{"id":2815,"date":"2018-04-30T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2018-04-30T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:45:52","slug":"smfa-degree-shows-in-may-2018-opened-by-liz-moran-university-of-kents-director-of-arts-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/2018\/04\/30\/smfa-degree-shows-in-may-2018-opened-by-liz-moran-university-of-kents-director-of-arts-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"SMFA Degree Shows in May 2018 opened by Liz Moran, University of Kent\u2019s Director of Arts & Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liz Moran, Director of Arts & Culture, University of Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The School of Music and Fine Art presents the 2018\u00a0Graduation Shows for Fine Art and\u00a0Event and Experience Design at the University of Kent, Medway, Historic Dockyard Chatham which celebrate the creative work and achievements of our talented students.\u00a0 The Fine Art show is We Are Here: 51\u00b023’44.3″N 0\u00b031’42.5″E<\/strong>\u2026 with the Event and\u00a0Experience Design Showcase titled\u00a0Fusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, we are delighted that the guest speaker for the opening preview on Saturday May 19th<\/sup>, 1pm – 6pm, <\/strong>will be Liz Moran, the University of Kent\u2019s Director of Arts & Culture.<\/p>\n

Comments Liz: \u201cKent is very fortunate to have such inspirational and creative students supported by an incredibly talented and respected staff team. I look forward to the exhibition which I have no doubt will challenge, provoke, excite, surprise and demonstrate that despite challenging times young artists prove the arts are very much alive, vibrant and thriving.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Liz began her career working with young people in Scotland and witnessed the transformative effect that engaging with the arts has when and if young people have the opportunity.\u00a0 Following this, she became the first Director of the new Paisley Arts Centre which opened with artist and playwright John Byrne\u2019s trilogy The Slab Boys. In 1991 she became Director of the MacRobert Arts Centre in Stirling and embarked on a major capital development to extend and develop the building all designed by young people working in partnership with the Architect. This included a new state of the art cinema and children and young people\u2019s gallery space called Arthouse<\/strong>. Liz became Director of Gulbenkian in 2011 initiating the ART31 project designed to empower children and young people to have a voice and greater access to creative opportunities and bOing! International Family Festival. In 2014 Gulbenkian became a National Portfolio Organisation with Arts Council England. In 2017 she became the University\u2019s first Director of Arts and Culture and her plans include an International Festival of Dangerous Ideas in 2019.<\/p>\n

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The Degree Show exhibitions are open to all and free<\/strong> to attend. To get your ticket for the special opening Private View, please go to https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/school-of-music-fine-art-2018-graduation-shows-private-view-tickets-44642318376<\/a><\/p>\n

The shows are open to the public: Sunday 20th<\/sup> – Saturday 26th<\/sup> May: 10am – 5pm (<\/strong>Closed: Tuesday 22nd<\/sup> May).\u00a0 Click https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/school-of-music-and-fine-art-2018-graduation-shows-tickets-44643012452<\/a>\u00a0 to get your special Visitor Pass for the Degree Show and access to the Historic Dockyard, Chatham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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