Fine Art at Plymouth University, is featured in a new group exhibition at Galway Arts Centre called Between Dog and Wolf. For this exhibition, seven artists were asked to respond to its title with existing work or with works in progress. The title refers to the… Continue reading Dr Karen Roulstone in exhibition at Galway Arts Centre
25 January 2017: Seminar on Performance, Anthropology & Martial Arts
Please join us for the first PEP Talk of 2017 the seminar series of the Performance.Experience.Presence research group at Plymouth University: The Anthropology of Performance in Martial Arts Studies Presented by Dr D.S. Farrer Wednesday, 25th January 2017, 4.30 – 6.00pm in Roland Levinsky Building room RLB306, Plymouth University The development of a new academic field… Continue reading 25 January 2017: Seminar on Performance, Anthropology & Martial Arts