Designer launches new venture at Uni

Top designer Wayne Hemingway, is set to launch his latest venture in Wolverhampton next week.
The on-line resource ‘Land of Lost Content’, is the world’s largest electronic archive of popular culture and allows people to rediscover designs from the past. It features everything from Ena Sharples’ hairnet to fashion advertisements and punk memorabilia.
Wayne teamed [...]

Students mean business with Manga

Three friends at the University of Wolverhampton are creating their own international comic book business, under a £5m scheme to help students become entrepreneurs.

Andrew Grice, Matthew Dent and Shaun Gough realized there was a gap in the market for fans of Japanese Manga comic books.
As fans of the comics, the lads and other friends are [...]

University has a role in deaf film & TV fest

The University of Wolverhampton is playing a major role in this year’s Deaf Film and TV Festival.

A packed programme of films, panel discussions, networking opportunities and social events will ensure the free festival, being held at Light House in Wolverhampton City Centre, will be a success.

Light House screen forum

Thurs 18 January
The January screen forum at the Light house, Wolverhampton will showcase The Brummiewood Short Films, produced as part of the B.A (Hons) acting course at The Birmingham School of Acting. Trailers of the shorts film are available on the School’s website.
Cost: £4 / £3 Conc.

Out Of Hours

Monday 4 December, 5.30 – 7.30
Out of Hours is a monthly networking and socialising event for people in the creative industries based in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands where you can make new contacts, re-establish old ones and find out whats new in the creative industries.
Out of Hours is held on the first Monday of [...]

Creative Industries forum

The Wolverhampton Creative Industries Forum was established following the completion of the Wolverhampton Creative Industries Strategy, which was commissoned by the Wolverhampton Partnership and funded by Advantage West Midlands, in April 2004.
The Forum brings together agencies and organisations from across the City who are working together to promote new industries and employment in the creative [...]

Photography education community

Every year Young Photographers United select 50 young photographers to join the international foundation YPU.
It is now time for us to start seeking the 2007 intake. Full details of the foundation can be found at ypu.org.

PLOT services now available at SP/ARK

PLOT and SP/ARK have joined forces to improve their creative industries service for members at SP/ARK.
From 6th November 2006, Urmala Jassal, the Production Co-ordinator of PLOT will be based at SP/ARK every Monday afternoon from 1- 5pm. Urmala will offer residential and virtual members of SP/ARK, including new start ups [...]