Neal Hartman – Science-themed Film Festivals Free online event, Thursday 3rd December, 12am hosted by the GWW Centre Dear All, LLMVC’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture would be delighted if you could join us for our next free online event ‘Science-themed Film Festivals’ by Neal Hartman on Thursday 3 December 12am. If you would … Continue reading
Category Archives: Creativity
Marilène Oliver – Making Art with Medical Data
Marilène Oliver – Making Art with Medical Data Free online event, Wednesday 25th November, 5pm hosted by the GWW Centre Dear All, LLMVC’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture would be delighted if you could join us for our next free online event ‘Making Art with Medical Data’ by Marilène Oliver on Wednesday 25 November … Continue reading
VIEW Filmmaking Workshops for Local School Pupils
Back in March, The George Washington Wilson Centre held a two-day filmmaking workshop for school pupils aged 16+ from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire at the University of Aberdeen’s Media Lab. The pupils had one week to plan, shoot, and edit a short 1-5 minute film that would be shown at the University’s May Festival. The workshop … Continue reading
George Washington Wilson Centre VIEW events at the May Festival, 24-26 May
The School’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture is proud to present its VIEW programme of events at this year’s University May Festival on 24-26 May. Please see below for a full list of events being organised by GWW Centre members, in chronological order, including a round-table to accompany two exhibitions at the Suttie … Continue reading
A Glimpse into An Artist’s Mind
Last week, a fellow classmate and I journeyed to Banff to interview landscape artist Bryan Angus for a documentary project. Friendly and keen to show us his art, Bryan first took us to his main studio, where he allowed us to film his sketching and painting process for two insightful hours. As we filmed, we … Continue reading
The Town is the Garden and the Garden is Nostalgia
In the small town of Huntly, in the North-East of Scotland, there’s definitely something happening – and if you haven’t noticed it yet, then it is time to start paying attention. In the town square, behind the library, you walk into the beautiful garden and offices of Deveron Projects. Since 1995, Huntly has been the … Continue reading
Untitled by Fintan Magee
My personal favourite Nuart piece is the untitled graffiti work done by Fintan Magee in 2017, just off Loch street. A world travelling artist with Scottish origins, Fintan Magee has been referred to as Australia’s Banksy by some news reporters due to his dreamy but politically charged graffiti murals. He is unspecific about the meaning … Continue reading
VIEW Inaugural Event (10th November)—Celebrating Women’s Contributions since Universal Suffrage
Following the success of the launch of our new public engagement programme: VIEW, the George Washington Wilson Centre and the Department of Film and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen is pleased to announce its inaugural event this week. “Out of this World” is a participatory performance organized by Huntly-based artist Norma D. Hunter, … Continue reading
New programme to celebrate the best of north-east’s creative talent
A new public engagement programme that will showcase the best of the north-east’s creative talent has been launched today at the University of Aberdeen. The VIEW Visual Arts and Culture Programme will be based at the George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture, in the University’s School of Language and Literature. Developed by Dr Amy … Continue reading
Summer Roundup
It may be summer, and the campus may be (relatively) empty, students far away, lecturers off doing research, but we here at the GWW are hard at work, and there are a lot of exciting things brewing over the summer—some already launched and others to look out for in the coming academic year. SERG Partnership … Continue reading