Feedback on Event: Brighton International Animation Festival programme | 5-7 April 2024 Fabrica and The Queery
How this Art Council funded event highlighted animation culture.
All posts by: Karen Gainsford
Event: James William Murray – All These Things | Exhibition runs until 21 April 24(by appointment). Invite to Opening 7 April 2024 – ACME Studios
This is a solo exhibition by British artist and Technical Demonstrator here in the School of Art and Media.
EVENT: SAM PGR Methods Programme 2024: Next session from Sue Breakell – Navigating the archive in research and creative practice| 25 April 2024 4pm – MS Teams
SAM PGR Research Culture Events- Our SAM PGR Methods Programme 2024 will continue on Thursday 25th April 2024 at 4pm on Teams ‘Group-School of Art & Media PGR Students’ Navigating the archive in research and creative practice Sue Breakell, Archive Director/Principal Research Fellow, University of Brighton Design Archives On: Thursday 25th April 2024, 4.00pm Team: ‘Group-School of Art & Media PGR Students’ Team Code: umsgg23 The University of Brighton Design Archives, based at Grand Parade, is a resource for students at all stages of their postgraduate journey. While its subject matter nominally focusses on design, its holdings are rich in material for research across disciplines. Since the ‘archival turn’ at the end of the last century, the arts and humanities have addressed the archive as a subject of inquiry itself, as well as a source for historical research. In this session Archive Director Sue Breakell will discuss approaches to archives, in […]
EVENT: SAM All Staff RKE Development Day | 18 April 9.30-6pm – Grand Parade Sallis Benney Theatre
All day agenda includes lunch and refreshments. Dip in if you have teaching that day – see post.
News: University of Brighton Design Archives, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), are working in collaboration with The National Archives to explore and problem-solve the challenges of archival collection management
If you are a conservator or an archivist interested in joining the network, please contact Sirpa Kutilainen – (s.kutilainen@brighton.ac.uk) Preservation and Digital Resource Coordato from The Univeristy of Brighton Design Archives Read about a forthcoming project event: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesignarchives/2024/03/27/shutdown-protecting-collections-in-a-changing-climate/ Developed by the University of Brighton Design Archives, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and working in collaboration with The National Archives, the event will explore and problem-solve the challenges of working with existing buildings housing archival collections whilst building capacity for more sustainable and cost-effective practices. The event is conservator-lead, driven by professionals from across the sector experimenting with reducing energy consumption whilst centring the historic collections in their care. It will facilitate discussion and discovery, sharing methodologies and evolving innovative approaches to this work, and will establish a support network for colleagues across the archive sector who seek a […]
Event: ‘Apparition’ Talks, Workshops and Screenings | 16 to 19 April 2024 – at Central St Martins UAL, Granary Square, London N1C 4AB
This event includes Lucia King – Senior Lecturer from the School of Art and Media.
Event: Collectarium are exhibiting at Somerset house as part of a group show Now Play | Exhibition runs until 14 April 2024 – Somerset House
Includes Ally Waller – Senior Lecturer from the School of Art and Media.
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships
See post for details.
Event: Book Launch with Darren Newbury and Annebella Pollen | 17 April 2024 6-8pm -Grand Parade M2
This event will launch: The Story of the British Council, Visual Arts and a Changing World, by Annebella Pollen. See the Centre for Design blog: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordesignhistory/2024/03/01/event-book-launch-with-darren-newbury-and-annebella-pollen-april-17-2024/ Everyone is very welcome but please register in advance. Posted by Karen Gainsford.
Organisation: Global Creative Economy Council
The Global Creative Economy Council (GCEC) brings together academics, practitioners, policy professionals and investors from five continents to identify and discuss emerging trends of global significance in creative economy practice and policy. In particular, it aims to provide inclusive perspectives on global policy issues that span both Global South and Global North, and consider ideas for transnational policies and standards. Supported by Creative PEC and the British Council, it contributes to the work of both organisations by providing targeted insights and related research. https://pec.ac.uk/people/global-creative-economy-council/ Posted on behalf of Stuart Hedley – Research and Knowledge Exchange
One Brighton Staff Awards – Deadline for nominations 19 April 2024 at 6pm
See post for three awards: R&KE Excellence; Sustained Impact & Excellence in Research-Teaching Linkages
IAA FUNDED PROJECT WINS 3RD SECTOR CARE AWARDS – 3RD SECTOR CREATIVE ARTS AWARD WINNERS – WE CARE AND DOMESTIC DUSTERS COLLABORATION
Vanessa Marr (Domestic Dusters) and Katy Styles (We Care) were awarded the 3rd Sector Care Creative Arts Award in Birmingham on 15 March 2024. This award recognises exceptional practice that supports the care sector. We Care, a grassroots organisation run by Katy Styles, campaigns for the rights of unpaid carers, and Domestic Dusters, practice-based research project by Principal lecturer Vanessa Marr, who uses embroidered dusting cloths to champion the rights of women, share a mutual interest in the invisible nature of care in a domestic context. Both partners have singlehandedly built their initiatives from scratch, fuelled by a desire to translate lived-experience into positive change-making and impact-led activities. This craft-activist collaboration has united unpaid carers in in a common creative and change-making cause to improve their rights, giving them a voice where they would otherwise be silenced, unheard or ignored. The carers, many of them parents or spouses of those they […]
Event: Integrating AI Into Your Business | 3 April 2024 6pm- One Family, 16-17 West Street Brighton
Join us for an enlightening meetup where the future of Artificial Intelligence and business integration will take centre stage. Together with a panel of experts, we will explore how AI is reshaping industries across the spectrum and delve into some of the most interesting tools on the market. Whether you’re immersed in the tech industry, the creative sector, or anywhere in between, this event promises to deliver insights and practical knowledge that you can carry forward into your business strategies. Our soon to be announced panel will comprise of those who’ve harnessed AI tools to drive success, to visionaries who’ve pioneered AI applications, with real-life case studies and invaluable lessons they’ve learnt along the way. Register here https://www.meetup.com/brighton-ai/events/299747258/ Posted on behalf of Stuart Hedley – Research and Knowledge Exchange
Events: Game Dev Drinks Every last Friday of the month from 6pm at the Caxton Arms in Brighton (usually situated in the Garden)
Are you a game developer? Want to meet other developers in the Brighton area? Come along to Game Dev Drinks, a monthly networking and social get-together hosted by Justin French (Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Dream Harvest). Next one is Friday the 29 March from 6pm 2024 https://www.meetup.com/sussex-game-makers/events/299698826/ Posted on behalf of Stuart Hedley – Research and Knowledge Exchange
Themed Events: Sustainability and Climate Emergency | 28 March 2024 11–1pm – Room 204 Grand Parade
Read more about the panel discussion in this post.
University wide Research and Knowledge Exchange (URKE) Week 2024 – 25-28 March 2024 various locations – Feature on RKE Show on 27 March 2024
Book via this post. For ALL EVENTS.
Event: ‘work in progress’ exhibition of recent work by MA Fine Art Full Time Students – Private View | Edward Street 20 March 5–7pm 2024 – Exhibition runs until 18 April 2024
You are invited to the private view of ‘work in progress’ an exhibition of recent work by MA Fine Art Full Time Students. Private View: Wednesday 20th March 5pm – 7pm. All Welcome. 154-155 Edward Street, Ground Floor, University of Brighton, BN2 0JG The exhibition is open to University of Brighton students and staff from 20th March – 18th April. Posted on behalf of Amy Cunningham Senior Lecturer School of Art and Media
Funds: Kickstart and International Collaboration Fund (ICF) -Applications for these schemes are due 23.59 8 April 2024
Two funds featured on this blog.
EVENT: View of Ambient Occlusion – Eloise Calandre/ Dorset Place Gallery – 21 March 24 5:30-7:30pm Exhibition runs to 6 April 2024
Evening viewing of Eloise Calandre’s exhibition Ambient Occlusion, at Dorset Place Gallery . Next Thursday 21st March from 5:30-7:30pm. Eloise Calandre has been utilising the gallery as a site for investigation and new approaches to making, as part of her ongoing research. See the press release here: Ambient Occlusion press release March24 “It would be great to share and discuss my experimental new work, hope to see you there”. Posted on behalf of Eloise Calandre by Karen Gainsford. Image: work by Eloise Calandre.
Event: Artist’s Talk + Q&A: Allan Brown | 19 March 2024, 13:00-14:00 – Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade
Organised by The Centre for Arts and Wellbeing Join us to hear artist Allan Brown talk about the seven-year process of making a dress from nettles, organised by CAW Making Well research strand lead, Jules Findley. Posted by Karen Gainsford
Event: Making Research Get Together | 28 March 2024 1-3.30pm – The Waste House – Grand Parade Campus
This event may be one of one, or the start of a few…..
£500 prize Research and Knowledge Exchange = Research Poster Competition has been extended to Monday 18 March 2024
The deadline for submissions to the Research Poster Competition has been extended. The Research and Knowledge Exchange team would like to encourage all research staff, as well as postgraduate research students, to participate. There will be three categories for judging and a prize of £500 each for research-related expenses for each of the following: People’s Prize Postgraduate Research Student prize Staff prize Voting for the People’s prize takes place at our Research and Knowledge Exchange Showcase Event, open to our entire University of Brighton community, including all academic and professional staff and students. Taking place at the Sallis Benney Theatre at Grand Parade (3pm-4.30pm). You can vote for your favourite research poster on display in the Grand Parade foyer. Competition winners will be announced at the Showcase Event and there will be an opportunity for networking over refreshments at the end of the day. Visit the Research and Knowledge Exchange Week blog to see the timetable for […]
Event: International Women’s Day – INSPIRE INCLUSION Creative and academic workshop : 8 March 2024 12-3pm M2 Grand Parade
The University of Brighton’s School of Art and Media are marking International Women’s Day with a 3-hour creative and academic workshop exploring issues of inclusivity within the community, within feminism and within creative and academic practice and labour. This inclusive session will be running both in-person and online, to allow for as many participants to join as possible. In-Person Venue: M2 Grand Parade Campus University of Brighton MS TEAM : here Posted on behalf of Katie Beecroft, School of Art and Media by Karen Gainsford. Poster art work by Che Harrison.
Call for Papers: by 12 April 2024 for Symposium Vestiges of Memory – Intersections between photography and autobiographical memory – University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK | 18 July 2024
“I cannot penetrate, cannot reach into the Photograph. I can only sweep it with my glance, like a smooth surface” (Barthes, 2000: 106) We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the International research symposium that focuses on the intricate relationships between photography and autobiographical memory, which is scheduled to take place on 18 July 2024 at The University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury, UK. This interdisciplinary event aims to explore ways in which 21st century artists, photographic practitioners and other researchers attempt to reach and rummage beyond the smooth surface of the photograph, and contemplate its relationship and contributions to the construction of autobiographical memory. We invite scholars, artists, academics, practitioner-researchers, researcherpractitioners, and other professionals doing research into relationships between memory and images created through the “frightfully speculative eye” (Deleuze, 1990: 243) of the photographic camera to propose papers and panels that explore, but are not […]
EVENT: Gallery Opening Nervous Lines – Martin Seeds and Felix Shumba | Koop Projects, Brighton. 6pm Friday 8 March 2024 Opening. Exhibition until 6 April 2024
The culmination of conversations over time and distance between these artists.
Publication: Give and Take: Motherhood and Creative Practice – includes a chapter by Vanessa Marr based on her research project. Available – March 18 2024
Includes Vanessa Marr’s reflection on her research project.
Event: Book launch – Åsa Johannesson Queer Methodology for Photography | 7 March 2024 5.30-7.30pm – Grand Parade Board Room/ M2
You are all invited to the launch of Åsa Johannesson’s latest publication. See post for details.
Call for submissions Symposium – “After AI” | 17 May 2024 – Deadline abstract submission: 28 March 2024
This is organised by “Shifting Power” a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project exploring the long-term impacts of AI, particularly those that do not centre (primarily) White, Western European notions of innovation, morality and justice. I have copied part of the call below. Call for submissions to be found here: https://afteraisymposium.com/ The symposium date: 17 May 2024 Information about:“Shifting Power” and the research project This UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project explores the long-term impacts of AI, particularly those that do not centre (primarily) White, Western European notions of innovation, morality and justice. To help us explore the future of this technology, and the consequences we expect it to have on people, society, the planet and beyond, the Shifting Power team is hosting a symposium on what happens “After AI”. As part of our current explorations into the topic with researchers and enthusiasts from all over the world, we have learned that our understanding of […]
Publication Event: Innocence and Experience Childhood and the Refugees from Nazism in Britain -includes chapter by Julia Winkler | Celebrate the launch 6.30pm 5 March 2024 – NYU London
Julia Winkler has a chapter in this new publication.
Funding: The Official Development Assistance (ODA) – submit applications by 8 March 2024
The Official Development Assistance (ODA) Fund provides funding for research and knowledge exchange activity that specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries. This scheme has been supported from the new Research England International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) to fund official development assistance (ODA) compliant research. The fund aims to support new or existing research that addresses the problems faced by developing countries and address a clear global challenge. The total value of this fund is £22,000; applicants can apply for any amount appropriate to the activity and within the scope of the total funding. To read about the scheme pleasse refer to the PDF here: ODA Fund Guidance 23-24 Please find the RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Official Development Assistance (ODA) Fund 2023-2024 here:ODA Fund Application Form 2023-2024 Note to submit applications to RaKEInitiatives@brighton.ac.uk by 23.59 8 March 2024.
Event: ‘In The Offing’ – exhibition of recent work by MA Fine Art year 1 p/t students | Private view 27 February 2024 6 -7.30pm – Exhibition runs until 7 March 2024 – Grand Parade, Atrium Gallery
You are invited to the private view of ‘In The Offing’ an exhibition of recent work by MA Fine Art 1st year part-time students. Private View: Tuesday 27th February 6pm – 7.30pm. All Welcome. Atrium Gallery, Grand Parade, Ground Floor, University of Brighton, BN2 0JY. The exhibition is open to University of Brighton students and staff from 27th February – 7th March 2024. Image credit:poster design: Ella Chandler. Posted on behalf of: Amy Cunningham Senior Lecturer and Course Leader MA Fine Art by Karen Gainsford.
EVENT: Fergus Heron Picture Windows Exhibition | Artist Talk : Tuesday 27 February 2024 5-6pm 2024 at Dorset Place Gallery
You are very welcome to an artist talk about the current exhibition in Dorset Place Gallery.
Book launch: Celebration – Åsa Johannesson Queer Methodology for Photography | 25 February 2-4pm – Moca London )
You are all invited to the launch of Åsa Johannesson’s latest publication. See post for details.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 9 – Deadline 18 June 2024
University of Brighton – Nomination and Application Process see post.
Event: Matthew Cornford Art School Project – A Spanner in the Works: Artists’ interventions in collections and archives | 22 February 2024 – Norwich University of the Arts
The Art School project continues at Norwich- see details in this post.
Event: Matthew Cornford – Art School Project – Contra Curricular: Arts Education for a World Transformed | 22 March 2024 – St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth
The Art School project continues at Great Yarmouth – see details in this post.
Open call: Helm’s submissions on the theme of Unity.
Callf for submissions – refer to the post
EVENTS: CAPPE: Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics, and Ethics – two bid-writing sessions in March and May 2024
Dear all, We are looking to run two bid-writing sessions in March and May, details below. This will be a really useful allocated time in your diary to focus on bids with assistance from bid-support with tailored advice for CAPPE members. If you are interested in attending, please reply to this email with a short outline of your research proposal and whether you have an idea of a funder so bid-support can tailor their advice accordingly. Send me these details by Friday 9th February 2024. March Session- half a day session on writing bids, and what funding opportunities Location: Grand Parade M2, Date: 13th March, 9am-1pm Bid-Support: Introduction to bid-writing and to go through some subject specific opportunities in the humanities and social sciences May Session- Full day session, to complete bids Location: Grand Parade M2 Date: 8th May Bid-Support: to advise on the process of completions CAPPE: Centre […]
Event: Interim Exhibition by MA Fine Art full-time students | Open Studios Dorset Place – Tuesday 6 February 12-2pm | Private View: Wednesday 7 February 5-7pm Atrium Gallery, Grand Parade – For Exhibition January 31–16 February at Atrium Gallery, Grand Parade
Dear Colleagues, You are invited to the private view of the Interim Exhibition by MA Fine Art full-time students. Private View: Wednesday 7th February, 5pm –7pm, 2024. All welcome. Atrium Gallery, Grand Parade, Ground Floor, University of Brighton, BN2 0JY. The exhibition is open to University of Brighton students and staff from 31st January – 16th February, Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm. MA Fine Art Open Studios event: Tuesday 6th February 12 noon – 2pm. Dorset Place MA Fine Art Studios, room 402 and 502 (4th and 5th floor) Dorset Place Building, University of Brighton, BN2 1ST. Posted on behalf of Amy Amy <A.Cunningham@brighton.ac.uk> Senior Lecturer and Course Leader MA Fine Art Please note that some artworks in this exhibition contain sensitive content. These include references to sex, smoking, drug, alcohol use, and some references to violence. Artworks with these subjects will be clearly labelled. If you have any questions […]
Research and Knowledge Exchange Initiatives – link
Via this post is a link to current opportunities.
Leverhulme Prize 2024 | Supported by RKE Pre Award team – EOI before 31 January 2024 – Submission deadline for prize 16 May 2024 16.00
Applications to the Leverhulme Prize are supported by the Pre Award team in the same way as an application for external Research & Knowledge Exchange funding.
Event: In Real Time – exhibition showcasing recent work of level 5 BA Fine Art Printmaking students | LAUNCH FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 5:30–7:30PM FOR EXHIBITION FROM SATURDAY 27 JANUARY TO THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY | EDWARD STREET
The 16 artists represented in the exhibition have diverse interests in terms of subject matter, style, technique, and materials. A wide range of printmaking and image-making techniques will be displayed, including screenprints, etchings, lithographs, and relief prints on various surfaces. The launch event will coincide with the opening of our level 5 BA Fine Art student’s exhibition, which also takes place in the Edward St building. Launch event: (open to the public) 17:30 – 19:30 on Friday 26th January 2024. The exhibition continues: (open to the public) 11:00 – 17:00 Monday – Saturday from 27th January to 1st February. For questions please contact: James Murray <J.Murray2@brighton.ac.uk> Posted by Karen Gainsford
Call for Proposals: Research culture – proposals from staff for presentations of current research with a Q&A panel -deadline 31 January 2024
Research and Knowledge Exchange events to foster and grow our research culture and environment
Call For Proposals: Towner/ School of Art and Media Symposium, June 2024 Deadline 19 January 2024
At Towner Gallery to take place alongside Emma Stibbon’s Solo Show Melting Ice / Rising Tides in June 2024.
Call for Expression of Interest: Research Mentoring Lead by Wednesday, 17 January 12pm
Call for School Lead for Research Mentoring Lead.
Event: Evidencing and evaluating impact | Tuesday 23 January 2024, 10:00-12:30 | Mithras House room G5
Evidencing and evaluating impact – refreshments provided Facilitator: Saskia Gent, Insights for Impact This workshop will take a detailed look at how to evaluate and evidence impact as it occurs and across the research and impact lifecycle. It will provide examples of the best types of evidence for different types of impact, both quantitative and qualitative. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the different ways of collecting evidence of impact, where to find it, how to plan for it and how it can be used to sustain and scale impact. The workshop will be highly interactive with attention paid to participants own projects and the specific challenges and opportunities they face evidencing and evaluating impact. For booking details please follow this link: https://unibrightonac.sharepoint.com/sites/rake/SitePages/Impact-Acceleration-Account.aspx or email ImpactAccelerationAccount@brighton.ac.uk Posted on behalf of Joanna Allen Research Impact Manager ,Research Services, Research and Knowledge Exchange
SAM PGR Methods Programme 2024 | Starts Thursday 18 January 2024 on reflective practices. Note also programme update
Follow this post for details and updates to the programme
PGR School of Art and Media PGR Methods Programme 2024 (updated)
To support the PGR Research Culture programme, we have a fantastic lineup of new Research Methods talks from January to May 2024.
Exhibition & Launch: 2nd Year Photography Miro | 13 -18 January 2024 (not Sunday) – Launch party Friday 12 January 5.30-7.30pm | Edward Street
You are all invited to the 2nd Year Photography Exhibition – Miro and the launch party on Friday evening, 12th January 2024 5.30-7.30pm and celebrate with our students!
See the post for teasers and behind-the-scenes images.
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Apply now for the Research Excellence Launchpad and The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Catalyst Fund
Details on two flagship initiatives.
Talk: Xavier Ribas – Frozen Future: an UK Arts and Humanities Research(AHRC) funded project – Grand Parade M2 | 28 November 2023 5.30-7.30pm
Current research related to the project : Frozen Future.
Funding and training opportunities – Accelerate research impact
Various workshops.
Research and Knowledge Exchange Week 13–17 November 2023
RaKE week is back.
Talk: Annebella Pollen – PHOTOLOGY the Light and the Word – PhotoHastings at The Pig, Hastings | 16 October 2023 8-10pm
About a body of publications based on photographic materials pushed to the margins.
Research Professional: articles and current funding opportunities
The University of Brighton subscribes to Research Professional.
EXHIBITION: Photography Research Group (PIPPIT) Display – Foyer/Willmot Gallery, Edward Street | 29 Sept-20 October 2023
What academics and technical staff do outside of university, and where their creative interests lie.
EXHIBITION: Matthew Cornford & John Beck – The Art Schools of the East Midlands | 22 September – 2 December 2023 | Bonnington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University
This autumn Bonington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University presents The Art Schools of the East Midlands, the latest iteration of John Beck’s and Matthew Cornford’s ambitious Art School Project to locate and document the nation’s art school buildings or the sites upon which they once stood. The project combines photography, text, and archival materials to explore the histories and legacies of Britain’s art schools, and examine the vital role art schools have played, and continue to play, in the cultural and economic life of our towns and cities. For full details refer to the exhibition website. The twin Victorian engines of industrial ambition and social reform powered the British art school system, set up to deliver a skilled labour force for local industry – such as lace manufacture in Nottingham – and much needed educational opportunities to the newly enfranchised working class. Art schools combined practical training and exposure to culture, turning […]
Initiatives to support research and knowledge exchange throughout the University during 2023-2024 – Duncan Bullen
Dear Colleagues There are several initiatives to support research and knowledge exchange throughout the University during 2023-2024. These initiatives are linked to RKE workstreams – research excellence, nurturing talent, sustained impact and international – and include range of internal funding and development opportunities to support researchers across all disciplines and career stages. There will be more detailed information on StaffCentral and in Staff News at the end of this month and, as ever, our colleagues in the Research and Knowledge Exchange Department can answer specific queries. Research Excellence Launchpad The Research Excellence Launchpad provides pump priming funding to support innovative R&KE ideas that can lead to external grant capture and the production of excellent outputs. Open to all research-active colleagues Amount: up to £25,000 Application window: 13 November 2023 – 31 January 2024 Awards made: February 2024 Projects must be delivered between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. For […]
Research bid/grant: Horizon Europe science research and innovation programme
The UK has rejoined the European Union’s €95.5 billion (£82bn) . In summary from Thursday 7 September 2023, UK researchers can apply for grants and bid to take part in projects under the Horizon programme, with certainty that the UK will be participating as a fully associated member for the remaining life of the programme to 2027 See here: UK rejoins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal (sharepoint.com)