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Future of international art and design showcased at Mastered exhibition

Masters students from around the globe will exhibit original art and design works during Nottingham Trent University’s annual postgraduate show: Mastered.

    Szilvia Ponyiczki MFA Fine Art
    Szilvia Ponyiczki MFA Fine Art
    Szilvia Ponyiczki MFA Fine Art

    Masters students from around the globe will exhibit original art and design works during Nottingham Trent University’s annual postgraduate show: Mastered.

    The curated exhibition will display the works of more than 150 emerging artists and designers from countries as far and wide Colombia, Japan, Italy, India, Finland, America and more.

    Taking place in the Bonington building on the university’s City Campus between 18 and 26 July, the exhibition is free to the public and open 10am – 5pm on weekdays, and 11am – 3pm on Saturday (closed on Sunday).

    Exhibits on show will span subject areas within fashion, textiles and knitwear design, visual arts and visual communication. A digital exhibition of work across the areas of fashion management, marketing and communication will also be featured.

    Students of MFA Fine Art will be exhibiting in their own show, Melange De Fruits, from 14 – 25 July at Primary, 33 Seely Rd, Nottingham.

    A private view opening of Mastered for creative professionals and industry contacts takes place on Tuesday 17 July 5pm – 8pm (booking on website).

    Michael Marsden, Dean of the School of Art & Design, said: “Art and design has the power to shape the world around us, and our Mastered exhibition will give visitors a snapshot of the future of art and design globally.

    “It promises to be a rich display of original works by students from a broad range of backgrounds and cultures, and will allow visitors to learn about the in-depth research which is undertaken for each piece of work.

    “This is a chance for the public to come in to the university, meet the next generation of creative thinkers, talk to them and learn about their ideas.”

    All information, bookings and to visit the online social hub featuring work behind the scenes: www.ntu.ac.uk/mastered.

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      About Nottingham Trent University

      Nottingham Trent University was named University of the Year 2017 at the Times Higher Education Awards and Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. The award recognises NTU for its strong student satisfaction, quality of teaching, overall student experience and engagement with employers.

      Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has been awarded the highest, gold, rating in the Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework for its outstanding teaching and learning.

      NTU is one of the largest UK universities with nearly 31,000 students and more than 4,000 staff across four campuses, contributing £496m to the UK economy every year. It is one of the most environmentally-friendly universities, containing some of the country’s most inspiring and efficient award-winning buildings.

      The University is passionate about creating opportunities and its extensive outreach programme is designed to enable Nottingham Trent to be a vehicle for social mobility. We are among the top five recruiters of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and 97% of our undergraduates are in work or further study within six months of finishing their degrees (latest Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2016-17).

      NTU is home to world-class research, winning The Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2015 - the highest national honour for a UK university. It recognised the University’s pioneering projects to improve weapons and explosives detection in luggage, enable safer production of powdered infant formula and combat food fraud.

      With an international student population of approximately 2,600 from around 100 countries, the University prides itself on its global outlook.

    Published on 18 July 2018
    • Category: NTU Arts; Press office; School of Art & Design