Event: Summary of @UWSInteractive Festival (5th-9th March)
Last week was a blast. It has taken me 4 days to archive the social media content that was produced during the first @UWSInteractive Festival, and 4 days to come to terms with the sheer amount of energy behind the event that lasted 4 days across 4 locations in the South West of Scotland. This … Read more
Social Media Student Champions required for @UWSInteractive festival
Do you know a UWS student who uses social media to aid their learning, project development and career development who could help support staff and student development during the UWS Interactive Festival in March? Job opportunities are available here: http://www.uwsinteractive.net/jobsuwsinteractive/
Shorelines: place, creativity and wellbeing
Organisers: The University of Wales Institute Cardiff and South Ayrshire Council Museums and Galleries, with the University of the West of Scotland. Shorelines: place, creativity and wellbeing, Tuesday 15th November 2011. This one day international academic symposium, to be held at the Maclaurin Galleries, Ayr, Scotland, is part of a wider SHORELINES Exhibition and Residency programme … Read more
Art, Resistance and Alternatives: a screening and discussion with Oliver Ressler and Katarzyna Kosmala
CCA Glasgow, 7.30 – 10.00pm, October 21st 2011 www.ressler.at Oliver Ressler is an Austrian-born artist who produces projects in public space and films addressing forms of resistance and social alternatives. He has had solo exhibitions at Berkeley Art Museum, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Centre, Istanbul; Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, Egypt and The Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary … Read more
Rewire: Fourth International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology (28th – 30th Sept 2011)
UWS Creative is a partner organization for this major conference taking place in Liverpool next week. Professor Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre is Co-chair for the event and will run a number of sessions during the conference. For more information, click here.
Vault Lounge: Art, Money & Value
VAULT LOUNGE ART, MONEY AND VALUE ARTISTS TALKING ABOUT MAKING A LIVING Time: Fri 9 Sept, 6.30 – 8.30 pm Location: The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ An open panel discussion offering diverse perspectives on those tricky questions about how artists negotiate between audiences/publics, patrons/funders, markets and communities. In what different ways do contemporary artists ‘realise … Read more





