John Bennett

The Homeless Mug project raises over £1500

MA Ceramics student John Bennett writes in response to his fundraising activities for ‘The Homeless Mug Project’: A Big, Big, thank you to the Students, TDs, Staff, Business Catering Staff, and Lecturers of Cardiff Metropolitan, Llandaff Campus, for your support, to the Homeless Mug Project. Collectively, we made a grand total of £1580.00 which was given directly to the Cardiff Bus Project. This was a beautiful, … Continue reading The Homeless Mug project raises over £1500

CSAD industry partnership wins at Insider’s Business and Education Partnership awards

A collaboration between CSAD and Window Cleaning Wearhouse was recognised last night at the Insider‘s Business and Education Partnerships Awards 2017. Held on 2 November at the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff, the awards celebrated the ways in which companies, universities and colleges work together to achieve brilliant results.   Bethan Gordon accepted the Partnership Award on behalf of CSAD. Bethan supervised a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between CSAD … Continue reading CSAD industry partnership wins at Insider’s Business and Education Partnership awards

Venice Diaries: Ella Jones Favourite Artworks

CSAD’s latest new graduate from the Fine Art progamme to take part in the Arts Council of Wales Cymru yn Fenis Wales in Venice Invigilation Plus programme is Ella Jones. Ella is invigilating at James Richards’ exhibit at the Wales Pavilion and taking time to develop her own ideas and practice on her month in the city. Here’s her first post from the Biennale.  Tehching … Continue reading Venice Diaries: Ella Jones Favourite Artworks

EASTN: DC European project launched at Kick-Start: Cardiff

CSAD lecturer Alexandros Kontogeorgakopoulos launched the School’s role in the EASTN: DC European project at Kick-Start: Cardiff, the international conference for creative entrepreneurship organised by Visiting Arts that takes place in the city this week.  During the four year EASTN: DC project Alexandros and CSAD colleagues will be working with 17 partners from Europe, the USA, Canada and Brazil to experiment with digital creative practice … Continue reading EASTN: DC European project launched at Kick-Start: Cardiff

CSAD collaborates with local schools to create exhibition

CSAD, along with Cardiff Met’s School of Education (CSE), have teamed up with 13 schools from all over South East Wales to organise their very first GCSE/AS/A level creative exhibition. The show at CSAD’s Llandaff Campus featured the Art & Design and Design & Technology work of over 250 pupils from Bedwas High School, Caerleon Comprehensive School, Cantonian High School, Cardiff High School, The Cathedral … Continue reading CSAD collaborates with local schools to create exhibition

Hand i Pocket Funshop at Chapter Arts

Prof. Cathy Treadaway, Professor of Creative Practice at CSAD, and her colleagues at CARIAD will be running an all-day Hand i Pocket Funshop tomorrow (Weds 17th May 2017) at Chapter Arts Centre as part of: Tinted Lens: A Festival of the Mind, Memory & Ageing being held for Dementia Awareness week. Four CSAD undergraduate students will also be helping with the event which will encourage … Continue reading Hand i Pocket Funshop at Chapter Arts