MA Graduate Exhibitions – Art, Communication & Illustration

Date of event:
The event will be held between: This is a week-long exhibition beginning on 24 July and ending on 30 July. Please note, 24 July will be a private viewing.
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About the Exhibition

Join us for an exhibition gathering work from three MA courses on our Falmouth Campus; MA Communication Design, Fine Art, Illustration: Authorial Practice and featuring a diverse range of practices channelling a broad spectrum of research areas and inspirations. Expect drawing, painting, sculpture, digital & moving image and more all curated in three distinct group exhibitions.

  • Opening event | Private view – Friday 24 July 17:00 - 20:00 
  • MA Symposium: Public talks & workshops - Saturday 25th July 10:00 - 17:00
  • Exhibition open daily Saturday 25th July to Thursday 30th July 10:00 - 17:00

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Lead image (above): Sweedal Dsouza - Ancestral Home

Exhibition details

Ticket cost: Free

Exhibition accessibility: This exhibition is open to the public 

Exhibition location: Lamorva House, Belmont House & Drawing BA Studios on our Falmouth Campus. See maps and info in the BA(Hons) Drawing Studios for more detail.

Postcode: Falmouth University, Woodlane, TR11 4RH

Exhibition itinerary:

  • Friday 24th July – Exhibition | Private View – 5pm-8pm 
  • Sunday 26th July - Exhibition, Open – 10am-5pm + Student workshops and talks
  • Sunday 26th July - Exhibition, Open – 10am-5pm
  • Tuesday 28th July, Open 10am-5pm
  • Wednesday 29th July, Open 10am-5pm
  • Thursday July 30th, Open 10am-5pm

Title: Georgia Gendall: I Got Worms!
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 14.00–15.00
Location: Seminar Room A, Library Building, Woodlane Campus.
Booking: No need to sign up in advance 

Georgia’s multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, performance, video, writing and participatory work. Centring on themes of ecological entanglement and the rural body; Georgia’s work is often absurd and precarious and relies on risk, chance, negotiation or collaboration to subvert, celebrate, challenge or disrupt interspecies dependencies, the environments we co-inhabit and the systems we exist within. Georgia is the founder of Falmouth Worm Charming Championships: an annual grassroots community worm charming day. Georgia also runs Allotment Club: a rural social project space on an allotment in Cornwall dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary exchange between local growers and artists. Georgia co runs Stokkøyart; a site specific artist residency on the small rural Norwegian island of Stokkøya. 

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Title: Caroline Pedlar: Stepping into Stories
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 11.00–12.00
Location: Seminar Room A, Library Building, Woodlane Campus.
Booking: No need to sign up in advance

Caroline is an artist, illustrator, and educator. She has exhibited and co-curated numerous fine art shows around the UK and taken part in illustration exhibitions in Italy, China, Russia, and UE. Being a project led illustrator Caroline’s output depends on the context of the commission, recently varying from illustrations for an international health and climate campaign for Net Positive at Exeter University, designing a teaching aid for Nystagmus - a national charity, and designing and illustrating maps and market posters for the town she lives in. The majority of her work however is in illustrating 60 children's picture books, sold all over the world. She has most recently ventured into writing and illustrating her own stories, including writing for theatre and scriptwriting, while also pitching new stories to publishers. Caroline will talk about her ACE funded year of focusing on her own illustrated stories. Caroline also runs various Masterclasses in art and Illustration around the county and currently works as an illustration lecturer at Arts University Plymouth.

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Title: Lucy Ward / ALMA: Supporting a Creative Community 
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 16.00–17.00
Location: Seminar Room A, Library Building, Woodlane Campus.
Booking: No need to sign up in advance

Following a career working for public art institutions and commercial galleries in Australia, London and Cornwall, Lucy Ward now supports artists and creative organisations with project management, mentorship, event delivery and fundraising. She is also the co-founder and director of ALMA Artspace CIC, a not-for-profit arts organisation and project space in Newquay. Established in 2019 as an online space for us to talk about things we were interested in, ALMA now presents an accessible programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, live music and pop-up projects throughout the year. Working predominantly with Cornwall-based artists and makers, we are particularly interested in providing our community in Newquay with access to contemporary art, ideas and experiences. 

Workshop: Corn dolly Making
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 10.00–11.00
Location: Drawing Studio  Space 1, Woodlane Campus, TR11 4RH
Run by: Julie Davenport
Booking: No need to sign up in advance

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Talk + workshop: 1,000 Voices: Exploring the Power of Song
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 13.00–13.30
Location: Drawing Studios, Woodlane Campus, TR11 4RH
Run by: Bernice Hembree
Booking: No need to sign up in advance
Find out more on Bernice's website

Information

I'll be discussing my project 1,000 Voices, which explores the power of solo singing versus a collective of a thousand. We’ll close with a Group Sing. All are welcome!

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Talk + workshop: Blue Playground
Time: 15.00–16.00
Location: Drawing Studio Space 1, Woodlane Campus, TR11 4RH
Run by: Aditi Biswas
Sign up here

Information:

Make your own stunning prints under the sunlight. Create cards to gift and participate in community-based making:)

Beginner friendly and all materials provided. Bring your favourite flowers / leaves / jewellery if you feel like (no pressure).

Talk + workshop: Inspiration in the Everyday & Character Development
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 12:00-13:00
Location: Drawing Studio Space 1, Woodlane Campus, TR11 4RH
Run by: Joshua Muralon Robertson
Booking: No need to sign up in advance

Information: Come on down to learn about how Josh takes everyday objects and turns them into fantastical stories and characters, then have fun making some of your own. All are welcome. 

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Workshop: Collage & Comics
Date: Saturday 25 July 
Time: 15:00–16:00
Location: Drawing Studio Space 2, Woodlane Campus, TR11 4RH
Run by: Guinevere Reynolds
Booking: No need to sign up in advance

Information: Cutting up old Beano annuals, biology books and religious texts for narrative possibility and personal pleasure.