Category: Events

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Organised by the Ken Stradling Collection with The Gane Trust and the 20th Century Society, celebrating the exhibition A Lifelong Passion for Design: Ken Stradling at 100 at the Ken Stradling Collection, 48 Park Row.

No internet, no social media, little TV advertising, few specialist magazines – yet somehow this was a time in which design and craft at last reached deeply into Britain’s popular consciousness. This seminar will examine how institutions and enthusiastic retailers like Ken Stradling worked to achieve this. They brought us colour, fun, quality and a real appreciation of design and the craftsman’s art. This is not just history though – their selling skills and understanding of their market still have relevance for both makers and retailers today.

Speakers will look at legendary individuals like Muriel Rose who ran the Little Gallery, Henry Rothschild of Primavera and Ken Stradling at the Bristol Guild. We’ll also explore the influence of significant organisations like the Design and Industries Association, the Design Council and the Crafts Council.

There will be time at the end of the day for a free visit to the exhibition with refreshments at 48 Park Row, specially opened for participants.
Ticket price includes tea and coffee.
The exhibition has been supported by the Heritage National Lottery Fund and the Gane Trust.

Student Ticket concession — £3.00

Buy your Tickets HERE

Over the coming months The Centre For Print Research will be hosting a series of digital lunchtime seminars exploring a wide range of subjects and projects currently being undertaken at the institution. All seminars will be held on Wednesdays on the Remo Platform and start at 12.30. There will be a Q&A session at the end of each seminar where you will have the opportunity to put your questions to the presenters.

To sign up please use the links for each event below.

Wednesday 26^th January
Automated surface scanner: processing multi-view image data for large scale planar artworks — Xavier Aure

In this talk Xavier Aure and Thomas Bale will present their recent work on the development of an automated image-based 3D scanner to record the structure and colour of planar surfaces of artworks. The system is based on the combination of photogrammetric and photometric stereo images and generates high-resolution 2D and 3D data that can be used for documentation, visualisation and public engagement applications. Xavier will present the scanner and some results from the recording of the painting.

More information on the session is available here: Xavi Aure
The seminar will be held on the Remo platform, please follow this link: 26th January

Wednesday 9^th February
Cryptic Landscape — Sarah Rhys

Cryptic Landscape is the title of an exhibition of Sarah’s work at The National Botanic Gardens of Wales. The title evokes the miniature and mysterious botanical worlds of lichen and moss. These organisms are also cryptogams which means their reproduction is often unseen; Linnaeus described this category as like a ‘hidden marriage’. Whereas other plants had stamens and flowering parts and were described as having an ‘open marriage’.

More information on the session is available here: Sarah Rhys
The seminar will be held on the Remo platform, please follow this link: 9th February

Wednesday 23rd February
These books of handwork and hybridity remember the body… — Angie Butler

Through studying and working with poets, printers, artists, designers and others across a series of projects in the UK, Europe and the USA, I have identified particular methodologies and methods of application by individual practitioners who use letterpress printing to make their artists’ books. These methods are important to document and establish benchmarks and standards as part of the tradition of good studio practice in an expanding field. A baseline for assessing the physical and psychological relationship of the practitioner to their equipment and the commitment to the practice of letterpress printing within artists’ books practice.

More information on the session is available here: Angie Butler
The seminar will be held on the Remo platform, please follow this link: 23rd February

All talks will begin at 12.45, feel free to join us from 12.30, for a chat, to socialise and to meet new people. For help on how to use Remo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01JxUBNU2Y
Also, if you would like to suggest a topic or a speaker, please contact cfprinfo@uwe.ac.uk

Considering a career in advertising? or interested in AR and exploring the world of tech?
Creative Lives in Progress are hosting a number of great events exploring these topics and the creative world at large, sign up or submit your questions using the links below.

1. Advertising Portfolio Review

Want to get into the world of advertising? On 27th January @_creativelives will host a portfolio review with Wieden+Kennedy, Droga 5, Stink Studios, Engine, Nice and Serious & many more.

• Wednesday 27th January, 5-8pm
• Online event
• Applications close 17th January, 12pm

Apply before 17th January here:
https://careers.thehudsonbecgroup.com/portfolio-review-advertising/en?token=99113054fc8c2e2ee769dbf8fdf4c1b5

2. Live Q&A: Getting into tech with Meta’s Viv Galinari 

AR artist at Meta, Viv Galinari, will talk about the journey from business graduate to AR artist, making a career change and working in tech.

• Wednesday 19th January, 1pm
• On Instagram Live

Sign up and submit your questions here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pep-talk-ar-technical-artist-viv-galinari-tickets-231454224817

On Wednesday 8^th December our Guest Lecturer Programme continues with a talk from Open Practice

Open Practice is a collaborative Graphic Design practice spanning writing, editing, teaching and researching.
Created as an on-going partnership by Katie Evans and Gabriela Matuszyk, Open Practice creates visual languages for exhibitions, identities, publications and websites.

The talk is open to all students and will be followed by a Q&A. 
11.00am 
Fifth floor studio   

Wednesday 8^th December 
Open Practice (https://open-practice.co.uk) 

On Monday 22^nd typenowhere’s Guest Lecturer programme begins with a talk from Pali Palavathanan – Co-founder and Creative Director of TEMPLO 

Pali Palavathanan has over fifteen years’ experience in the design industry and has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands including Virgin Atlantic, Amnesty International, Disaster Emergency Committee and the Guggenheim Museum.  

His work has won awards at The Art Directors Club of New York, Tokyo Type Directors, Brand New Awards, Benchmark and Design Week Awards. He’s also helped to award others as a judge for the D&AD Professional, New Blood and Design Week Awards.  

TEMPLO are a branding and digital agency who focus on creativity for change, collaborating with ambitious clients whose values reflect their own including the United Nations, Greenpeace, Migrant Help, Plymouth College of Art and the Committee on Climate Change to help solve real-world problems.

The talk is open to all students and will be followed by a Q&A with Pali.
11.00am
Fifth floor studio
Monday 22nd November 
Templo (https://templo.co.uk/) 

Join the team behind the Bristol Black History Month Magazine on the 20th of October, 7.00pm – 12.00pm!

A fundraising event with music, art and food to celebrate Black culture in Bristol’s hottest new independent venue Strange Brew!

The evening will kick off with traditional Caribbean food provided by Jamaican takeaway Café Conscious, and speeches from guest speakers Amirah Cole and Wish Master. Followed by a curated art exhibition, featuring work from Black Bristol Photographers Rick Thompson and Donavan Jackson, and ending with music from local Black Bristol DJs, DJ Style & MC J.n.R!

We will be celebrating the new exciting 2021 edition of the Bristol Black History Month magazine and new partnership with Cognitive Paths, Punch Records and Cables&Cameras! Our collaboration brings inclusive media focusing around the topics of heritage, talent, knowledge and education to amplify Black voices, culture and lived experience. Our vision is to support and represent Black communities and creatives in Bristol throughout the year, not just in October.

Would you like to support us?
Each ticket includes a printed copy of the magazine, food, a curated exhibition and a donation.You can do this by attending our event. We want to really engage with Black and Minoritised communities especially ones we have supported and celebrate with you our event!

Thank you for keeping Bristol Black History Month a continued success!
Click here for tickets to purchase tickets for the event.