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The arts and design sector has been invited to contribute to a wide-ranging UCOL initiative to determine the future of its Arts and Design portfolio.

The project follows identification by the UCOL Council of three preferred areas of specialisation for UCOL: Trades, Health and Arts and Design, with their revitalization as a goal. It will seek ideas and contributions from practitioners, experts and commentators, educators, secondary students and staff and UCOL staff, students and graduates, regionally, nationally and internationally.

UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy says the initiative, titled Prospective: Revitalisation of UCOL Art and Design, will be a ‘blue sky’, blank paper exercise based on the question: “If you were to assemble a portfolio from scratch with Arts and Design at the centre, given where industry, technology, and the arts are heading, what would that look like, and how would it hold a nationally and internationally competitive position?”  Read More: “Wairarapa arts sector asked to help scope the future of Art and Design at UCOL”…

To coincide with its annual showcase of the arts in Whanganui, Artrageous, UCOL is inviting the arts and design sector to contribute to a wide-ranging initiative to determine the future of its Arts and Design portfolio.

The project follows identification by the UCOL Council of three preferred areas of specialisation for UCOL: Trades, Health and Arts and Design, with their revitalization as a goal. It will seek ideas and contributions from practitioners, experts and commentators, educators, secondary students and staff and UCOL staff, students and graduates, regionally, nationally and internationally.

UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy says the initiative, titled Prospective: Revitalisation of UCOL Art and Design, will be a ‘blue sky’, blank paper exercise based on the question: “If you were to assemble a portfolio from scratch with Arts and Design at the centre, given where industry, technology, and the arts are heading, what would that look like, and how would it hold a nationally and internationally competitive position?”  Read More: “Whanganui arts sector invited to help scope the future of Art and Design at UCOL”…

The arts and design sector has been invited to contribute to a wide-ranging UCOL initiative to determine the future of its Arts and Design portfolio.

The project follows identification by the UCOL Council of three preferred areas of specialisation for UCOL: Trades, Health and Arts and Design, with their revitalization as a goal. It will seek ideas and contributions from practitioners, experts and commentators, educators, secondary students and staff and UCOL staff, students and graduates, regionally, nationally and internationally.

UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy says the initiative, titled Prospective: Revitalisation of UCOL Art and Design, will be a ‘blue sky’, blank paper exercise based on the question: “If you were to assemble a portfolio from scratch with Arts and Design at the centre, given where industry, technology, and the arts are heading, what would that look like, and how would it hold a nationally and internationally competitive position?”  Read More: “Manawatu arts sector asked to help scope the future of Art and Design at UCOL”…

As a registered nurse of more than 30 years’ experience, Whanganui UCOL’s Quay School of the Arts student Bridget McArthur’s artistic expression was always going to be related to health.

Bridget’s creative concern, however, goes beyond human health, and refers to the welfare of the whole planet.

Her colourful installation, Let me care for you is part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts graduation exhibition that opens on November 5 at Whanganui UCOL’s Atrium.

She will be joined by fellow graduands from the four year degree programme in an exhibition titled 3 Ladders, as part of Whanganui UCOL’s month long, annual arts festival Artrageous. Read More: “Intravenous art”…

The arts hungry public of Whanganui will be well satisfied by the feast of events served up by Whanganui UCOL’s art, design and fashion students during November.

The annual Artrageous arts festival includes no fewer than twelve exhibitions, on and around the Matapihi ki te Ao campus.

The month-long festival showcases work by students graduating from creative programmes at Whanganui UCOL, including the award winning Quay School of the Arts, the School of Fashion and the School of Design.

The exhibitions feature fine arts, glass, computer graphic design and a spectacular graduation fashion show at the Royal Opera House.

Artrageous events are open for public viewing from the following dates:

Read More: “UCOL Arts Feast for Whanganui”…

The Minister of Education Anne Tolley climbed aboard the big digger at UCOL’s Trades excavation site this morning, to get a feel for the job.

Anne Tolley was welcomed to UCOL by Council Chair Trevor Goodwin then spent an hour talking to staff involved in the new UCOL-led Trades academy, to be called U-Skills – Central Schools Academy. The Minister also met representatives of some Manawatu secondary schools, including Awatapu College Principal Tina Sims.

Awatapu College, Makoura College in Wairarapa, Horowhenua College, City College and Intranz in Whanganui will be key participants in the Trades Academy initiative across the UCOL region.  Read More: “Education Minister on board with new Trades academy”…