Bath Spa University Alumni

Graduate receives coveted Music Producers Guild Rising Star Award 2024 Commercial Music graduate takes the music world by storm, winning the MPG Rising Star Award 2024

We were honoured to receive both Paradice and Admcadiam Minor Arcanum Playing Cards this morning. Both of these games were designed by alumus John O'Neill who studied at our predecessor college, Bath School of Art and Design at Corsham Court. Throughout his life John received several awards for his work.

Paradice is interactive art, a game of give and take. Player's explore decisions made in response to changing circumstances and engage with the contradictions of competing.

The Admacadiam Minor Arcanum considers playing cards as Art, combing influence from all the different suite systems of the world.

Both games will be housed within our Newton Park Campus Library and available for use by students and staff.

From 26 – 30 June, Forest of Imagination will be taking over The Holburne Museum and Gardens with their new 2024 project ‘Biodiversity Ring – A Million Small Acts’.

The Biodiversity Ring will capture the Holburne Museum in a vibrant circle of biodiversity stories, immersive installations, and creative interventions. The aim of the project is to highlight how you can make steps, no matter how small, towards addressing the climate and ecological emergencies.

Come and join them for the opening night on June 26, 6-8pm!

Artwork by Perry Harris

Mend, Do and Make is a Royal Designers Summer Session (Friday 27 September - Sunday 29 September) at Dartington Hall, Devon.

The Royal Designers invite applications from early-career designers, scientists and
engineers from all backgrounds to join us at our three-day residential Summer Session
at Dartington Hall in Devon. If you have between three and fifteen years of professional experience, you are eligible to apply. Deadline 1 July, 2024.

Successful applicants will join twelve Royal Designers and eight ‘wildcards’ over three
days and two nights. The Session’s full complement of sixty provides a chance for
cross-inspiration, reflection and activity as we share experience and search for insight

Alumni Paul Pickering's new anti-war novel, Lucy, is about obedience and rebellion, how one survivor in the actual and moral wasteland of immediate post-war Berlin takes over the lives of three others.

A darkly comic novel, showing how best intentions, when they pass through the looking-glass of human failings, change to the opposite.

Kelsey Cruz-Martin is offering a ten-week Beginners Screen-Printing course, in which you'll learn the fundamentals of the craft.

To find out more head over to our website or email [email protected]

BSU students prepare to showcase their work at the Undergraduate Degree Show We talk to three students about their work as they gear up for the 2024 Degree Show

Lost in Ebriation will be at the Widcombe Social Club on 12th June.

A struggling writer resorts to the bottle for inspiration. But benders have their consequences… As he wakes from his booze-induced slumber, the surefire murder mystery penned during last night’s excitement now verges on incoherent, with pages missing and act three burnt to a crisp. He and his brother must now reconstruct last night’s events and solve the puzzle of his own creation; all before the publisher’s deadline the next morning.

https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

Bestselling Max Porter will be in conversation with Samantha Harvey Monday 10 June at The Holburne Museum, discussing his work and craft and also giving a short reading.

To find out more and book tickets check out the link below!

Max Porter in conversation with Samantha Harvey. at The Holburne Museum Tickets are now available for Max Porter in conversation with Samantha Harvey. at The Holburne Museum, Bath on Monday 10th June 2024. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

📣 An exciting opportunity for UK University Social Entrepreneurs!

Ignite is a one-of-a-kind pitching event tailored exclusively for social entrepreneurs. They are on the hunt for pioneering social impact trailblazers from UK universities. This is your chance to showcase your social enterprise and compete for a share of their £50,000 Impact Accelerator Fund.

The top prize is £20,000 plus a bespoke support package to help accelerate your venture.

Don't miss this opportunity to amplify your impact and transform your ideas into action. Ignite your journey to making a significant social difference!

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Check out this free workshop with Bath Carnival, a family fun activity making giant slug structures.

Today's is celebrating last week's Creative Bath awards! We want to congratulate all our Alumni and Partners who were successful:

Creative Student Award - Gigi Cooke
Founder/Entrepreneur Award - Zoë Stephenson
Young Creative Award - Jasmine Barker

Congratulations also to Komedia Bath and Music Workshop for their awards in the Music and Performing Arts category. As well as Stu Mason from Bath Carnival for taking home the Inspirational Person award.

Plural Singularity from Visual Eyes Productions (IG ) is featuring as part of the Sparkfest programme this year.

A movement piece depicting the exploration of intimacy in the modern age.
Plural Singularity aims to bring to light the more complex nature of affection which rarely graces the silver screen.

3 June - Widcome Social Club

https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

Kilig from Triple Flamed Theatre is coming to Widcombe Social Club on 3 June!

Tummy flutters, sweaty palms, nervous giggles. Does that giddy feeling of butterflies in your stomach really last forever? Two souls put that to the test when their love for each other is quick to blossom. As one begins to hit rock bottom, the other wonders whether they can keep the butterflies alive.

https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

Alumni Monique Eleanor will be performing 'No, but... where are you really from?' at Bath Fringe Festival this year. A series of poems written into a dramatised performance exploring themes of home, identity, grief and the body.

31 May 7pm at The Grapes

Get your tickets here: https://bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/no-butwhere-are-you-really-from/

We're looking forward to New Impulses and their part in SparkFest

A collective of young choreographers are joining forces to explore what moves them, resulting in a triple bill of new contemporary dance works. Come along to witness current concerns, philosophical questions and human experiences through the lens of dance.

31 May - Widcombe Social Club

https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

Today's the day! 2024 is officially live!

To find out more and see whats going on head over to http://www.bathfringe.co.uk

features Alumni Brittany McComas who debuted her film Dr Sugarloaf at Cannes Film Festival in 2016. Since then she has won two Holly awards (best picture and best narrative feature film) for American Fango.



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Instructions Not Included is a collaborative exhibition focusing on how women and girls feel about ageing.

24 - 26 May at the Kit Form Gallery in Bristol.

This unique and FREE exhibition will feature work from Amanda Hall (IG .hall43) who graduated from Bath Spa University in 2023 and many other collaborators.

Amanda Hall said:

“This project was inspired by watching women at my local aqua-aerobics class, I
was struck by the variety of shapes and sizes of the women, their confidence and
love of the water. This left me wondering about their lives and how they felt about
ageing - I was 62 at the time, a 30-year-old living in 62-year-old body!
I wanted to invite others to join the project not just to explore what other women
felt about ageing but also to offer out to the opportunity to be involved in an art
project. I believe that art is there to ask questions, provoke discussion and challenge our thinking.
I have been absolutely stunned by the number of women who have contributed,
the depth of the conversations that have taken place, the thought that has gone
behind the work, the small communities that have developed and the variety and
creativity of each and every one of them.
It is such a privilege to share this with so many women.”

Our alumni over at Raymondo Productions (ig ) present MacPlebs as a part of Sparkfest 2024.

Following a tram related accident, the renowned cast of Macbeth have been all but wiped out. The only two surviving members are The Messengers. After realising they can split the profits 50/50, these plebs attempt to tell the tale as a two-man show. One problem - they haven’t read it!

Armed only with their wits, wigs and wi***es, these fools will have you singing and dancing as they fumble their way through Shakespeare’s epic.

Whether you know every sonnet and soliloquy, or have never batted an eye at the bard, the Plebs will have you laughing from start to finish.

24 May - The Mission Theatre



https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

We love celebrating our student's success so today's is looking at when Matilda Revell became part of the first British women's bandy team and took home a silver medal in the World Championships in 2022

Bath Spa student makes history as part of new British sport team Bath Spa student Matilda Revell is part of a brand new, world-champion sport team.

We have another SparkFest performance for you... The Sofa by Day Bed Productions.

From cute babies to questionable adults, Nick and Simon have been through it all together. But when life gives them lemons, they start to understand what friendship really means. Reliving through a catalog of videos from their comedy career, including famous sketches; “Dragon man” “Man eating lecture” and “Hardcore Lamb extra saucy”. Fighting each other on and off screen, join two best friends on a journey of a dragon onesie, comedy sketches and most importantly... a sofa.

22 May - The Mission Theatre

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Emerge studios are teaming up with SparkFest to bring you an evening of new writing, exciting developments, and explorative live music. The evening will present work-in-progress sharings as artists generate creative ideas and test new work. It's all about creativity in action, sparking developing ideas!

21 May - 19:00

For the full programme of events, head to: www.sparkfest.co.uk

We’re over at The Forum, Bath (Official) today for our graduation preview event!

Looking forward to seeing all the future alumni as they come to see what graduation is all about.

What’s one piece of advice you wish you’d had as you were leaving university?

There's one week until Sparkfest host their Lazy On The Lawn event over at The Holburne Museum.

An exciting gathering of music and performance delights - an afternoon of vibrant tunes and family fun guaranteed to captivate all who wander through the garden.

To find out more visit www.sparkkfest.co.uk

Sparkfest 2024 is back with another wonderful performance, this time hosted by our partners at The Holburne Museum.

17 May 2024 - 6PM

The building will be reanimated with contemporary artwork and site-specific performance that takes as its starting point the possibilities and limitations of translation from one form to another: space – sound – movement – object.

Short performances will be happening in different places throughout the evening and audience members can come and go as they please.

This is a free event with no booking required.

Have you graduated from Bath Spa University in the past three years?

We're delighted to announce Sharanjit Leyl has formally accepted the position of Chancellor of Bath Spa University, and we have a challenge for you...

Create a new set of Chancellor's Robes, embodying the professionally creative ethos of Bath Spa University and taking inspiration from the following:

Sari Fabric
Textile Process of South East Asia e.g. Batik
Ceremonial dress and graduation traditions

The deadline is Tuesday 21 May 2024, to find out more check out the link in our bio.

Third Space will be in the University Theatre as a part of SparkFest 2024

14 May - Times will vary

From solo performance to ensemble choreographies, this three-day event is a celebration of the rich and creative imaginations of these exciting emerging dance artists. In addition to the final year thesis works the programme will also include a newly commissioned choreographic work by Faye Stoeser and a selection of new work presented by BSU dance alumni.

All events are free to attend and you can check out the website for further programming details. No booking required.

https://www.sparkfest.co.uk/

We're shouting out some Alumni shows that will taking place over the course of Sparkfest 2024. The first being 'Common Passage'.

An intimate, gritty one-woman show about the clarity that clinical hospital walls bring. This is the stark story of a young woman navigating her way through being sectioned.

On the 12 and 16 May at Burdall's Yard.

Written and performed by Lia Parry (IG ), 2023 BA Acting graduate.