New Creatives

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New Creatives is an artist-led joint exhibition of creative works by students from six local Further Education/Sixth Form colleges in SPACE and Eldon Gallery at the University of Portsmouth's Eldon building. The colleges taking part are Havant, Highbury, Fareham, Portsmouth, South Downs and St. Vincent. The new partnership project will showcase an exchange of ideas and 'visual correspondence' between the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries and the colleges co-working in support of the Cultural Olympiad. It is funded by Creative Campus Initiative, a new consortium of thirteen higher education institutions in the South East delivering a dynamic programme of cultural events and artworks in response to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. There will be a variety of creative works including visual arts, photography, video, 3D and installation, and performances including live music and dance at the preview on Friday 12th March. You can see their work in progress in images and videos posted on the project blog http://newcreatives2010.blogspot.com/ Simon Claridge, Dean of the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries said This is a significant partnership exhibition within our community with an opportunity to meet the creative talent of our future. I see this project continuing where new creative collaborations between colleges can develop or existing ones are strengthened with our support. The show will allow young college students to experience university and gain the thrill of exhibiting their work, as part of our ongoing exhibition programme".