Guest post – first impressions

This week we’ve had a couple of students from local schools in the learning centre on work experience placements.  Once Rhianna and Alicia had settled in, we asked them to take a look around the building and give us their opinions on the art work on display.  Here are their first impressions:

“I am Rhianna from Springs Academy.  Over the past two weeks I have been on work experience at the Adsetts Centre.  During this time I spent an afternoon looking at the Art in Adsetts displays.  Whilst looking around the building, there are many pieces of art work which have been produced by students who are on various courses here. 

My favourite pieces were the ‘Mother’ collection by Daniel Weaver who studied Film and Visual Effects.  The 11 pictures all caught my eye and I though that the way he had produced them was amazing! 

I also really like the 3D models that are dotted around the building because you get a real feel for what the artist is trying to achieve. 

 

 

 

 

 

Another piece I liked was Adam Bennett’s photography.  His pieces of art are creative and modern – his work really shows off the potential that Hallam University art students have.  I would recommend looking at Art in Adsetts to others so they can see the talent which is being shown.”

“I’m Alicia; I’m a Year 10 student at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College on a two-week work experience placement here at Hallam University, mainly based in the Adsetts Centre.  As I have worked around the building I have noticed a lot of art displays which are examples of student work across the city campus.  The art varies from Fine Art to Photography and even Fashion items.  I find that being able to see student work on display creates inspiration.  The inspiration will inspire other students to see their own potential.

The art also shows the public how hard the students work at Hallam and what the University has to offer its students when they choose Sheffield Hallam, as well as the quality of time and effort that is spent on the chosen course.  I only have one improvement for the project which is to have more art on display, as it would have an even greater effect on the public and students.”

Want to know more?  Come and check out the displays for yourself!  Meanwhile, we’d like to wish all the best to both Rhianna and Alicia for their future studies. 

Hands up for art at Collegiate!

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While we are working behind the scenes to bring student art to Collegiate Learning Centre, take a look at what is already there!  We talked to a couple of colleagues who shared their views and experiences of the bronzed hand sculptures … Continue reading

Creative Spark to light up the University

This year is always an exciting time for staff and students, in anticipation of the latest Creative Spark exhibition which launches later this week.

 This is the eighth year of the show that displays our creative final year students’ work for their families, friends and the general public at a range of locations across the campus. 

Creative Spark takes you on a journey, capturing the moment when a creative spark hits, following it through to its execution.

The Adsetts learning centre is proud to feature some of the talented student productions from the last three Creative Spark exhibitions – from disciplines including fine art, furniture, photography, and this year extending across different faculty courses such as science, sport and health as part of the expansion to Collegiate. 

We’ll be bringing highlights and topics of interest in the coming weeks – but in the meantime anyone can visit the Creative Spark 2013 exhibition when it launches on 8th June. 

For more information, go to http://www.shu.ac.uk/creativespark/

 

Art for Collegiate

After the success of Art in Adsetts over the last few years, we’re delighted that we can now start planning to exhibit student art in Collegiate Learning Centre.   Currently in the planning stages, the project aims to bring visual and creative displays to the learning centre, while relating to the subject disciplines that feature strongly on-campus, including health, sport and medical research.  We’ll be looking at work from final year students again which will include film, photography, fine art, sculpture, fashion, design and more, with a view to selecting pieces that enhance the study spaces.

The expansion to Collegiate is being managed alongside the redevelopment of the learning centre, which includes refurbishment of the main study areas upstairs and the PC rooms used for teaching. By the end of the work, the building will be completely refurbished and will be a much more inviting place to study.

Features will include

• a variety of study spaces
• larger desks
• power enabled furniture for better laptop access
• upgraded PCs
• additional Macs
• improved lighting
• more colour

 

The Street at CLC.

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