CAMBERWELL COLLEGE NEWS

students start 50000 prostrations to gordon brown

2007-06-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

students started a mammoth art performance today as they attempted to do 50000 prostrations to a large photograph of the new prime minister gordon brown outside camberwell college of arts in south london the event is due to last one week finishing on G day next wednesday 27th june the day that gordon brown takes up his new post as the leader of the country....more soon for details see below or call 07944533010

STUDENTS TO DO EPIC 50,000 PROSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF GIANT GORDON BROWN PHOTOGRAPH

2007-06-12T07:43:00.000-07:00

In a marathon art performance that will last one week, students from Camberwell College of the Arts are to prostrate themselves an incredible 50,000 times in front of a temporary shrine and giant photograph of the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Starting on Wednesday 20th June 2007 at 10am outside Camberwell College on Peckham Road the students will work in ten hour shifts in an attempt to reach their target.

They expect to finish on the day Gordon Brown officially takes up office on the 27th June 2007. The mammoth adoration has been organised by the students in an attempt to ask the Prime Minister to consider 2 policy changes as he takes up his new post. Number 1, end student debt and number 2, bring the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ryan, a spokesman for the students says, "Its going to be tough, we have a strong team of students but one week of constant prostrating will be hard, we believe we can do 720 prostrations an hour, but a target of 50,000 is a lot. We all love Gordon and think he will make a fantastic Prime Minster and this is our way of expressing our love, adoration and belief in Gordon, we just want him to make these policy changes. Now we want him to believe in us and wipe out our student loans so we can start our lives after university debt free. And stop the wars. All hail our new leader, Gordon Brown, lets start a fresh." The shrine will be decorated with flowers and goodwill messages and hopefully people will come from far and wide bringing offerings to show their support for the new Prime Minister.

for more info ryan 07877376395 or 07944533010

This event is part of the Camberwell College of the Arts Degree show.
Camberwell College Degree Show dates Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 June 2007 Tuesday - Friday 9am - 8pm; Saturday 11am -
4pm

UNVEILED THE WORLDS LARGEST HAIR SCULPTURE

2007-06-05T07:50:00.000-07:00

Press release May 2007

THE WORLDS LARGEST HAIR SCULPTURE.

A student from Camberwell College of the Arts has created what is believed to be the world's largest hair sculpture, for her final degree show. Naomi St. Claire-Clarke, 34 of Camberwell in South London has built the 3 metre high by 2.5 metre by 2.7 metre baroque hair sculpture from millions of strands of human and artificial hair, which includes an assortment of both frizzy and straight hair, as well as braids, afro balls and kiss curls most of which has been brought from local Peckham hairdressers and shops. The sculpture contains the DNA of hundreds of people, it is literally the worlds largest wig, but it is unfortunately unwearable. So far it has taken 4 months to construct and the end is finally in sight!

Naomi says that the sculpture is not a homage to either Russell Brand or Amy Winehouse.
Naomi comments, `My work was inspired by a recent trip with my family to Ghana, where I bought a vodoun doll, which I became completely attached too and I actually now sleep with
It. My Dad is from Barbados where Ghanian slaves were transported too and I wanted to reference this fact, and to look at the way hair has played a vital role within culture and religion over the centuries and this still remains true today. I have called my giant hair sculpture `The Unconscious Significance of Hair'.

for more info call Naomi on 07762752576
or Matt Tillett on 02075147914
or go to http://camberwellcollegenews.blogspot.com/

Degree Show dates
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 June 2007Tuesday - Friday 9am - 8pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm

STUDENTS OFFER FREE TAXI RIDE TO NORTH LONDONERS TO GO SOUTH

2007-05-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

Students from Camberwell College of the Arts are to take to the streets of North London and offer people the opportunity of a free taxi ride to go south. The event/performance is part of their ongoing research into the phenomenon of the North and South differences and is to take place on Thursday 31st May 2007 starting at 10am outside Charing Cross train station and is part of the students submission for their Degree Show. Apparently there are literally tens of thousands of North Londoners who for one reason or another have never been south of the river. They are spending their student savings on the rent of a black taxi which they have booked for one day to discover why it is people do not want to travel south.
for more info call ryan 07877376395
or 07955433010

Degree Show dates
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 June 2007
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 8pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm

Christopher Sharrock

2007-05-28T06:04:00.000-07:00

I think this years Degree Show at Camberwell is going to be the best one ever, we are all looking forward to it enormously. Christopher Sharrock, Dean, Camberwell College of the Arts.

NO GO ZONE

2007-05-22T01:34:00.000-07:00

STUDENTS OFFER NORTH LONDONERS FREE TAXI RIDE TO GO SOUTH

2007-05-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

THE WORLDS LARGEST HAIR SCULPTURE

2007-05-10T08:05:00.000-07:00

2007-05-10T08:04:00.000-07:00

Summer Show +

GUIDED TOURS OF SUMMER SHOW
Tuesday 19 June to Friday 22 June, daily at 11am and 6.30pm
Meet at the reception, Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road
There will be special guided tours of the show, to book please call 020 7512 6302 or email enquiries@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH by Cornford & Cross
Temporary peace garden over abandoned nuclear bunker and public address on art, conflict and memory
Saturday 16 June, 2pm
Meet in front of Southwark Town Hall, Peckham Road, SE5
Free

In a vacant plot of land, a shaft drops down to a concrete stairway leading to a network of flooded chambers. In total darkness, food supplies, power generation, air filtration, and communications systems lie obsolete, decaying, and forgotten. Built in 1953 to accommodate council staff in the event of a nuclear attack, the underground shelter is a relic of the Cold War era. Today, as an astonishing economic regeneration gathers pace in Southwark, the land stands ripe for development in this most dynamic and promising area of the Capital.

Cornford and Cross will create a temporary peace garden over the entrance to Southwark council’s nuclear bunker to re-connect world history with personal memories, reflect on ideas of closure and celebrate new possibilities. The work will launch with a public address by Professor Paul Gough of the University West of England, who is an international authority on the aesthetics of conflict.
For more information visit http://www.cornfordandcross.com/

Part of Architecture Week
Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival
Supported by the University of Wolverhampton

FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Take part in the creation of a temporary public art installation
Wednesday 20 June, 11am – 7pm
Front of building, Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road
Free

Books, toys, rags, plastic flowers… what ‘paves’ the way to art?! Donate your unwanted yellow objects which then will be used to construct a three-dimensional yellow path leading to a new ‘gallery space’ in front of Camberwell College’s old entrance. The space will host a group exhibition by Camberwell’s students in response to Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. On Wednesday 20 June from 11am - 7pm come along and help the artist Ruth Marquez build the trail; participants will receive the ‘I’m a Yellow Brick Road Builder’ badge. For further details and how to participate visit www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/yellowbrickroad.htm

Supported by Camberwell Residential, Academic & Fellowship Trust
Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival

MATERIAL SPACES: THE CITY AND SECOND LIFE
Wednesday 20 June 6.30pm
Lecture Hall, Peckham Road, Camberwell College of Arts
Free

Second Life is one of the leading Web 2.0 projects to have emerged over past 5 years. It is a virtual world initially inspired by cyberpunk literature, but imagined, created and owned by its inhabitants. A public talk with award winning writer and filmmaker Ian Sinclair will look at how our real world engagement with the cityscape is developing in similar fashion to our online engagement with a virtual city.
In addition during the Camberwell Arts Festival MA Digital Arts students will run a series of daily events to explore the possibilities of Second Life.

Part of Architecture Week
Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival
Supported by Camberwell Residential, Academic & Fellowship Trust

A SPECIAL EVENT FOR CAREER ADVISERS AND TEACHERS
Thursday 21 June, 10am – 4pm
Lecture Hall, Peckham Road, Camberwell College of Arts
Free, booking essential, for information & booking call 020 7512 6302 or email enquiries@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Hosted by the Foundation Department at Camberwell College of Arts, the programme has been designed for career advisers and art and design teachers to help them advise their students about applying to an arts college. The day will include preparing students for submitting portfolios, interviews and filling in supporting statements. The event will also give information about career opportunities for graduates. The day will finish with a visit to the South London Gallery next door, to view their current exhibition accompanied by complimentary drinks.

CAMBERWELL SHORTS
A special screening of animations by Camberwell College’s students
Thursday 21 June, 6pm
Lecture Hall, Peckham Road, Camberwell College of Arts
Free

For the second year running, Camberwell Shorts will present a special screening of animations produced and curated by Camberwell College's students. The featured programme is a diverse collection of original and imaginative short films.

Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival

NO-GO-ZONES
is a two month project of audio/ radio workshops and broadcasts with and by young people in South London

We are asking ourselves where we just won’t go, and we’d like to ask you too: what’s a no-go for you…? NO-GO-ZONES...is it a certain word, or colour, a song or type of music, or dance, a feeling, a view, noise, arts, tears, crowds, education, animals/pets, reading, praying, silence, graveyards, museums, a wig, a drink or food, trends, a way of walking the street, or… ? what’s yours…?
Get involved in the NO-GO-ZONES radio project and help to shape each forthcoming broadcast by recording and sending your stories, thoughts, short writings, audio/sound files and images to the production team at nogozones@hotmail.co.uk, texts and answerphone to 07983 109 439.
Join the NO-GO-ZONES production team live during Open House at Camberwell College, Saturday 23 June 2007, 11am – 4pm.

NO-GO-ZONES broadcasts on Resonance104.4fm are Thursday afternoons, 3-4pm starting 31 May till 5 July. http://www.resonancefm.com/

Supported by The Arts Council
Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival

OPEN HOUSE at Camberwell College of Arts
Hands on activities for all ages
Saturday 23 June, 11am – 4pm
Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road
Free. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

A perfect opportunity for people of all ages to explore the Summer Shows at the College and to take part in fantastic free arts workshops, such as photography, mono printing, animation and many more. Our highly popular t-shirt screen-printing workshop has limited spaces only, so make sure you come in early to reserve a place and don’t forget to bring your own t-shirts!

Supported by Camberwell Residential, Academic & Fellowship Trust
Part of the Camberwell Arts Festival

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CAMBERWELL ARTS FESTIVAL
16 June - 24 June 2007

Camberwell Arts Festival is a celebration of the thriving cultural scene in SE5 and its surrounding area. This annual festival has become a regular and popular feature in South London and once again this week long event will give emerging and established artists a platform to perform and show their work within the vibrant community of Camberwell.
This year’s programme of events will also include Mem Morrison exploring the cultural connotations of the traditional greasy spoon at Sem’s Café; Lucille Power requests the pleasure of your company for tea and cakes at Seymour Bros in Sweet Obscenities; artist Mark McGowan and comedian Aaron Barschak will be found protesting against the deportation of asylum seekers on Camberwell Green; Camberwell Live celebrates the music and arts of refugee communities in Lucas Gardens; The Caravan, simultaneously a workshop, performance space and gallery at Ruskin Park; Michael Petry at GX Gallery; and much more!The Festival is a partnership between local artists and arts organisations and initiated by Camberwell Arts, Camberwell College of Arts and South London Gallery. For further information, visit http://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/

SUMMER SHOWS 2007

2007-05-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

Camberwell Summer Shows 2007
The most exciting time of year for Camberwell
Join us in celebrating the success and achievements of our final year students as they showcase their work in a series of exhibitions.

Foundation Studies and BA (Hons) Show 2007
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 June 2007
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 8pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm

Click here for more details about the Undergraduate and Foundation Summer Show 2007