Author Archives: Lizzie
It’s graduation week!
Two sets of identical twins from Graphic Design, Mr Glastonbury himself Michael Eavis, trans campaigner Fox Fisher and Jake Chapman have all been celebrated at the Brighton Centre. Read More
Poetry competition open with Carol Ann Duffy judging entries
University of Brighton is partnering with the Arts Council’s Brighton & Hove Poetry Festival this year – and you have until 18 October to enter the poetry competition, with the winner announced at the November event. Read More
BBC and Juice FM placements for Multimedia Broadcast Journalism students
Darcey Haynes and Zoe Thompson tell us about the inspiring placements they did as part of their degree. Read More
Graphic Design alumni designs new Jane Austen £2 coin for Royal Mint
Dominique Evans was interviewed by Marie Claire about her work. Choice quote? “I studied at Brighton University which really did instil in me the importance of idea generation.”
Studio bursary for Fine Art Painting graduate
Oriele Steiner, who graduated in 2015, has been given a year-long free studio by Bloomberg New Contemporaries at The Royal Standard, Liverpool, where she will continue developing her painting and drawing practice. Read More
Camille Walala’s maze is a riotous temple of colour and pattern
Solo London show for Textiles graduate whose eye-catching artwork is described as ‘tribal pop’. Read More
Stephen Mallinder in Manchester International Festival
The Cabaret Voltaire musician, who teaches on our Digital Music and Sound Arts course, is part of ‘industrial music drama’ Cotton Panic opening on Saturday and created by Jane Horrocks, Nick Vivian and Wrangler.
Brighton Big Screen to show films by students this summer
Six University of Brighton students will be showing their own films during the popular beach film series. Read More
Students and staff create innovative exhibition at Newhaven Fort
Watch, Look, Listen involves interactive artistic, architectural objects and experiences and runs from 6 July to 5 September. Read More
Technician focus: Becky Lu
Becky is integral to the Textiles teaching team, advising and assisting students in traditional screen printing processes and dyeing for printed textiles. Read More
Three Fashion Comms students shortlisted for DiversityNow! 2017 award
Samruddhi Karandikar, Katrina Horace and Josephine Clackson were shortlisted for ArtsThread’s awards which ask students to “boldly vision an expanded fashion future which steps beyond stereotypes, redefines boundaries and celebrates a wider range of beauty and body ideals in age, size, gender, race and physical ability.”
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Guernica Remakings exhibition at Grand Parade
Remakes of Picasso’s classic Guernica painting of the bombing of a Spanish town will be on display from 31 July to 23 August. Read More
Illustration student talks all things Brighton in local mag
Thanks to her growing Instagram following and unique style, Dayna Murphy has been profiled by BJournal. Read More
TWOFOLD: Graphics and Illustration group show
Students show final-year work in exhibition at London’s Oxo Tower, 13-16 July. Read More
Professor Robert Mull leads Art as Labour: Build & Design summer school in Moscow
The University of Brighton’s Head of the School of Architecture & Design is curating an international summer school in Russia – and architects, designers, artists and makers are invited to join him. Read More
3D Design & Craft alumni opens Marylebone studio
Graduate Louisa Pacifico, who has carved a successful career in furniture, lighting and craft sales and events, has just opened 67 York Street, a platform for designers and makers to sell, showcase and raise their profiles in a chic London postcode. Read Creative Boom’s profile of Louisa’s new venuture. Read More
Graduates 2017: Line Matson
“I am interested in the complex conceptual and visual layers that plays an integral role in the illusion and mystery in deception and revelation.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Zoe Jo Rae
“This project focuses on the narrative of a hunter gatherer, a character who views environments with sensitivity and understanding.” Read More
Graduate Fashion Week catwalk images
Images just in from yesterday’s fashion show in London. Read More
Graduate Fashion Week show day!
Selected graduates from our Fashion with Business Studies BA(Hons) are showing their final collections in London today. We’ll be posting live updates from the show – keep checking here. Read More
Graduates 2017: Alice Winzar
“My intent was to capture the subtle beauty found within mundane objects.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Sophia Mingoia
Take a look at Sophia’s collection ‘Difference.’ Read More
Graduates 2017: Sam Bayles
“Influences include photographer Wilhelm von Gloeden – he took pictures of young peasant boys as nude Greek male statues. Italian fascists destroyed 2,000 of his glass plates.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Nicola Rushen
“I have been particularly inspired by the idea of ‘the willing suspension of disbelief’ and find beauty in one’s commitment to put on hold their preconceived ideas about our world, to rather accept and invest in fiction.” Read More
Tonight! Jonathan Chapman and Duncan Baker-Brown book launch
Two esteemed members of staff launch their respective books at Grand Parade tonight, 5.30-8.30pm. Drinks provided. Book your place now. Read More
Graduates 2017: Jessica Keene
“I explored the idea of how our relationship between popular culture and consumerism have similarities with religion.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Nicole Gilroy
“This photographic project investigates anxiety within young females living in the UK, exploring the feelings and emotions that occur when an individual becomes anxious or experiences an anxiety attack.” Read More
Staff and students to take part in British Council Going Global conference
Illustration course staff and students will be drawing, painting and collaging on a large scroll of white paper onto which you can also draw simultaneously via Skype on 23-24 May. Read More
Luke Pendrell show ‘Vacant Seasons’ at London gallery
The Visual Communication Research & Academic Program Leader is the first of three artists showing at The Chopping Block – Luke’s exhibition runs 25 – 27 May. Read More
Placement at Ditchling Museum leads to intern job
Alice Taylor, History of Decorative Art and Design second year, worked on the Brighton Festival Cathie Pilkington exhibition (now at Grand Parade gallery) as part of her placement – and has secured a curator’s assistant volunteer role this summer. Read More
‘I, Daniel Blake’ screening, Monday 29 May 9pm
Lecturer in Media Theory Dr Theodore Koulouris has organised a screening of Ken Loach’s award-winning film at the Duke at Komedia. Read More
Graduates 2017: Johnnie Valantine
“My work discusses the current issues of mental and sexual health within the LGBT+ community – particularity gay men – whilst alluding to the fashionable aesthetic of art today.” Read More
Product Design student scoops £1K at Innovating Future Business event
Finlay Thorburn pitched his Buffalo Adventures business idea at the event which gives budding entrepreneurs a five-minute opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of potential investors. Read More
Final year fashion students host Spielgeltent catwalk show
As part of the Brighton Fringe, graduating Fashion with Business students will be showing their collections at the main festival venue on 31 May at 7pm. Read More
Graduates 2017: Gustav Freij
“My final piece is called Pub Crawl, a series of illustrations which document drinking culture in Brighton. I was inspired by Brighton’s fantastic range of quirky pubs and the darker subject of binge drinking which surrounds them.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Harriet Feest
“Experimenting with the way people interact with colour within an installation enables me to explore the physical connection of colour and the potential affect it may have on an audience.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Lucy Bird
“I explore the human longing for intimate interactions, and how in the absence of them, we turn to objects.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Jackson Akitt
“I hope to keep working on my non-binary portraits project with more emphasis on photographing people across the UK – as well as Brighton and London.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Holly Johns
“My work is inspired by the quotation ‘You do not have a soul; You are a soul; You have a body’. My vessels are sized from measurements of my body then formed by an embrace…” Read More
3D Design & Craft: making making making
The final years are hands-on in the studio pre Grad Show… Read More
Santander success for wheelchair painting device created by Product Designers
A team of five University of Brighton students have picked up a £2,000 prize for designing a new system to help disabled wheelchair users to paint. Read More
Graduates 2017: Anthony Henry
Can’t stop gaming? Product Design student Anthony hopes his design will drag you from the sofa with the power of scent. Read More
Entries open for It’s Nice That’s graduates comp!
If you’re a student in the UK about to complete an art or design-related undergraduate course then get involved. Read More
18 or over? Register to VOTE!
Graduates 2017: Judith Ricketts
“The project explored the politics of diversity of European nationals based in Brighton in response to Brexit. I photographed eight people. People were very scared. It was very palpable. I asked them how they felt – you’re in a place that you think is home and it’s no longer home.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Nikki Compson
Photographic artist Nikki has already made a name for herself with her ongoing project Women Belong in the Kitchen – and her grad show will be a foodie installation. Read More
Graduates 2017: Matilda Grover
Remote community workshop from Matilda Grover on Vimeo.
“ I don’t want to design more products that solely use virgin materials when there are enough in the world. What I’m interested in designing are products that act as catalyst for change and education.”
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The Cult in Screen Culture talk
What constitutes a ‘cult’ film? Hear our Film & Screen Studies degree team examine this question on Saturday 6 May, 6.30-7.30 at Sallis Benney Theatre. Read More
Second year Izzy joins list of respected designers
Graphic Design student Izzy Watson has been successful in gaining entry to the prestigious International Society of Typographic Designers. Read More
Hastings exhibition for Fine Art graduate
Thom Kofoed’s exhibition ‘untitled (Miss. Ms. Other)’ of paintings, drawings and films exploring disparate experiences of gender and celebrating women, is on until 28 May.
Edward Street looking good on Floornature website
Our newest development, once a tired office block, is highlighted by Floornature architecture magazine. Read More
Photography alumni Matt Packer now director of major contemporary art biennial
EVA International is a biennial exhibition of contemporary art in Ireland – and one of our grads is now running the show. Read More
Do you want to be a writer? Our expert panellists can help…
Our free annual Publishing Panel event on Tues 16 May sees a literary agent, publishing director and writer discuss their work and give advice on finding an audience for your writing. Read More
Fabula collective Come and Draw activity at Hove Museum
A collective originating from two Brighton MAs is holding a drawing activity throughout April with a fun day on 29 April. Read More
Artist talk: Esther Teichmann, Wednesday 3 May, 5.30pm
Esther Teichmann, an artist who uses still and moving image, collage and painting, will be talking about her work at an Edward Street event which is free to University of Brighton students. Read More
Symposium: Nostalgia in Art, Media and Popular Culture
The 2nd annual Film & Screen Studies Symposium is at Edward Street on Friday 28 April, 1 – 5.30pm. All welcome! Read More
Karl Lagerfeld x Steven Wilson – Illustration grad and fashion supremo team up
Hear Professor Julie Doyle speaks on climate change and communication
Come along to Professor Julie Doyle’s inaugural lecture on 3 May, 6.30pm at Grand Parade.
Product Design students make Indiegogo film to raise cash for New Designers
Photography grads show at Saatchi – and speak on the BBC
Emma Critchley and Laura Pannack are both included in the From Selfie to Self-Expression exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery (until 30 May) – and Laura has been speaking to the BBC about selfies. Read More
Gresham Blake produces ‘Brighton tartan’
Fashion with Business alumni and Brighton-based designer Gresham Blake has given the city its own check. Read More
Graduate Shows 2017 – use #brightonshow17
Part of the Graduate Shows this year? If you’re posting to social media about the build up, your work, your exhibition, then use #brightonshow17. Read More
Are you a poet?
Media Studies graduate and published poet Thomas Wolfe is running a competition to help emerging voices be heard and become published. Read More
Work in concrete: Architecture exhibition
If you haven’t been to the architecture studios on the third floor at Mithras House, Lewes Road then head along for a look at the current display of first year work. Read More
Graphic Design students work with London architect
A leading firm of architects, run by a University of Brighton graduate, is undergoing a major rebranding with the help of the university’s Studio 245, a staff and students’ studio. Read More
Exciting post-grad opportunity on LGBTQ research project
We have an opportunity for a student to undertake a fascinating research project as part of our MRes in Arts and Cultural Research, studying and archiving 25 years of Gscene magazine for The Keep archive. Interested? Read More
All About Eve screening
On 22 March at 2pm the Film and Screen Studies Film Club will be showing this classic movie at Edward Street. Read More
Last call for Santander Ideas Competition
Got a great idea for a new product, service or community enterprise? You have until Monday 20 March (11.59pm) to submit your entry and win funding of £2000, £1000 and £500. Quick! Read More
Screening of Leonardo di Caprio-narrated ‘Before The Flood’
Students get free entry to a screening of this powerful and informative documentary about climate change at Grand Parade on Wednesday 15 March, 6pm. Read More
Daisy Weller wins LGBTQ Life Research Hub prize
The fifth annual award sees Moving Image graduate win for her for her dissertation on ‘Young, queer and trivialised?’. Read More
Heavy Load free film screening: 21 March 7pm
Book your place at this screening at Fabrica in Brighton of documentary Heavy Load, which follows the punk band of the film’s title as they smash barriers through their rock music. Read More
Illustration grad Hannah Dyson has Gloucestershire show
In the years since graduating from our Illustration BA(Hons), Hannah Dyson has worked as a freelance illustrator for The Idler, The Guardian and The Independent. Read More
MA Photography grad tipped by Rangefinder
Heather Shuker’s wedding photography is a world away from the usual fairytale images – realistic and distinctive, it’s getting her noticed. Read More
Build your brand from right now
Want to start your own business? Want to get £2,000 to help? Read More
Imaginative Investigations exhibition 27 Feb –18 Mar
Pop into the Grand Parade cafe foyer and catch this exhibition of research student work in art, design and media. Read More
Film club Feb-May listings – free screenings every Weds
Head to Edward Street on Wednesday afternoons 2-4pm and catch a classic movie – all welcome. Read More
Cinematologists screening and podcast recording at Hastings’ Electric Palace
Head to Hastings on Sunday 12 February at 7pm (or just download if you can’t make it) to watch a screening of Georges Franju’s classic 50s horror Eyes Without a Face and listen to the recording of Dario Llinares celebrated podcast. Read More
Get tips on budgeting at uni
6 – 9 Feb is National Student Money Week – there will be stands at all campuses giving money management advice, answering questions, and helping you make every pound stretch as far as possible (and FREEBIES too). Read More
Keith Tyson exhibition in Hastings
Jump on the train along the coast to Hastings’ Jerwood Gallery to see 1993 graduate and Turner Prize winner Keith Tyson’s exhibition Turn Back Now. Read More
Textiles launch Instagram feed
Follow our Textiles students and technicians on their very lovely new Instagram feed. Read More
Gender Unbound exhibition 4-18 February
Come along to the private view of this fine art Edward Street show on Friday 3 February and see a live performance piece. Read More
Reserve your space at free Dr Tom Mills lecture ‘The BBC: Myth of a Public Service’
Book your place for this thought-provoking lecture on Friday 17 March, 4-6pm at our Edward Street building.
Iconic artist George Hardie exhibits at Grand Parade
A free exhibition of the work of George Hardie, the artist behind some of the most iconic album covers of 20th Century, will be held at the University of Brighton between 11 March – 7 April, 2017.
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What next? Come to an MA open evening
Our post-graduate open evenings take place from January – March – come along and discover how you can continue your study with Brighton. Read More
Design Archives gets a £300,000 boost
Did you know the University of Brighton’s Design Archives located in the basement at Grand Parade is one of the country’s top collections?
Harriet Harman discusses new book at Author Visit event on 16 March
Prominent campaigning politician and the country’s longest-serving female MP Harriet Harman will be at the Sallis Benney Theatre sharing stories of her work dedicated to fighting for equality and respect for women in all fields of life with Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee. The event is part of a series of Author Visits at the University of Brighton. Read More
Into the woods
3D Design & Craft students don’t just work in the workshops – on this trip late last year they worked in woodland near Cuckfield. Read More
Brighton brand and students in t-shirt collaboration
Ethical Brighton brand Colour Is Sound has launched a range of t-shirts designed by students on the Graphic Design for Digital Media and Illustration for Screen Arts courses. Read More
Second year show private view: Friday 13 Jan
Come down to celebrate the opening of an exhibition of work by Printmaking, Moving Image and Critical Practice students at Grand Parade from 5.30pm. Read More
Is ‘fashion’ just a European idea?
Fashion and Dress History student Jade Bailey-Dowling wrote a report on a conference for the exhibition Fashion Cities Africa that questioned whether ‘fashion’ is just a European idea. Read More
Ong dresses Game of Thrones star at the Golden Globes
Fashion with Business graduate Ong-Oaj Pairam is fast becoming the go-to designer for stars hitting the red carpet. This week Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams wore an Ong-Oaj Pairam creation to the Golden Globes. Last year Maisie’s co-star Natalie Dormer wore one of his dresses to the Hunger Games-Part 2 premiere.
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Fine Art Painting students hold exhibition at Edward Street
Head along to the private view for Fashioning the Frame on Friday 13 January 6-8pm – exhibition runs until 28 January. Read More
NPG commission for photography grad
A photograph of Star Wars actress Felicity Jones by Brighton Photography by graduate Laura Pannack will go on show at the National Portrait Gallery this year. Read More
Tune in to 3D Design & Craft lecturer on Woman’s Hour
Listen to Louisa Taylor, Senior Lecturer in 3D Design & Craft (Ceramics and Professional Practice) on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Friday 6 Jan at 10-11am. Read More
Media Studies tutor works across continents
Rongo University in Kenya has celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of media students trained in a partnership programme with the University of Brighton. Read More
Supermarket Scavenger app bags Local Genius prize for Product Design student
An app to help children choose healthy food has been developed by a University of Brighton ‘genius’ Ben Le Brocq. Read More
Royal Photographic Society exhibition at Edward Street: 14 Dec – 7 Jan
Our Edward Street building, home to our Photography, Moving Image and Film & Screen Studies courses, is hosting one stage of the he RPS International Print Exhibition this year.
Upcoming applicant days
Some courses in the Schools of Architecture & Design, Media, and Humanities host applicant days – these are for prospective students but people with a new interest in the university are welcome to attend too. Click on the post to find out the dates! Read More
Brighton: Music City / Digital City event: 26 January 2017
Post-grad and PhD students might be interested in an industry networking event bringing together the different elements of music and digital media at The Fusebox. Read More