How to get your Dream Job after University!

7th November, 14:00-15:00, Templeman Lecture Theatre.

Delivered by the University’s award winning Careers and Employability Service this session will provide an overview of how to make the best of your time at University to help you to stand out from the crowd when it comes to all things employability! Topics covered will include:

• How to choose your dream job;
• How to get relevant work experience;
• Which employers recruit graduates from Kent;
• What you can get involved with at University to help you to stand out from the crowd.

So whatever stage you are at in your career journey there is something in this presentation for you. We promise your future self will thank you for attending this session!

Thomas Quinton, PhD student at Leeds Trinity University, is investigating ways to promote physical activity within first-year undergraduate students. Please see further details below. To participate in the study please click here: https://ltu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/pa0

Turner Contemporary are looking for volunteers to get involved in a performance by contemporary artist Bronwen Buckeridge at the Turner Contemporary in Margate this Sunday (16 September).

The performance doesn’t require any special skills and involves performing some simple actions for about half an hour at 1pm and attending a briefing at 10am on the day. 

The work is called Cast and was originally performed at Peckham library for Hmmn 12. This a new version adapted for the architecture of the Turner Contemporary and the landscape around the gallery. During the performance the artist will be stationed on the balcony inside the gallery and will make a telephone call to a group of ravens and their keeper, which she will ask to describe the movements of the birds around him. These movements will be translated into a series of signals which in turn will trigger certain actions from volunteers stationed in the building and outside on the seafront. The idea is that the ravens take control of our environment for the period of the telephone call and are ‘cast’ onto the surrounding landscape. It might be quite slow moving or it may become quite chaotic, that all depends on the birds!

Bronwen’s performance is part of PEST, a day of performances and screenings at the Turner Contemporary exploring our co-habitation with other species, in particular those seen as pests or strays, relegated to the edges of human society. More information on the day is available here.

If you are interested and would like to find out more, please email Rose Thompson at r.thompson-414@kent.ac.uk.

V22 are offering a Volunteer Programme of 1 – 3 days per week from early September – early November, with the option to extend (London transport and lunch expenses paid).
V22 is an art organisation, with a shared ownership structure, which specialises in the collection of contemporary art, the production of exhibitions, events and educational initiatives, and the provision of affordable artists’ studios and artisans’ workshops. A key element to the programme will be supporting V22 in the installation and management of its large-scale exhibition: Young London 2018. This exhibition will be the fourth instalment in the series, and will be held in a brand new artist neighbourhood: V22 Silvertown Studios. The exhibition runs from 21 September – 4 November.
Alongside gaining experience in the day-to-day running of an exhibition, volunteers will be assigned research projects, based around the future activities of V22, with our weekly Friday events providing an opportunity to gain some experience in events production. We tailor the programme to suit the participants’ individual strengths and ambitions, with scope for additional specialisation in areas of personal interest. Tasks will include (but not limited to):

– Production assistance for install
– Bar staff
– Invigilating
– Marketing/PR
– Artist assistance
– Exhibition management

Curated by Rowan Geddis, Young London 2018 continues V22’s plan for regular large-scale exhibitions of London’s next generation of emerging artists. Young London 2018 will present both new and recent works, many being commissioned and/or site specific. Reflecting shifts in art practice and emerging artists’ changing needs, the exhibition embodies a rethinking of format and acknowledges the increasingly disparate ways in which art practices develop, find form, and shift between fields. A multi-disciplinary show, Young London 2018 includes performance, video, film, sculpture, installation and painting and takes place in the new V22 Silvertown Studios.

Skills desired:
– Committed to the full period of the programme
– Good timekeeping (reliable and punctual)
– Attention to detail
– The ability to finish tasks
– Excellent oral and written communication skills

Candidates must have an interest in contemporary art, excellent organisational skills and a friendly and dedicated disposition.

To apply for V22’s volunteer scheme please send a CV and cover letter to: katie@v22collection.com

Deadline: Sunday 9 September, 12 noon
Interviews will take place early September.

The Gulbenkian needs your help to organise mini 10 minute dance parties in their bOing! shipping/party container. They also have a call out for hip hop dancers join the City Sessions – with prizes to be won!

10 Minute Dance Parties

JOF has toured all over the world, and his 10 Minute Dance Parties takes place inside a shipping container. The Gulbenkian are looking for young people aged 10-19 to collaborate with JOF as DJs, lighting/sounds technicians, dance artists, party people, and music enthusiasts to make 10 Munute Dance Partes at bOing! 2018 as incredible as possible! It is free to be a part of 10 Minute Dance Parties – attend workshop sessions on Thursday 23 August 11.30am-3.30pm, and on Friday 24 August 11.30am-1.00pm. You will also need to be available for at least one day of bOing!  on Sat 25 and Sun 26 August.

Contact N.Saredia@kent.ac.uk for more details.

City Sessions

Efren Pamilacan, a talented hip-hop choreographer all the way from Australia, is bringing the dance battles of the Melbourne art scene to bOing! Festival. He is looking for hip-hop dancers to battle him, so don’t miss out on this chance to test your skills!

To get involved, send an email or find Efren Pamilacan and City Sessions on Facebook to send him a message.

City Sessions will be at bOing! International Family Festival at the University of Kent campus on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August, and you can check times of the battle on the Gulbenkian website.

Efren Pamilacan Jr. will also be bringing his dance battles to Canterbury City Centre on Friday 24 August, so challenge him there too!

A member of the National Film and Television School is looking for a runner or their graduate film ‘RUTH’, shooting in Kingsdown, Kent from 21st June to 2nd July.

Applicants have to be Kent based and a driving licence is a requirement. Expenses Only.

To apply, send your CV to: ruthsff2018@gmail.com

GOLKK Theatre are looking for a student to join them on their tour of local Kent Galleries.

6 Venues, live audiences and the inside scoop on how touring really works.

GOLKK want their journey documented through photos and videos which can help you build your portfolio.

GOLKK are currently visiting artists in resident at the University of Kent. GOLKK is a multinational ensemble who explores physical theatre as being present in the moment. Through their dynamic and vitally playful work they find what is universal in being human.

If interested, please contact: Golkktheatrecomany@gmail.com

Invicta Health Community Interest Company are looking for a Film student to help them film and edit a short promotional video.

The video will be an interview style in a medical setting.

The team estimate 0.5-1 day of filming and 1 day editing time (equipment must be provided by the student).

Filming will take place on Wednesday 7th March.

Payment will be £100.

Contact arts@kent.ac.uk for more information