As part of Whitstable Biennale’s partnership with The Ash Project, SMFA Fine Art Lecturer and acclaimed artist Adam Chodzko is hosting the Ash Walk on Saturday 25 August from 14.00-16.00.  He will lead a walk into the near future as part of a funeral procession for some of the UK’s last remaining ash trees.

The Ash Project is a cultural response to ash dieback in the Kent Downs, celebrating the cultural, natural and social history of the ash tree, to present a series of artists’ walks in 2018 through ash landscapes in Kent, encouraging study and providing an intimate, conversational way to explore the landscapes.

An award-winning artist, Adam Chodzko uses a wide range of media including video, installation and performance. His work is characterised by a keen curiosity, exploring the interactions and possibilities of human behaviour – the gap between how we are and how we could be. With a few surprises in store for walkers, along the way, this walk promises to be stimulating, interactive and surprising.  The walk is FREE but needs to be booked online in advance.

Find out more on the Whitstable Biennale’s website.

SMFA Fine Art Lecturer and acclaimed artist Adam Chodzko is one of 13 artists commissioned to create permanent integrated artworks for the three new acres of public realm next to the River Thames. Art on the Tideway is an ambitious public art programme for London, inviting leading contemporary artists to meaningful connect with London’s past and future as the tunnel is built. With over fifty temporary and permanent commissions, it challenges artists to animate new environments and create engaging interventions for the city’s diverse audiences, marking the River Thames as a new cultural venue.

The artworks will be completed in 2021.
More info https://www.tideway.london/our-community/art-and-heritage/art-on-the-tideway/
Related post: https://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa/news.html?view=2812

The Athena SWAN Project Team wants to invite you to a ‘Progressing Together’ day where we can start the conversation; we need your input to make sure we focus on the right things that will make a difference.

Spaces are limited, so please hurry if you wish to secure a seat! We particularly want to encourage male staff members to attend, as we currently have significantly less male attendees registered for the afternoon.

Athena SWAN now has a wider reach and includes Professional Services staff in creating a better work environment for everyone.

Monday 14 May (Grimond Lecture Theatre)

Agenda:

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 12:45 Welcome from our VC Karen Cox

12:45 – 1:00 Intro: Athena SWAN and PS Staff

1:00 – 2:00 External Speaker: “Creating Opportunities- a legacy in the making” Deborah Bailey-Leek, DBL Leadership Associates LTD

2:00 – 2:15 Break

2:15 – 3:15 Panel Discussion – Featuring a selection of our own PS staff

3:15 – 4:00 Wrap Up and Close

The central Athena SWAN team is keen to learn from the PS staff about what we are doing well but also what needs to be improved!

Register here!

The exam period will soon be upon us, please see below information on what to expect this year. This can be shared with students if required.

Please be mindful during this time around venues and support students where possible. Please refer to our webpages for full information:

Dates

Tuesday 8 May – Friday 15 June 2018 (weeks 25 – 30)

Venues – Canterbury 

Exam Venues:

• Main Hall – Sports Centre
• Small Hall 2 – Sports Centre
• Small Hall 3 – Sports Centre
• Darwin College Conference Suite
• Eliot Dining Hall

Adapted Arrangements Venues:

• Keynes Seminar Rooms 11-17 (Smaller Venue)
• KSA 1 – Keynes College (PC Room)
• Cornwallis North West Seminar Rooms 1-12 (Individual Rooms)

Venues – Medway

Exam Venues:

• Pilkington Building
• Dockyard Church / Sail & Colour Loft
• Gillingham Building
• Medway Building

Adapted Arrangements Venues:

• Gillingham Building
• Medway Building

View our venues here – https://www.kent.ac.uk/csao/exams/venueindex.html