Studio 3 Gallery

16/03/2020

Our exhibition 'Hair: Textures of Belonging' will close its doors sooner than planned. If you haven't had a chance to see it, please visit the gallery this week. We'll be open 10am - 5pm.

Our invigilators are disinfecting headphones regularly and we ask all visitors to closely follow the NHS and government guidance about the corona-virus.

From Monday 23rd onwards the gallery will be closed until further notice.

16/03/2020

LAST DAYS: Marina Abramović, Sonia Boyce and others! - https://mailchi.mp/4d4490c398e7/last-days-marina-abramovi-sonia-boyce-and-others

05/03/2020

Hair: Textures of Belonging is now open! Find us in the Jarman Building at University of Kent: 10am - 5pm (mon-fri).

26/02/2020

Studio Three Gallery is looking for a student to make an audio guide for the upcoming exhibition ‘Hair: Textures of Belonging’. This is a paid opportunity of £100.

The exhibition focuses on the gendered and racial aesthetics of hair. You will be asked to make an audio description of the works and the artists to accompany visitors in the exhibition. This will include recording pre written text that will be provided for you.

Please email your interest by Friday to [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

N.b. The audio guide would need to be submitted by the 11th March at the latest, so please do not apply if you will not be able to produce this within the time frame given.

11/02/2020

Next Tuesday 4pm, we're putting brilliant people together to talk about Artificial Intelligence. Is AI making our lives easier or inhuman? Will AI slowly take over our roles, or has it already? What can AI bring to the practice of artists, art historians, curators? With Professor Aylish Wood, Dr Colin Johnson, Dr Caroline Li, Dr Eleen M. Deprez and Alice C. Helliwell.

11/02/2020

Screening of Jarman's The Garden + talk by Dr Lavinia Brydon: tomorrow!

Tomorrow, celebrate LGBT History Month and the life and work of Derek Jarman by joining us at a talk about Jarman’s memoirs and activism, and a screening of 'The Garden' (1990), preceded by a Film talk by Dr Lavinia Brydon.

More here: http://ow.ly/QmwX50ygrYj

07/02/2020

DEADLINE EXTENDED:

We are looking for a graphic designer! Please help us to design: the poster, brochure, and flyers for our next exhibition.

Flat rate fee of £250

Upload your portfolio and cv to this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/mOZLB5p9T26XxOYO37eN?oref=e

DEADLINE: Wednesday 12 February 5pm

28/01/2020

Studio Three Gallery is looking for two gallery assistants

Applicants need to be current students at the University of Kent. Applications from BAME students or women are strongly encouraged.

You will provide administrative, logistical and organisational support to the gallery curator in preparation for our upcoming ‘Hair: Textures of Belonging’ exhibition. This is a paid opportunity. You will be contracted on a time sheet basis and paid minimum or living wage. You will work a maximum of 120 hours over the period 10 February - 8 April 2020.

Your tasks and responsibilities might include:
- Create content for the gallery’s social media
- Coordinate gallery events
- Promote the upcoming exhibition and events
- Update the Studio 3 Gallery blog (using wordpress)
- Proofread exhibition literature
- Help install the exhibition (dates 21 February - 2 March)
- Help de-install the exhibition (dates 4 - 6 April)
- Coordinate the shipping, delivery, and transport of loans
- Make small edits to graphic design in Adobe Indesign, Photoshop or Illustrator

‘Hair: Textures of Belonging’ is a visual arts exhibition featuring (amongst others) Marina Abramovic, Zhu Tian, Sonia Boyce, Yuni Kim Lang, and Sonya Clark. The theme of the exhibition is the gendered and racial aesthetics of hair as signifier of black and gendered identity.

Applicants need to be current students at the University of Kent. Applications from BAME students or women are strongly encouraged.

The application process is online. To apply, you need to upload: (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV and (3) a portfolio. Please save your files with full name in the filename (eg. eleendeprez-cv.pdf or deprezeleen-portfolio.pdf)

1. In your cover letter you should explain your motivation for applying and discuss your specific skills and experience in relation to the tasks and responsibilities outlines above.
2. Your CV should provide details of your current study, work experience, and/or volunteer experience.
3. Your portfolio should include: a sample of writing (this can be an essay you submitted for a module), any evidence you think might support your application (eg. photographs of past projects/exhibitions, graphic design work, social media posts, etc.).

The deadline for application is 5 February 5pm. As part of the selection process you may be called in for an interview on Thursday 6 February (1pm - 5pm). Hiring decisions will be communicated by Monday 10 February.