Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
News from CCRI researchers and their projects
Exemplaires 2019 – Des mots et des choses is an exhibition taking place at Frac Bretagne, Rennes between Monday 29 March and Sunday 26 May 2019 showcasing more than one hundred artists’ books in order to celebrate the encounter between language and images under six themes: the silent book, the exposed book, the catalogue painting, when the word is exposed, when the […]
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Point Contemporain is a magazine dedicated to contemporary art. Created in April 2015 with a focus on works, artists’ interviews and exhibition reviews, Point Contemporain is interested in works, performances and installations of contemporary creation in France and Europe. Sharon Kivland was interviewed for the magazine on her relationship with reading, books and approaches to publishing. Read the full interview here (French). […]
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Reader in Design Dr Claire Craig has been invited as a Hero of Design Research as part of the European Academy of Design 2019 (EAD2019) colloquium, taking place this April. Claire will be working to demystify the design PhD in a special tutorial session with EAD Founder Professor Rachel Cooper and Professors Leon Cruickshank, Tilde Bekker and Martyn Evans. There will be open discussion with […]
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Professor Lise Autogena was Keynote Speaker at Kunsthal Aarhus‘ Forum for Directors on Wednesday 27 March, speaking to directors from a variety of institutions in Denmark, such as Aarhus Universitity, LEGO, Holst Lawyers and Galleri Grisk, gathered to participate in the Kunsthal’s new initiative Lederforum (Forum for Directors), which explored new insights into the structural challenges of integration. Speakers included Astrid Gade Nielsen (Vice President of Danish Crown) […]
Read more![Composite image of Millennium Gallery logo and two images - Leonardo da Vinci, Studies of water, c.1510-13. Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 & Sailko [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)] - for Penny McCarthy's talks 'Inspired by Leonardo'](https://i0.wp.com/blogs.shu.ac.uk/c3riimpact/files/2019/03/2019-04-MCCARTHY-Leonardo-talks-at-Millennium-Gallery-check-info-for-image-credit.jpg?resize=860%2C280&ssl=1)
Sheffield Hallam University’s Reader in Fine Art Penny McCarthy will be holding two events this April at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery, coinciding with the Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing exhibition which continues until Monday 06 May 2019. Penny will be discussing her own approach and drawing practice and her experience of studying Leonardo’s work. Inspired by Leonardo Discussion Group: Drawing from the […]
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Beware the Cat The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon Saturday 06 July, 5PM Free but ticketed This funny, satirical one-hour performance emerges from a collaborative process between artists and academics responding to the first ever English novel by William Baldwin. A tall tale of magical attempts to understand the language of cats, with unique artworks representing the cat-world by artist Penny […]
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Fine Art reader Dr Becky Shaw has been invited to share her reflections in a series of blog posts at Sarah Wigglesworth Architects (SWA) as she settles into her new residency. The residency, as part of SWA’s 25th year celebrations, allows Becky to inhabit their physical space as well as their working practice at the firm’s headquarters at Stock Orchard […]
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It doesn’t have a Shape, it has a Shadow Michelle Atherton, Jette Gejl, TC McCormack Most stories have a shape to them, well this story doesn’t have any shape, but it does have a shadow. We could try to describe the shadow (of it), but by the time we get to the end… the sun will have shifted position and […]
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SHU Reader in Fine Art Dr Becky Shaw has been named artist-in-residence at Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, a design-led architecture firm active in the education, housing, cultural, civic & urban design sectors with sustainable design at the heart of their work. Becky was chosen from more than 150 applications for the residency, which is part of a series of the SWA25 events series […]
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Following the success of the inaugural symposium launching the Centre for Contemporary Legend research group in 2018, we are hosting a larger, themed conference at “Folklore on Screen”, 13-14 September 2019. This conference will bring together scholars for two days of discussion about folklore in its many forms: its history, present and complex future in relation to cinema, television, photography, […]
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