University of Kent School of Arts

03/07/2023

Exciting news! The Kent Arts Conference 2023 conference is being held at our Medway campus. Come join us as we explore the theme of "He(Art): Emotions and Creativity." Connect with industry professionals, learn new insights and make lasting bonds.

https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/61334/kent-arts-conference-2023

06/06/2023

Join us for the opening of this year’s MA Curating exhibition Diving Deep: A Journey through the Intersection of Water and the Human Body.

Immerse yourselves in this journey, and meet participating artists!

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/artistry/2023/06/05/exhibition-opening-diving-deep-a-journey-through-the-intersection-of-water-and-the-human-body/

05/06/2023

Calling all Kent students, join us for an empowering and creative experience!

Art History students are hosting an all-female and non-binary exhibition to explore student life beyond the books.

Celebrate the talents and perspectives of our community!

https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/61081/beyond-the-books-an-exploration-of-the-student-experience

06/03/2023

Second- year Film student Harvey, recently had the incredible experience of being a Production Runner for Two Rivers Media

In this interview, he speaks about how he can apply what he learned from this experience to his current studies and advises others looking to gain similar experience.

Harvey applied for this role after seeing it advertised on the Arts and Humanities Instagram page (artshumsunikent). Make sure to keep an eye out for further recruitment opportunities.

Read the full interview: https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/news/5222/film-student-harvery-ryan-on-his-experience-of-being-a-production-runner-for-two-rivers-media

24/02/2023

International Event: Explore Music and Audio Technology at Kent

Kick-start your music career! 🎼🎹🎤🎸🎧🥁🎻🎺

🗓️ Tuesday 28 February
📍Online
🕛12:30 EST/ 18:00 IST / 17:30 PKT

Speak to the Head of Music & Audio Technology and successful music producer, Dr Richard Lightman and guitarist, composer and Senior lecturer, Dr Richard Perks.

They will take you through the course aims, structure and the incredible opportunities studying Music at Kent offers you.

Music and Audio Technology is a vibrant, inclusive community who are passionate about all aspects of music and the music industry.

This virtual event will consist of an introduction to our undergraduate Music & Audio Technology programs, followed by a Q&A session where you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you have.

Full event details: https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/59832/explore-music-and-audio-technology-at-the-university-of-kent

15/02/2023

📅 Tue 21 Feb
🕐 11:00 - 14:00
📍 Templeman Library

Postgrad Library Drop-in Sessions (Arts & Architecture)

Are you considering postgraduate study? We are here for you; visit us at our weekly library drop-in sessions to find out more

https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/59011/postgrad-library-drop-in-sessions-arts-architecture-1

06/02/2023

Our next Applicant Day is on Saturday 18 Febuary 📅

We can't wait to meet you all!

Make sure to check out the subject-specific timetables by following the link below ⬇️🔗

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/secl-news-events/2023/01/18/applicant-day-timetables-saturday-18-febuary/

01/02/2023

📢 PhD scholarship opportunity!

We are seeking a highly motivated and independent individual with the personal skills to work across arts, humanities and social science disciplines.

Deadline: Friday 17 February 2023 at 23:59 GMT

Find out more about this fantastic opportunity: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/arts-news/2023/01/18/phd-scholarship-opportunity-sustainability-at-seaside-arts-festivals/

27/01/2023

At Kent we understand your passion to progress. Let's help you achieve your future career.

Browse our Master’s courses, there may be more to come on your Kent journey.

Find out more: https://www.kent.ac.uk/campaigns/stayon-standout

10/01/2023

📢 PhD scholarship opportunity!

We are seeking a highly motivated and independent individual with the personal skills to work across arts, humanities and social science disciplines.

Deadline: Friday 17 February 2023 at 23:59 GMT

Find out more about this fantastic opportunity: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADPEFCCC01

02/01/2023

Happy New Year!

Do you want to learn a new language?

Language Express will be offering a 10-week Ukrainian course from 16 January 2023.

The course is available to staff, students, and the general public at a special discounted price of £100.

Book on to the course here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/about/arts-and-humanities/14944/ukrainian-language-course-for-january-2023

29/12/2022

Earlier this month, we visited the Women Artists Exhibition, which featured fantastic work from our first-year Art History students. 👏👏👏

Check out their work below ⬇️

19/12/2022

As a part of Disability History Month at Kent, Music and Audio Tech lecturer Anna Neale Widdison talks about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life, and describes some of the challenges and opportunities that she has experienced in her working and family life.

Find out more and watch Anna's story here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/news/5179/disability-history-at-kent-anna-neale-widdison

08/12/2022

A Huge congratulations to Drama graduate Kyrah Gray who will perform stand-up comedy for Mo Gilligan at the O2 arena tonight! 👏👏👏

Kyrah started her comedy career at Kent in 2019, where she performed her debut comedy set at Monkeyshine during her third-year stand-up module.

"It was very clear that she was a gifted comic performer. I’m so proud of her!" - Dr Oliver Double, head of the School of Arts

Read more here: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/arts-news/2022/12/08/kent-drama-graduate-kyrah-gray-to-perform-stand-up-at-the-o2/

21/11/2022

📅 Tue 22 Nov
🕐12:00 - 13:30
📍 (MEDWAY) Galvanising Shop

We're are delighted to welcome Turkish classical guitarist, arranger and designer of the adjustable microtonal guitar, Tolgahan Çoğulu!

Don't miss out!

Full event details: https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/58159/guest-lecture-guitarist-tolgahan-cogulu

17/11/2022

This week we had the pleasure of joining students in a Art History seminar for the module, Dialogues: Global Perspectives on Art History.

Students explored South African Resistance art and the artists and community spaces that produced it.

The idea of art as a social conscience captured the public imagination. In this session, students explored Resistance art through their own art making.

10/11/2022

Alex Jones and Roman Kemp are joined by Martin Kemp, Tyler West and Dianne Buswell.

05/09/2022

📣 Graduate employment opportunity - National Film and Television School

The selected participants will gain in demand skills and experience and will also:

🌟 Be awarded a 12 month contract of employment with the NFTS

🌟 Work on some of the biggest TV productions currently being made on a UK-produced Amazon Original Series or with trusted Prime Video and Amazon Studios partners.

🌟Learn a craft specialism (e.g. Locations, Art Department, Cameras)

🌟 Access training and support from the NFTS, which is widely regarded as one of the top film schools in the world

🌟 Have a base at one of two NFTS locations in Beaconsfield or Glasgow, for the duration of the 12-month traineeship

🌟On successful completion of the traineeship, graduate with an NFTS Certificate in Production

More Info: https://nfts.co.uk/prime-video-craft-academy

18/08/2022

Our clearing hotline is now open!

We’re here to support and guide you in the next steps of your journey.

The department of Arts and Humanities has a wide range of amazing and creative courses for you to choose from.

☎️: 01227 768896
💻: Kent.ac.uk/clearing

Lines are open 8am - 8pm today!

03/08/2022

Today is our Clearing Information Event! Come along to explore our beautiful campus and chat to students and staff about Clearing 2022 🙌

Canterbury campus 📍
10.00 - 14.00 🕙

Book now: https://bit.ly/3bm22cu

26/07/2022

Have you heard .double podcast: Proper Job Gradcast? In his latest episode Oliver speaks to Kent Drama graduates Elyse Hall, Colette McLoughlin and Jess Pattrick about how they set up Moonbeam Theatre – which is one of the University of Kent’s Graduate Theatre Companies.

The School of Arts' Graduate Theatre Companies scheme offers the opportunity to graduating students to become a graduate theatre company supported and mentored by the Drama department.

They chat about what they gained from their experience at Kent and how it aided them to create Moonbeam Theatre and they bust the myth that a drama degree won’t lead to a job. “We’ve gone into a sector that is using our Drama degree but what you learn during this degree works for your life not just your career.”

Click in the link in the bio to find the full podcast ➡️➡️➡️

05/07/2022

Throwback to our May Graduations 💫

Here are just a few of the wonderful moments from the reception. 🎓

We‘re less than a week away from the next graduations and we’re so excited to celebrate with you all! 👏

Will you be graduating in July? If so, comment your favourite memory from studying at Kent 🥇

29/06/2022

Do you have a story to tell about the impact of war? Join us for a wonderful opportunity to get involved with historical research and local history.

We are looking for people to share stories and memories for a new artwork being developed in partnership with Imperial War Museum.

On SATURDAY 9 JULY, between 12.00 and 17.00, Kent researchers and artists will be holding a ‘Show and Share’ event at The Clearing in the Creative Quarter Café, Folkestone, where they will talk about the artwork’s development and invite people to bring a memento (such as a letter, photo, medal) or story to share with the creative team.

All are encouraged to come along to learn more.

Read more: https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/community/31940/opportunity-to-shape-new-folkestone-artwork-exploring-the-legacy-of-war

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24/05/2022

"The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful."

When the Exorcist was released in the UK in 1974, audiences flocked to the cinema to experience the movie which had stirred religious panic in the Church around the country. Reports of people fainting during screenings, ticket queues which trailed out cinema doors and the righteous anger of local vicars all contributed to an immense social phenomenon surrounding the film.

Dr Frances Kamm was recently interviewed for KentOnline about the uproar - and enormous success - caused by Kent's screenings of the Exorcist.

What was it like the first time you watched The Exorcist?

Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/a-film-like-this-draws-evil-forces-267492/

Fifty years ago work on a movie began which forced one cinema in the county to hire ambulance crews to treat those who kept fainting in shock.

29/04/2022

May 4 - 8 ◾ The Gulbenkian ◾ Age 16+

AΦE return to Gulbenkian Arts Centre with their internationally renowned VR performance, WHIST.

Inspired by the work of Sigmund Freud and Japanese artist Shuji Terayama, WHIST invites you on a journey into the unconscious mind, through the dreams, fears and desires of a fictional family.

This one-hour experience merges Physical Theatre, interactive Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies with an art installation, bringing the audience into an environment that blurs the boundaries between consciousness and the unconscious, reality and fiction, the physical and the virtual.

More Info: https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/54769/aphe-whist-5

20/04/2022

The division of Arts and Humanities is delighted to announce a number of new PhD completions.

From Kent School of Arts, Stefano Farinell has recently passed his viva - a focused discussion giving students the opportunity to defend their PhD thesis in front of a panel of academic experts.

Completing a thesis is a significant milestone! A huge congratulations to Stefano and the other new Doctors! 👏

Read more here: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/secl-news-events/2022/04/14/phd-success-in-arts-and-humanities-2/

19/04/2022

Kent alumni celebrate Olivier Awards success 👏

Four Kent drama alumni, who set up the theatre company Little Bulb, are celebrating after taking home the Olivier Award for ‘Best Family Show’ on 10 April for their production of Wolf Witch Giant Fairy at the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre.

Read more: https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/news/5076/kent-alumni-celebrate-olivier-awards-success

16/03/2022

📣New PhD funding available!

Massive congratulations to Dr Ruth Herbert and Professor Nicola Shaughnessy, who have secured funding for a new PhD studentship for pioneering work on women in the UK jazz scene.

Part of the University's ongoing commitment to equality and diversity, this project addresses the changing profile of UK women jazz musicians in the 21st century, barriers to progression and the relationship between artistic voice, gender and professional identity. This is a unique initiative which forms an important and practical link between academia and the music industry.

The successful applicant will have pleasure of being supervised by Ruth and Nicola, as well as by award-winning composer and gender equality advocate Issie Barratt.

If you know anybody who is passionate about jazz and inclusivity in the music industry, please do share this exciting opportunity! Full details in the page below!👇

https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/postgraduate/funding/women-in-contemporary-uk-jazz-cda

28/02/2022

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Zori Petkanska (1st year, BSc Economics) created this amazing piece in one of the Exploring Art History classes.

The task was to create an abstract painting that does not relate to reality. The colour palette was inspired by the bright colours used by the Impressionists in their landscapes.

Do you have any memories or examples of the work you created whilst studying? We'd love to see it below!

07/02/2022

TOMORROW ◾13.00 ◾ Woolf

We are really looking forward to welcoming Sajid Varda to the School of Arts to reflect on his career, experiences consulting on high-profile TV dramas and the ethics of diversity in the industry.

Sajid is CEO and Co-Founder of , a charity which seeks to promote underrepresented filmmakers and ensure authentic portrayals of Muslims on screen.

Event Details: https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/53419/careers-in-film-and-media-2