Creative Practice employability talks – Session 1 of 2

Date:  Thursday 17th November
Time: 14:00–16:30
Who can attend: Staff and Students
Where: MS Teams – Join code: 3lhcaiz

The first of two exciting opportunities to hear these exciting short talks delivered over two sessions via Teams. Hosted by Vanessa Marr -SoAM Employability Lead, these sessions present unique insights from academic staff who work, or have worked, in the creative arts and media industries. Each presenter will share valuable knowledge from their specialist area, whilst reflecting on their professional experiences and the various opportunities that have sustained their creative practice.

This is an unmissable opportunity to hear from staff and colleagues about working as a creative in photography, fine art, media, illustration, animation, social media, craft, design, painting, fashion and textiles, and theatre.

 

Agenda

2pm: Welcome

2.10: Kate Jessop – Animation in the Creative Industries

2.30: Fergus Heron – Photography: Exhibiting, Curating, and Reviewing

2.50: Roderick Mills – Illustration

3.10: Comfort break

3.20: Phil Tyler – Fine Art: Selling work in galleries and national exhibitions

3.40: Mick Hawksworth – Working in telly and ‘The big shift from film to video in the world of TV news seen from a trainee’s viewpoint’ (me)

4pm: Jules Findley – Let’s fix it in Post’; an overview of the post-production industry, working in Soho’

4.20pm: Questions