Art and Design Show 2010

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The Art and Design Show 2010 will open on Friday 11th June 2010 at 6:30pm on the College Road campus, Stoke.

The show can then be viewed by the public at the following times:

Saturday 12th June (11am-4pm)

Sunday 13th June (11am-4pm)

Monday 14th June (10am-8pm)

Tuesday 15th June (10am-6pm)

Wednesday 16th June (10am-8pm)

Thursday 17th June (10am-6pm)

Friday 18th June (10am-6pm)

Saturday 19th June (11am - 4pm)

On the opening night at College Road, a special guest will cut the ribbon on a showcase of work from students graduating in:

3D Design Ceramics, Crafts and Contemporary Jewellery, Animation, 3D Character Animation and Stop Motion Animation, Advertising and Brand Management, Entrepreneurship, Media (Film) Production, Fine Art, Graphics, Illustration and Publication Design, Photography, Product Design and Innovation, Surface Pattern and Textile Surfaces, VFX: Visual Effects and Concept Design. 

* The AMD Degree show is a landmark annual event for Staffordshire  University and for Staffordshire - the Creative County.

* The show is visited by over 4,000 visitors annually

* Visitors include family and friends from across UK and beyond; local and regional creative industry leaders; policy makers; politicians; university staff and students; guests from local schools, colleges and the community

* Many awards go on to exhibit at nationally recognised graduate exhibitions including New Blood [Graphics; Advertising and Brand Management], New Designers [3D Design Crafts; 3D Design Ceramics; Surface Pattern], Free Range [Fine Art], Graduate Showcase, AOP [Photography]

* These exhibitions bring national and international exposure to our work, place our graduates in a competitive industry environment and attract visitors from the cream of the creative industries.

Image #1 CGI 'Shark' rendering by Sian Crofts.

Image #2 'The Cosmic Heimat' by Matthew Wilcox.