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Exhibition Visit: JUMP!

One of the exhibitions I visited in Liverpool for my interim research was the JUMP! Curation by Sian Bonnell, his lecture reminded about this exhibition so I wanted to recap my thoughts and experience when visiting. The subject matter was about the fashion of a different cultures as UK and China showed off the fashionContinue reading “Exhibition Visit: JUMP!”

Lecture: Sian Bonnell

Our next lecture feature the photographer, curator and publisher, Sian Bonnell. Sian has worked alongside galleries like the The Gallery of Liverpool. For the lecture itself Sian explained his starting point, he graduated in 1968 and was originally a sculpture artist. He made the switch to photography when he did a shoot in Florence, originallyContinue reading “Lecture: Sian Bonnell”

Lecture: Branding Design Agency – Uniform

For this lecture we were introduced to Brandon and Mike who were representing the brand design agency called uniform. The point of this company is to assist with promoting and keeping brands up to date by experimenting with new technology to promote brands in a unique and interactive way. They’ve worked around 485 projects lastContinue reading “Lecture: Branding Design Agency – Uniform”

Interview: Preparation

Each of us were informed that we would be doing professional interviews involving a proper professional of the art industry so we had to start preparing a professional portfolio with a selection of 15 – 25 photos to show the professional and explain or inspirations, work style and what we are trying to say throughContinue reading “Interview: Preparation”

Live Project: Prep and Shoot

For my personal live project, there was an event coming up in Nantwich as the yearly reenactment of the Battle of Nantwich was approaching. I decided for my personal live project to document this event and send it to the group who manage the event as it allowed me to gain experience working for anContinue reading “Live Project: Prep and Shoot”

Lecture: Denise Courcoux

After the Christmas break was over we had our first lecture of the term this time we were visited by Denise Courcoux, Assistant Exhibitions Registrar at the Tate Liverpool Art Gallery. The lecture started off with Denise talking about her education which involved completing Undergraduate BA Fine Art with English Literature and how she managedContinue reading “Lecture: Denise Courcoux”

Catalogue Fundraising: The Event

The day had arrived and after our sessions were done for the day we went down to the reception area and setup the tables and placed the cardboard cutouts in their positions. The event commenced at 5pm and would finish at 7pm. I was to man the Tombola machine throughout this period trying to convinceContinue reading “Catalogue Fundraising: The Event”

Catalogue Fundraising: The Prep Work

The meetings were complete and we had a good idea of what ideas were agreed upon that we could setup for the Christmas event, we contacted the Uni staff on information for the tombola and we managed to acquire on to use for the event. Between me, Sarah and Alberto we discussed which of ourContinue reading “Catalogue Fundraising: The Prep Work”

Lecture: Nick Munro

For this guest lecture we were visited by Nick Munro, a award winning product designer who owned his own company. The presentation began with the story of how Nick advanced in his studies, he originally was an engineer who went to Imperial College London to study engineering and design. He comments on how he usesContinue reading “Lecture: Nick Munro”

Catalogue Fundraising: Meeting 2

We managed to schedule a second meeting with performing arts staff and began to discuss matters for the Christmas themed fair we are going to do. We proceeded with talks about which areas we were going to have the Christmas stores and it is decided that installation 008 would be a good spot to haveContinue reading “Catalogue Fundraising: Meeting 2”