World Event Young Artists

In September 2012 NTU welcomed the World Event Young Artists 2012 (WEYA), an exciting programme of exhibitions and events as part of the vibrant and globally significant Nottingham finale to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

This directional and unique event brought together 1,000 artists, from 100 nations, over a period of ten days and was the first of its kind in the world. It was hosted by a number of key partner institutions offering world class venues, of which Nottingham Trent University is proud to be a part.

WEYA and NTU
NTU was honoured to host a variety of visual arts, moving image, jewellery and fashion, and live performances during the festival.

NTU students and graduates who exhibited and performed during WEYA
A number of our current students and graduates were been selected to exhibit their work as part of WEYA:

• Emily Macinnes, BA Photography
• Emily Moya Addis, BA Photography
• Lauren O'Grady, MA Fine Art
• Alice Gale-Feeny, BA Fine Art (2011 graduate)
• Alice Georgina Thickett, BA Fine Art (2011 graduate)
• Leila Al-Yousuf, BA Fine Art (2010 graduate)
• Jeff Baker (as part of Institute for Boundary Interactions, BA Fine Art (2007 graduate)
• Finbar Prior, BA Fine Art (2011 graduate)
• Frank Kent, BA Fine Art (2009 graduate)
• Alex Pain, BA Fine Art (2011 graduate)
• Michael Pinchbeck, MA Performance and Live Art (2006 graduate) and Hetain Patel BA Fine Art (2003 graduate) joint performance.

Blog updates
During the festival a number of our artists and graduates shared their experience with us by updating a blog.

Visit the blog to find out more and to get an insight into what it was like to part of a truly global arts festival.