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Standing Ovations: Researcher explores Best of British comedy legends immortalised in sculpture.

As social media buzzes with debates over the diminutive dimensions of ancient Greek statues' private parts, Dr David Wright from the University of Warwick's Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies dives into a more British sculpture exploration: the world of British comedy immortalised in sculpture.


New installation kicks off Springtime Sculpture Trail at The University of Warwick

A colourful new sculpture has been installed today, 20 March, at the University of Warwick kicking off the University’s new Springtime Sculpture Trail.

Thu 21 Mar 2024, 11:26 | Tags: Warwick Arts Centre, Sculpture, art, Sculpture Park, Arts

Art without Borders: Warwick Arts Centre Welcomes Nicole Bachmann and Francis Offman for Summer 2024 Exhibition

Against the backdrop of unprecedented global displacement, the Summer Exhibition at the University of Warwick’s Warwick Arts Centre will delve into the experiences of migrants and refugees escaping oppressive regimes, conflict, and environmental collapse.

Tue 27 Feb 2024, 09:49 | Tags: Warwick Arts Centre, art, Exhibition, Arts

Postnatal depression and marginalised women: Shocking revelations from University of Warwick researchers

A new study from the University of Warwick exposes the stark disparities within society that have long supressed the voices of marginalised women dealing with postnatal depression.

Thu 22 Feb 2024, 10:41 | Tags: art, Arts and Humanities, History, Arts

Iconic Breadfruit sculpture installed at The University of Warwick

The University of Warwick welcomes Turner Prize winner Veronica Ryan’s iconic Breadfruit sculpture to campus where it will be installed outside the Warwick Arts Centre, joining 25 other artworks that form the University’s sculpture park.



Coventry Biennial starts today: Artwork inspired by the research of The University of Warwick’s Professor Graeme Macdonald on display at The Herbert Art Gallery

Research by the University of Warwick’s professor Graeme Macdonald inspired the piece by artist Paul Lemmon, commissioned by Coventry Biennial – a city-wide art event that starts today. The artwork is now on display in the heart of Coventry in the Herbert art gallery

Fri 06 Oct 2023, 12:46 | Tags: art, WIE, Biennial

Warwick Arts Centre gets ready to open doors to its Phantom Sculpture exhibition

 Warwick Arts Centre will welcome visitors to its Mead Gallery as the Phantom Sculpture exhibition opens from 5 October – 10 March 2024.

Wed 04 Oct 2023, 15:23 | Tags: Warwick Arts Centre, events, art, Exhibition, Turner Prize, Arts

100 days to go: Cultivating cultural connections at Coventry Biennial 2023

The University of Warwick is collaborating with the Coventry Biennial art festival 2023 to celebrate local artists. 

The Biennial is an exciting time for contemporary art that heralds the cultural significance of the city and is set to launch this autumn in venues across Coventry and Warwickshire. The festival includes exhibitions, public talks, workshops, and activities that have been visited by a million people since the Biennial began in 2017. 

Wed 28 Jun 2023, 10:39 | Tags: art, Biennial

Online exhibition of artworks by Coventry artists reflecting university research launches in December

· The University of Warwick and Coventry University will launch Coventry Creates 2021, a second online exhibition of collaborative work between researchers and Coventry artists.


Resonate Festival announces 2Tone: Lives and Legacies Screenings – Women Pioneers - Coventry Cathedral, Saturday July 24

Inside the eventWomen trailblazers of the 2Tone and ska post-punk music scene of the late 1970s are being celebrated in an evening of film screenings and lively discussion at Coventry Cathedral later this month. The free event is running as part of Resonate Festival, a year-long themed programme of public conversations, talks, exhibitions, film festivals, walking tours, debates and a family festival day organised by The University of Warwick, a principal partner in Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.

 

Tue 20 Jul 2021, 10:50 | Tags: women, Coventry, art, city of culture, History, Arts

LGBT+ in lockdown? Share your perspective with Queer/Disrupt

Queer/Disrupt, a student-led research collective based at the University of Warwick, wants LGBT+ creators and allies to submit their work for a new exhibition and permanent archive on the theme of “Queering the Quarantine.” 

Mon 23 Nov 2020, 15:11 | Tags: Modern Records Centre, art, LGBT+, COVID-19

Coventry Creates: local artists receive grant from city universities

Coventry University and the University of Warwick have selected 18 local artists to receive a grant that will allow them to continue their work during the COVID-19 pandemic through collaboration with researchers from the social sciences, arts, science and medicine from across both the city’s universities.


Both Coventry’s universities announce funding for local artists to create digital art to support run up to Coventry City of Culture 2021

Digital art in the making?

The University of Warwick and Coventry University have launched a joint project that will fund  local artists to work with researchers to create digital art works that will be showcased this summer in a special digital exhibition in conjunction with the Coventry City of Culture Trust. They will then kept in the Coventry City of Culture Digital Archive.

Mon 06 Apr 2020, 19:27 | Tags: Community and region, Coventry City of Culture 2021, art, Arts