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    Be inspired. Be entertained. Be curious.

    Norwich University of the Arts hosts a range of exciting events and exhibitions, on and off campus, throughout the year. Find out what’s on at NUA or book onto an Open Day.

    Find out more about what’s on and events coming up soon at East GalleryNUA.

    Bear illustration

    Drawing Club 2023

    Wednesday 15 March to Wednesday 10 May

    Drawing Club running weekly online from Wednesday 15 March to Wednesday 10 May.
    Beyond the Frame logo on top of an image of a women's face surrounded by orange swirling dust.

    Beyond the Frame 2023

    30 March (10-5pm), 31 March (12-5pm) & 1 April (12-4pm) | East Gallery

    Beyond the Frame photography competition exhibition 2023
    Video of eye looking through hole in a wall

    Fine Art vs Illustration

    Tuesday 21 March 2023 | 6.00 - 8.00pm

    CPD exploring the Fine Artists vs Illustrators amongst your students.

    Bold and minimal image in monotone blue wash. The background looks like it could be cyanotype, and the foreground is a hand tightly holding up an object which looks like it could be the end of a watering can, or maybe some kind of measuring spoon. As the arm gets to the end of the page, the detail reduces to blue brushstrokes

    Almost Nothing But Blue Ground

    Friday 17th February – Saturday 18 March | East Gallery

    Tom Pope and Matthew Benington launch a live investigation into the work and life of Anna Atkins
    Bold and minimal image in monotone blue wash. The background looks like it could be cyanotype, and the foreground is a hand tightly holding up an object which looks like it could be the end of a watering can, or maybe some kind of measuring spoon. As the arm gets to the end of the page, the detail reduces to blue brushstrokes

    Performative Lecture and Discussion | Almost Nothing But Blue Ground

    Thursday 16 March at 13:30 | East Gallery

    Storytelling, archival material, and collaboratively made cyanotype prints in a performative lecture
    Boot balancing disco ball

    An Introduction to Photo Retouching in Photoshop

    Thursday 9 February 2023 | 6.00 - 8.00pm

    CPD exploring photo retouching in Photoshop
    Indigo tells the story of the indigo plant. It was used in India as a fabric dye for thousands of years. Blue dyes were once rare and valuable. Indigo was prized for its rich, deep shade and colour-fast qualities. The main figure is Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Emperor Shah Jehan. He built the Taj Mahal in her memory in Agra, a centre for indigo production. Queen Mumtaz wears blue denim jeans, linked with modern western fashion and values. The artists challenge this idea, revealing the true origins of denim fabric in 16th-century India. Indigo was traded throughout the world. It was so costly that it was known as blue gold. A detail of the artwork shows how it was traded for enslaved people. The Singh Twins expose the misery of Indian farmers forced to grow indigo by the British. This reliance on indigo contributed to the Bengal famine of 1770, in which millions of people died.

    The Singh Twins: Slaves of Fashion

    1 October 2022 – 22 January 2023 | At Norwich Castle and East Gallery

    Exhibition from the internationally-renowned artists The Singh Twins

    Undergraduate Open Day Friday 13 January

    13 January 2023 | 10.00am to 5.00pm

    Book your place on an Open Day on 13 January 2023 to find out more about our courses
    Artwork by the Singh Twins Photo c Denisa Ilie

    The Singh Twins in-conversation

    Wednesday 11 January 2023 | 6.00 to 7.30pm

    An in-conversation event with the internationally renowned artists, The Singh Twins

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    Top 10 for
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    by the Times and Sunday Times 2022

    Top Two UK
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    by The Complete University Guide 2023

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    for Student Retention -
    The Times and Sunday Times 2020

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