Talking Practice, in association with Vittoria Street Gallery and Craftspace, is delighted to present Made in the Middle: Meet the Maker. Please join us for an afternoon symposium exploring the routes into business for new and more established craftspeople, and an evening soiree in the company of the Made in the Middle exhibitors over a […]
This symposium is an opportunity to hear about the research that is being undertaken by some of the researchers at the Centre of Printing History & Culture (CPHC) - a joint research centre between Birmingham City University's Typographic Hub and the University of Birmingham. Researchers will be presenting brief 15 minute papers on their work. […]
Your are invited to Jazz and Visual Style: a one-day symposium hosted by the School of Media at Birmingham City University.This symposium will explore jazz’s engagement with the worlds of fashion, photography, dance, film and television. It responds to a current resurgence of academic interest in the presentation of jazz through moving-image technologies (Wald 2015; […]
AFRICAN WOMEN IN THE MEDIA: Engaging debates on issues affecting African women in the media The symposium aims to bring together African women working in the media, and academics in the field of media and communications concerned with media, diaspora, race, gender, representation, and African feminism. The objectives are to engage in debates on issues affecting […]
This mini-conference features presentations from PhD students studying at the Birmingham Conservatoire. There is a wide range of topics, and it promises to be an interesting and stimulating day. Please do come and join us, all welcome! Schedule overview: Session One - 10.00-11.30 Corey Mwamba | ‘Strike? Thoughts on Vibraphone Technique in Jazz and Improvised […]
This afternoon symposium examines ‘thinking’ in art education, including its relationship to, from and within arts practices. Recent research in this field will be presented, followed by a panel discussion. Tickets are available online here.
Birmingham Big Art Project, in conjunction with Eastside Projects, are hosting Public Art Thinking: Symposium & Publication Launch at the Curzon Building Lecture Theatre, BCU. The symposium will bring together thinkers and practitioners in the fields of art, as well as council directors, urban planners and architects in order to discuss what Public Art Thinking is now. Be a part […]
You are invited to the forthcoming Postgraduate Research study days taking place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The event showcases the rich and diverse research practice of our students and we would love for you to join us. Please find a schedule overview below and full abstracts here. Tuesday 5thJune 2018 | Workshop 2, […]
You are invited to the Conservatoire Study Day. Support your fellow researchers and find out more about the exciting PhD research taking place in Music and the Performing Arts! See a schedule overview below and full abstracts here. Schedule Session One (The LAB): 9.15-10.45 Melinda Maxwell | Lost in Translation: How and Why Notate […]
The School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, will host online on the 20th of May 2021 the roundtable event "Let's talk: Art Museums and Contemporary Collecting Practices". The aim of this event is to contribute to the discussion about contemporary collecting practices in public art museums by taking the format of an open conversation with […]