July 2017 – Produced By External Liaison @UCLan
Hello from the Schools and Colleges Liaison Team! This is our Lancashire Arts Festival Degree Show special edition of our Schools and Colleges eNewsletter, to give you a recap on the amazing events that have taken place on campus over the past couple of weeks!
We also have news about an EXCITING competition for your students to get involved in, scroll down to see details in the Great Northern Creative Festival section! Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to your colleagues and let them know how to get their students involved.
What is the Lancashire Arts Festival?
This year marks the official launch of the Lancashire Arts Festival with our staff and students from the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries working hard to create an extensive programme of degree shows, performances and events for a range of audiences.
Degree Shows
Our graduating students from the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries have worked hard to bring their work to life for this year’s Degree Shows. Opening with a Private View on Friday 9 June, the Degree Shows welcomed a range of audiences from prospective students interested in a career in the creative industries to business people who are keen to engage with the University’s creative talent.
Talented students showcased their work, including Graphic Design student Harriet Richardson, who has recently shocked tutors by winning 3 awards in this year’s D&AD New Blood awards! http://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/harriet-richardson-graphic-design.php
Performances & Events
Performance at the University attracts students from a variety of backgrounds, each with their own style and passion. This was shown at our events, which included Swerve from Music Production students, Future Sound from Music students, Illumination and Nostalgia from Theatre students and three performances from our Dance Performance and Teaching students including Borders and Boundaries, Intersect and In Motion, performed at our PR1 Gallery, Media Factory and Preston Minster.
Lancashire Arts Festival Awards 2017
Course Leaders each nominated just one student who best represents their discipline and met the specific award criteria, with around 30 nominations in total. Judges of this year’s awards included:
- Turner Prize Nominee & Professor of Contemporary Art, Lubaina Himid
- Head of the School of Art, Design & Fashion, Maria Murray
- Head of the School of Journalism, Media & Performance, John Holloway
- Senior Project Officer at Creative Lancashire, Ed Matthews-Gentle
- Chairman of the Creative Lancashire Board, Charles Hadcock
Charles Hadcock was invited to speak at the awards ceremony along with Jean Flynn from Cosgrove Hall Entertainment. All nominated students were invited to the Business networking lunch and awards ceremony on Friday 9 June.
Students are also displaying their work in a separate exhibition, curated by Lubaina Himid, in the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston running from Thursday 22 June – Sunday 2 July. Guest speakers at the official opening of the exhibition on the 21 June included, Lubaina Himid and BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee judge and fashion designer, Patrick Grant.
Preston Fashion Show
The Lancashire Arts festival brought the glitz and glamour to Venue 53 as 18 Fashion students showcased their collections fresh from Graduate Fashion Week to an audience of regional business leaders and dignitaries, alongside fashionistas and members of the public. Fashion Promotion student Caroline Bowden was awarded the Bonmarché Fashion for All Award at Graduate Fashion Week and Fashion and Brand Promotion with Photography student Chie-Ling Angie Shek won the New Fashion Media Award!
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/lancashire-catwalk-draws-crowd.php
The Great Northern Creative Festival – competition
Calling ALL creative talent to action for UCLan’s Great Northern Creative Festival Competition
We want to hear from your talent and welcome submissions from all subject areas. Students between 16-19 years old are invited to submit for:
- The UCLan Animation Competition:
- You have 20 seconds – now get creative!
- The UCLan Documentary Competition:
- In four minutes – what subject are you going to highlight?
- The UCLan Fiction Film Competition:
- You have one minute – now tell me a story!
- The UCLan Song Competition:
- It’s all about the music!
For more information about the competition and The Great Northern Creative Festival, please visit: https://thegreatnortherncreativefestival.com/
The dates of the festival run from 13 November – 18 November, with the deadline for competition submissions, at midnight on September 30th 2017.
Download and print your posters here (link to poster) or let me know if you would prefer a hardcopy sent to you!
Submit your entry now at https://filmfreeway.com/festival/thegreatnortherncreativefestival
#LancsArtsFest
Keep up-to-date with all things going on during the Lancashire Arts Festival by following our Instagram account on @lancsartsfest and our @UCLanWhatsOn page on Twitter. Please use #LancsArtsFest on Instagram and Twitter to share your posts with us when you visit one of our events!
Ellis McKeown 