Visit to MA Fine Art Show at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design: 2 September 2008 - 7:00pm
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How to book:
On Tuesday 2nd September 2008 at 5.30pm
At the School of Art, Birmingham City University, Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BX
We are therefore delighted to be invited by the Royal Society of Arts West Midlands to attend an event being hosted for their regional Fellows at the MA Fine Arts course end of year show.
The event is being hosted by Professor John Butler, Head of the School of Art at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design (BIAD). BIAD’s MA Fine Art course – one of the longest established in the country - is renowned regionally, nationally and internationally for the high quality of work produced.
BIAD itself is the largest centre for art, design and media education outside London. It is also a major research centre. The history of the faculty dates back to 1843, when the Birmingham School of Design was founded, with the School of Art in Margaret Street opening in 1885. The building was designed by John Henry Chamberlain, and is Grade 1 listed. It was fully refurbished in 1995 following a multi million pound renovation and is now a stunning modern art school. A high percentage of graduates either progress to further study, follow careers as professional artists or other art related employment paths.
In addition to Professor Butler who will guide guests around the stunning building, we will also be joined by Henry Rogers, the MA Fine Art Course Director whose exhibition will be on show that evening for us to view.
For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. Its approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and policy development with practical action. Its work is supported by a 27,000 strong Fellowship - achievers and influencers from every field with a real commitment to progressive social change. The event will provide new networking opportunities as Fellows are experts drawn from the fields of science, ethics and the environment; leaders in the commercial, voluntary and public sectors; social entrepreneurs; cutting-edge practitioners in the worlds of literature, film, dance, new media and the visual arts; opinion formers and journalists; and award winning designers and architects.
Timings for the visit are:
* 5.30pm arrival, refreshments and welcome talk by Professor John Butler
* 5.45pm tour of the Grade I listed building
* 6.15pm MA Fine Art exhibition viewing
* 7.15pm event close
There is a fee of £7 for attending this event. If you wish to attend, please return the booking form by Tuesday 26th August with a cheque to Lorraine Francis, RSA West Midlands Regional Secretary, Weave Marketing, 35 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1QX. Please make your cheque payable to “RSA West Midlands”. If you have any queries please contact Lorraine Francis direct on 0121 232 4650 or rsa@weavemarketing.co.uk.
We are pleased to be invited to participate in an event that is one of the most important dates in BIAD’s annual calendar, and I hope you will be able to join us.
