Digital and Creative Futures 2011

The University of Bolton’s School of Business and Creative Technologies (BCT) and School of Arts, Media and Education (AME) have joined forces to bring you the Future.

Digital and Creative Futures (DCF) is a special event for year 9-12 school and college students from the region. The aim was to show young people what the digital and creative industries have to offer. It helped students to indentify the right academic route they should follow to pursue a career in the digital and creative industries. The sectors employ around 2.3 million people in the UK.*

This year speakers come from different sections of the industries and covered all kinds of topics. The speakers ranged from past University of Bolton students who talked about breaking into the various industries. Students also got the chance to hear from award winning TV directors and renowned artists, as well as games programmers, artists and designers from leading companies in the games industry; and web developers designing the latest Facebook applications.

Following in the Footsteps of Spender

Young people from Bolton Lads and Girls Club have been giving a 21st century interpretation of Humphrey Spender’s famous Worktown images in a project run by the University of Bolton, School of Arts, Media & Education. 

Their work goes on display at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, part of the University’s Leisure Lives research event and showing from Tuesday 19 April until June. And their work will be also showcased in a two-day exhibition in the University’s Atrium, from 19 April. 

Photography by Abigail Sewart

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*Voices* – MA Photography Exhibition Launches at The People’s Museum, Manchester

On Thursday 20th January the University of Bolton’s MA Photography students are launching *Voices*, a photography exhibition at the People’s History Museum in Manchester.

In this exhibition, graduates explore the capabilities of social documentary photography by engaging with some of the important social issues in current society.

This is an outstanding exhibition featuring images from 11 social documentary photographers. The exhibition will run until 27th February.

TO BOOK PLEASE VISIT: http://voices2011.eventbrite.com/

For further information please visit the blog: http://voices-exhibition.blogspot.com/