
Alumni Weekend has grown to become ALUMNI SEASON; an exciting programme of events spanning June and July. Further details will be announced soon. If you would like to invite alumni to an event you’re having during this time contact Georgina Tibbott We hope to see you at Arts Wednesday next week on 12 May. All one-to-one advice sessions are fully booked this month. Join us to network with your fellow alumni, catch up with old friends and enjoy a complimentary drink.

	Aquascutum teams up with LCF alum
	Beatrix Ong (LCF, 2000) will lend her design wisdom once again to Aquascutum; the fashion brand owned by Harold Tillman (LCF, 1965). The footwear and accessories designer has been commissioned to design a full collection for both men and women for the British heritage label for spring/summer 2011. Ong told Vogue, “"Aquascutum has such a strong brand heritage that going through the archive is already an honor. I am very excited to be part of its journey.” International Talent Support runs a competition each year which creates a platform for designers in their last year of study; bridging the gap between colleges and the fashion industry. This year 5 of the 10 finalists for the Fashion Accessories award are LCF graduates from the MA Artefacts and MA Footwear courses; Rob Goodwin (LCF, 2007), Keeley Smith (LCF, 2009), Sarah Williams (LCF, 2005), Yu Wen Lu (LCF, 2009) and Si Kim (LCF, 2009).
Harold Tillman with Beatrix Ong
	*Away Day*
	Various dates in May & June across different parks in South London Engaging with suburban spaces of leisure, Away Day is a series of site-specific artworks for three public parks: Mostyn Gardens in Morden, Wandle Park in Colliers Wood and Ravensbury Park in Mitcham. The project comes from artist network POST, and is led by member Pippa Koszerek (Wimbledon, 2008) and guest curator David Berridge. There are many UAL alumni involved including Ruth Martindale, Catalina Garces de los Rios, Helen Jacobs and Emanuela Santini from Wimbledon. Visit the website for dates and directions. Elinor Brass (Wimbledon, 2004) will be exhibiting You are Here , a new installation as part of the Noble Sage art gallery’s programme of contemporary displays from 12 – 23 May. Working with photography, drawing, printmaking and installation, she plays with the juxtaposition of objects and textures to create painterly responses to environments.
Emanuela Santini
	Alumni Blog
	Louise Best (LCP, 2002) reminisces about her time at the London College of Printing. Follow the link to read the full blog on her website… "When I was a porous, diligent art student at The London College of Printing (or the LCC as it is known these days) and I extended my printmaking skills, I felt as though I had come home. The thoughtful, meditative quality that comes with printmaking was a great soother to me in those (when I look back on it) quite troubled times." Read full blog If you would like to see your blog appear in the bulletin contact the Alumni Office
Louise Best
	Futurising
	29 – 30 June Nicholls & Clarke Building 3-10 Shoreditch High Street Spitalfields London, E1 6PG Futurising is a two day event for graduates across all creative sectors. The event takes place on 29 and 30 June at the Nicholls & Clarke Building in Shoreditch and expects to welcome over 6,000 graduates (and future graduates) through the door. Futurising promises two days of talks, workshops, seminars, one-to-ones and up to 100 stands of prospective employers and key organisations all specifically tailored to the creative graduate, freelancer, practitioner or business. Registration is free – visit the website for more details. The festival is created and led by London College of Communication who are keen to involve and celebrate LCC alumni during the event. If you would like to get involved with Futurising – as a speaker or one of our experts holding one-to-one advice sessions – then Silvia Baumgart would like to talk to you. Contact her at s.baumbart@lcc.arts.ac.uk or on 020 7514 8500. Visit the website to learn more about this new addition to the creative calendar and follow on Twitter to keep updated with news and information.

	*OCCIDENTAL DIMENSION*
	26 April - 15 May Brighton University Gallery 58-64 Grand Parade Brighton, BN2 0JY This exhibition features work from ten artists and is the first stage of a touring show which will then be staged in 3 cities across China. Arina Gordienko (Chelsea, 2008) is exhibiting her series of work Wide Shut Eyes - two paintings of which have not been shown before. Rosalind Davis (Chelsea, 2003) exhibits work in her solo show A Difference in Vision at Emineo Fine Arts. She will also exhibit work at the Core Gallery, Creekside from 22 May - 4 June. Visit her website for more details. Samuel Abrahams (Chelsea, 2004) completed a BA (Hons) New Media at Chelsea and has gone on to direct and co-write a new comedy for Channel 4 called Hung Out which screened as part of their 2010 Comedy Lab in April. Hung Out is still available on Channel 4's 4od website .
Arina - Wide Shut Eyes
	Gallery Opening
	The Charlie Dutton Gallery was opened on 15 April by CSM alumnus Charlie Dutton (CSM, 1996 & 2008). The inaugural two part show, Hazard Perception, features work from many UAL alumni. The first part finishes on 14 May and the second part will continue from 15 May – 18 June. Charlie says, “I’m thrilled to have so many alumni showing in my first show and for the rest of the year. Since graduating I have had such a strong network of artists from CSM and I really hope that this will just grow now.” Visit the website for further details. In 1982 the influential artist Roy Trollope (CSM, 1954) set up the first part-time fine art degree programme at what was then St Martin's School of Art. The course used thematic approaches - such as asking questions about how stories are told, and what meanings are encapsulated in works of art – and showed Trollope to be a truly educational innovator. A website has been created detailing his life and work to mark the second anniversary of his death on April 7 2008. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (CSM, 1997) presents her work Essays and Documents at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York until 22 May. Yiadom-Boakye speaks of the subjects she paints, “Although they are not real I think of them as people I have known…I admire them for their strength, if they are pathetic, they don’t survive. If I feel sorry for someone, I get rid of them. I don’t like to paint victims.”
Charlie Dutton
	A Child from Everywhere
	7 May – 30 August V&A Museum of Childhood Cambridge Heath Road London, E2 9PA Caroline Irby (LCC, 2001) has published her first book which will coincide with an exhibition of the same name at the V&A Museum of Childhood. A Child from Everywhere is the culmination of year of research where Irby photographed and interviewed children from 185 of the world’s 192 countries now living in the UK. Caroline has kindly donated a signed copy of her book to give away to alumni. Email alumni@arts.ac.uk with your name and address to be entered into the draw. CJ Clarke (LCC, 2006) has spent time in Belfast over the past two years photographing two groups of young people around their local haunts and hangouts. Together with fellow photographer Harri Palviranta the two artists will present the exhibition Playgrounds at Belfast Exposed Photography until 18 June. Tom Hunter (LCC, 1994) will show work in this year’s Photo Month in Krakow. The Person Unknown Series of 1997 combines compositions reminiscent of Vermeer van Delft’s pictures with depictions of everyday activities performed by residents of London squats.
Caroline Irby - A Child from Everywhere
	Alumni Profile
	Dan Tobin Smith London College of Communication BA (Hons) Photography, 1999 Dan’s love for photography began when his father, a lecturer at LCC, would let him visit the college darkrooms at weekends and experiment with photographic equipment. He then completed his degree at LCC and has gone on to have a wide range of clients including Nike, Louis Vitton and the BBC. In 2008 he designed an album cover for the hip hop artist JAY-Z; making it the rappers first album cover not featuring an image of himself. Read the full profile
Dan Tobin Smith
	*Thin Cut*
	30 May – 5 June Florencia Loewenthal Gallery Ana Luisa Prats 903 Providencia Santiago de Chile Alexia Tala (Camberwell, 2004) has curated Thin Cut a solo show of Francisca Aninat`s work (CSM, 2007) at galeria Florencia Loewenthal. The show features a kind of metal carpet made up from layers of loose, metallic patchwork, pictured opposite, which has been recycled from discarded material used for housing. Alexia is also curating CADU: Process and procedures starting on 6 May at galeria Departamento 21 in Santiago, Chile. Visiting professor and graduate of Camberwell College of Arts Julian Stair (Camberwell, 1978), will be launching his new south London studio on 15 & 16 May to coincide with Collect – the annual art fair at the Saatchi Gallery. Illustration graduate Jens Blank (Camberwell, 2007) recently completed a short animation called Cooked which has been selected to run as part of Cannes Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival in May. You can see a trailer for the film here.
Francisca Aninat - Thin Cut
	Alumni Benefits
	gosimply.com are offering University of the Arts London Alumni a range of exclusive discounts on their travel services. Their easy-to-use comparison site helps 1000s of people find the very best travel deals every week. Visit gosimply.com and enter the promotional code UALALUMNI to activate a range of discounts from travel insurance to car hire. artplinths.co.uk is an online shop offering fully mitred museum-quality plinths in a range of finishes. Alumni are entitled to a 10% discount by simply entering the promotional code AN10 at the checkout. UK-wide delivery is free and everything is made by hand, to order, in their London workshop. Visit the website to find out more about the Benefits and Opportunities available to you.

	International Opportunities
	The Neu/Now festival is an innovative platform for graduating or recently graduated artists - coming out of Higher Arts Education Institutions and Universities across Europe and beyond. The platform enables them to present themselves to a wider international audience within a professional context. Nominations for work from five different categories Design, Film, Music/Sound, Dance/Theatre and the Visual Arts are now being accepted and will culminate in an exhibition in October. Visit the website for more details . Tokyo Wonder Site Aoyama has opened up submissions for a Creator-in-Residence which would take place between January and March 2011. They are looking for an international creator who could perform creative activities within subject areas such as ‘Art and Environment’ and ‘Cultural Diversity’. The application deadline in 31 May – visit the website for more details .

	Alumni Opportunities
	Jobs at Apple Apple has launched their Store Leader programme giving graduates the opportunity to immerse themselves in every aspect of managing and operating an Apple Retail Store. Visit the website for more details. What experience in experimental dance, music and photography? My Dance the Skull, an independent record label and publishing house, want to offer unpaid experience to a web developer and/or graphic designer. If you are interested email Marco info@mydancetheskull.com or visit the website for more details. Carve a canvas Jack Daniel’s invites you to create a unique piece of art using one of their handcrafted single barrels. The barrel is your canvas; let your imagination run wild.

	UAL Legends Sports Weekender
	Saturday 15 May, 12pm - 6pm University of Westminster Sports Ground Cavendish Road Chiswick London, W4 3UH This year sees UAL's first ever old boys/girls versus current boys/girls sports day, consisting of rugby, football, netball and mixed hockey. All alumni are invited to get involved or be a spectator, email event organiser James Burden for more info. There is also an evening event being hosted at LCC Darkroom Bar from 9pm onwards on the same day. For more info join the facebook group - 'arts legends weekender '.

	Also this month for alumni...
	"Without the help of the bursary I wouldn't have been able to educate myself, I wouldn't have been able to believe in a brighter future, I wouldn't have been able to escape the vicious cycle of working to live and living to work. I am truly grateful for this opportunity." Vaun Davis-Otoin: Alumni Association Further Education Bursary recipient Current student, Access to HE Diploma, London College of Fashion Vaun Davis-Otoin is the first student to benefit from the Alumni Association Further Education Bursary, supported from donations to the University's Annual Fund. The bursary was made possible thanks to support from alumni throughout 2009. We hope to offer more bursaries to more students in need of financial support during 2010. If you would like to contribute towards supporting future students through the Alumni Association bursary then please donate via the Art of Giving web page, selecting University Priorities as your preferred option.

Also this month... Digital Tools Survey – the UAL led Knowledge Transfer Network are conducting a survey into how digital tools are used in creative industries. Visit the website to take part in the survey Creative Careers – offer many services to graduates including sessions on Practical Networking , Interview Skills and CV Workshops

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