UH Arts + Culture and St Albans Museum + Gallery are delighted to invite you to a special event to celebrate the launch of our new publication!
Join us for a talk that shares an insight into life at St Albans School of Art following our research project – Living Memories of St Albans School of Art. Led by UH Arts + Culture in collaboration with St Albans Museum + Gallery, this project invited staff, students and alumni of the art school to share their memories in a variety of methods which has fed into the talk and publication.
Speakers:
- Sophie Leach: Keynote – Sophie attended the school for her foundation and now is Deputy General Secretary at the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) where she leads on publications, policy and research. She will speak on the value of art education, why art, craft and design education matters – with reflections on St Albans foundation course, the college and the city.
- Laura Rolinson: Reflections on Living Memories of St Albans School of Art – Laura is the Engagement and Research Coordinator for this project at UH Arts + Culture. Alongside this, she is a project manager, facilitator and producer working in the cultural sector for 10 years. She is a Trustee for One Tenth Human and General Manager at visual arts and environment organisation, Invisible Dust.
- Steven Adams: The Time that History Forgot – Steven is a one-time visiting lecturer at St Albans School of Art, and now Associate Dean Research and Enterprise at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts. He will share some of his thoughts from St Albans School of Art concerning art in a time of change.
The event will feature short talks on the project and St Albans School of Art, as well as the wider context of art education. It will be accompanied by the launch of the publication, which collates memories of the school.
The talk will be offered in a hybrid format – with tickets either available for Zoom, or in-person allowing you to explore the museum at night. In-person tickets are available above. To book Zoom tickets, click here: Online Tickets
- In-person ticket holders will receive a complimentary copy of the publication and a glass of wine from 18:30
- Online ticket holders can collect their copy of the publication from the Museum in the week of the talk
If you were actively involved in the project, we will contact you about your complimentary ticket.
We look forward to welcoming you to this event and celebrating the history of the art school!
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of our historic buildings the acoustics can sometimes be challenging. Whilst we are constantly working to improve this, we recommend joining us online if you want to be sure of crisp, clear audio.
This project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, through an award from the University of Hertfordshire’s AHRC Impact Acceleration Account.
Protocol number: cCTA/SF/UH/06122
Approving committee: University of Hertfordshire Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Ethics Committee with Delegated Authority
Special Offer: Mix and match 4 in-person tickets across our entire talks programme and get the 5th on free. (This is not a loyalty programme - all tickets must be purchased in one transaction.)
