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The Cass news archive: October 2014

All news from The Cass during October 2014.

'Museums Should Be Like Newspapers', a lecture by Bob and Roberta Smith

Cass ART: Bob and Roberta Smith Lecture

'Museums Should Be Like Newspapers' lecture

What’s the real value of art? Owning art? Or making and looking at it?

Recent Alumnus Christopher Crawford delivers an insightful reflection of his graduate Internship year as the first of the Speakers Corner lectures of 2014/15.

One Year On...

Recent Alumnus delivers a reflection of internship

Recent Alumnus Christopher Crawford delivers an insightful reflection of his graduate Internship year as the first of the Speakers Corner lectures of 2014/15.

Cass Fine Art lecturer Mel Brimfield collaborates on project for Art on the Underground at Stratford Underground Station

The Palace That Joan Built

Cass lecturer collaborates for Underground project

Artist Mel Brimfield who teaches on BA Fine Art at The Cass has collaborated with songwriter and composer Gwyneth Herbert for The Palace That Joan Built.

Cass alumna Nye Thompson creates interactive art experience for London Met Connect Week

#MOSN: Museum of The Shared Now

Cass alumna Nye Thompson creates art experience

MA Fine Art graduate Nye Thompson will bring the experience of her Museum of the Shared Now project to the University during London Met Connect Week from Monday 20 to Friday 24 October.

Ex-Factory

Cass lecturer features in site specific exhibition

Cass Fine Art lecturer Leigh Clarke is one of five artists who have been selected to create new site specific work in a disused warehouse in the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

Chinese Whispers

Cass alumna features in new exhibition

Cass Fine Art Alumna Patricia Shrigley is one of the artists exhibiting in the Chinese Whispers Project at Karin Janssen Project Space.

MA Interior Design course selected as one of Top 30 Postgraduate Interior Design courses for FRAME Masterclass Book

Framed!

MA Interior Design selected as one of Top 30

MA Interior Design at The Cass has been featured in the FRAME Masterclass Book (an overview of world’s leading graduate schools offering MA interior design and interior architecture.

Matilda's Muscovado Completes A Sellout Run

Art, Architecture, Design and Software courses on offer

January Short Course dates are now online

Art, Architecture, Design and Software are offered

Whether you are seeking a new skill, developing an existing one or simply want a bite size taste of The Cass, we offer a range of short courses across all of our disciplines.

GONE GIRL

Film Alumna Destiny Ekaragha's debut

Cass graduate Destiny Ekaragha's first feature film Gone Too Far opens at Cinemas across the UK on the 10th October.

Participate!

A One Day Symposium on Participation

A One Day Symposium on Participation in Learning and Teaching at The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University.

The Hatchery London Met's business start-up programme

A huge business opportunity is waiting for you.

The Hatchery, London Met's business start-up programme, gives you all the support you need to turn your dream into a reality.

Window Space

Windowspace exhibition curated by Cass curators

The Cass is delighted to announce details of Part 3 of Window Space series. During the month of October the space will present an installation by London-based artist Alice Anderson.

Whitechapel High Street circa 1984 - Don McCullin

Archive: Imagining the East End

Cass announce East End Archive Exhibition

The Cass is delighted to announce Archive: Imagining The East End, an exhibition of photography and series of related events as part of Photomonth 2014.

Creative Writing and English Literature Graduate lauded

Muscovado

Creative Writing and English Literature Graduate Matilda Ibini is a winning playwright in the BBC Writers Room 2014 with her entry Muscovado

Latest news from School of Art, Architecture and Design

How to bring people with us as we rewild our cities

Siân Moxon says rewilding cities starts in our own back gardens. Her research explores how design and behaviour change can help people make space for nature.

New Exhibition Explores the Thames Estuary Through Art

'Into the Zone - Journeys in the Thames Estuary' has been curated by London Met researcher Michael Upton and brings together artists with different visions of the area.

London Metropolitan University Achieves Prestigious PPA Accreditation

Two London Met Journalism programmes have received accreditation from the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).

Professor Don MacRaild Steps Down as Research Leader at London Met

At the end of 2024, Professor Don MacRaild stepped down as Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) for Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) at London Metropolitan University.

RIBA Awards for London Met Architecture Students

London Met architecture students are celebrating a string of successes in the RIBA’s prestigious awards in 2024

London Met hosts Wild Ways Research Day

Local residents took part in a research day to influence ‘rewilding’ in London’s gardens

London Met's award-winning architecture students

London Met architecture students celebrate success, with Ryan Speer receiving a nomination for the prestigious RIBA award and Olusola Adebakin winning apprentice of the year

EVENT: London Met's postgraduate and research exhibition 2024

London Metropolitan University’s School of Art, Architecture, and Design is set to present its annual Postgraduate and Research Exhibition, running from 11 to 14 September 2024.

Yinka Ilori transforms Piccadilly Circus with his latest installation

London Met Product and Furniture Design BA graduate unveils spectacular new artwork inspired by the iconic London landmark

Abigail Jeffries wins Big Writing Challenge 2024 for "City of the Styx"

Abigail Jeffries from St. Bernard’s School in Slough has been announced as the winner of the Big Writing Challenge 2024 for her story "City of the Styx".

Professor Julie Hall appointed as next Vice-Chancellor of London Metropolitan University

Currently serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at London Met, Julie will succeed Professor Lynn Dobbs upon her retirement.

London Met students to display work at historic Devonshire Square Campus

Students from BA Fashion, BA Fashion Photography, and Masters in Fine Art are showing their work at the Devonshire Square Campus art studio, DSQube from 12 April to 2 May 2024.

Letters from Venice

Four members of the London Met community share their experiences of participating in the prestigious Venice Biennale.

Entangled Threads: Revisiting the Clothes, Cloth & Culture Group

CREATURE research centre director, Professor Wessie Ling has co-organised an event exploring cross-cultural entanglements and intersectional identities through clothes and cloth.

London Met alumni Antonio Capelao launches Architecture for Kids podcast series

A new podcast that aims to engage children and young people in discussions about the built environment has been launched by London Metropolitan University alum, Antonio Capelao.

October News from the School of Art, Architecture and Design