Month: January 2024

Thank you for your support for Soup Wednesday in Sem 1.

Soup Wednesday has been a very important part of the department last year, and we have many more recipes to come! We are very committed to keep Soup Wednesday going. 

Anyone interested getting involved please join us for a brief info meeting .

Soup Wednesday Planning Meeting

Tues 30 Jan 1 AM, Fine Art cafe.

If you know any other student who might be interested, please let them know and bring them along.

Christian

Semester 2 Workshops

Mobile Making with Giles Bailey
Thursday 8th February 14.00-15.00 Life Room

Animated Flip Books using Sound with Alice Highett
Friday 9th February 10.00-13.00 meet outside the art shop

Natural Materials: Cordage with Miki Z.
Thursday 15th & Friday 16th February 10.00-13.00 Life Room

Painting and Collage Workshop with Theresa Poulton
Thursday 22nd February 10.00-16.00 Life Room

Turning project ideas into practice with Olivia Turner
Thursday 22nd February 10.00-13.00 Seminar Room

Soft Sculptures with Melanie Kyles
Thursday 29th February & Friday 1st March 10.00-16.00 Orbis Community

Clay sculpture workshop with Liam Aldridge
Thursday 29th February & Friday 1st March 10.00-16.00 Life Room

Introduction to bookbinding with Theresa Easton
Thursday 7th March 9.30-17.00 Life Room

Introduction to Blender with Claire Breach
Friday 8th March 10-13.00 or 14.00-17.00 Digital Media Suite

Gond Inspired Collage with Sofia Barton
Friday 15th March 10.00-16.00 Life Room

Letterpress Printing with Theresa Easton
Thursday 21st March 10.00-16.00 Print Workshop

Book HERE: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/fineartcommunityboard/workshops-21-22/

By adding your name to the OUT OF HOURS ACCESS list you are confirming that you have read and understood the guidelines below and agree to abide by them.

• Students working late (or on weekends) must have their smartcards (and any relevant l licence) on them to enable University Security personnel to establish that they are authorised to be in the building. 
• You will only access the department on the days and times allocated to your Year group or if you have special permission (supported by a licence) for extra hours access.
• Students must be registered on the Safezone app – www.safezoneapp.com – to contact security staff in an emergency and give their location.
• On weekdays, if you have late night access for your year group you must leave the building by 9pm and will not be able to re-enter the building through the secure doors till the following allocated access time for your Year group.
• On weekend days undergraduate students without late night access must leave the building by 6.00pm and will not be able to re-enter the building through the secure doors till the following allocated access time for their Year group.
• Students must not interfere with the doors operated by the swipe card system in any way: e.g., forcing the doors open, wedging the doors open, attempt to use the emergency override.  You must not provide admission for students in Year groups that are not timetabled to have late night or weekend access.
• Before working late, students must inform a friend or family member that they are working late and what time they will be leaving. When leaving the building, students must inform those people that they are leaving.
• If the fire alarms sound, all people must leave the building and assemble outside Northern Stage.
• It is very important that students follow the usual studio rules i.e., do not use aerosols inside, no hot plates, no naked flames, no power tools and all electrical equipment must be PAT tested before use, working at heights only after permission from a technician and no alcohol consumption.
• In the case of emergency students must contact security.  Use the Safezone app (see above) or phone 0191 208 6817 or emergency services- 999. If students encounter anyone who they suspect should not be in the building; do not confront them; contact security.

The above rules have to be observed in addition to the standard health and safety regulations which apply at all times.  

Regular ‘spot checks’, will take place and anyone failing to observe the rules for out of hours access will be regarded as a breach of health and safety policy and may well result in the privilege of late and weekend working being withdrawn and/or disciplinary action.

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22/9/23

Dear colleagues,

I am excited to present the programme for the newly established research seminars in art history in Fine Art, taking place fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17.15, with refreshments available after each event, from 18.30.  

This new seminar series offers a platform for engagement with research in history of art at a time when the discipline is undergoing change in response to issues of urgent significance, including intergenerational justice, colonial legacies, and environmental breakdown.  

‘Art and Ecology’ is the topic for the inaugural series of seminars. This is a great opportunity to hear leading international and UK-based scholars present on subjects as diverse as the colours of the Anthropocene and art made by bowerbirds. The full schedule is attached below; further information for each talk will be circulated a week in advance.  

Most of the seminars are in-person events. Please note, however, that two of the events will use a hybrid format, as a virtual presentation presented the most sustainable option due to the distance of the speakers’ travel.  

All are welcome!  

Olga  

Convenor: Dr Olga Smith olga.smith@ncl.ac.uk