Alumnus Josh Murfitt on working with Art Language Location

Art Language Location is a city-wide art exhibition in Cambridge, and I’m working as their documentary photographer for a second year. 

When I was a third year student at Anglia Ruskin, the organisers gave a presentation to our class, and said they sometimes need photographic records of things. I got in touch and proposed a documentary project, and it went from there. 

It’s been a great opportunity to meet established artists which has led to some of my first commissions photographing art work after graduation, not to mention that it’s been a really fun project to work with. This year I have some framed prints in a mini-exhibition at Waterstones in Cambridge, and some wrapped prints for sale in the ALL shop. I also have a gallery page on the ALL website which I’m keeping up-to-date throughout the events, at http://www.artlanguagelocation.org/gallery. 

The show runs from 15th October - 2nd November 2014

Royal Photography Society lecture by Tim Flach at the Cambridge School of Art

Every year the RPS sponsors a lecture series by an eminent photographer and this year they selected Tim Flach. 

Tim Flach is an animal photographer. He developed a distinctive style searching for a human characteristics in the animals and developed meaning beyond the photograph. His style sits comfortably in both the commercial and art world. Yesterday he will spoke about his approach and style.  

This lecture brought together the photographic community in Cambridge and we  welcomed members of the Royal Photographic Society, the Cambridge Camera Club and student, alumni and staff of our two photography courses, as well members from the public.

We had sponsorship from the Royal Photography Society and Cambridge School of Art to present this free event.   

Link to Tim's website

MA Photography students exhibit in Cambridge

MA Photography Students show work in two exhibitions in Cambridge at the moment. Please feel free to come along.

Currently showing in Changing Spaces Norfolk Street project space:

From Tomorrow: Pop-Up exhibition on Regent Street, down the road opposite the Lloyds Bank at the junction of Gonville Place and Regent St - 3 x MA photographers and 1 x MA Fine Artist installation and our very own Artist in residence from ARU, Anji Main

Adam Catling shortlisted for Royal Photography Society Bursary

Graduating student Adam Catling's series Chernobyl was shortlisted for the Environmental Awareness Project Funding by the Royal Photography Society. 

Environmental Awareness Project Funding

The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Photographic Angle is offering  1-year bursaries to support a photographic project that will promote environmental awareness. The bursaries will provide £3000 each to assist with travel expenses, photographic equipment and other project-related costs. 

Winners will be announced on the 8th of August.

original blog entry 

Video by May Simpson: Chemo

Brenda was diagnosed with breast cancer on 29th July, 2013. May followed her through her personal and unpleasant journey; 21 weeks of formidable chemotherapy followed by 5 weeks of daily intense radiotherapy. Although Brenda’s story was personal to her, there is also a universal aspect. Cancer is a terror so many people are faced with across the globe. By following Brenda through this terrible time, it was a way to understand the pain, confusion and darkness that so many people are exposed to at a dark time of their lives and characterise this in an intimate way. Cancer is not often something that can’t be explained and neither can the emotions surrounding it. This is May's interpretation.

Link to video: Chemo

This video was produced as an outcome for the Time Based Media selective module in Semester 1 2013/14

MA Photography Student Loren McCarthy exhibits VIVID YOUNG CREATIVES project

VIVID Young Creatives sets out to give secondary aged students the opportunity to meet and work with a practicing visual artist in a workshop session. AccessArt and VIVID aim to use the workshops as a springboard for opening debate around approaches of how to facilitate creative opportunities for young people and broaden the ambition of projects and opportunities within the school curriculum.

Loren McCarthy worked with AccessArt, the organisers of this initiative, to document the workshop sessions in four Cambridgeshire Schools. Tonight Loren's images with be displayed in the Ruskin Gallery during a celebratory evening between 6-8pm. The exhibition can be seen until Friday, 25th of July. 

Access Art worked in collaboration with the Cambridge School of Art.

VIVID Young Creatives link

Third year students run successful schools and colleges workshop

This schools and colleges photography workshop was run by Alex Dickens and Elliot Ford and was offering a taster in to the uni experience to A-level, BTEC and Foundation students. 

College students were able to utilize our extensive photographic facilities and experience what it's like to study art and design at a higher education level. College students were working under the guidance of our final year students. Alex said: "I really enjoyed the workshop, working and teaching with students was a really eye opening experience for me. It's something that I will never forget."

Students were actively encouraged to produce an exemplary piece of work for their portfolio. A student from Netherhall School reflected, “it’s good to see the facilities on offer at the university, the darkroom is huge. They clearly have plenty to offer in terms of equipment and support”. See some of the outcomes of the is 4 hour workshop below.