Date Wednesday 07 May 2025
Location The Bomb Factory, 99 Kingsway, London WC2B 6QX
Overview
GATHERING
Private View: Wednesday 7th May , 6 - 8 pm (free soft drinks and vegetarian and vegan snacks)
Exhibition dates: 7th – 11th May 2025
Opening Times: Monday – Sunday, 12 - 6 pm
Where: The Bomb Factory, 99 Kingsway, London WC2B 6QX
Gathering is a meeting point, a community common and a resource exchange. A place where University of the Arts London students can connect, create, and contribute to a shared understanding of student support needs. We seek to encourage open dialogue that helps us learn about and respond to the evolving needs of students in arts education today.
We recognise that arts students navigate unique challenges in their creative and academic journeys. We're interested in understanding what meaningful support looks like specifically for arts students at UAL. What resources, systems, and communities enable students to fully engage with their education and creative practice? What specific needs arise in the context of arts education that might be overlooked in broader conversations?
Through this creative exchange, we'll explore the unique landscape of student support needs through collaborative activities, artistic expression, and community dialogue. Our goal is to map what meaningful support looks like for those studying art and design in the UK today.
To focus our initial exploration, we're examining three interconnected areas:
We're asking: What does essential support look like for arts students today? What provisions currently exist? What gaps need addressing? How can both the University and Arts Students' Union better support students in navigating these challenges?
Exhibiting Artists: To be announced soon!
Space accessibility:
- The venue has step-free access.
- The closest toilet is an accessible public toilet; a visual guide to its location will be available at the venue.
If you have any questions about this event or accessibility needs, please email: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk
Things to do nearby:
The Bomb Factory gallery space is located in High Holborn and close to lots of London's free galleries, museums and green spaces.
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Event Programme:
All our events are free for all UAL students to attend. However, tickets are limited, so please book in advance to avoid disappointment. We are also offering all attendees a reimbursement for travel costs to the below events. More information will be provided after booking, but please keep a copy of any travel receipts/payments used to attend these workshops.
Wednesday, 7th May, 6 - 8 pm
Explore the space and see the works on display for our opening night! We will have free soft drinks and vegetarian and vegan snacks available from 6pm till they've gone.
How to D.I.Y Your Art Career with artist and filmmaker Ames Pennington
Thursday, 8th May, 3:30 - 5pm
An uplifting, playful, and, most importantly, practical way for you to learn how to keep making your art after graduating!
This workshop will cover:
- The power of D.I.Y (Do It Yourself) ways of working
- Collaboration over competition
- Tips on money making, the art hussle, and an opportunity to develop your dream artist residency.
Friday, 9th May, 2 - 4 pm
More details Coming soon!
Gathering for a Future Self
Saturday, 10th May, 2pm - 4pm
Join this workshop to start to make sense of your internal compass, find your drive/location and create steps for where you want to go and how to get there. A dedicated time to design how you can make the most of what is available to you now, and how it might shape your future. Activities will include: