22 February 2006

General Course Showcase 2006

PREVIEW
Friday 24 February, 3.30 - 5.30pm, Design Parade 4.00 pm
Photo opportunity - 4.00 pm - or pictures available

Now a successful annual event, this year’s General Course Showcase promises to be a celebration of creativity and diversity, with evocative work that challenges both students and audience. This exhibition offers an opportunity to see the creations of over 180 1st Year students from Fine Art, Design, and Television & Imaging as they embark on their chosen specialism at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Fresh ideas and unique approaches illustrate how artistic talent continues to be successfully developed through the General Course programme. Celebrating with a ‘Parade’, Design students will be wearing their various creations at 4:00pm on the opening.

The students were asked to make a response to 3 different briefs. The Design students’ project is called ‘African Heads’ - here students were asked to create headwear using only recycled material and push the range of materials they use to the limits! The Fine Art students’ project, entitled ‘Aspects of the Urban Environment’, challenged students to experiment with media and process that would express their relationship to an urban space. The Television & Imaging project, entitled 'Sequential Images', encouraged team-working to develop students' observations into a variety of outcomes presented by either screen, projection, installation, performance or static artwork.

This year will also be a chance to see the result of the general course self-portrait project. The students have brought together an exciting range of approaches to the classic subject of self-portraiture. With over 180 interpretations in one space this promises to be an impressive display.

Both exhibitions run from 25 Feb - 8 March 2006.

General Course Showcase 2006 - Matthew Gallery, Matthew Building, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm, Sat 10.30 am - 4.30pm

Self-portrait - Bradshaw Art Space, Crawford Building, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm, Sat 10.30 am - 4.30pm

For more information:

University of Dundee Exhibitions Department, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee DD1 4HT t: 01382 345330 f: 01382 345192

Email: exhibitions@dundee.ac.uk FREE ADMISSION

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Anna Day
Press Office
University of Dundee
01382 384768