History of Art and Design academic Annebella Pollen has won a competitive commission to write a popular history of the British Council’s Visual Arts Department and Collection. Read More
Monthly Archives: November 2018
New jewellery book for 3D Design and Craft lecturer
Simon Bliss, Senior Lecturer on the 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons), explores the relationship between jewellery and modernism in the inter-war period in Europe and America with a particular focus on France and Germany. Read More
Textiles make Scabies child’s play
Brighton primary school children have recycled fabric remnants from University of Brighton textile students to create bean bags in the shape of mites to fight the stigma surrounding scabies, an increasingly common skin disease. Read More
The Gritterman’s back
Orlando Weeks, Illustration graduate and former member of indie rock band The Maccabees will see his children’s story about a man who grits roads performed on stage next month. Read More
How to become an architect – the process explained
At Brighton, we offer the qualifications required for every stage in becoming a fully-fledged architect. Here, Ben Sweeting, Architecture BA(Hons) course leader, explains out how to get there. Secret: it’s not seven full years at uni! Read More
Rankin ‘in conversation’ at University of Brighton
Last week Photography BA and MA enjoyed a visit from renowned photographer Rankin who talked to students about his career, from launching Dazed & Confused to his current projects. Read More
Tokyo trip for professor ahead of Olympics
Professor of Architecture Andre Viljoen is one of four urban agriculture experts travelling to Tokyo this week ahead of the Olympic Games in 2020. Read More
Fine Art student wins national art award
A Brighton student has won this year’s £10,000 Hix Award for her work exploring the human cost of the refugee crisis. Read More
Makeover for Waste House
The University of Brighton’s award-winning Waste House is having an autumn makeover as innovative new recycled and reused materials are incorporated into its structure. Read More
Arts Thread x Greenpeace award for 3D alumna
Ellen Mulcrone who studied 3D Design & Craft at Brighton has won the Disrupt Black Friday design competition with her project Tensegrity. Read More
Photography lecturer gives Melbourne seminar on The Image of Whiteness
Historical & Critical Studies in Photography lecturer Daniel C. Blight discussed The Image of Whiteness at the Photography Studies College in Melbourne last month. Read More
Local schools join Saturday Fashion Club
The first Saturday Fashion Club of the year, run by the UoB School of Art for local schools took place last week. Read More
Painting graduate in solo Brussels show
Edward Liddle, who received a First in Fine Art Painting from the University of Brighton, is showing his Carrement! exhibition at the prestigious Centrale for Contemporary Art in Brussels. Read More
Arts entreupreuner alumni return to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week
Three arts students are among speakers at Starting up, a free event taking place at the University next week to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. Read More
Alexi’s photographs fit for a Prince (again!)
Fresh from his success with the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s iconic wedding and engagement portraits, Photography alumnus Alexi Lubomirski has turned his lens on HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. Read More
Fine Art Painting graduate comes runner-up in prestigious art prize
Painting graduate Felicity Meacham has been placed second in a national art competition for graduates. Read More
School of Media academic earns award nomination for work with recovery orchestra
School of Media deputy Head of School Conall Gleeson, has been nominated for a British Composer Award for his collaboration with a Brighton-based orchestra that supports people in recovery from drug and substance abuse. Read More
School of Architecture and Design open day today
Our brilliant staff have been speaking to packed out audiences and showing them around our creative spaces today at our Moulsecoomb open day. Read More
Joint collaboration between Media courses
Students from Design for Digital Media and Digital Music and Sound Arts courses will be displaying a joint animation this weekend. Read More
A Christmas calendar – from the streets of Brighton
A photography calendar created by people with experience of homelessness has been launched for Christmas in a project managed by student Lucy Groenewoud. Read More
New Cinematologists episode – listen now
Dario Llinares who leads our Digital Film degree co-hosts the popular film podcast – the latest episode went out today and focuses on David Lowery’s A Ghost Story. Read More
Photography lecturer has solo exhibition
Zoe Childerley’s exhibition ‘Beyond the Pale’ exhibition is inspired is by the artist walking the length this border during an artist’s residency in Northumberland in 2016. Read More
Careers fair: Weds 7 Nov
Come along to the university’s careers fair at the Amex football stadium by our Falmer campus. Download the app for the guide to what’s happening on the day. Read More
Brighton to become a ‘creative engine room’
A new ‘creative engine room’ to generate art that responds to urgent environmental challenges including climate change has been launched, hosted by the School of Media. Read More