BA/FA Art/Design Degree Shows Summer 2014

Hi All:

It's that time of year again when we're free to gawk at works from BA/MA courses up and down the country. Here's a list that might interest you:

Best of the shows so far according to the Guardian (no not Jonathan Jones):

http://www.theguardian.com/education/gallery/2014/jun/16/a-z-student-graduate-art-shows-2014#/?picture=439312264&index=0  

Free Range Art and Design Show 2014

·          Sun Jun 8 - Mon Jul 14

·         Private Views: Thursdays 6pm-10pm
(Design Week 2) Friday 6th June
Open to the Public: Fridays – Sundays 10am-7pm + Monday 10am-4pm

DESIGN Week 1 + 2	30th May - 2nd June + 6th - 9th June
FASHION Shows	5th - 9th June (invitation only, request tickets)
PHOTOGRAPHY Week 1 + 2	13th - 16th June + 20th - 23rd June
ART + DESIGN Week 1 + 2	27th - 30th June + 4th - 7th July
INTERIORS + ARCHITECTURE Week	11th - 14th July

Now in its fourteenth year, this seven-week showcase of work by 3000 arts graduates from around the UK features art, architecture, design, fashion, interiors and photography. The institutions exhibiting change each week – see the website if you're interested in a particular college.

Old Truman Brewery Brick Lane, E1 6QL

http://www.trumanbrewery.com/cgi-bin/comingup.pl

Open workshops and makespaces in London

...and other cool (and sometimes free) things offered by Wick Curiosity Shop website:  http://wickcuriosityshop.net/collection/ 

FULL LIST HERE

**RUNNING MAKER SPACES IN LONDON**

Create Space London HA9 6DE
Opened in 2012- still running

Create Space London is an independent artist led, not-for-profit organisation. Artists, designers, crafts, makers and hackers are all welcome. They provide 24/7 access and security, facilities in wood, metal, plastics, framing & canvas stretching, screen printing, ceramics, photography, computing, electronics & CnC machining. You can subscribe on their website and follow them onFacebook

Blackhorse Workshop E17 6BX
Opened in 2014 - still running

Blackhorse Workshop is a new public space dedicated to making and mending, just half an hour from the centre of London. They offer open access to a fully equipped wood and metal workshop. Machinery support is on hand from highly skilled technicians, and there you can build or fix anything from broken chairs to theatrical sets, bikes and furniture – and where you can grow your startup with the support of industry expertise and a community of makers. They run courses and events, from basic DIY skills to the art of welding. You can apply for the Membership here or take a look at the different workshop spaces that they provide.

London Hackspace E2 9DY
Founded in 2009 – still running

The London Hackspace is a weel-known non-profit hackerspace in London: a community-run workshop where people come to share tools and knowledge. Have a look at the spaces and services provided here.

FULL LIST HERE

Art Below

Get your work seen on the tube...  

Art Below is a London based public art enterprise... [using] billboard space in underground stations to display artworks in London and Overseas...