Photograph by Amy McAuley with special thanks to Rachel Hood and Alice McKee

It’s ‘Show time’ folks! Yes, it’s that time of year again and with the final year degree shows fast approaching the Faculty is a blur of activity. An atmosphere of excitement, hysteria and exhilaration prevails and once again this year promises a show par excellence so come along to York Street Belfast between the 7th–19th June for this inspirational event.

Photograph by Amy McAuley with special thanks to Rachel Hood and Alice McKee

A special thank you to Amy and Rachel our placement students at ‘Seed’ for being invaluable members of the team. Amy has worked tirelessly throughout the year to ensure the exacting standards of Design for Visual Communication are met and her professionalism is evidenced by the design work she produced for the Ulster Festival of Art & Design. Although Rachel has only been with us for a short time this dynamic duo have worked over and above the call of duty and we wish them every success for their final year!

Bad news everyone! The Bryan Edmondson (SEA) Lecture that was to take place on the 22nd April (this Thursday) has unfortunately been postponed due to problems with flights within the UK. It is hoped that this event will take place in the next semester, we will keep you posted.

For more Information Contact:
Cultural Development Office
T: (028) 9026 7285
E: k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk

John Simmons is an independent writer and consultant, and a director of The Writer. His latest book 26 ways of looking at a blackberry explores the creative power of constraint in business writing.

On Wednesday January 20 at 6.45pm, John Simmons will confabulate, natter, converse powwow, ruminate, parley, communicate, chitchat, spill the beans, discuss, orate, present, cajole and sweet talk an invited audience at the University of Ulster, Belfast.

Spaces are limited, so please contact Kelly Gordon to purchase tickets and reserve a place.
Tickets are £4, concessions £2

Friday 25th September witnesses the launch of Belfast’s first ever Culture Night. Located in the Cathedral Quarter this event provides a unique opportunity for the you to enjoy a variety of cultural activities including workshops, performances, tours, music, outdoor cinema and much much more.

So come along and enjoy this extravaganza !!

Visit Culture Night Belfast website for full details.

A fantastic illustration event was held in Uni as part of the Festival of Art and Design programme. This unique experience which was led by illustrator Kev Largey proved popular with students and graduates of Viscom. The freedom to draw on pristine walls inspired a wealth of creativity as you can see from the example above (illustration by Kev). An added bonus is that the work created will be a permanent feature of our Viscom studio.

Very well done to our first year students for embracing the challenge with such confidence. You can check out some more of Kev’s work here: www.kevlargey.com/