Throughout the 2014 degree show period a-n News covered a portion of degree shows. In some cases these were shorter versions of Twitter visits made to each show, some were first hand responses, others more investigative in to what constitutes a degree show or indeed a graduate festival.
First of all we published a short report on the visit to FAIR at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh. FAIR was part of Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh University’s post-graduate festival, and preceded the undergraduate degree show at the college. A take on the art fair and how art students respond to its structure, Fair also included groups of artists from the MA course at Leeds University, and students from St Lucas Visual Arts in Ghent. Read the article here
Up next was a report from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design’s degree show in Dundee. A great collection of idiosyncratic work from three courses working together in studios, workshops and lectures from within the same department. Some good chat from the students on hand to explain their work too. Read the article here
Next up was Joe Turnbull’s visit to Slade School of Art’s BA/BFA show in London. An insightful tour of the exhibition as Joe interviews various students and picks out reoccurring themes in their work, as well as their thoughts on the degree show experience. Read the article here
Last but certainly not least was our visit to Sheffield Hallam University’s BA and MA degree shows at various venues in Sheffield. A melding of work from two undergraduate courses, which brought together some fantastic material exploration with fresh approach. The MA show took over the main gallery at S1 Artspace, with a reoccurring theme of the artist being ever present in the work and its presentation. Unfortunately with the new site transfer, this article is currently unreachable – don’t worry, we’ll find it soon and publish the link here.
Of course, press coverage of degree shows goes far beyond our own platform. We’ll be updating this post through the comments section as we come across more articles from other sites. Feel free to add your own links too!
