A ‘Work in Progress show’ by students on the Textiles MDes and PhD programmes can be seen in the Grand Parade café foyer from 29 November 2016 – 6 January 2017. Read More
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Sci-fi creatures on show at Grand Parade until Monday 28 Nov
Fashion with Business students are presenting six sci-fi creatures on display outside the Grand Parade cafe, as part of Bright Friday, an festival offering an alternative to the consumerist frenzy of Black Friday. Read More
Pallant House gallery now free to students
Pallant House gallery in Chichester, which has one of the most important collections of 20th century British art in the country, is now free to students with an NUS card. Read More
Calling graphic novel fans! Graphic Brighton is 9-10 December
Head down to the annual two-day comic book festival of workshops, talks and discussions with graphic novel creators including Kate Evans, Dave McKean, Bryan Talbot and Mary M Talbot. Read More
Come along to two free lunchtime film screenings
Come to two free film screenings Watts building as part of the 16 Days of Activism: 30 November (Leaving Greece, 2013 and Boya Boya, 2014) and 9 December (Dream Girls, 1993), 12pm.
The School of Media together with the School of Environment and Technology are organizing two screenings to mark the 16 Days of Activism . The films are provided by the Royal Anthropology Institute..
30 November: double bill of Leaving Greece (2013) and Boya Boya (2014)
9 December: Dream Girls (1994)
Room 309, Watts Building, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, BN2 4GJ, 12pm-2pm.
3D alumni wins British Book Award for sleek design tome
Sam Aloof, Creative Director of Aloof.com, won the prestigious award for his coffee table book on Mexican interiors guru Gloria Cortina. Read More
Cinecity Brighton Film Festival 11-27 November
The 14th CINECITY festival includes a preview of Ben Wheatley’s new action thriller Free Fire, a live soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr and an evening of work by our own Moving Image students. Read More
Head of Strategy and Innovation at Barclays UK, Charles Minors give talk – Weds 9 November – free
‘Pitching and presenting’ well is key in media and communication industries – dont miss Head of Strategy and Innovation at Barclays UK, Charles Minors, talking strategies for success. Read More
Brighton alumni Alison Lapper hosts BBC doc with Rankin
Brighton Fine Art grad, the artist Alison Lapper MBE, is hosting a BBC4 documentary ‘Nobody’s Perfect’ with photographer Rankin tackling contemporary attitudes to beauty and identity on Thursday 10 November, 9pm. Read More
Product Design graduate’s work spotted at end-of-year show hits the market
Helios Touch, designed by James Vanderpant during his final year studying Product Design, is now available to buy with the help of Dyena, a company who specialise in engine design and maritime architecture. Read More
Design legend Ron Arad meets 3D Design & Craft students
Third year 3D Design & Craft students met celebrated industrial designer, artist, and architect Ron Arad at his London studio. Read More
First major solo show for sculpture tutor Leah Capaldi
Artist Leah Capaldi’s solo show Lay Down is on at Matt’s Gallery in Bermondsey, London from 11 November to 18 December 2016.
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Over 2,000 archive films on new Screen Archive South East website
Screen Archive South East, at the University of Brighton has launched a new website and online catalogue. Read More
Fashion student James Parker collects £1,000 prize for his workwear designs
James Parker, third-year Fashion Design with Business Studies student, won the Project 20/20 UK Student Design Awards with his specialist garments for arborists and tree surgeons. Read More
First year Rachel Graham scoops textiles award
A national knitting award has been won by a University of Brighton student, Rachel Graham. Read More
Gem Barton gives talk at The Design Museum
Gem Barton, Course Leader of Interior Architecture has given a talk on the future of design at The Design Museum in London. In her talk Gem described her new book, ‘Don’t Get a Job…Make a Job: How to make it as a creative graduate’ (Laurence King Publishing, 2016). This is a practical guide for graduating […]
Source: The University of Brighton Architecture & Interior Architecture Blog
Newhaven Fort trip – Brighton Architecture & Interior Architecture
This week students had a site visit to Newhaven Fort; here final year student Gaby Eason reflects on the experience. Exploring Newhaven Fort, made it apparent that we, as a generation have become disconnected from our history. From Newhaven Town to Fort Rise, the grey dreary weather mirrored the experience that the soldiers would have […]
Source: Newhaven Fort Trip. – The University of Brighton Architecture & Interior Architecture Blog
Work by Sue Gollifer featured in exhibition of digital art by pioneering women
The leader of our MA in Digital Media Arts Sue Gollifer has work featured in a Brentoford exhibition by pioneering women in the world of digital media. Read More
Brighton students design guide to city’s famous Elm trees
Illustration student Gustav Freij and graphic design students Jessica Keene and Jennifer Whitworth have helped produce a tourist guide showing where visitors can see some of the city’s famous elm trees. Read More
He Named Me Malala screening at Edward St: Tuesday 11 October
As part of International Day of the Girl Child day, Film and Screen Studies students are staging a series of events at Edward Street, including an open lecture ‘Women and Easrly Filmmaking’, a display and a screening of He Named Me Malala. Read More
Exhibitions, screenings, talks and parties – get involved with Photo Fringe 2016
This year’s Brighton Photo Fringe runs 1-30 October and includes MA Photography graduate Heather Shuker showing work as part of a fascinating project MAP06 at ONCA Gallery.
Graphic Design grad named Young Businesswoman 2016 for London and the South East
Alumni Maria Fox, who developed the foundations for her company whilst studying at Brighton, is recognised for her handcrafted products, stocked in shops, museums and galleries in the UK and internationally.
Fashion courses recognised as global leader
The Business of Fashion survey has applauded Brighton’s fashion courses, given particular mention to our placements, ‘long term value’ and ‘learning experience.’ Read More
Book your place on Andre Viljoen’s free architecture lecture: 19 October
Andre Viljoen, newly appointed Professor of Architecture, presents his free inaugural lecture More or less architecture on Wednesday 19 October at 6.30pm at the Sallis Benney Theatre. Read More
Vogue shout-out for NY-based knitwear alumni
Emily Diamandis, a graduate of Knitwear at Brighton (now Textiles), has been gaining recognition in the luxury market for her designs. Read More
Moving Image grad has film commissioned by C4
Moving Image grad Jess Dadds’ film The Rat King has been commissioned by Channel 4’s Random Acts, a series of films celebrating England’s most exciting 16-24 year-old filmmakers. Read More
Free Before Sunrise screening and Q&A in Hastings
2016 Photo Biennial at University of Brighton
The Brighton Photo Biennial runs 1-30 October with three of the venues on the Grand Parade campus – Edward Street/Dorset Place and the Grand Parade gallery. Read More
Graduate Fashion Week 2016
Printmaking grad bags £10k watercolour prize
Kathryn Maple, who graduated from Fine Art Printmaking at Brighton in 2011 has won £10,000 in the Sunday Times Watercolour competition 2016.
The popular Cinematologists podcast (created by Dario Llinares) will be recorded at our Hastings campus after a screening of Richard Linklater’s romantic classic Before Sunrise on Wednesday 5 of October at 6pm.