SMEs can get part funding for graduate interns The University of Brighton has vacancies on the Santander Breakthrough scheme, which part-funds graduate internships. We particularly encourage vacancies in: art and design, geography and the environment, biosciences, chemistry, humanities and sociology, media, tourism travel and transport. To find out more please visit the Careers Service website.

The Chinese Room

The Professional Practice lecture on Thursday 29th November at 11am, will be by independent gaming company The Chinese Room. The talk will be by Dan Pinchbeck, who teaches at the University of Portsmouth. The talk will focus around first-person games, music, sound, storytelling, image-making and environmental design. 

http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/

Made in Brighton

Made 12 is Brighton's Design and Craft Fair which is being held from 22nd - 25th November in the Corn Exchange, part of the Dome complex by the Royal Pavilion.

120 makers will be showing their work.

For more information  http://www.brighton-made.co.uk

Pirates Workshop at Waterstones

During the summer Poppy Foyle, Ami Freed, Pippa Hunt and Becky Mann delivered a series of childrens' workshops in Waterstones. The theme was 'Pirates' with each child making and colouring the essential equipment and accessories so as to be eligible for 'Pirates Day' on Hastings Beach. This was a massive and successful operation to get as many pirates together at the same time; the world record was broken and these four FdA Illustration made their contribution to this achievement.

A huge effort went into developing the concept and preparing materials as well as just being well resourced and organized on the day. It gave all involved an insight into producing illustration for young children, marketing the events and delivering the workshop to children of various ages.

Oliver Brooks at Hastings Museum

Oliver Brook's animation about American Indian Life is on permanent display at Hastings Museum. Oliver, a year 2 FdA Illustration student, worked with film maker Nick Pilton to create a film celebrating the life of Grey Owl and the American Indian way of life. Grey Owl lived the life of an American Indian combining this with visits to England to spread the word about the ecologically sensitive lifestyle. After his death it was revealed that he was in fact born in Hastings. 

Oliver used paper collage and stop frame animation to create his animation. This simplicity and boldness works well within the context of the new display the museum have created. It forms one part of a collection of films.

Hendy's Homestore

Year 2 FdA Illustration have been working with Alastair Hendy of Hendy's Homestore in the Old Town to create a bespoke Christmas card for him. 

Alastair is a writer and photographer and the exquisite shop he has created has featured in the national press. Aiming to create something which is appropriate for this brief has been a real challenge but Guy Brooks and Oliver Brooks have both produced designs which should they be cost effective and match expectations will be made into Christmas cards. Poppy Foyle and Carl Potter were also highly commended for 'their inventiveness".

The next Professional Practice lecture, on Thursday 22^nd November at 11am, will be by Hannah Waldron.

Hannah Waldron's work often explores the textures, patterns, forms and structures of her surroundings, and has an interest in the development of landscape over time. Her work covers printmaking, textiles, weaving and illustration.

Hannah studied here at Brighton and is currently based between Stockholm and London.

Previous clients include the V&A, Pizza Express, Paul Smith,

GQ Italy, Unico Japan, Computer Artsprojects, Routledge

publishing, Fenchurch clothing amongothers.

http://hannahwaldron.co.uk/

http://hannahwaldron.blogspot.co.uk/

Christmas Bazaar at The School Creative Centre in Rye

You are invited to submit any artworks. This includes prints, greeting cards, artists books, printed textiles, printed ceramics and anything else which is well made, well conceived and innovative.

If you'd like to submit prints/2D artwork then these might be hung on the display walls or placed on the stall. Please back the work on to some new card just larger than the print. Ideally cover this with cellophane (by it from a florists - it's nice and shiny). The price will need to be shown on ALL artworks together with your name. Don't let the label distract from the artwork.

All artwork should be given to me by 28th November at the latest.

This is a good opportunity to get some work together to exhibit and possibly sell. It will be held on Saturday 8th December. This is a good opportunity to show your work and to have the opportunity to sell without commission.

Book Making Workshops at the Beacon.

The Beacon, a large late Victorian house in one acre of grounds situated on the West Hill of Hastings, is a hub of creative activity, owned, lived in and managed by Judy Dewsbery.
On the lower floor of the main house are two large rooms that are used for a variety of purposes including drawing, life drawing, painting classes, yoga, qi gong, creative workshops and much more.
These rooms are for hire for creative activities.

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th November 2012

SoCo book making workshops with Helen Hunt

10am-1pm. SoCo book making workshops with Helen Hunt: On Saturday Japanese stab-stitch bound books and on Sunday no-stitch booklet instruction.
£18 per day (£15 SoCo members), includes refreshments. If booking for both days £28 (£23 SoCo members)
email: judy@beaconhastings.com
phone: 01424 431305

Telling Stories

Telling Stories: Hastings

Telling Stories: is a group exhibition of 14 artists from Hastings and Margate who have come together to tell stories through their work.
It is the second exhibition of the Telling Stories: project involving artists from similar places in search of shared dialogue.

Date: Saturday, 22 Sep 2012 - 13 Jan 2013

Where: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

              Johns Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings.

The Church of London

The next Professional Practice lecture on Thursday 15th November will be by THE CHURCH OF LONDON.

The Church of London is a creative agency specialising in communication through design, publishing, digital and audio-visual creative content.

11am / Thursday 15^th November/ Sallis Benny Theatre  

http://www.thechurchoflondon.com/

Jim McCathy

The Brighton BA Professional Practice lecture this week on Thursday 8th November, will be by Jim McCarthy.

Jim is a British artist working with comics and graphic novels. He became well known for working on Bad Company  in the comic 2000AD before going on to write a number of graphic novels based on musicians, as well as becoming a music journalist.

http://www.macasso.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McCarthy_(comics)