Glass and Ceramics 2012

Degree Show

Our final year students are emerging artists who have used glass and ceramics to express themselves in a world of visual and tactile art.

Throughout their time here the students have all, in their individual, inspirational and at times idiosyncratic ways, entered into a dialogue with the materials, through which they could push the boundaries of their creativity to the limits. The results of the challenge set by the teaching staff, to at all times test and probe, explore and experiment, have paid off handsomely and are here on public display.

You can view the brochure about our Foundation and Level 0 students here:
Foundation_Catalogue_ColourView_Sml.pdf

For more information contact Laura Simpson on 0191 515 3258.

Open To Public:

16th – 21st June 2012 10am – 5pm

National Glass Centre
Riverside Rooms
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0GL

Artists:
FRANCESCA LOUISE AGGIO
JENNA BARCROFT
KATHRYN BAXTER
LOIS MAUDE BLACKLOCK
HELEN BREWIS
JULIE COX
LILY DANIELS
LEAH DENNIS
AMY EDMONDSON
EMMA EVETT
PHOEBE GASSTON
TRICIA GREEN
MIKE HOLDEN
EMMA HOLLINS
ALICE HOUNSLOW
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
HOLLY REED
SOPHIE SCOTT
HELEN STAFFORD
ALICE THATCHER
PAUL WEARDEN

Photography Degree Show 2012

Our graduates from the BA (Hons) Photography, Video & Digital Imaging programme are exhibiting a broad range of photographic and installation work. As we have come to expect from this course the work is ambitious and creative, challenging and innovative. This year’s group is no exception, the work is stimulating and accomplished and reflects the high achievements of this year group.

Opening night: 15 June 17:30
Exhibition: 16 – 22 June
Monday – Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10:00 - 13:00

Ashburne House
Backhouse Park
Ryhope Road
Sunderland
SR2 7EF

Epilogue

Each year our Fine Art Degree Show reveals the result of three years of research and hard work from a group of students with not only particular interests, but also from a wide variety of backgrounds and experience.  It is a moment when each student can asses their achievements, on the threshold between university and the greater art world or maybe further study.  Each will have gained an education that will be useful to them in their future lives, as it features independent thinking and resourcefulness, varied and transferable skills and maybe most important of all the appreciation of ideas, and their own place in society and the world.

Opening night: 15 June 17:00 - 20:00
Exhibition: 16 – 22 June
Monday – Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10:00 - 13:00

Ashburne House
Backhouse Park
Ryhope Road
Sunderland
SR2 7EF

The International Institute of Research in Glass (IIRG) presents the second International Symposium in Architectural Glass, focusing on ‘Working with light as a means of interaction between space and the mind’.

The emphasis of this event is on how flat glass is used three dimensionally in space and as a creative means of expression. This will explore both the theoretical and practical aspects of this process: idea exploration; design development; use of new technologies; the possibilities of technical restrictions; and the multi-disciplinary approach prevalent in many projects.

The Symposium will run on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 May 2012 at the National Glass Centre. The event will take the form of traditional lectures, panel discussions, workshops demonstrations and informal networking opportunities. Speakers include:

Marian Karel
Dana Zamecnikova
Judith Schaechter
Algirdas Dovydenas
Daan Roosegaarde
Rodney Bender
Tim Macfarlane
Alexander Beleschenko

View the brochure

Early bird fees, if you book and pay before the 1 May:
One day £55
Two days £90

You can book your place through the University online shop, just search Conference/Events International Glass Symposium.
http://onlinestore.sunderland.ac.uk

University of Sunderland
National Glass Centre
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0GL

The National Glass Centre

Joe Winter’s series of work …a history of light (2009-) involves fading pigmented papers with either natural or artificial light to produce seemingly photographic, long duration exposures. This new site-specific commission uses glass objects created by Cate Watkinson at the National Glass Centre to reflect, refract or focus ambient light. A series of abstract images will slowly evolve as Spring approaches.

Curated by Sarah Cook. Supported by CRUMB and The University of Sunderland. For more information, go to:

http://www.nationalglasscentre.com/whats-on/2012/02/25/joe-winter.html

http://www.severalprojects.com/.