Degree Shows Guide 2013

FIRST THOUGHTS / PERSPECTIVES / PREVIEWS / LISTINGS / COLLECTING / AND FINALLY...

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Welcome
The rst ever a-n Degree Shows Guide came out in 1999; it consisted of a paragraph of editorial and 15 pages of adverts and was available free with the June edition of a-n Magazine. At that time, a-n The Artists Information Company didnt have a website www.a-n.co.uk came a year later. For 2013, the guide has gone online-only, available in ip book format and as a downloadable pdf. Times change, technology moves on. Some things, though, are more constant; things like degree shows. While the mainstreaming of digital communication and production tools has impacted hugely on many artists practice both directly and indirectly the shape, role and format of the degree show has survived intact. Yes, there have been innovations, but new technologies aside, the degree show experience isnt much different now to at the end of the last century. In his opening essay for this years guide, writer and curator Tom Morton explores what the shows constituent parts are: the degree show is an anthropological deposit, he writes, the last record of a tribe that is about to fracture and disband. The Perspectives section of the guide sees leading art world gures share their views, both positive and negative, on this annual showcase of student work, and we talk to four of this years exhibitors about their work. Elsewhere, theres a Contemporary Art Society guide to buying at degree shows, the thoughts of collector Jamie Warde-Aldam, and show previews and listings. We nish with a few light-hearted suggestions on how to get the most out of visiting a degree show, the last of which is have fun. And we hope you do we certainly will.
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Leanne Turton, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2013.
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Jasper Weinstein Shefeld (Northumbria University, BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2013), Capability series #1, 2013, Canvas, Grass, 153cm x 127cm.
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Maeve Brennan, Super Mechanical, 2012, lm still; presented as part of the 21st Century graduate programme at Chisenhale Gallery.
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Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2012, Fine Art.

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Gavin Wade, director, Eastside Projects.

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Contents
07-09 FIRST THOUGHTS Six notes on what makes a degree show by writer, critic and curator Tom Morton. 11-22 PERSPECTIVES Five art professionals talk about degree shows: Toby Webster of Glasgows Modern Institute; Polly Staple, director, Chisenhale Gallery; Gavin Wade, Eastside Projects, Birmingham; Maria Balshaw, Manchester Art Gallery; Bob Gelsthorpe, B I T Studio, Cardiff. Plus, four students discuss their work and degree show. 25-28 PREVIEWS In partnership with University of Derby; Birmingham Institute of Art & Design; The Cass, London; Coventry School of Art & Design; Falmouth University. 31-35 LISTINGS Highlights from across the UK, featuring over 60 degree shows. 37-40 COLLECTING We talk to North-East collector Jamie Warde-Aldam about collecting art; and the Contemporary Art Society provide 12 tips for buying at degree shows. 43-44 AND FINALLY... The simple things every degree show goer needs to get the most out of their visit.

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Polly Staple, director, Chisenhale Gallery. See p16.

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Alex Dordoy, Folded, Unfolded, Sunk and Scanned No. 36, 2012, Plaster, toner, 29 x 18 x 6 cm. See p13.
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Sebastienne Mckay, CASS, Miss Chantilly Lace, 2013. See p27.

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Lavinia Ewan, Solent University, 2013. See p35.

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Ali Reed, Staffordshire University, installation view, 2013. See p21.

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first thoughts

Six notes on the degree show

The degree show is an exhibition like no other, its artists selected by a college admissions panel, their work openly assessed and graded. Above all, though, it is the result of a process that always produces something interesting. By Tom Morton

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Although the degree show appears, on a 01 cosmetic level, to follow the basic format of the gallery or museum exhibition, its logic is very different. For a start, the participating artists have been selected not by a curator, but by a college admissions panel, based on portfolios of work that (if the college has done its job) will bear no resemblance whatsoever to the degree shows contents when it nally rolls around, and all those fresh-from-Foundationor-BA ugly ducklings are revealed, after months or years of careful nurturing, to be resplendent swans. When curators select an artist for an exhibition, they pretty much always have a broad idea of what theyre letting themselves in for. When an art school admits a student it is because theres a possibility that the dull coal of his or her talent just might, under the right conditions, be pressed into a gleaming gem. More than most exhibitions, degree shows are based on hope. This is not the last time in these notes that I will mention that word.

The appetite for giving degree shows 02 titles, or even curatorial conceits, varies from year to year and place to place, but at the most basic level each one tells a version of the same story: this is what you get if X people study at Y institution at Z time. It follows that the degree show is always about local conditions, the microclimate of the art school about how students have responded to their teachers, and to one another; about which unfamiliar artworks or books or feelings have, over the course of their studies, suddenly turned their worlds upside down. More than just a public exhibition by new graduates, the degree show is an anthropological deposit, the last record of a tribe that is about to fracture and disband. There is a myth that degree shows are 03 where new stars are born, and whole careers are made in the blinking of an eye, and in very rare circumstances this myth proves itself to be true. Ignore it. For

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Artists studio, Falmouth University.

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students, its worth remembering that many of the artists you admire spent at least a few years in the professional semi-wilderness after graduation, and that its then that their work acquired its true contours, and its bite. For visitors to a degree show, its worth remembering that this is not an art fair, or a showcase of prize nominees, or even a survey of young talent. It is a series of exhibitions within an exhibition, made with one eye on the fullment of a course requirement, and the other on whatever is waiting beyond the art schools doors. Degree shows are not unique in featuring 04 works of wildly varying quality, but they are unique in their openness about this fact. Visitors to commercial galleries and museums can assume that, publically at least, an exhibitions organiser stands rmly behind each and every work on display. In an art school degree show this is not the case the institution, here, passes a verdict on the artist, in the form of a nal grade. We might compare the process of participating in a degree show to attending a dinner party where the host comments loudly on your blouse, or your regrettable table manners. Preparing my own MA students for their graduate exhibition, I always marvel at their bravery, their chops. While any artist who claims not to 05 remember what grade they were given for their degree show is almost certainly lying, a generous and not wholly implausible interpretation of this lie is that the liar

is attempting to convey the very limited usefulness of awarding a work of art a Pass or a Merit or a Distinction or, in the modern manner, a precise numerical score. If this is the case, surely the liars lie contains a truth. This is not to jettison critical judgment, or to forget the importance of student feedback, merely to state that in a better world, art schools would not be obliged to measure the immeasurable. Happily, the importance of an artists degree grade fades to nothing pretty much as soon as they leave full-time education. Nobody has ever been offered an exhibition on the strength of a First, or a solid 2:1. Nobody wanders around museums discussing if, say, a Warhol is an 86 or an 87, or how Duchamp might have improved his work to achieve a perfect score. It is a fact that every degree show 06 features works by student artists who, once theyve shrugged off their graduation gown, will quickly and quietly drop the whole art business, never to return to it again. We might imagine a whole exhibition, a whole Biennale, comprised of these dead ends, these self-extinguished hopes. It would contain some interesting things. Tom Morton is curator, writer and Contributing Editor for frieze magazine, based in London. He was co-curator, with Lisa Le Feuvre, of British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet, and teaches on the Fine Art MA / MFA at Kingston University.

More than just a public exhibition by new graduates, the degree show is an anthropological deposit, the last record of a tribe that is about to fracture and disband.

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Glasgow School of Art graduates, degree show, 2012.

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Views on show
What do degree shows mean to you, what do you love about them, what would you change? From a gallerist in Glasgow representing Turner Prizewinning artists to a recent graduate in Cardiff running an artist-led space, we garner opinions across the UK and speak to four students about their work. Interviews by Chris Sharratt

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Ali Reed, BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2013, Staffordshire University

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Toby Webster, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

I love degree shows, but I dont actually go to openings. Im not bothered about being rst in there on something that doesnt interest me. Toby Webster founder and director of commercial gallery The Modern Institute is smiling broadly. A graduate of Glasgow School of Arts inuential Environmental Art course, his enthusiasm for degree shows is clear. Theyre brilliant because theyre so random, he says. In a way, thats what we lose everywhere else everything is so tight. Thats why I hate it when they invite a curator in to do a degree show its so insulting for the artists involved. As a gallerist representing nearly 40 artists, seven of which have either won or been nominated for the Turner Prize, Websters openness to art that has yet to nd its voice is hugely refreshing. I nd any show exciting if the artists trying to get across something new. Rather than a recruiting ground for the next Martin Boyce, Cathy Wilkes or Nicolas Party, Webster takes a far more relaxed, cumulative approach. For me, its a lot more subtle than seeing the degree show and then wanting to work with an artist, he explains. I see things around and you build up a picture. And you see artists at openings and talk to them and quite often thats the intriguing thing youll be constantly editing and thinking, Oh, thats interesting, I must check out their work. The painter and sculptor Alex Dordoy is one example of this process. He graduated with a BA in Painting and Printmaking from Glasgow School of Art in 2007 and had his rst solo show at The Modern Institute in 2009.

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Toby Webster, director, The Modern Institute. Photo: Michael Jones.

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Alex Dordoy, Caster 3D 2012, Inkjet Print, Edition of 10.

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Nicolas Party, Still Life Oil Paintings and Landscape Watercolours, Installation view, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, 2013.

Alex had been in some other things and bits and pieces that Id seen. Hes prolic in his drawing and this wasnt really reected in the degree show, but I was aware of an abundance of work, like a huge library of inuences. And thats what Im interested in not just the show but everything else too. Its just about looking closer. Whether Webster will get to Glasgows degree shows this year will depend on his schedule; with the Venice Biennale and Art Basel around the same time, its a particularly busy time for the gallery. But if he does, hes likely to be the one walking around with a grin on his face. Each year has its particular thing. For me, its always fascinating how you can see that you get an idea of whats inuencing people, he says. But you also get the person whos just in their own zone, doing their own thing and thats fantastic.

Theyre brilliant because theyre so random. In a way, thats what we lose everywhere else.

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Maria Balshaw, Manchester Art Gallery & Whitworth

You could make degree shows a lot better, says Maria Balshaw, but they would probably be more boring. Even if the work is terrible, theres always a sense of intense, frenetic energy. Balshaw, who since 2011 has been director of both Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) and Manchester Universitys Whitworth Art Gallery, is unequivocal in her support for the citys student shows. It wouldnt be right for me not to see whats emerging each year, she says. But I dont go to talent spot or to select something I just go to see what each year looks like. Its part of the citys art ecology, which the galleries are here to support. With their extensive collections of ne and decorative art, MAG and The Whitworth are galleries steeped in history. But theyre also key spaces for showing contemporary art in the city, and in recent years have featured work from artists such as Marina Abramovic, Haroon Mirza and Tino Sehgal. While those names are pretty starry, Balshaw also sees the galleries as providing opportunities for early career artists. Being aware of graduate work feeds into that. We regularly show artists who may have rst shown in Manchester at their degree show, she says. Its often 18 months or ve years later, but there is a connection. Curators at MAG and The Whitworth are able to point to artists and say, Well, I saw their degree show, then they did something at Islington Mill, then International 3 its important to see and follow the start of peoples careers. Running two busy galleries with combined annual visitor gures of over half a million of course requires long-term planning and strategic decision making. Nevertheless, Balshaw enthusiastically embraces the chaotic sensibilities of the degree show. Im totally against making degree shows more structured there are precious few opportunities left for a bit of chaos. Of course its unsatisfactory and theres some rubbish as well as some good stuff, and its always too packed and not very often well displayed but so what? Theres so much control everywhere else that we ought to be able to cut very young adults some slack. And the rewards, says Balshaw, are worth it. Every year, there is the possibility that youll see something really remarkable.
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Josh Tyson, University CaMpus SuffolK How would you describe your work? I use a wide range of materials when creating my sculptures, including metal, plastic and soap. All of the materials have been scavenged from skips, y tips or have been donated to me. I want my work to look intimidating, industrial and mechanical as though they could inict harm on somebody. How has your work developed in your nal year? The scale has changed I had never thought about doing such grand work before, but as the meaning developed so did the scale. It was seeded around my emotion of being overwhelmed by things around me, an emotion I wanted to inict on other people. What are you doing for your degree show? Ive been developing a narrative called The soap factory for the past two years, and this has led up to the degree show. The original idea of the soap factory was that it is a place where humans would be taken and lled with a soap solution, as a symbolic metaphor; an extreme version of wash your mouth out with soap. The work is heavily inuenced by war imagery, the stuff you dont get shown, which helps fuel the work through my frustration with the destructive human condition. It will be displayed so that it towers over you and the room will be dark with lights projected onto my sculptures.
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Read the full interview on a-ns Degrees Unedited site.

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Polly Staple, Chisenhale Gallery, London

There are some myths about degree shows that continue to endure, however much the facts dont add up. The biggest, says Chisenhale Gallery director Polly Staple, is the one about the big-shot collector who spots a students work and launches them on a glittering career. Its just complete nonsense, she says, a fantasy. Staple, an external examiner on Goldsmiths Fine Art BA, remains more than a little perplexed by the willingness of art students to embrace this particular fairy tale. It always sends alarm bells ringing when you sit down with a student and theyre obsessed about getting noticed by certain commercial galleries or collectors. Its a completely misplaced focus on the outcome of the degree show. Despite her concerns about the unrealistic expectations of some students, Staple describes the degree show experience as both exciting and enjoyable. Im always curious and so I go to degree shows mainly in London even though I know that Im going to see a lot of bad or maybe not quite developed work. Very occasionally, you might see something that stands out, that is interesting and surprising. I also like to see what the students are interested in, because Im probably 20 years older than a lot of them. Staple has been at Chisenhale since 2008; prior to that she was director of Frieze Projects. In 2011, she nally worked with one artist who shed admired since rst spotting his work nearly ten years earlier at his degree show. I rst met Daniel Sinsel when he was a BA student at Chelsea. I saw his degree show and kind of followed his work. Id always wanted to work with him, but because he was a painter thered never been the opportunity when I was at Frieze. But then the opportunity came at Chisenhale, and thats what often happens curatorially you carry artists around in your head and then you nd the right time to work with them. While Chisenhales main gallery programme concentrates on artists at a formative stage in their practice, Staple is keen to provide opportunities and support for artists who are just starting out. Initiatives such as 21st Century a series of evening events have included screenings of work by recent Fine Art graduates. The Goldsmiths BA last year was brilliant and Im not just saying that because Im an external examiner, smiles Staple. The Slade, too, had some really great work, and when I see good work, I get excited and want to show it to more people. Thats what keeps you going as you trudge around the degree shows.

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How would you describe your work? The theme of everyday stuff the banal and sometimes unseen is explored through a mix of environments and spaces. An exploration of material is a constant endeavour and there is an emphasis on aesthetic enjoyment over subject. Materials range from traditional drawing mediums and cut-outs to things such as domestic paint, carpet, wooden structures and plastic things. How has your work developed in your nal year? Working on a much larger scale in more immersive works has been a big shift. I have also been working on a much smaller scale on artist books and paper structures while greatly different in terms of scale, they both seem quite connected. What are you doing for your degree show? The space Ill have was chosen due to its almost enclosed nature, which means I can create an installation that will be immersive. I will combine this with a number of smallscale drawn works. What are you hopes for the show? Id like it to be thought of as ambitious yet tangible. I hope it marks a clear point in my artistic career from which the next step will take its own form. Are you nervous? Im excited and feel prepared to present work at my nal show although I have really enjoyed my time at art school and got a lot out of it in terms of my own development, I feel ready for the next step. BA (Hons) Painting, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, 1-9 June. Read the full interview on a-ns Degrees Unedited site.

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Gavin Wade, Eastside Projects, Birmingham

Gavin Wade is not impressed. The idea, he says, doesnt ll me with excitement. Its fair to say that the degree show as most of us know it lots of students, lots of work, lots of business cards and folders is not something hes enthralled by. Id say that it needs to change format, that there isnt really any reason why degree shows should be the way they often are they need to nd completely different ways of existing. While the Eastside Projects director concedes that, over the years, he has come across some interesting artists at shows most notably Mark Titchner, who graduated from Central St Martins in 1995, the year after Wade he nds their unpredictable nature problematic.

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Jasper Weinstein Sheffield, NorthuMbria University How would you describe your work? My work considers landscape, the environment and the social and political issues that arise through these discussions. I have constantly been working with organic materials and I am currently creating works that utilise upturned canvases as bases for cultivating small areas of green space. What are you doing for your degree show? I have a large space for my show as well as a single piece of work in Gallery North, a professional gallery space in Northumbria University. I believe that a series of grass works will work well in my studio space and will complement the canvas-based gallery piece. What are you hopes for your show? Id like my show to communicate my concerns regarding the environment and how society generally reacts when confronted with its representation in an artistic context. Do you expect to sell any of your work? It would be interesting to see if my work sells the fact it is a living entity and would die quite quickly if neglected throws up some questions about its value. The buyer would have to keep the grass watered, fed and in an adequate location not necessarily something that is considered when buying a piece of contemporary art! Are you nervous? On the whole, I think Im still just focused on the exciting, positive side of presenting the work Im sure the stress and pressure will follow along soon though. BA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture), Northumbria University, Squires Building, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, 19-29 June. Read the full interview on a-ns Degrees Unedited site.

How an artist transcends the context of the degree show thats the interesting thing for me.

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Why spend all that time and effort in making an exhibition in a pretty bad context, in the hope that something comes out of it? he says. I think its much better to be strategic. So, my question would be: How can degree shows target things to learn from and make connections from, rather than just hoping for some random connection. Although Wade has himself been invited to work with students in the past most notably an MA show in Bergen, Norway he isnt, he says, advocating curated degree shows as an antidote to the usual model of separate spaces presenting unconnected work. Its not about hiring in a curator. What it needs is for the students over a period of time to individually locate a situation in which their work is experienced. The term degree show tends towards the opposite of that a homogenized, randomized situation in which to present your work. To me, that goes against the idea of what producing art is about. As you might expect, Wade hasnt made space in his diary for any degree shows this year I dont plan to go to any, although usually over a year I may get to one, he says. That doesnt mean hes disinterested in what art students are doing, though, and Eastsides associates scheme, Extra Special People, is in fact part funded by Birmingham City University. I always advise students to treat the degree show as a eeting moment thats just a tiny step towards bigger ambitions, he says. Secretly, though, you do want someone to prove you wrong, to just turn that around and make it something special. How an artist transcends the context of the degree show thats the interesting thing for me, as it very rarely happens.
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This time last year, Fine Art (Painting) graduate Bob Gelsthorpe was talking to a-n about his forthcoming degree show. Twelve months on and hes one of three 2012 graduates behind the artist-led B I T collective, which in January of this year opened a studio space in Cardiff s Broadway area. When I left uni, there wasnt really much support, it was just like, OK, off you go, go for it, he recalls. I was quite disappointed with that, which is partly why we started B I T. The networks in Cardiff are really great, but we wanted something that was specically graduate focused. As is often the case, since leaving art school Gelsthorpe has had to reassess his own work, in particular its scale his degree show featured a series of large paintings. Im now making much smaller, quieter works, he says. Im also working more in video and Ive been on a performance art course at Chapter Arts Centre, which has been good for just getting on and getting work done. Gelsthorpe looks back on his own degree show as a largely positive experience. At that time I was starting to experiment with a lot of new ideas and so it gave me a platform to try things out in preparation for life after college, which was great. He will, he says, be taking a look at the work of this years Cardiff graduates, too. Im really excited to see what some of the artists will be doing there are some really good people this year. With his own experiences still fresh in his mind, he also has some advice for other degree show visitors. The most important thing is to go with a really open mind. Degree shows are this very peculiar thing where youve got hundreds of works with no connection at all, and so you just need to be aware of that and get involved in the work. Most importantly, talk to the artists and ask them about the work. And dont forget to tell them all: Well done, its all worth it. Because it does mean a lot!
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FalMouth University Art & Illustration Degree Shows All are welcome to the Art & Illustration shows at the Falmouth Campus from 15-19 June a platform for around 200 undergraduate students from BA (Hons) Fine Art and BA (Hons) Illustration to showcase their nal work after three or more years of study. Visitors to the exhibitions will experience a vast range of exploratory work within a number of mediums. These include drawing, painting, sculpture, time-based media, installation, photography, childrens book writing and illustration, including scientic or specialised subject matter illustration. Web page, multimedia image creation and animated lm character development also features. Work by Fine Art students who will have been shortlisted from their Degree Show for the prestigious Midas Award exhibition this autumn a collaboration between sponsors Midas Construction and partners Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and Millennium Gallery, St Ives can also be viewed. Throughout their studies, students are encouraged to become artists and designers in their own right, producing distinctive practices in preparation for postgraduate education or working in the creative industries. A fresh, forward-thinking and entrepreneurial spirit is woven through the courses and will be evident in these nal year shows. 15-19 June, 10am 5pm, Falmouth Campus, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4RH. www.falmouth.ac.uk/festival New Blood (D&AD) and New Designers A selection of BA (Hons) Illustration work from the Degree Show will be presented in London in early July at New Blood (D&AD) and New Designers, two important annual London based exhibitions. Falmouth Fine Art in London A number of BA (Hons) Fine Art students will have their Degree Show work selected by artist Jesse Leroy Smith and independent art critic and curator Sacha Craddock, for a three-day exhibition in London. The public are welcome to attend from 28-30 June at The Dye House, Nutbrook Studios, 33 Nutbrook Street, London SE15 4JU.
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The Cass School of Art SuMMer Show The Cass Summer Show will see Aldgate studios opposite the Whitechapel Art Gallery transformed into a busy exhibition and performance space for two weeks. The exhibition will showcase work from over 90 graduating Fine Art students who have been studying within the schools innovative thematic studios. The studio system supports students to develop their own practice in a studio group where shared themes become a focus for discussion, eld trips, screenings, seminars and live projects. The merger in August 2012 of the former Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Media and Design with the award-winning Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Design, to form The Cass, has brought a lot of positive developments and opportunities. The Cass is now going through a period of investment and change with bespoke new studio spaces specially designed for Fine Art by Cass own Architecture Research Unit. The scheme includes exible project spaces, lecture/ screening halls and seminar rooms due for completion in September 2013, and a new ground oor gallery for January 2014. Tamiko OBrien, who joined The Cass in January 2013 as Associate Dean and Head of School of Art from Camberwell College of Arts, said: The Cass Summer Show promises to be a lively and eclectic mix of thought provoking and visually powerful work. The Cass benets from a highly active and diverse group of students and some exceptional artist-tutors, leading to a dynamic and exciting studio culture. Casss own Patrick Brill (aka artist Bob and Roberta Smith) has referred to the new Cass faculty as the Aldgate Bauhaus, and even before our redesigned building has been completed there is a vibrancy, sense of possibility and an openness to dialogue and collaboration that is hugely refreshing. The Cass Summer Show opens with a private view on the 13 June, then runs from 14-22 June at Central House, 59-63 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7PF. An online catalogue will be available at www.thecass.com Coventry School of Art and Design Degree Show Coventry School of Art and Design kickstarted its annual Degree Show with a game of human pinball. A giant inatable pinball formed part of a special performance by all-female roller derby team, the Coventry City Derby Dolls, which took place in the city centre The pinball theme is inspired by the energy, movement, colour, skill and playfulness that the School enjoys and embraces. A pinball game app has been created to celebrate the launch of the Degree Show and is available to download from the App Store (CU pinball). Next generation The Degree Show showcases the original work of the next generation of creative talent and began with a performing arts festival on 25 April. Final year undergraduate students of visual arts, design, fashion, media production and photography will be showcasing their work to the public on the Coventry campus and at selected venues in London from 30 May. With roots tracing back to 1843 and the establishment of the then Coventry College of Design, the School is celebrating its 170th anniversary. The show is a timely reminder of the economic, social and cultural contribution that graduates can make to the creative industries, commerce, the arts and wider society. Visitors from across UK The annual Degree Show attracts visitors from across the UK. This year, an extensive exhibition of original work by students in Design and Visual Arts, Media and Industrial Design is on show in Coventry from 1-6 June. Art, Design and Photography students will also exhibit in London at Free Range Art Week (28 June-1 July) and Fashion students are showing their collections during Fashion Week (30 May-3 June), including a catwalk show at The Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane on 31 May. Coventry School of Art and Design Degree Show takes place from 1-6 June. Visit www.covdegreeshow.org.uk for full details.
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BirMinghaM Institute of Art and Design Graduate Shows Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) at Birmingham City University is hosting its Graduate Shows 2013 across Birmingham from June 10-16. Art Three distinct shows showcasing nal-year undergraduate ne art, visual art and design, and foundation art and design work. Painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, moving image and photography will all feature in these incredibly diverse shows. 11-16 June, Fine Art, School of Art, BIAD, Margaret Street, Birmingham; Foundation Diploma Art and Design, School of Art Maple Road, Bournville, Birmingham; BA (Hons) Art and Design, School of Art, Waterhall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Fashion, Textiles ,Three-Dimensional Design Harnessing everything from paper and fabric to plastics, metals and non-traditional materials, this show is a fascinating tour through product design, textiles, fashion design and retail, and interior design. 10-15 June, School of Fashion, BIAD, Textiles and Three-Dimensional Design, Gosta Green, Corporation Street/Aston Road, Birmingham School of Visual Communication Flickr, YouTube, camera phones, branding, televised debates... everything around us points to a world where visual communication is king. This years graduates are saying it through photography, illustration, graphic design, theatre and performance event design, and animation and the moving image. 10-15 June, School of Visual Communication, BIAD, Gosta Green, Corporation Street/Aston Road, Birmingham Architecture/Landscape Architecture Showcasing both undergraduate and postgraduate work, the Architecture Graduate Show ranges from the reassuringly responsible to the outrageously dreamy. While new landscapes and new buildings are proposed, students are encouraged to keep sustainability, retro-t solutions and urbanicity in mind. 10-15 June, Birmingham School of Architecture, BIAD, Gosta Green, Corporation St,/Aston Road, Birmingham Jewellery The diversity of the Jewellery Graduate show combines sophisticated forms inspired by nature with electronic technology. This denitive exhibition is in the heart of Birminghams famous Jewellery Quarter. 10-15 June, School of Jewellery, BIAD, Vittoria Street, Birmingham BIAD Graduate Shows 2013 take place from 10-16. For full information visit www.bcu.ac.uk/biad/graduateshows2013

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Show highlights

There are around 150 BA degree shows happening the length and breadth of the UK throughout May and June. You wont nd all of them listed here, but we hope this geographically diverse selection provides a snapshot of some of the highlights, big and small. The dates listed start from when the shows are open to the public most will have a preview/private view the evening before.

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Amber Hoge, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Solent University, 2013.

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Coleg Sir Gar (CarMarthenshire College) 25, 29-31 May, 3-7 June www.colegsirgar.ac.uk University Centre FolKestone / Canterbury Christ Church University 25 May - 6 June www.degreeshow2013.eu University of Kent 26 May - 1 June ww.joiningthedocks.co.uk Newcastle University 31 May - 14 June www.ncl.ac.uk NottinghaM Trent University 31 May - 8 June www.ntu.ac.uk/art University of Gloucestershire 31 May - 7 June www.glos.ac.uk University of East London 31 May - 2 June www.uelneart2013.com

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Collecting art: I just follow my nose

Jamie Warde-Aldam has been buying contemporary art for nearly 20 years. His collection includes the work of many international artists and one rather unwieldy piece he bought at a degree show. By Chris Sharratt

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I suppose a lot of collectors have an investment head on, says Jamie WardeAldam. I dont. If someone makes a beautiful or interesting thing, thats enough for me. The last piece bought at a degree show by Warde-Aldam writer, co-owner of the Healey estate in Northumberland, and editor of local parish magazine, The Hotspur fulls both those criteria. Its by a Dutch artist called Anna Cronin. I bought it at the Slade in 2009. Its a piece that does present particular problems for a collector, in that its a 16 foot long computergenerated drawing. It is an intriguing, extraordinary object, although a bit difcult to get out its currently rolled up in a box. The piece clearly struck a chord with WardeAldam. Id never seen any of her work before. It hung from the wall and then went on the oor, and it gave the room she was showing in this air of incredible delicacy and preciousness. Everybody was tip-toeing over it. Warde-Aldam began collecting contemporary work in the late 1990s. I used to collect Victorian art, although at a very low level. But the Year of the Artist initiative in 1996, set up by Alan Haydon who was head of Northern Arts at the time, made me do a kind of Exorcist head swivel. I really got it and I wanted to expose myself to what other people sometimes call difcult art stuff that puts you on the spot. Since then, his collection of contemporary art has grown to include work by Mark Wallinger, Mike Nelson, Richard Wilson, Graham Dolphin, Dan Holdsworth, Callum Innes and many more. I dont collect a particular type of work, he says. I just follow my nose.

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12 tips on buying from degree shows

Interested in buying some work from this years degree shows but not sure where to start? The Contemporary Art Society offers some advice. By Mark Doyle and Rebecca Morrill.
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Before you go to the degree show, do some research. Find 01 out if the art school or university has a good reputation as with any other discipline, students on the most internationally renowned courses have already passed a rigorous selection process just to get in. Does the course have a track record of producing talented artists? Have any ex-students achieved wider success within the mainstream art world? Find out who is teaching at the art school/university. Are 02 they respected and successful artists in their own right? Do they specialise in the particular art forms you like, for example painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, performance or drawing? Seek the views of art world professionals such as 03 commercial dealers, curators, artists and critics. Which universities do they rate? The endorsement of these individuals will play a pivotal role in an artists career success after they graduate.
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Ask to be added to Fine Art department mailing lists. 04 Students often organise interim shows or fundraising auctions at earlier points in their courses, which will enable you to identify whose work interests you early on. Identify yourself to students and tutors as someone who 05 is interested in buying and ask to be invited to their preview or VIP evening and to be sent a catalogue.

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If possible, talk to the tutors and ask which students they 06 think are the most promising, are continuing on to MA courses, or have already made plans to continue their practice by organising studios or residencies. Decide in advance not only what your budget is, 07 but where the work is going to be displayed in your home. These practical factors will determine the scale, media and placement (oor or wall-based) of works you consider. When visiting degree shows, allow time to look round all 08 the work and make a note of artists who particularly interest you and why. See if someone who knows the place well can take you around. Remember, you can register an interest in work without 09 committing to a sale. Say you are excited by the work, but would like a second look. This will enable you to talk again to the artist and get a deeper sense of their inuences, creative process, future plans, and approaches by other collectors, or even dealers or curators. Meeting the artist will also give you the chance to talk about your art interests or the other works in your collection, and establish yourself as a serious art enthusiast or collector.
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Deciding how to price an artwork is often very difcult for 10 students as they balance the time invested in making work with the desire to actually sell it. Dont be put off if they havent yet decided how much to sell a work for, and allow them the time to seek advice on this. Dont worry if the price seems too high this may be 11 inexperience or wishful thinking. Graduates who are serious about being an artist would generally rather see their work in someones collection than languishing unsold. But dont pressure the artist into selling for less than they are comfortable with, either. If you havent got the budget for the work youve seen, ask to see other works, or consider commissioning a new piece to match your budget.
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An open mind. Degree shows are generally full of artists with passion, potential, possibilities; well-formed, nished ideas often come later. Bear this in mind, be open to what might have been and what may come later. Dont be cynical. A generous word. This is a tough, emotional time for students. They are at the end and at the beginning. At times like these, words of encouragement go down well. Better still, write something nice in their comment book. Yes, there will be comment books. Your notebook and pen. For writing those nice comments (and making notes about the work you like, too). A Bic and a pad from the Staples basics range really wont do, though. Faber Castell and Moleskine? Now were talking. A canvas Tote bag. Perfect for all those business cards, artists statements and other paraphernalia. One bearing the logo of an international biennial or art fair would do nicely. Smart phone, fully charged. Taking photos in many galleries is still frowned upon, but at degree shows its positively encouraged. Snap away, but be careful with that ash.

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Glasgow School of Art, Degree Show 2012.

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Twitter for mobile. To share those great photos youve just taken. The show will probably have a Twitter hashtag it would be rude not to use it. Complimentary bottle of beer. Sorry, we should have said earlier. Theyre over there, surrounded by that impenetrable mass of thirsty art lovers. (Please note: this advice is for preview attendees only. Drinking alcohol outside such times is generally discouraged.) Fun. By which we mean, dont forget to have some. Even if the free beer has run out.
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