Month: May 2024

Off Season Gardening 

Call out to all Fine Art students (who plan to stay in Newcastle over the summer)
First Meeting: Friday 17th May 2024, from 1pm
Where:  Windsor Terrace Fine Art Garden  / 14-15 Windsor Terrace NE2 4HE
Contact: Sean Rodrigues E-mail: seanrodrigues99@gmail.com

Although the academic year is nearing the end for many people, the growing season is only really just starting to kick into gear. This is a call out to anyone in the school of arts and cultures who’d be interested in doing regular garden activities as part of a group, and is planning on being up in newcastle over the summer, even if its only for part of it. This would take place in the back yard of Windsor Terrace, which is currently the building that houses studio spaces for Fine art MA and PHD students. The aim is to have somewhat regular sessions where people can meet up and do some gardening or just enjoy the space, and should hopefully be a way to stay connected with colleagues in the university over the summer off – season.

First meetup will be this Friday 17th May from 1pm. Lunch will be involved, which may already include some produce from the garden itself – additional contributions to the lunch are also welcome. Weather permitting we can even get outside and do some jobs in there, but if you just want to be in a green space away from computer screens and white walls for a bit then that is absolutely fine too.

Everybody welcome!

Sean

OPEN STUDIOS 
Thursday 9 May 2024 (4-8pm) in the Fine Art studios!

If you have not been involved in OPEN STUDIOS before this is when we tidy up ALL of the studios and you present work in progress in your studio space. Those of you sharing studios with Year 4 students please be mindful of the fact that final year students will stay in the studios in preparation for the degree show until all Year 1-3 have moved out.

Open studios is a social event – not assessment– it is entirely up to you what you present in your space. This might include sketchbooks, documentation, work in progress or completed pieces .  As you know,  the Year 1-3 assessments take place the week after (w/c 13 May), so it will also mean we have tidy spaces ready to present work for assessment. 

Health & Safety and Security: You need to have your space ready by 3.30pm on Thursday  9^th May  for a Health and Safety walk around by Joe – so think carefully about any equipment you may need and any health & safety checks and risk assessments you may need to organise. If you are not sure then speak to your tutor or module leader.  Be especially careful of running electric cables across walkways and blocking fire corridors and exits. 

You are responsible individually for your own work, so you need to consider ethics, & check any electrical equipment you are using and – very importantly – turn it off at the end of the event. You may want to discuss Open Studios (health & safety, signage, security etc) with other members of your studio and work collaboratively. 

Open Studios 2024  

Start 4 PM, Windsor Terrace, 
See MFA studio and meet MFA students 
join us for drinks in the garden/ Windsor Terrace

5-8 PM King Edward VII Building Fine Art BA studios
STUDIOS HAVE TO BE VACATED AND EVERYTHING SWITCHED OFF BY 8PM!

If you have any questions, please contact Christian.Mieves@newcastle.ac.uk