Calling all jewelry and fashion accessory designers!

Boticca.com, currently the fastest-growing online platform for the world’s most talented up-and-coming independent  designers of of unique jewelry and fashion accessories would like to invite the students and alumni of Chelsea College of Art and Design to take part in its very first competition to find Britain’s top new design talent!”

Brief
Design a collection (3-5 pieces minimum) that would be suitable for sale on Boticca.com (be sure to acquaint yourself with the site and what Boticca is all about).

To be in with a chance of being successful, your design must be truly unique and embody Boticca’s brand style and ethos.Send the photo(s) of your designs by 31 May 2012, to curators@boticca.com with a description of your inspirations and your background.
A shortlist will then be selected to be voted on by the public in early March with the winner to be announced shortly thereafter.

This competition is open to students and alumni.

N.B. The winning designer will be given a designer profile on Boticca.com for two months. However, if the 3-5-piece capsule collection is expanded to 10 or more suitable pieces within that 2-month period, Boticca will opt to feature the designer permanently on the site.

Following last years success of funding 10 new moving image works by students across CCW we are pleased to announce the following awardees of the CCW Artists Moving Image Initiative (CCW AMII) 2011-12 film fund.

Camberwell College of Arts

Stella Stabbins – BA Illustration

Chelsea College of Art and Design

Katriona Beales  – MA Fine Art
Rosie Farell – MA Fine Art
Rafal Zajko – BA Fine Art

Wimbledon College of Art

Joseph Curran – BA Print & Time Based Media
Rob Davies – BA Print & Time Based Media
Giorgio Garippa – BA Print & Time Based Media
Billy Paul Rosseau – BA Print & Time Based Media

Their new work will be funded and supported by the CCW AMII and screened at the South London Gallery at a special screening on Wednesday 23 May.

www.ccwartistmovingimage.wordpress.com

Image: Rafal Zajko – BA Fine Art , Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Get your film produced on FEST – Pitching Forum 2-7 July Portugal

Now in FEST apart from promoting your works, having the best masterclasses and workshops, you can now have help to get your films produced.

FEST Pitching Forum may as well be the starting point for your project which has been looking to take off for so long. FEST Pitching Forum will be integrated on FEST – Training Ground, so only registered participants can take part.

www.fest.pt

So what does FEST Pitching Forum consists?
In this space filmmakers will meet producers and financers, and each participant will have 4 minutes to pitch his project, and why it should be supported, produced and financed. The producers and financers will have the opportunity to know new and fresh projects, and can choose to work with you in the making of your next film. You will also have a workshop and a masterclass about pitching before the real pitching sessions, so you can prepare yourself the best.

Why is this so important?
Because in 4 minutes of your life you will have the opportunity to pitch your project to more than 10 possible producers and financers, making therefore, your odds of having your film made substantially bigger. Furthermore it will be an excellent experience, and even if you don’t get financing, you will surely have great and valuable feedback from people with huge experience in the film industry.

Will there be space for Documentaries?
Yes, there will be space for all kinds of film productions.

How do I join?
For you to be present at the FEST Pitching Forum, you must be registered with FEST Training Ground, and you will be eligible to pitch your ideas on this forum.

Where do I register?
On this link: http://fest.pt/?page_id=1471&lang=en

Be sure to register fast to guarantee your spot.

The FEST – Training Ground will gather in the same place hundreds of young filmmakers and film enthusiasts from all over the world and will offer an unique opportunity to meet experts, enhance your education , network and at the same time have fun so be sure not to miss it. It will be an unforgettable experience.

More Information about the event on our website www.fest.pt

As part of Clyde & Co’s ongoing long term project to support graduating students from three London Art Colleges, they made available a stunning site with enormous creative potential at their new offices situated in St Botolph’s, Aldgate to show graduate work.

The project was open to final year graduating students from Central St Martins, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art and Design for competitive selection by way of submitted proposals and visualisations, individuals or groups of artists can apply. The form of the work can be various, from drawing through to painting, to low relief, and can be made/constructed with any appropriate materials. The commissioned artwork remains in situ for at least a year.
Recent Chelsea BA Fine Art graduate Barbara Tong’s work is currently being show. Barbara talks about her work below.

Title:  100 Miles Away
For this piece of work, I want to bring a bit of the outside to the inside and to remind us the beautiful environment we are in. Root is the main material for this work. It is strong yet resilient; it creates intricate network; it is probably the most important part of a tree. It is a celebration of life.
Most of the roots and logs in this work came from a woodland near Everton (New Forest), 100 miles away from the Clyde & Co. offices.

You can read more about the project here:
www.workplaceart.co.uk/projects/education/clydeco2/index.html

The Gopher Hole is pleased to present ‘To see a world in a grain of sand’
An exhibition featuring three emerging artists from Chelsea College of Art & Design

Working in different media within the context of everyday life -the exhibition transforms the Gopher Hole into the world of spirituality

Artists include:
Francis Ky Chu
Jess Huang
Aixin Luo

Private view: Thursday 2 Feb, 6-9:30pm -with complimentary first drink(!)

The Gopher Hole (Sited in the basement of Cafe El Paso)
350—354 Old Street,
London, EC1V 9NQ

http://www.facebook.com/events/271210262944230/

Commonplace is launching a competition with cycling fanatics Milltag to design a London cycling jersey that truly celebrates London’s diverse history, culture and general brilliance! download full brief here.
The competition is open to all UAL students and starts today (Wednesday 25th Jan) and the deadline for submissions is Monday 5th March (but you can submit any time before then, with a final crit on the 7th March at High Holborn’s top floor Boardroom with Ed Cowburn (Milltag director) me, Siobhan Clay (commonplace co-ordinator) and three keen cycling UAL staff.

Prizes
The winning jersey will go on sale on Milltag with a percentage of profits going to the designer (they’ll also receive a £50 voucher plus two jerseys).

3 runners up will each receive 2 jerseys and a £20 voucher. We’ll hold an exhibition in early summer of the best and winning designs (venue to be confirmed, but it’ll be somewhere cycle fab).

What to do next
• You’ll need to have a look at the full brief here for design and submission details.
• Download the Milltag cycle jersey template
• Submit your design to commonplace by Monday 5th March (no bigger than 2mb – you’ll have to shrink your design!)
• Keep the crit time and date Wednesday 7th March 10.30-12pm free

If you’ve any questions, email us at commonplace@arts.ac.uk
GOOD LUCK!

2012 Part-Time Job Fair

Wednesday 1st February, 12-4pm

The Blue Print Bar, 272 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EY

2012 is going to be a big year for London, with the Olympics and the Queens Jubilee, many events are going to be taking place across the capital. We’ve been working with Podium, the official FE & HE unit for the 2012 Games to create an Olympic themed 2012 Part-Time Job Fair. This year’s fair is focused on helping our students and graduates find part-time or temporary work running up to the Olympics and during the event.
At the fair you’ll have the opportunity to talk to over 15 employers and find out what type of jobs they have available and during the afternoon you can attend talks by Podium about volunteering at the 2012 games.

Come along to the 2012 Employment talks. Find out what’s available for you during and after the Olympics.

Hear from Podium, the HE unit of the 2012 games and CREATE jobs the creative industries legacy organisation. Book your ticket online

http://ual2012employmenttalks.eventbrite.com/

Cara

BA Textiles alumni Jennifer Rose will be exhibiting at the Foundry Gallery early next year with a show called Suture.

Foundry Gallery
39 Old Church Street
London
SW3 5BS

Private view: January 12^th 6.30-9.00pm
Exhibition continues: January 13^th – February 28^th 

Jennifer Rose Norris’s Textile Designs take inspiration from bone formations combined with deconstructed flower buds. The process uses stitching, fabric manipulation and a range of cutting techniques to transform long flat pieces of material into structural forms.

Her work reflects the qualities that are represented in today’s urban landscapes, through the friction of architectural surroundings and nature’s constant presence.  She therefore chooses a range of natural and synthetic fabrics to work with, which allows her work to demonstrate the contrast found between the materials used as harsh and angular in appearance while remaining soft and tactile in texture.

The designs reflect how textiles can be used sculpturally with a space and also as an extension of the body as a fashion piece or adornment.

Jennifer Rose Norris is a Textile Designer and a recent graduate from the Chelsea College of Art and Design. She is currently exhibiting at the Foundry Gallery, Chelsea. She lives and works in London. 

Prio

Lauren Maun (left) and Elena Shvab (right)

Alicia Nader (left) and Alexandria Coe (right)

Egle Jauncemaite (left) and Alicia Robinson (right)

Harrison Butterworth (left) and Federica Corbetta (right)

Jen Cheema

Kazusa Takamura

Lou Ran (left) and Wangui Wanjau (right)

Maria Nuottajarvi

Mariana Giraldo (left) and Liv Petterson (right)

Textile design students will next be exhibiting at Indigo Paris in the spring of 2012.