School of Jewellery

Patina, Colour and the meanings of ‘old’ | Jon Privett The talk examines concepts of age, meaning and the value of colour and patina to an object’s surface. As makers, the relationship with our work often ends once the invoice is written; have you ever thought what it might look like in 100 years’ time? […]

In conversation with Jessa Fairbrother and Private view The Vittoria Street Gallery is delighted to host a solo exhibition of work by international artist, Jessa Fairbrother. Armour studies (regarding skin) will be on show at the Vittoria Street Gallery between Monday 16th January and Friday 17th February 2017. Talking Practice and the Vittoria Street Gallery invite you to join us for […]

UK film premier | The Path of Inspiration The School of Jewellery’s Talking Practice series is delighted to host the UK premier of the film, The Path of Inspiration. The event will be followed by a glass of wine in the Atrium. Please join us. The Path of Inspiration The film has been produced by Alexander Komarov, a Russian […]

The Chemistry of Couture | Jo Horton Talking Practice is delighted to present a talk by Jo Horton. Please join us for the talk, and for a glass of wine, an opportunity to chat with Jo and to view her work in the Vittoria Street Gallery afterwards. Originally trained at UCE in Birmingham as an […]

Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish and Fairy Tales | Sabina Stent While Salvador’s Dalí’s 1940s trinkets are often cited for their great monetary value and decadence, less space and attention is given to works created by the movement’s female artists. ‘Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish, and Fairytales’ will examine jewellery and embellishments created by women Surrealists, and how […]

Talking Practice & The Exchange | David Cheeseman & John Wigley Talking Practice is delighted to team up with the Faculty’s staff talk programme – The Exchange – to welcome David Cheeseman and John Wigley, both senior lecturers in Fine Art based at the School of Art, to give presentations on their practice. Both graduates of the Royal […]

Parallel Practices: Hacking the Enlightenment Project - Knowledge exchange through collaborative automata-making | John Grayson Talking Practice is delighted to welcome back John Grayson, for his second appearance behind the Talking Practice lectern. Do join us for his talk, chat and a glass of wine in the Vittoria Street Gallery afterwards. Parallel Practices was a collaborative project […]