Events + Exhibitions + Conferences + Lectures

The Faculty of Art + Design proudly features events, exhibitions, lectures and conferences by our current students, former students and staff. Please visit the links below for further information about each event.

SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS
Experiments Group Show featuring Annie Cattrell Dates: 12 March – 29 May 2010 Venue: GV Art Gallery, 49 Chiltern Street, London, W1U 6LY Tel: 020 8408 9800 Email:  info@gvart.co.uk Website:  www.gvart.co.uk  Annie Cattrell explores conflicting mapped emotions in her piece Pleasure/Pain. The visceral sculpture makes visible the extent of active pathways within the human brain while experiencing pain and pleasure. Download the Experiments Press Release	Pleasure/Pain by Annie Cattrell
Foundation Show 2010 Dates: PREVIEW EVENING 14 May, 6–­9pm MAIN SHOW 15 May, 10am­–1pm 17­–20 May, 10am–­5pm Admission: Free. All welcome. No booking required. Contact:  degreeshow@dmu.ac.uk A stunning exhibition of outstanding work produced by the Foundation course. Many students go on to study one of DMU's 24 Art & Design degrees, whilst others successfully apply to universities across the UK.
Graduate Fashion Week Dates: 6­–10 June Venue: Earls Court, London  Tickets and information:  gfw.org.uk Our final-year students exhibit the best work from the Fashion Design, Fashion and Contour Design, Contour Fashion, Retail Buying and Footwear Design degrees. Fashion Design students will also have their own catwalk show at the event. Graduate Fashion Week is known for launching the careers of some of the biggest names in fashion including Stella McCartney and Julien MacDonald.
Art & Design Degree Show Dates: PREVIEW EVENING Friday 18 June, 5.30­–8.30pm MAIN SHOW Saturday 19 June – Thursday 24 June Weekdays 10am­–5pm Weekends 11am­–4pm Venue: Fletcher Building Admission: Free. All welcome. No booking required. Contact:  degreeshow@dmu.ac.uk View the DEGREE SHOW 2009 GALLERY The Degree Show features the final projects of graduating students. This spectacular end-of-year exhibition showcases the next generation of artists and designers and receives over 4000 visitors, including potential employers.
New Designers Show Dates for Textile Design and Design Crafts:  Thursday 1 July, 11am–­6pm Saturday 3 July, 11am–­6pm  Sunday 4 July, 11am–­4pm Dates for Product & Furniture and Interior Design: Thursday 8 July, 11am–­6pm Saturday 10 July, 11am–­6pm  Sunday, 11 July, 11am–4pm Venue: Business Design Centre, Islington, London Admission: £14 at the door; £9.50 advance booking Tickets and information:  newdesigners.com Art & Design graduates have a long history of winning prizes and gaining work and commissions from the show. For 24 years, New Designers has been bringing together the best in UK graduate design, showcasing the talent of the next generation of designers. Its longstanding reputation attracts a prestigious design-conscious audience of over 18,000 professionals from the public, the media and education.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Professorial Lecture Series presents: David Dernie: Space, Movement and Time David Dernie, Head of Leicester School of Architecture at DMU, takes a fresh look at contemporary architectural design: what have we learned about the possibilities and limitations of building form in the digital age? How has digital production changed the way we imagine space and how has technology affected our understanding of architecture itself? The lecture will move from themes that connect architecture and the body to architecture and its more collective responsibilities. The argument will oscillate between individual experience of space to themes that drive urban development. It will be argued that time, change and ultimately movement emerges as a key theme in future architectural design. Date: 22 April 2010 Time: 6pm Venue: De Montfort University Huge Aston Building Admission: Please book online at dmu.ac.uk/news_events or contact our Events Office Contact: (0116) 257 7452 or eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk Download the Space, Movement and Time PDF