Art and Design Tutors Event

Monday 15 June 2015 10am–2.30pm

Sheffield Institute of Arts invites you to an Art and Design Educators' event during our degree show. The aim of the event is to support collaboration between our art and design department and schools and colleges.

The event will provide the opportunity to learn about some of the exciting developments within the Institute. You will gain an understanding of how staff and students collaborate with industry, and experience some of our world leading art and design research.

There will be networking opportunities throughout the day, with subject specialists from the Institute, and other visitors from schools and colleges. You will also have the chance to see the work of our graduating students via a guided tour of our degree show.

You are then invited to join a guided tour of our degree show.

Programme

9.30am Refreshments
10am Welcome and introduction to Sheffield Institute of Arts.
Gordon Young, principal lecturer in design, recruitment lead – art and design
11am Keynote
Darren Mullen, industrial design leader, Kenwood Limited
12pm Networking lunch
1pm Carousel of Art and Design Research
  • 'Sustainability and responsible designing'
    Dr Alison Gwilt, fashion design
  • 'A changing practice: the importance and value of material and making within research'
    Maria Hanson, metalwork and jewellery
  • 'Intersecton: exploring the social and political tendencies of a world at once shared and divided'
    Professor David Cotterrell, fine art
2.30pm Final Q & A