Malicious Film Premiere

Paul Griffiths High Sheriff with College Principal Stephen Carlisle

The premiere screening of a local short film that highlights the dangers of hoax calling the emergency services has been showcased by The School of Arts, Design & Media.

The film ‘Malicious’ follows a central character - Jake - as he engages in his favourite pastime - making hoax telephone calls to the emergency services.

PC Kelly Jones & Laura Saidler
Youth Engagement Coordinator

The basic premise was to develop learning materials which could be taken out into local schools to highlight the dangers of involvement of making hoax telephone calls to the emergency services. Len Howarth, a local magistrate for seventeen years, was instrumental in the success of the project.

Given Len's senior position on the local bench, he secured co-operation from the Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), The Prison Service and the courts.
Foundation degree TV Production lecturer, Andrew Percival, said: “Students have been given a fantastic opportunity to make a real film which will exist in the real world. This is a project which is academically rich and theoretically robust, as well as having a currency with the general audience.

"It provides additional opportunities for cross-college collaboration: main characters and extras have been played by some of our students from Performing Arts and there is hearty involvement in the court and crowd scenes from our Law students”.

Paul Proctor, the Assistant Dean for The School of Arts, Design & Media said, in terms of making a positive contribution to the local community, what better example could there be than this collaboration between degree students at the College and the emergency services.

GMFRS’ Borough Manager for Stockport, Billy Myers, said: “The making of “Malicious” is a fine example of partnership working between many organisations including the emergency services, in a bid to tackle important issues and improve quality of life.

Everyone who has been involved in the 12 month project should feel proud that they will make a positive impact on the community by lowering the amount of hoax calls made to the emergency services each year.”

Chief Superintendent Chris Sykes, Stockport Divisional Commander, said: “Projects like this are a great way of making youngsters more aware of the consequences of actions such as hoax calling. It’s also an opportunity for them to understand the role of police and the problems they face on a daily basis while trying to carry out their tasks.

“We want this DVD to show youngsters the consequences of crime and the effect that it has on the community, the victims and those living with it.”

Graphic Design Student Sparkles at the YCN Awards

Last night saw graphic design graduate, Dan Richardson, awarded Commended for his work for UK Greetings at the YCN Awards Ceremony at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London. 

Dan graduated this year from the BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design degree programme, and previously studied on the UAL Art Foundation course here are Stockport College. Students, clients and tutors gathered for a wonderful evening of fine food, wine and conversation to celebrate each student's success. Dan's award winning work can be see online at the following address: http://www.danielr.co.uk/poppets

Accompanying Dan and programme leader, Lucy Brown, at the table were maker-duo Lord Whitney who have previously work with the School of Arts, Design & Media. Lord Whitney did a marvelous job of dressing the room and showcased a wonderful animation of their most recent work. 

Dan said, "What a brilliant evening! I'm so proud to be here, and pleased my tutor, Lucy Brown, encouraged me to enter. I'm so busy at the moment with freelance graphic design work which is great having only graduated in June. I'm sure the YCN award has contributed my success. Here's to a bright future!"
For more information on YCN visit: http://www.ycn.org

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!



The Class of 2013 Graduation ceremony at Liverpool cathedral

 Today saw the graduation of our final year students at the graduation ceremony held at Liverpool Cathedral.

We wish all the graduates the very best for the future and we will take great interest in their careers as the develop over the coming years.

Bookbinding Magnum Style

 

'Postcards From America' boxed series

We are delighted to announce that a student from the BA (Hons) Contemporary Photography course has been invited to join the Magnum Book Making Masterclass, an event organised by the global photography agency Magnum. Drawing on the initiative she created during a module on her course, Hayley Andrew secured a place at the event creating a book making workshop for photographers. This workshop is a prestigious event, and Hayley was employed to bring her knowledge of editing, design, book production and distribution to the workshop which ran over two day and then culminated in a symposium.

Fiona from Magnum Discussing the Exhibition

Hayley was part of a team which included the following professionals: Stuart Smith, Gordon MacDonald (GOST publishing), Harry Hardie of Here Press, Philipp Ebling of Fishbar and Magnum photographers David AlanHarvey and Susan Meiselas. The event was coordinated by Fiona Rodgers atMagnum.

Richard Mulhearn, course leader for BA (Hons) Contemporary Photography said, 'This is one of the successes of the course; that as result of encouraging professional collaboration whist on the programme, students learn what is required, they make mistakes, but these are what facilitate resilience and progression.'

Graphic Arts & Design Graduate to join Arighi Bianchi

We work hard at Stockport College to ensure that our graduates are employable and ready for the world of work. This week, Katherine Smith, a graduate of the BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design course has landed her first job! Katherine Will begin work at Arighi Bianchi in Macclesfield shortly after the Travelling Degree Show at MadLab in Manchester later this week.

Arighi Bianchi, one of the North West's leading furniture specialists, contacted programme leader, Lucy Brown, in search for graduate talent. Of several graduates who applied for the post, Katherine was successful. She will join Arighi Bianchi's creative team as a junior designer full-time, working on the e-commerce arm of the business.

Katherine said, "I'm thrilled to have a job so soon after completing the course. I feel confident that I have the skills and professional ability to succeed in the world of work and have really enjoyed my time at Stockport College."

Here’s One I Made Earlier

A project to find the next “Here’s One I Made Earlier” for the BBC’s Blue Peter has lead to Level 5, BA (Hons) Illustration student, Cathy McConnell to be asked to run workshops at the BBC’s The One Show Roadshow over the Summer.

Cathy McConnell

Cathy showed Assistant Producer, Michelle Ackerley a series of plasticine objects in bottles. Michelle thought that Cathy’s ideas for Blue Peter were wonderful and would suit an upcoming opportunity within the art zone to teach passing visitors how to create ships in bottles.

The event takes place on the 6th & 7th August in Weston Super Mare beach.

UNLEASHED: The Best in the North

The School of Arts, Design & Media is pleased to announce that our BA (Hons) Illustration students have again been shortlisted for the annual competition UNLEASHED/ The Best in the North, a competition for final-year illustration students from Northern art schools.



Megan Thomas

The best artwork from the degree shows is featured in an exhibition and sale, at Mr Thomas’s Chop House in Manchester. The event culminates in a charity auction on the 18th July of the shortlisted and winning works. The auction money is split equally between the student and The Northwest Air Ambulance charity.

 

Bryony Hopkins



Two of our students Megan Thomas and Bryony Hopkins have made it in to the Top 25 Shortlist. Judges included Lise Brian, Creative Director at The Chase, and Illustrators Ian Whadcock and Rebekah Whitney.

RIPE Graduate Arts, Design & Media Shows 2013

The Arts, Design & Media Graduate shows were again a huge success. The branding for this year's show was RIPE, which draws on the analogy of how the graduates have grown and their ideas and projects have come to fruition. Comments about the show this year include observations about how diverse the show is and it was a collective show of inviduals with their own ideas and approaches to their disciplines.

The opening night once again provided an opportunity to awards best incategory and best in Show. The judge this wasthe designer and Illustrator, Barney Ibbotson. The results were as follows.

Best of Category:
Illustration Megan Thomas
Graphic Arts Katherine Smith
Photography Edwina Cagol
Moving Image Luke Haslam 
Design & Advertising Howard Marmion
Interior Design Yasmeen Chaudhary

The best in show was awarded to illustrator, Megan Thomas. Congratulations to Megan for a stunning show.

A selection of graduate work from the show will now be travelling to Mad Lab in Manchester City Centre and will be open to the public on 27th & 28th June 2013

Graduate selected for BJP Portfolio Review

Susie Tsang, a final year student on the BA (Hons) Photography programme has been selected for a graduate project review in the British Journal of Photography (pp21/22). Susie shows some of her latest work in a double page spread in the journal which is published both nationally and internationally.

In her project, What’s Left is Unsaid’ Susie explores her relationship with her mother and her Anglo-Chinese identity through a look at her family photograph album, her final book brings together both British and Chinese ways of writing alongside images which have been partially destroyed though a number of both natural and artificial processes. Susie was inspired by the photographic work of Dinu Li, another graduate of the BA (Hons) Photography course at Stockport.

 

Susie’s work will be on Show alongside all the other graduate photographic work in an exhibition of work titled, 'The Sum of All Parts' at the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester from the evening of Wednesday 12^th June through to Sunday 16^th June 2013.

Growing Together Project selected artwork

On the 25th April this year we blogged about the Growing Together Project, a collaborative initiative between the School of Arts, Design & Media, the Recover and Inclusion Team (R.I.T) and Stockport Progress and Recovery Centre (SPARC) with the aim of improving mental health in the area, through an engagement with nature. The project is based at White Hill Allotment in Reddish, Stockport.

We are pleased to announce that Artwork by Raymond Chan, BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design has been selected. His poster draws together the collaborative spirit of the project with the metaphor of growth and development.

Artwork by Raymond Chan, BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design.

D&AD and YCN Graphic Design Award Winners 2013

Two students who will graduate from the BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design course this year have received awards for outstanding graphic design work. 

Dan Richardson has been awarded Commended for his UK Greetings work entitled Little Poppets, at the annual YCN (Young Creative Network) student awards. 

In addition, Dan Lane has been awarded Best of Year for his It's Nice That promotional work, at the annual D&AD (Design & Art Direction) student awards. 

Little Poppets by Dan Richardson

Not only is this a great achievement for these two students, it is a great achievement for the course. Programme Leader, Lucy Brown, said, "We are extremely proud of the two Dans! These awards are a springboard into their creative futures and will stand them in good stead. Student award briefs are a part of the Level 5 and 6 curriculum each year, and we hope to build on the successes of 2013 over the coming years."

It's Nice That Promotion by Dan Lane

Dan Richardson's full portfolio can be viewed online at: http://www.danielr.co.uk

Dan Lane's full portfolio can be views online at: http://www.dnylne.com

For more information on YCN visit: http://www.ycn.org

For more information on D&AD visit: http://www.dandad.org

CLEAR, an interim exhibition of photographic work.

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Last night marked a successful end to the second year photography student’s busy academic year. The ‘CLEAR’ exhibition of photographic work, which is totally organised and funded by the students themselves, opened in Piccadilly Place in Manchester City Centre.

This interim photography show features the work of 15 second year students on the BA (Hons) Photography course and displays a wide range of personal projects and conceptual approaches demonstrating an eclectic mix of individual photographic work. Paul Proctor, Assistant Dean for the School of Arts, Design & Media said,

‘it is a credit to the staff and students on the course that they have managed to create such an astonishing  2^nd year exhibition of high quality work. Many photography courses at this level would expect this work to represent their degree show. They have achieved beyond all expectation and I’m already looking forward to seeing their final degree show exhibition next year.’

The show at Piccadilly Place, Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 3BN will be open to the public until 25^th May 2013.