In June 2009 the Faculty of Arts & Architecture opens its doors to 15,000 visitors for the annual Burt Brill and Cardens Graduate Show 2009. Over 500 graduating students are set to showcase their work at the acclaimed show, which will see the Faculty of Arts & Architecture transformed into the biggest art gallery in the south east showcasing work from a range of 25 courses, from fashion and 3D design to fine art sculpture and photography.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student artist with installation work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student visitor with work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
An annual highlight of the arts calendar for the south east, this year’s graduate show will also celebrate the founding of the original Brighton School of Art 150 years ago and will be accompanied by a bumper programme of activities in the faculty garden at Grand Parade including the annual sell-out Graduate Fashion Show on Saturday 6 June. There will also be the return of the Family Day on Sunday 7 June, which includes the ever popular Big Knit event, where novices and pros come together with their knitting needles.
Image: student visitor with work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: screen installation work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student work in Fine Art Painting from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: visitors to Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student with work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
An ideal opportunity for visitors to discover the next generation of budding artists or commission artwork, among the students exhibiting their work this year is illustration student Kyle Bean, who recently fought off national competition to win a commission from the BBC for a viral animation campaign. His work has also recently featured in The New York Times magazine and in a nation-wide television and billboard campaign for car manufacturers, Ford.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student preparation for Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: Fashion and Textiles display from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student visitors to displays at Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Fashion and business studies student Catherine Gerard, who was recently named winner of the prestigious Maxmara Womenswear Design prize, will also be showcasing a stand out collection. Catherine was among just two other student designers to receive the coveted national award, which scooped her £1,000 and a fully paid internship at the MaxMara headquarters in Italy, which she begins later this year.
Image: student work in History of Art and Design from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: students preparing for Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: Ollie Wilshen performs his work from the Music and Visual Art degree at the Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Among those representing the fine art discipline is Edmond Brooks-Beckman, who will exhibit a series of over 40 small, oil on canvas, paintings. Edmond recently volunteered with the university’s Access to Art project, which brings together artists with severe learning difficulties and students in a higher education setting to create art.
Image: student work in Fine Art Sculpture from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student performance work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student installation work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
The University of Brighton Faculty of Arts & Architecture prides itself on producing some of the UK’s most talented artists and designers. Past graduates include legendary Biba designer, Barbara Hulanicki and Turner Prize-winners Keith Tyson and Rachel Whiteread, fashion graduate Julien Macdonald, who was voted British Designer of the Year 2001, and Gresham Blake, modish tailor to style-conscious stars and listed in Time Out as one of Brighton’s new wave of entrepreneurs. Keren Craig has also had outstanding success as one half of fashion duo Marchesa, the British couture label and must-have brand among Hollywood celebrities.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Image: student work from Burt Brill & Cardens Graduate Show 2009, University of Brighton Faculty of Arts.
Images used on this page all taken on commission from the University of Brighton by Andy Weekes
Note: The selection here was made to provide a display online that hinted at the scope, diversity and quality of the original event as a whole. It is not comprehensive and no value judgement of individual work is implied by selection for these pages. If you were a student exhibitor and would like further credit on images of your work, please contact us.
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