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LCF BA Fashion Photography graduates, Sarah Brittain Edwards and
Lousie Adolphsen comprise Loubie-Lou Photography.Their work focuses on detailed
narratives which enable the viewer to make up their own minds about how each story will end.
For further information about any aspect of the University Art Collection,
contact Eamonn Maxwell on 020 7514 6448 or email e.maxwell@arts.ac.uk
Arts Monday
Monday 5 February, 6.30 - 8.30pm
The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street London W1S 4NP
Don't miss out on the opportunity to join fellow alumni next Monday at The Arts Club to network and socialise. Enjoy a complementary drink on arrival. No RSVP necessary.
The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1S 4NP
Jane Rapley OBE, Head of Central Saint Martins, will be hosting an evening for alumni and former staff of:
- 'The Central School' on 15 March
- St. Martin's on 19 April 2007
Invitations will be sent approximately one month before the event so please save the date in your diary.
Athens Alumni Group
University of the Arts London Greek alumni group had it's inaugural meeting in December in Athens. Alumni from across all Colleges, departments and graduation years attended the event in a bar in the city's trendy Gazi area. If you're based in or near Athens and would like to get involved please e-mail contact point Artemis Yagou on artemis@yagou.gr
For more information about our network of overseas alumni groups click here
Great British Food
Friday 23 February
Rihga Royal Hotel, Osaka, Japan
The British Council Osaka is holding an event for people who have studied in the UK. An opportunity to broaden your UK alumni network over good, traditional British fare. Read more
New Year Honours
Congratulations to University of the Arts London alumni who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List 2007:
Sir James Dyson CBE, alumnus of Byam Shaw.
Norman Ackroyd CBE, RA, former staff at Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1965-93
Linda Bennett OBE, alumna of LCF.
Robert Stiby OBE, JP, alumnus London College of Printing; also former chair of governors at LCP,1979.
Sue Blane MBE, alumna of Central School of Arts and Crafts.
Jeff Clements MBE, alumnus of Central School of Arts and Crafts.
Read more
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) requires graduates from 2003 to participate in the second stage of the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey. Your participation will help research into graduate activity and improve opportunities and support for our graduates of the future. Deadline for entries is 30 May 2007. If you have not done so already, you can take the survey online at www.graduatedestinationsurvey.co.uk
Art Fund membership is on offer to alumni and University staff at a special price of £25 per year (usual price £40). Benefits of membership include substantial discounts on entry to exhibitions at major galleries and museums nationwide, including free entry to around 200 museums and galleries' permanent collections, Art Quarterly magazine and invitations to exclusive private views and Art Happens events.
To find out more visit www.artfund.org/ual or call 0870 848 2003 quoting University of the Arts London.
Talking Graphics Open Lecture Series continues in 2007
Main Lecture Theatre, LCC, Elephant and Castle, London SE1
Thursday 8 February, 6.30-8.30pm
Richard Hollis
Swiss Graphic Design
(with book signing)
Thursday 1 March, 6.30-8.30pm
Joel Karamath - Moving Graphics
Tickets are £5 and include a beer after the lecture. Please reserve a place by emailing graphics@lcc.arts.ac.uk
Wallpaper* Awards
Congratulations to Melissa Mongiat, Graphic Designer and CSM alumna, who's been recognised in the prestigious Wallpaper Awards.
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8 February - 7 March
The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street, London W1
Innovative works by recent London College of Fashion graduates. Get a glimpse behind fashion's front line.
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14 - 16 February
The Showcase, Clerkenwell Green Association, Pennybank Chambers,
33-35 St John's Square, London EC1
LCF alumni Helen Clinch, Myra Nigris and Cathy Wood, also known as Hemyca, create bespoke high-quality tailoring for women. They are showcasing new work at the Clerkenwell Dressed Exhibition.
Find out more
Playtime Customised 8: Traffic Jam
15 February
Cafe de Paris, 3 Coventry Street, London W1
Playtime Customised is back with their biggest fashion show yet. Taking place during London Fashion Week the show, organised by CSM alumnus Albie Espinola, will host some of today's top designers from the UK as well as oversees.
We have 5 pairs of tickets to give-away. E-mail alumni-association@arts.ac.uk for your chance to win. www.playtimecustomised.co.uk
East Meets West: Fashion Manufacture in China
21 February, 6-9pm
East Space, LCF, 20 John Princes Street, London W1
You've designed a cutting-edge fashion item or a full collection, and you're aiming to manufacture in China. This Own It event explores what steps are needed to go about this. Read more and book a place
Fashion Appointments
Congratulations to LCF alumni Marco Del Prete and Mimmi Musiala. Marco has been appointed Brand Manager at Burberry joining two LCF MA Strategic Fashion Management alumni from previous years. Mimmi has just been appointed Marketing and Product Manager at LVMH group.
Congratulations to Althea McNish, LCC alumna and textile designer, who received the honorary degree of Doctor of Arts of the University of Trinidad and Tobago on 25 November 2006 in a graduation ceremony at the University's Omeara campus at Arima, Trinidad. She already holds the Chaconia Medal (Gold) of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, awarded in 1976, and the Scarlet Ibis Award of the Republic's London High Commission, awarded in 1993. Althea was featured in the alumni magazine for Autumn/Winter 2005.
A Cameo of Fashion
A limited number of Thelma Marks' book 'A Cameo of Fashion 1951-1982', are available to alumni at a special offer price of £17 including postage (RRP £27.95). The book highlights the rapid social change in attitudes in fashion in just one generation. Thelma is an alumna of Barrett Street Technical College.
All profits go to Sue Ryder Care Hospice. Please contact the alumni association on alumni-association@arts.ac.uk to order a copy.
Rummage
8 - 17 February
The Gallery, Edwards Lane, Church Street, Stoke Newington, London N16
Installations, sculpture and images explore the world of the forgotten, neglected and rejected. Works by Sandra Schindler, Camberwell alumna Jenny Wiener and CSM alumni Kath Cottee, Matt Lippiatt, Philip Weiner and Meg Wroe.
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New Work by Clare McEwan
9 February - 24 March
The Project Room at the Millais Gallery, Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN
CSM alumna Clare McEwan produces large-scale abstract textile constructions, made up from many sources: digital photography, embroidery, screen print, painted and textured surfaces. email mcewanclare@hotmail.com
Read more
Satellite Works
Until 11 February
Galerie L'Oeil de Poisson, 541 rue St-Vallier Est, Québec, Canada G1K
A series of video works from emerging international artists including Chelsea alumnus Wang Yu-Chen. The programme reflects current practices in video art, especially in relation to performance space. Contact info@yuchenwang.com
Read more
Latitude
Until 11 February
Fieldgate Gallery, London E1
A group exhibition of emerging artists equally drawn from London, Minneapolis and New York. The exhibition travels and evolves between each city and this London show is its second stage in the journey. It is curated and features work by CSM alumna Isha Bohling.
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London Assembly
Until 16 February
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Belgium
London Assembly brings together all the artists who teach on the undergraduate painting degrees within the University of the Arts London. As well as a celebration of the quality of breadth of the teaching staff of those courses it also aims to provide an insight into the diversity of current painting practice in the UK. List of exhibitors
Between Land and Sea
12 February - 23 March
Box 38 Art Gallery, Rogierlaan 38, 8400 Oostende, Belgiam
Catherine Elwes, Reader at Camberwell and Chris Wainwright, Dean of Fine Art at CSM are two of the artists exhibiting at this Belgian gallery. Read more
16 February - 2 March
Foyer Space, Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, London SE5
An exhibition of portrait photographs by Rebecca Fortnum, Senior Lecturer at Camberwell, and Richard Elliott, coinciding with the publication of Rebecca Fortnum's book of the same name. Read more
Gloucester Regeneration
Camberwell alumnus Maximilian Barnes' first public work of art opens to the public in St Michael's Square, Gloucester. It takes the form of a 10-metre long abstract floor piece made from porcelain mosaic and is the first piece of art commissioned by the Arts Council for the regeneration of Gloucester city centre.
Anatolian Rhapsody
20 February - 3 March
The Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1
Camberwell alumna Aynur Karaman presents abstract mixed media paintings on the rhythm of nature and the natural flow of life.
Contact aynurkaraman1@yahoo.com
Read more
Slippery Slope
Until 24 February
Emma Hill Fine Art Eagle Gallery, 159 Farringdon Road, London EC1R
CSM alumna Mimei Thompson and Wimbledon alumna Katherine Kicinski are exhibiting paintings as part a group show examining the mysterious process of investing materials with energy.
Read more
Until 25 February
Museum 52, 52 Redchurch Street, London E2
CSM alumna Lee Maelzer presents her second solo show - a series of affected photographs and impasto canvases that subtly explore contrasting representations of the apocalyptic sublime and subconscious thought. Read more
Act Art, set up by Chelsea alumnus Oliver Frost, is accepting submissions for the 5th annual Till Death Us Do Art event in London Bridge in May 2007.
For more details visit www.actart.co.uk or e-mail actart@blueyonder.co.uk
Until 22 April
This is a collaborative project and exhibition jointly organised by University of the Arts London and Tate Britain. The display includes the drawings of 30 contemporary artists displayed in conjunction with the original Turners from which they worked.
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Tuesday 13 February, 6.30pm
National Film Theatre, British Film Institute, Southbank, London SE1 Internationally acclaimed artist and CSM alumna Carol Morley will be in discussion with Helen de Witt following the London premiere screening of her film The Madness of the Dance (2006). Read more
Old versus New
Thursday 15 February, 7-9pm
Whitechapel Gallery, 80 - 82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1
This Own-It event will explore the implications for commercial films when artists and filmmakers incorporate archive footage into their work, essentially creating something new from something old. Specialists explore the issues, including fair use, moral rights and creative commons.
Find out more and book a place
LCC alumnus Dennis Morrison launches Zzizzl in April. Selling independent short films and videos for mobile and personal media players through their website, profits are shared with the filmmakers. Contact Dennis with your old and new shorts.
Submit your film and find out more
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Broadcast Journalism course at LCC and they're planning a party to celebrate! If you are a graduate or a former staff member please get in touch with Martin Shaw, LCC alumnus and now course director, email m.shaw@lcc.arts.ac.uk . More details to follow soon.
CSM Fine Art alumnus Dave Sinden is taking the children's publishing world by storm. Along with his childhood friend Matt Morgan, they've created the Yuck series. To date the books have sold over 30,000 copies since their launch last August. The Yuck series is a disgusting range of adventure stories aimed at 6-10 year-old boys. The third book comes out this month. Read more
CSM Graphic Design alumna Susy Smith, was voted Editor of the Year (Lifestyle Magazines) by the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) for Country Living magazine, published by the National Magazine Company. Susy was also nominated for Coast magazine - the first time any editor has been nominated for two magazine in the same category in the same year.
Camberwell alumnus Mike Moloney has launched a new website showcasing the work of his studio.
Take a look here
Until 10 February
Union Theatre, 204 Union Street, London SE1
Faultlines is a gripping new play that exposes the knife-edge relationships that exist in a small Northern town when a 14 year-old girl disappears and people look for someone to blame... Chelsea and CSM alumni, James Field and Rosemary Flegg produce and design respectively. CSM alumna Elgiva Field directs. Find out more
MA Photography Interim Exhibition
2 - 9 February
Eckersley Gallery, LCC, Elephant & Castle, London SE1
7 February, 7pm
Cochrane Theatre, Southampton Row, London
British born and New York-based photographer Platon studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins. Since then he has been commissioned to shoot portrait, fashion and documentary work for a range of leading international publications. His advertising credits include campaigns for Motorola, Nike, Levis, IBM, and Moschino. On this special occasion, Platon will discuss his career and sign copies of his debut monograph 'Platon's Republic'. Box office 020 7269 1606 or www.cochranetheatre.co.uk
5 - 17 February
The Well Gallery, LCC, Elephant & Castle, London SE1
Eyelight is a body of twelve LCC alumni, including Franck Toto, who exhibit photographic work that reflects the group's eclectic vision. This exhibition considers the groups 'Experiences, Exploits, Explorations, Expectations...'
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20 February
The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NP
The next meeting for alumni special interest group MixMatch will be at The Arts Club, Mayfair, and will focus on Photography. CSM alumnus Russell Chater (www.dalstonunderground.org.uk) will be presenting his work on Post-Modern Landscapes. Read more
Nine Print Makers
Until 22 February
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London W6
This show features recent work by London printmakers, including Reading Between The Lines II, by Camberwell alumna Sumi Perera, an illuminated book with detachable pages that can be rearranged by the viewer.
Read more
Sheila Soul-Gray
Sheila Soul-Gray, Director of Widening Participation and Further Education and former principal of Cordwainers College, died on 7 December 2006 after fighting a very courageous battle against cancer.
Sheila made a huge contribution to art and design education in the UK as a lecturer, inspector, college principal and, most recently, through her work
as the initiator and Director of the National Arts Learning Network. A memorial service will be held at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Market Piazza on 7 March at 4pm.
Sheila (second on left) with her colleagues last year
Vera South
We are also very sorry to announce the death of Vera South at the end of last year. Vera South was a widely respected senior lecturer at Central Saint Martins from the early 1950s until her retirement in 1984. During her time in the department she taught many of the illustrious names in the fashion world who graduated from the BA Fashion Course. As a tribute to Vera donations were made to the North London Hospice.
Vera South
Creative Careers offers a number of services for alumni. All alumni can sign up for the weekly Creative Opportunites bulletin which lists the latest job vacancies, competitions, awards and placements. You can also access the Careers Information Resource Centre, the biggest specialist art and design careers library in the country. PCs and MACS loaded with specialist design software are also available to you.
Recent graduates are entitled to one-to-one advice, E-guidance service and CV surgeries. For more information visit http://www.arts.ac.uk/student/careers
An online portfolio and matching service for London College of Fashion alumni linking their creative talent and expertise with career opportunities in the fashion and lifestyle industries. Read more www.fashionaim.org.
Advice and information service to London's visual arts and crafts professionals. Read more www.artquest.org.uk
ECCA, the help and advice service for alumni and students setting up a creative business, has launched a new service. You can now download free podcasts covering everything from marketing to commissions to that most elusive thing - making money as a fine artist. Each podcast features a speaker that has practical experience and can offer you expert advice. Find out more www.ecca-london.org
Information about copyright, design rights, trademarks, patents and licenses.
Find out more www.own-it.org
Don't forget to update us with your new postal addresses. E-mail alumni-association@arts.ac.uk
Order your arts materials online through University of the Arts London's stockists Seawhite. Profits from the sale of these items are invested back in to our Colleges. Visit the arts materials online website at http://www.seawhite.co.uk/uniartshop
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