Cultural Events - February to June 2010 - University of Ulster

Feb—Jun 10 

cultural 

events

www.culture.ulster.ac.uk 

The University’s Cultural Development Department delivers a varied 

programme of arts and cultural events on all four campuses throughout the 

year in association with staff and external partners. The events and initiatives 

included in this brochure are closely allied to the arts related teaching and 

research in which the University is engaged and showcase just some of the 

creative talent and ability emanating from the University as well as featuring 

visiting artists and practitioners of international distinction. 

We very much look forward to welcoming you to some of the events over 

the next few months. 

Cover artwork: ceramic work by ceramist Peter Beard. 

All event details were correct at the time of going to print but may be 

subject to change. Please check our website or contact the relevant Cultural 

Development Office for up-to-date information. Maps and directions to each 

campus are available from - www.ulster.ac.uk 

exhibitions 

art&design 

drama 

dance 

applied art 

music 

lectures 

book launches 

cultural heritage 

film/media 

digital arts 

Belfast 

Coleraine 

Jordanstown 

Magee 

Feb—Jun 10

This 10 week short course in ceramics at the Belfast campus is 

taught by potter Stephen Farnan. Participants will get to work 

on the potter’s wheel, as well as trying out other making methods 

such as modelling, coiling/slab building and casting. A selection 

of work will also be fired and glazed. 

Stephen Farnan 

Ceramic Short Course 

6.00pm––9.00pm 

Ceramics Studio 

Belfast campus 

Enrolment Fee: £100.00/£85.00 conc 

for students. Capacity limited. Booking 

required. To book contact the Cultural 

Development Office on (028) 9026 7285 

or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk 

Mon 25 Jan—Fri 29 Jan 

applied art 

This new guitar trio featuring three of the UK’s most outstanding young jazz 

musicians offers an exciting and original sound. Since returning to Ireland 

following graduation from Berklee College of Music in 2006, award-winning 

guitarist Mark McKnight has established a reputation as one of Ireland’s 

leading jazz musicians and is developing a growing international standing 

with his fluent playing and strongly melodic compositions. He is joined 

by Scottish double bassist Euan Burton, noted for his touring work with 

some of New York’s most influential band leaders including Ari Hoenig 

and Jonathan Kreisberg, and a rising star of UK drumming, London’s 

James Maddren, who has performed with Mark Copland and 

Stan Sulzmann. 

The trio’s performances move between reinterpretation of the standard 

repertoire and a new programme of McKnight’s original compositions. 

Mark McKnight Guitar Trio 

8.00pm 

The Octagon 

Coleraine campus 

Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students 

and those receiving benefits. 

Contact the Cultural Development Office 

on (028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Tues 2 Feb 

music

Pat Loughrey, former Director of BBC Nations and Regions, 

launches the Centre for Media Research Spring Seminar Series. 

Recently appointed Warden at Goldsmiths, University of London 

and currently Visiting Professor of Media Studies at Ulster, he will 

discuss how confidence and trust in public service broadcasting 

has been undermined in recent times and what should be done 

in order to restore that trust. 

Centre for Media Research Seminar Series. 

Maintaining Trust: The Relationship 

between the Audience and the Broadcaster 

1.30pm 

The Barmouth Dining Room 


Free admission. Contact the 

Cultural Development Office 

on (028) 7032 4449 or 

j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Wed 3 Feb 

film&media 

Takeshi Yasuda is currently director of the Porcelain Pottery Workshop in 

Jingdezhen, China. He is one of the foremost potters of the last twenty-five 

years, currently working in porcelain and celadon. His work is in galleries 

and museum collections throughout the world. 

Felicity Aylieff’s work crosses the boundaries of ceramics and sculpture. 

The large clay pieces are a result of ongoing personal enquiry into material 

and form, and although the work has moved into a more sculptural realm, 

its roots in pottery remain fundamental. 

Supported by the University of Ulster 

Cultural Development Support Scheme. 

Applied Arts Masterclass 

Takeshi Yakuda & Felicity Aylieff 

1.00pm––2.00pm 

Ulster Museum 

Belfast 

Free admission but capacity 

is limited. Advance booking 

advised. Contact 084560800. 

Wed 3 Feb & Thurs 4 Feb 

applied art

Eilidh Patterson 

1.00pm––2.00pm 

Mezzanine 

Jordanstown campus 



on (028) 9026 7285 or 

k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk 

Eilidh Patterson is a 25 year old singer/ 

songwriter from Derry whose style is 

influenced by a combination of folk, 

country, gospel and bluegrass music. 

She is a unique talent, both as a writer 

and singer. Technically accomplished, 

her early immersion in music and 

formal training has, in recent years, 

been enhanced by tuition in Nashville. 

Her self-accompaniment on guitar 

is clean and precise and lyrically her 

compositions are fully alive, beguiling 

and beautiful. 

‘Eilidh has a voice as clear as the frosty 

night air and her self-penned songs 

suggest a maturity beyond her years. 

Brilliant.’ 

Maverick magazine 

‘Eilidh has an easy going charm and 

commanding stage presence that 

demands your attention. Her sweet voice 

never fails to amaze me. Definitely a star 

of the future.’ 

Ralph McLean, BBC Radio Ulster 

Thurs 4 Feb 

This exhibition will reveal the hidden world of the architect’s 

sketchbook. It is the first time that work by international architects 

from Ireland and the UK will be shown. Together they will lift the lid 

on the quality of ideas, observations and thoughts which are often 

stowed in a drawer or left in the imagination of the architect. 

In the digital age the drawing, sketch, or idea still has its place, as 

fundamental to artistic and architectural practice as it was in the 

19th century. What ideas do we carry in our pocket? How do we use 

the ‘device’ of the personal sketchbook? How has its use changed 

in the digital age? Revealed now in The Secret Laboratory. 



The Secret Laboratory 

Notebooks and Narratives 

6.00pm—8.00pm 

PLACE, Fountain Street 

Belfast 

Free admission. For further 

information contact PLACE 

on (028) 9023 2524 or 

info@place.uk.net 

Fri 5 Feb––Sat 27 Mar 

music exhibition

The collection contains fashionable costume and accessories 

from the eighteenth century to the present day. The accessories 

on display in this exhibition range from a pair of eighteenthcentury 

shoes to the recent acquisition of a Luella handbag. 

There are also examples of nineteenth century corsets, along 

with hats from the 1950s and 60s, together with finelyembroidered 

purses and shawls. All of these illustrate the 

diverse use of materials, embellishments and techniques 

within this fascinating and extensive collection. 

Fashion Accessories from the 

Ulster Museum Collection 

10.00am––8.00pm 

The Foyer 


Free admission. Contact 

the Cultural Development 

Office on (028) 9026 7287 or 

hm.mulholland@ulster.ac.uk 

Fri 5 Feb––Fri 9 Apr 

Guitar and Song-writing 

Workshops with Jack Harris 

11.00am—1.00pm (guitar) 

2.30pm––4.30pm (song-writing) 

The Octagon 


Admission: £5/£3 conc for students and 

those receiving benefits. Booking required. 



The acclaimed folk and blues 

musician Jack Harris presents two 

workshops prior to his evening 

concert on 9th February. 

The guitar workshop, with material 

from basic finger-picking song 

accompaniment and tips on 

increasing dexterity and technique 

through to ideas for embellishing 

simple chord progressions, licks 

and fills across folk, blues and jazz, 

altered tunings and extended 

harmony, will have something to suit 

beginners, advanced players and 

levels in between. 

In a song-writing workshop for 

either aspiring or more seasoned 

song-writers who want to hone their 

skills, participants will receive advice 

on chord progressions, narrative 

song-writing, using words and music 

against each other, writing ‘hooks’ 

and avoiding cliché. 

Sat 6 Feb 

exhibition music

Born in Derry City, Cathal studied piano in Dublin, London, Manchester 

and Madrid and has gone on to pursue an exciting international career, 

giving critically acclaimed performances throughout Europe, the USA 

and Asia. He has worked under respected conductors and performed 

in the most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, New York. 

Having recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the 

University of Michigan, Cathal has recently returned to dedicate himself 

to developing the growth of classical music throughout the island 

of Ireland; he is delighted to have formed a close association with 

the music department here at Magee. For these concerts Cathal 

will perform music by Chopin, Field, Prokofiev and Ian Wilson. 



Cathal Breslin (piano) 

Mon 8 Feb 

1.15pm, The Octagon, Coleraine campus 

Tues 9 Feb 

1.15pm, The Great Hall, Magee campus 

Admission: £3/free for University of 

Ulster students. Contact the Cultural 


or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk 

Mon 8 Feb & Tues 9 Feb 

music 

In 2005, aged 19, Jack Harris was the youngest winner of the prestigious 

New Folk Competition, at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Texas, joining an elite 

band of previous winners that includes Nancy Griffith and Lyle Lovett. 

He has shared the stage with some of the most important names in folk 

music, including Martin Carthy and Dick Gaughan. He performs regularly 

around the UK and Ireland and has played extensively in the USA, Italy 

and Switzerland. His debut album, Broken Yellow, received great acclaim 

in song-writing circles. 

Influenced by the old country blues masters and folk singers of the British 

Isles, his performances are a riveting display of soulful, smoky vocals and 

intricate, finger-style guitar playing. 

‘Jack Harris’ mastery of the guitar and his passionate singing frame the 

delivery of some of the loveliest language in contemporary song... 

a born poet.’ Andrew Calhoun of Waterbug Records 

Jack Harris (guitar) 

8.00pm 

The Octagon 




Contact the Cultural Development 

Office on (028) 7032 4449 

or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Tues 9 Feb 

music

Tanya Mars has been active in the Canadian alternative 

art scene since the early 1970s. Her dramatic, humorous 

and satirical works – ranging from performance through to 

sculpture and video – have influenced an entire generation 

of artists over some 30 years. She is a member of the 

curatorial collective that organizes Toronto’s International 

7a*11d Festival of Performance Art. She helped found 

Powerhouse in Montreal in 1973, one of the first feminist 

art collectives in Canada. She edited Parallelogramme from 

1976 to 1989 and co-edited (with Johanna Householder) 

the definitive Caught in the Act: An Anthology of 

Performance Art by Canadian Women (2005). She has 

taught and given workshops at the Nova Scotia College 

of Art and Design (NSCAD University) and currently 

teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough. 

Tanya Mars Presentation 

2.30pm––4.30pm 

82D23 


Free admission but capacity is 

limited. Advance booking advised. 


Office on (028) 9026 7285 or 


Thurs 11 Feb 

art&design 

The talk will be partly a travelogue but mainly 

an exploration of the complex cultural and 

social heritage of Sicily. It will address the 

distinctiveness of Sicily as well as its critical 

importance for the rest of Italy. 

Professor Joe Farrell of Strathclyde University 

has long been an internationally renowned 

scholar of Italian literature and culture. He has 

produced significant work on Italian theatre, 

especially Dario Fo, and on Sicilian literature. 

Dante Alighieri Society Talk 

Travelling in Sicily 

Professor Joe Farrell 

7.30pm 

82D23 

Belfast campus Tues 16 Feb 

Free admission. 

For information please contact 

Leo D’Agostino on (028) 9070 9415 

or leo@dagostino42.fsnet.co.uk 

lecture

Everybody has heard Argentine Tango, but very little is known 

about Argentina’s – and indeed South America’s – other music. 

Guillermo Rozenthuler is a versatile vocalist, guitarist and 

composer whose repertoire ingeniously combines Amerindian 

rhythms (such as chacarera and huayno from Argentina, 

candombe from Uruguay, lando from Afro-Peru and Brazilian 

samba and baiao) with elements of jazz improvisation. He is the 

leader of ‘Rioplatenses’, a band featuring some of the UK’s top 

Latin musicians. This concert is part of a larger event being run 

by the music department in collaboration with Live Music Now!, 

the largest music outreach organisation in the UK. Founded in 

1977 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, the organisation is currently 

recruiting musicians for their national scheme. To find out more 

visit www.livemusicnow.org. 



Guillermo Rozenthuler (voice & guitar) 

& ‘Live Music Now!’ Open Day 

1.15pm 

The Great Hall 

Magee campus 





Tues 16 Feb 

music 

Jan Sanger has spent the majority of her working life in the 

animation film industry. She became involved with Aardman 

Animation as a freelance animator and model maker when it 

was a fledgling company with just eight people. 

In 1989 Jan became head of the model-making department, 

designing and building characters, most notably Wallace 

and Gromit (Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close 

Shave). 

Her public talk will be about her journey in the world of 

animation. The practical workshop will cover model-making, 

set building and props for animation. 


Access Agreement Fund. 

Jan Sanger 

Public Talk 

Wed 17 Feb, 6.00pm 

Workshop for 12-18 yrs 

Thurs 18 Feb, 10.00am––4.00pm 


Free admission but capacity is limited. 

Advance booking advised. Contact 

the Cultural Development Office on 

(028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk 

Wed 17 Feb & Thurs 18 Feb 

digital arts

Belfast vocal hero Ken Haddock has been one 

of the province’s most talked about singers for 

the past ten years. He bridges the pop, blues 

and jazz world with a powerful voice and a 

complex guitar approach that compliments his 

natural musicality. Joining him for this lunchtime 

concert is leading Irish trumpeter and BBC 

broadcaster Linley Hamilton, who has worked 

with Van Morrison and Paul Brady among others, 

and Irish jazz star David Lyttle on double bass, 

who returns in March to play on his primary 

instrument, the drum. 

Ken Haddock 

featuring Linley Hamilton 

1.00pm—2.00pm 

Mezzanine 




on (028) 9026 7285 or 


Thurs 18 Feb 

music 

The fresh, lilting music of The Four Seasons has made it 

Vivaldi’s most famous work. Its bold imaginative writing 

offers the sounds of chattering teeth, barking dogs and 

fierce storms. 

David Adams brings these violin concertos to life. With the 

Ulster Orchestra he also features more great music from 

the baroque era, including some of Handel’s Water Music, 

Purcell’s Trumpet Overture and Bach’s Concerto for violin 

and oboe, BWV 1060. 

Ulster Orchestra 

Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ 

Director/Violin David Adams 

8.00pm 

The Octagon 


Admission: £12/£10 conc. Limited 

availability: £3 students & benefits/ 

£2 under 18s. Contact the Cultural 



Concert sponsored by 

Thurs 18 Feb 

music

Gay McIntyre (sax) 

& Joe Quigley (guitar) 


8.00pm, The Octagon, Coleraine campus 


Office on (028) 7032 4683 


Gay McIntyre is well known on the 

regional jazz scene as a consummate 

saxophonist/clarinettist and as an 

influential teacher, but his reputation 

goes far beyond Derry and Northern 

Ireland. He has worked with most 

of the top players in the world at one 

time or another including Acker Bilk 

and Kenny Ball. Gay will be joined by 

guitarist Joe Quigley, one of Ireland’s 

most in demand session players and 

musical directors. Joe’s impressive 

career has included performances 

and recordings with Van Morrison and 

regular appearances at the City of Derry 

Jazz Festival. These concerts, featuring 

Joe’s skilful arrangements of favourite 

jazz classics, will showcase the technical 

mastery of both players and their 

superb musicality. 

Lunchtime Concert 

Admission: £3/free for University of Ulster students. 

Evening concert 

Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students and those 

receiving benefits. 

Lunchtime Concert supported by 

the University of Ulster Cultural 

Development Support Scheme. 

Tues 23 Feb 

music 


Chris Knight (Silversmithing) 

1.00pm 






‘My purpose as a 

designer should go 

beyond the rendering 

of the established rules. 

It is important that 

through my work I 

question the established 

attitudes born mostly 

from habit rather than 

official guidance or 

policy. To break down 

typical ideas of quality 

driving the purchase of 

reproductive conformity 

and inspiring a position 

where the quality is 

one judged through 

contemplation.’ 

Chris Knight 

Supported by the University of 

Ulster Cultural Development 

Support Scheme. 

Wed 24 Feb 

applied art

This is an exciting new film club initiative between the Cultural 

Development Office, Magee campus, Void Gallery and Artlink that 

draws on the private and eclectic collection of music and art films 

gathered by a Donegal enthusiast over many years while living 

in Seattle. 

With hundreds of DVDs on offer, you get to choose the film to be 

screened each night from as diverse a mix as The Life and Times 

of Frida Kahlo to Joe Strummer–The Future is Unwritten. From 

Calexico to The Rolling Stones, Caravaggio to Baraka, catch this 

film club with a difference on the last Wednesday of every month 

and enjoy a beer or a cuppa while Jackson Pollock splatters paint, 

Picasso falls in and out of love and Cohen hypnotises you with his 

compelling lyrics. 

Season continues–31 Mar, 28 Apr, 26 May 

Last Wednesday 

Movie Night 

7.00pm 

Tinney’s Upstairs Bar 

Patrick Street, Derry Wed 24 Feb 



Office on (028) 7137 5456 


film&media 

Ciaran Mackel, senior lecturer in Architecture at University of Ulster 

and director of the Forum for Alternative Belfast, has devised a 

programme of discussions and workshops on contemporary urban/ 

architectural issues. 

Following an earlier series of events in 2008 when architects came 

together with planners and academics to develop a common 

understanding of language and intent. This series will focus on 

how architects design or make design decisions and will include 

discussion on the methods of developing collaborative practice 

between the design disciplines and between architects/designers 

and the public. 

Forum For Alternative Belfast 

Collaborative Working and Engagement 

6.00pm 


Belfast 


PLACE on (028) 9023 2524 

or info@place.uk.net 

Thurs 25 Feb 

lecture


Opposing Berlusconi: 

How does Italian culture respond? 

Dr. Clodagh Brook 

7.30pm 

82D23 


Free admission. Contact Leo 

D’Agostino on (028) 9070 9415 

or leo@dagostino42.fsnet.co.uk 

Focussing on Berlusconi’s term 

as Prime Minister from 2001– 

2006, and based on a scholarly 

volume edited by Dr. Brook, the 

talk will assess how the neoconservative 

values attributed 

to Berlusconi were contested 

by a variety of groups in Italy. 

Dr. Clodagh Brook is a graduate 

of UCD who completed her 

doctoral research on twentiethcentury 

Italian poetry at the 

University of Oxford. She has 

published widely on Italian 

literature, cinema and 

cultural studies. 

Thurs 25 Feb 

lecture 

This exhibition, presented to coincide with International 

Women’s Day, features three centuries of material drawn from 

the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan library collection, currently 

being conserved at the University of Ulster. The exhibition 

reflects a broad range of ideas, how women perceived 

themselves and how they were perceived, particularly with 

regard to their moral and spiritual life. 

Writing Women 

Exhibition 

Learning Resource Centre 

Magee campus 

Free admission. Contact Mary Delargy, 

Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library Project, 

on (028) 7135 0791 to check opening times 

or to arrange a group visit. 

Mon 1 Mar––Mon 8 Mar 

exhibition

This series of new, hands-on workshops will commence 

on Tuesday 2nd March for 4 weeks. 

Session 1 Box-casting 

Session 2 Fusing/Slumping 

Session 3 Open-faced casting 

Session 4 Pate de Verre 

Karl Harron is a respected and successful glass artist based in 

Northern Ireland. With an emphasis on design-led, innovative 

work, his distinctive style is characterised by the subtle tones 

and complex mark-making created by exploiting a third 

element within the body of his pieces, created at the interface 

between reactive glasses. 

All materials will be provided. 

Creating with Bullseye Glass 

Workshop with Karl Harron 

6.00pm––9.00pm 

Ceramic Studio 


Enrolment Fee: £150. Capacity limited. 

Booking required. To book contact the 

Cultural Development Office on 

(028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk 

Tues 2 Mar 

applied art 

The innovative, multi-instrumental ensemble, Decibel, are the Ensemblein-Residence 

for 2010 at the University’s Magee campus. Formed in 2002 by 

Northern Ireland’s own Ed Bennett, Decibel are a collective of composers 

and performers who perform experimental and unusual work which 

generally exists between, or miles outside, the usual unhelpful categories 

used today. The lunchtime concert will feature works by Ed Bennett, Joe 

Culter and Louis Andriessen amongst others. As part of a week of public 

workshops and performances, Decibel can be seen performing at an 

evening event in Void Gallery, Derry on Thursday 4th March where 

they will present a mix of acoustic and electronic music. 



Decibel 

Ensemble-in-Residence 

Tues 2 Mar 


Thurs 4 Mar 

8.00pm, Void Gallery, Patrick St, Derry 

Admission: Lunchtime Concert –£3/free 

admission for University of Ulster students; 

Evening Concert – £5/£3 conc. 


on (028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk 

Tues 2 Mar & Thurs 4 Mar 

music

6.30pm 

LT MD108 

Magee campus 

Free admission but booking is required. 

For information and to reserve a place 

contact the Corporate Events Office on 

(028) 9036 8610 or events@ulster.ac.uk 

Unlike the eye the ear has no lids and 

so we cannot easily lock out the sonic 

environment which surrounds us. It is 

surprising therefore that sound is the 

forgotten medium of contemporary 

academic study, especially since the 

language of new media – virtual reality, 

immersion, interactivity – has its origins 

in the birth of the phonograph. 

This lecture will illustrate how the 

popularisation and mainstreaming 

of sound as performance undermined 

the creation of a sophisticated body 

of sonic work except in the avant-garde 

and will argue for a major re-evaluation 

of the importance of the sonic to 

contemporary thinking. A range of 

sound recordings and samples will be 

used to show how digital technology 

has opened up new possibilities for 

a re-imagining of the ways in which 

sound can be used to make and 

represent meaning. 

Inaugural Professorial Lecture 

We have No Earlids: 

Sound, Technology and Auditory Culture 

Paul Moore 

Wed 3 Mar 

lecture 

The Henry Girls, three sisters from Donegal, are establishing a reputation as 

one of the finest musical groups in Ireland. They have just been nominated 

for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Original Score for their work 

on the film A Shine of Rainbows. Their recently released third album, Dawn, 

features music from the movie as well as their own originals and traditional 

music, which can be heard regularly on radio stations such as Lyric FM, RTE1 

and BBC Radio Ulster. In addition to performing throughout Ireland and the 

UK they have recently performed at the Irish Film Festival in Los Angeles 

and the Toronto Film Festival, Canada. 

Playing harp, mandolin, accordion, whistle and fiddle they perform an 

eclectic mix of traditional Irish music, folk and blues, with spine-tingling 

three-part vocal harmonies. 

The Henry Girls 

8.00pm 

The Octagon 





Office on (028) 7032 4449 


Wed 3 Mar 

music

Éigse Cholm Cille’s annual conference will open with an evening 

event on Friday 5th March featuring a talk by the poet and Irish 

Times columnist, Liam Ó Muirthile, followed by drama with 

Aisteoirí Ros Guill. Topics for Saturday range from the history of 

the comic tradition in the Irish language to the contemporary 

‘súil eile’ provided by TG4. Fáilte roimh chách! 

Greann na Gaeilge: 

The Comic Tradition in the Irish Language 

Fri 5 Mar, 7.30pm––10.00pm 

Sat 6 Mar, 9.30am––5.00pm 


Magee campus 

Free admission but advance 

booking required. 

Contact Malachy Ó Néill 

on (028) 7137 5219 or 

mf.oneill@ulster.ac.uk 

Fri 5 Mar & Sat 6 Mar 

cultural heritage 

Reading Our City’s Story is a joint education project between 

the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library Project, the Drama 

Department at the University of Ulster and local primary schools. 

Pupils will be introduced to the Diocesan Library Collection 

through a specially devised drama exploring its history and the 

stories of some of the main characters associated with its creation 

and development. The children will then have a follow-up visit 

to the conservation studio at Shantallow Library to see the work 

being undertaken to make this historical collection available to 

a wider audience while also having the opportunity to make 

their own book. 



Reading Our City’s Story 

Derry and Raphoe 

Diocesan Library Archive 

Admission by invitation only. 

Contact Mary Delargy, Derry 

and Raphoe Diocesan Library 

Project, on (028) 7135 0791 or 

m.delargy@ulster.ac.uk 

March (ongoing) 

cultural heritage

Robert Mitchell (piano) 

With David Lyttle (drums) and Damian Evans (bass) 

8.00pm 

The Octagon 



and those receiving benefits. Contact 

the Cultural Development Office on 

(028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Award-winning British piano virtuoso 

and Steinway Artist Robert Mitchell 

returns to Coleraine to collaborate 

with Ireland-based contemporaries 

David Lyttle (drums) and Damian 

Evans (bass) following the success 

of Lyttle’s Dark Tales suite, which 

will be recorded and released this 

year. Nominated for three BBC 

Jazz Awards, winning one, Robert 

Mitchell can be heard on numerous 

CD releases, including those of icons 

Courtney Pine and Steve Williamson. 

His new trio recording The Greater 

Good recently received Best Jazz 

Album at the Gilles Peterson 

Worldwide Awards. 

Expect exciting original music in 

the jazz vein with influences from 

the classical and folk worlds. 

‘Surely one of the best of 

his generation.’ 

Time Out (UK) on Robert Mitchell 

‘...a drummer of real talent.’ 

All About Jazz (USA) on David Lyttle 

Mon 8 Mar 

This concert will be presented by students on 

the MMus (Performance) course at the School of 

Creative Arts at Magee. Now in its triumphant fifth 

year, the MMus boasts some of Northern Ireland’s 

most promising musicians among its alumni. 



MMus Performers 

1.15pm 


Magee campus 


music Ulster students. Contact the Cultural music 



Tues 9 Mar

‘My work deals with the boundaries between art and 

craft. Its brush with both print and stitch could be 

viewed as subversive decoration yet not embellishment. 

It is a hybrid form of all of these and its plurality is its 

strength. I am an obsessive collector of printed material; 

considering myself to be a textile anthropologist, 

continually sourcing and archiving each find.’ 

Laura McCafferty 


Cultural Development Support Scheme. Supported by the University of Ulster 



Laura McCafferty 

1.00pm 


Belfast 




Wed 10 Mar 

A pupil of Veronica Dunne, Marcella has recently completed a 

postgraduate diploma at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. 

Her professional operatic debut came in 2009 (Serafina in Donizetti’s Il 

campanello with Opera Fringe), and since then she has toured Northern 

Italy singing Norina (Donizetti, Don Pasquale) under Maestro Angelo 

Guaragna. Also a recent graduate of the RIAM, Deborah Henry has won 

numerous prizes in national competitions, including Dublin’s Feis Ceoil, 

and was the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Lucien and Maura Teissier 

Scholarship for Pianists. Marcella and Deborah will perform a selection 

of songs inspired by Venice including pieces by Mendelssohn, Hahn, 

Head and Massenet. 

Marcella Walsh (soprano) 

& Deborah Henry (piano) 

1.15pm 


Magee campus 

Admission: £3/free for University 

applied art of Ulster students. Contact the 

music 


(028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster. 

Tues 16 Mar

Drummer/composer David Lyttle has been hailed as one of the 

most significant musicians to have emerged in Ireland in recent 

years. His on-going collaborations with US saxophone giant Jean 

Toussaint, Mercury-nominated, MOBO-winning saxophonist/ 

rapper Soweto Kinch and British Steinway Artist Robert Mitchell 

demonstrate the regard with which he is held outside Ireland. 

Lyttle is joined by fellow Irish rising star Mark McKnight on 

guitar, and Australian bass player Damian Evans. 

‘…a drummer of real talent.’ 

All About Jazz (USA) 

‘…an unfailing sense of swing…a prolific composer too.’ 

Jazzwise (UK) 

David Lyttle Three 

1.00pm––2.00pm 

Mezzanine 


Admission free. Contact 


Office on (028) 9026 7285 


Thurs 18 Mar 

music 

In 2008 a group of 20 international dance artists commissioned the 

solo I’ll Crane for You from choreographer, Deborah Hay. Hay set the 

solo through directives that each performer translated individually 

into movement in his/her unique way. Following individual coaching 

by Hay with everyone present, the solo was ultimately individually 

‘adapted’ by each performer through a four month period of daily 

practice in advance of public presentation. This adaptation of the 

solo, by the American choreographer and dance artist Melanie 

Stewart, concerns itself with the subtle and often fragile relationship 

between the audience and performer. As a woman caught in a space 

between time, constructs of human expression leak between the lines 

of song and fragmented story, the audience complicit in an original 

tale discovered at each performance. 

‘I’ll Crane for You’ 

8.00pm 

The Studio, Millennium Forum 

Londonderry 

Admission: £5/£3 conc. 


Office on (028) 7137 5456 


Fri 19 Mar 

dance

An introduction to Centrifugal VI 

Lecture by Susan Kelly and Nicole Hewitt 

6.00pm Connor Lecture Theatre Belfast campus 

Centrifugal is a project which brings together artists, architects and theorists 

from three European cities: Helsinki, Zagreb and Belfast. It focuses on the smaller 

centres of artistic practice in Europe and questions persisting dichotomies such 

as centre/margin and global/local. 

The project has had 4 sequences across London, Helsinki, Zagreb and Belfast, 

with exhibitions, workshops, talks, screenings and events. Sequence V included 

the production of a book The Centrifugal Book of Europe which will be launched 

at this evening’s event. The book investigates the spatial, political and economic 

forces and pressures that produce contemporary ideas of Europe. The book’s 

form itself constitutes a ‘map’ of the social, cultural and political space of 

contemporary Europe. 

The range of events over the coming days are designed to reflect the 

collaborative, multi-disciplinary nature of the book and the lecture given 

by Susan Kelly and Nicole Hewitt will outline the Centrifugal project 

and its aspirations for the Belfast Sequence VI. 



Centrifugal Sequence VI 

Thurs 18 Mar 

art&design 

The Role of Networked Curation and Criticism 

Seminar with Taru Elfving and Susan Kelly 

11.00am Brown & Bri, 11 Lombard Street, Belfast 

Dr Taru Elfving is a curator and writer based in London and Finland. 

She recently completed a PhD on contemporary video installation. 

Her curatorial practice focuses on critical encounters. 

Susan Kelly is an artist and writer based in London. Her work is concerned 

with the relationship between art, rhetoric and the micro-political and 

has been included in exhibitions at the NCCA, St. Petersburg; the 

Prague Biennial; The Lenin Museum, Finland; Art in General, New York; 

Krasnoyarsk Museum Siberia; and the pm Gallery Zagreb. She is 

currently a lecturer in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, London. 

International Window Shopping Tour 

Tour led by Kalle Hamm 

2.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street, Belfast 

This is a shopping tour in Belfast where people try to find products from 

different countries and photograph them. A slide show of the work will 

be shown towards end of Centrifugal. 

Platforma 

Invisible Cities 

Open workshop swapping case studies and methodologies 

2.30pm Venue TBC 

On Broadway 

Lecture by Daniel Jewesbury and Robert Porter 

6.00pm Conor Lecture Theatre, Belfast campus 

This presentation expands on the chapter in the book of the same title, 

co-authored by the presenters. It looks at the Broadway roundabout in 

West Belfast, its dynamics as a site and the influences and interaction 

of its hinterland. 

Centrifugal Sequence VI Fri 19 Mar 

art&design

Silences 

Susan Kelly performance with BBeyond 

12.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street 

Belfast Litter Collaborative Performance 

Performance by Nicole Hewitt about collected items of Belfast rubbish 

12.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street 

Protex Hurrah 

Screening with Sezgin Boynik 

8.00pm Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast 

Sezgin Boynik will introduce a screening of Protex Hurrah 

(1980; Director, John T Davis) followed by a discussion with Martin 

McLoone, Professor of Media Studies (Film, Television & Photography), 

Centre for Media Research, University of Ulster. A DJ Set will follow 

the discussion. 

Sezgin Boynik is a sociologist currently working in Istanbul on 

a book about punk and the underground movement in Turkey in 

the late 80s and 90s. Previously he has worked on the Situationist 

International with Minna Henriksson. His ongoing interest lies 

in contemporary art and nationalism. 

Sat 20 Mar 

Landmark Hunt 

Walking tour with Aisling O’ Beirn 


Aisling O’Beirn will lead a walk around Belfast to look at sites of interest, 

creating a map illustrating the locations of special political and economic 

relevance to the city. 

Centrifugal Sequence VI Sun 21 Mar 

Making a Network Map 

All-day workshop with Minna L Henriksson 

11.00am Flaxart Studios, Corporation Street, Belfast 

This workshop will be about the creation of network 

maps. Looking at arts activity in Belfast, examining 

areas of shared interest and developing lines 

of communication. 

Minna Henriksson is an artist whose work is based 

on social research. In recent years she has spent 

much time working in South-East Europe. 

International Window Shopping Tour 

Screening with Kalle Hamm 


This event will be a showing of the work resulting 

from the shopping tour which people did earlier 

in the week–sourcing items from different countries 

and photographing them. 

Kalle Hamm is an artist based in Helsinki, whose work 

examines cultural encounters and their impacts, both 

in historical and contemporary contexts. 

Mon 22 Mar 

Centrifugal Sequence VI Tues 23 Mar 

art&design art&design

The Research Graduate School of the Faculty of 

Art, Design and the Built Environment presents a 

poster exhibition which illustrates the accessible, 

visual summaries of PhD projects, representing 

the breadth and excellence of PhD research in 

the Faculty. 

Poster Exhibition 

Research Graduate School 

10.00am—8.00pm 

The Foyer 


Free admission. For opening 

times contact Dr Christa-Maria 

Lerm Hayes on (028) 9026 7374 

or m.lermhayes@ulster.ac.uk 

Sat 20 Mar––Fri 9 Apr 

art&design 

This concert, presented in association with the Friends of the Ulster 

Orchestra, marks a welcome return to the Magee campus by the Szgeti 

Quartet following their sold-out appearance in February 2009. The quartet, 

named after the great 20th century Hungarian violinist, is composed of 

young members of the Ulster Orchestra. They will play the sole quartet 

by Samuel Barber–including the ever popular Adagio for Strings –and 

Beethoven’s quartet in E flat, known as ‘The Harp’. The quartet will be 

joined after the interval by the orchestra’s Paul Klein for a performance 

of Mozart’s Horn Quintet. 

This concert is generously supported by James Doherty Meats. 

Ulster Orchestra Chamber Concerts 

8.00pm 


Magee campus 



Office on (028) 7137 5456 or 

gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk 

Sun 21 March 

music

David Lyttle Three 

with Robert Mitchell (piano): 

‘Dark Tales’ 

1.15pm 


Magee campus 





Drummer and composer David 

Lyttle has been hailed as one 

of the most significant jazz 

performers to have emerged in 

Ireland in recent years. His new 

Dark Tales suite draws inspiration 

from the macabre writings of 

Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis 

Stevenson and Charles Dickens, 

and was premiered at the Ulster 

Hall last October. He is joined 

by Damian Evans on bass, and 

BBC Jazz Award-winning piano 

virtuoso and Steinway Artist 

Robert Mitchell. Described by 

Time Out London as ‘one of the 

best of his generation’, Robert is 

a frequent performer with British 

icons such as Courtney Pine. 



Tues 23 Mar 

music 



Office on (028) 7137 5456 or 


This concert shines the 

spotlight on the Masters 

programme at the University 

of Ulster with an evening 

of innovative, new music 

featuring specially written 

works by our MMus 

composers. Join them 

for what promises to be 

a thrilling and atmospheric 

event showcasing the 

very best talent currently 

emerging from Magee’s 

thriving composition 

department. 



MMus Composers’ Concert 

8.00pm 


Magee campus Tues 23 Mar 

music

Iain MacPhearson, Academic Fellow, School of Languages, 

Literatures and Cultures at Ulster, will talk about his work on the 

documentary, Bothan air a’ Phrèiridh (Cabin on the Prairies). 

The documentary depicts a journey of discovery on an emigrant’s 

road to the ‘Far West’ of Canada and back again, portraying 

family stories and separations both overseas and at home. 


‘Bothan air a’ Phrèiridh’ 

1.30pm 





on (028) 7032 4449 or 


Wed 24 Mar 

film&media 

This masterclass will concentrate on surface decoration 

techniques; from working with soft clays through to glazed 

surfaces. Participants will cover exciting ways of creating pattern 

and texture at different stages in the making process, both 

before and after firing. 

Peter Beard has taken part in over 45 one-person shows around 

the world since 1975. In 2002 he won a Silver Medal at XV111 

International Biennial of Ceramic Art and in 2000 won the 

Pot d’Or at Keramisto, Holland. 

Short Course: Ceramic Surfaces 

with Glaze Master Peter Beard 

10.00am––4.00pm 

Ceramics Studio 


Enrolment fee: £300 (including all 

materials). Capacity limited. 

Booking required. Contact the Cultural 



Mon 29 Mar––Fri 2 Apr 

applied art

This two-day intensive life drawing course will introduce some of the 

basic elements of figure drawing, allowing participants to develop their 

drawing and observational skills and enliven their creative responses. 

Basic charcoal and card are available but participants should bring their 

own materials. Lunch is not provided. 

Two-Day Course for 

A-Level Students 

10.30am––3.30pm 

Life Room 


Enrolment fee: £38.00. 

Capacity limited. Booking required. 


Office on (028) 9026 7285 


Tues 30 Mar––Wed 31 Mar 

& Thurs 1 Apr––Fri 2 Apr 

art&design 

BMus Performers 

1.15pm 


Magee campus 


of Ulster students. Contact the 


on (028) 7137 5456 or 


Presented by third-year 

students on the BMus 

course of the School of 

Creative Arts, this concert 

forms part of the long 

build-up to the final degree 

concerts at the end of the 

academic year. Performance 

is a major strand within the 

BMus programme and the 

programme will reflect the 

wide range of styles covered 

on the course. 



Tues 13 Apr 

music

Alan Hook, School of Media, Film and Journalism at Ulster, will 

consider the use of play in virtual spaces as a continuing thread 

through his practice based research. These investigations into 

participatory ludic encounters have seen his work exhibited 

both in virtual galleries in places such as Second Life, an online 

3D virtual world, but also as part of the permanent collection 

in The Tech Museum in San Jose, California. Alan will discuss 

a number of projects which look at play, games and virtual 

environments and explore the thin and blurry line between 

Videogames and Metaverses. 


Play and the Virtual Environment 

1.30pm 

LT5, South Buildings 

Coleraine campus Wed 14 Apr 



Office on (028) 7032 4449 


film&media 

The touring exhibition will showcase material which 

encompasses both European and American promotions, 

with work from contributors such as Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, 

Paul Rand, Bill McKay and SEA Design. Launched at the 

Edinburgh School of Art in October 2009, it will continue to 

tour the country’s leading Universities throughout 2010. 

GF Smith 111 Years 

Opening Preview 

Thurs 15 Apr, 7:00pm 

Exhibition open to public 

Fri 16 Apr, 9.00am––12.00pm 

The Foyer 


Free admission. Capacity limited. 

Booking advised. Contact the 


on (028) 9026 7285 or 


Thurs 15 Apr–– Fri 16 Apr 

exhibition

Drawing from the Human Figure 

Doris Rohr 

11.00am––4.30pm 

Flowerfield Arts Centre 

Portstewart 

Admission: £15/£10 conc for students. 


Office on (028) 7032 4449 


This introduction to drawing from 

the human figure initially focuses on 

outline and proportion with a series 

of draped life drawing standing 

poses in relatively quick succession. 

Traditional life drawing approaches 

will be explored, ranging from the 

use of charcoal, pencil and eraser, 

to experimental approaches with 

brushes, pastels and crayons to 

capture motion. 

There will then be a range of 

poses of a longer duration to study 

compositional aspects, positive/ 

negative use of space, pattern and 

drapery. The use of pastel, coloured 

pencils, gouache, watercolour or 

acrylics is optional for this stage. 

No previous experience is necessary. 

Basic materials will be provided but those 

with previous experience are advised to bring 

their own preferred drawing materials and A2 

size paper. Please bring a packed lunch. 

Sat 17 Apr 

art&design 

Former Associate Principal Clarinet of the National 

Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Paul has interests ranging 

beyond concert performance into research, education 

and participative music-making. He has been a member 

of Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble since 1989 

and has given solo, ensemble and orchestral performances 

throughout Europe, Asia and America. This wide-ranging 

programme includes music for bass clarinet from Ireland, 

Eastern Europe and the USA. The performance will feature 

the premiere of David Bremner’s Composure. 



Paul Roe (bass clarinet) 

1.15pm 


Magee campus Tue 20 Apr 





music

SEA is an award winning brand design consultancy 

founded in 1997 by Bryan Edmondson and John 

Simpson. Bryan will talk about the company, the 

evolution of its work and its approach to design. 

SEA’s international projects touch many disciplines from 

Brand Identity to Packaging and Interactive Design. 

It has amassed a diverse and impressive client list for 

both big and small companies and produced a wide 

range of acclaimed work for clients such as Jamie 

Oliver, Matthew Williamson, EMI, GF Smith, Adidas, 

Boots and the High Street clothing brand Kew. 

SEA Design 

Bryan Edmondson 

7.00pm 

Conor Lecture Theatre 


To book contact the 


on (028) 9026 7285 or 


Thur 22 Apr 

lecture 


of Ulster students. Contact the 


on (028) 7137 5456 or 


Erik Satie, René Clair, Paul Claudel, 

Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and 

Francis Picabia represent some 

of the most seminal influences 

involved with the Dadaist 

Movement of the early 1920s. 

All of them collaborated on this 

remarkable short film, which was to 

become revered as a milestone in 

the early gestation of experimental 

cinema. As part of Ulster’s 

Lunchtime Concert Series, the 

film will be shown, accompanied 

by a live performance of Satie’s 

startling and engaging score. 

In addition, reworkings of both 

the film and music will be created 

and performed by 21st-century 

composers and Media students 

from the University’s Faculty of 

Arts, seeking to pay hommage to 

Satie’s remarkable and influential 

creative aesthetic. 

Composers’ Concert: 

Satie’s ‘Entr’acte cinématographique’ 

Mon 26 Apr, 1.15pm 

The Octagon, Coleraine campus 

Tues 27 Apr, 1.15pm 

The Great Hall, Magee campus 



Mon 26 Apr & Tues 27 Apr 

music

Maeve Connolly, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 

will explore the various ways in which television (specifically public service 

broadcasting) has been conceptualised by artists and curators since the 

late 1990s, with particular emphasis on the role of exhibitions, public 

art works and moving image installations as spaces and sites for the 

visualisation of television audiences. 


Visualising the Viewing Public: 

Exhibitions and Audiences 

in the Post-Broadcast Era 

1.30pm 





on (028) 7032 4449 or 


Gerard Byrne, 

1984 and Beyond, 

2005-07. Courtesy the 

artist and Green on 

Red Gallery, Dublin. 

Wed 28 Apr 

film&media 

Tune in to a changing world and explore music for global change. 

In SoundWaves the Ulster Orchestra offers an exciting journey 

through some wonderful music featuring water– from Handel 

to Pirates of the Caribbean. 

Prior to the concert, members of the Ulster Orchestra will visit 

participating schools for music workshops when pupils will have 

the opportunity to compose and perform their own pieces on the 

theme of SoundWaves and to make an instrument from recycled 

materials. During the concert there will be an opportunity for 

pupils to join in with simple prepared percussion parts, using 

the instruments they have made themselves. 

The Ulster Orchestra 

‘SoundWaves’ 

11.00am 

The Diamond 

Coleraine 

Admission: All tickets £3 (with one free seat for 

accompanying teachers for each party of 15 or 

one teacher per party if the school party is less 

than 15). Contact the Cultural Development Office 


Wed 28 Apr 

music

Ciaran Mackel, senior lecturer in Architecture at University 

of Ulster and director of the Forum for an Alternative 

Belfast, presents the second event on contemporary 

urban/architectural issues looking at how architects 

design or make design decisions. 

This event is about the material reality of built projects: 

an exploration of the architectural and urban detail 

of materials and material junctions. 

Forum For Alternative Belfast 

The Red Fireplace and Material Reality 

6.00pm 


Belfast 


PLACE on (028) 9023 2524 

or info@place.uk.net 

Thurs 29 Apr 

lecture 

Andrea Delaney graduated from the BSc Hons 

Communication, Advertising and Marketing 

course in Jordanstown in 2008. As well as 

pursuing a career in marketing and public 

relations, Andrea has found time to follow 

her other great passion, music. 

Andrea is a classically trained singer and a 

successful vocal coach. Her repertoire covers 

a broad range of styles and genres. Her first 

concert back at her alma mater will span light 

classical to Broadway. Her sublime voice is a 

treat and she is much sought after for concerts 

and recitals across Ireland. 

Andrea Delaney & Co 

1.00pm––2.00pm 

Mezzanine 




028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk 

Thurs 29 Apr 

music

The Landscape Institute Northern Ireland branch (LINI) and 

the University of Ulster have created the 2010 landscape 

architecture lecture series, SCALE, to stimulate debate 

about durable valued environments. 

Whitelaw Turkington creates landscapes which are the synthesis 

of art, environment and engineering e.g. edgeless public realm and 

temporary urban green; it has several design awards for community 

value and sustainability. How the nature and form of space enables 

public life is of particular importance in their quest to attain a 

holistic strategic approach to planning urban development. 



SCALE: Designing Time in Place 

Lindsey Whitelaw and Ian Turkington 

6.30pm 

Connor Lecture Theatre 


Free admission. Booking advised. 

Contact Radek Chanas of LINI 

Radek.Chanas@Soltysbrewster.co.uk 

Thurs 29 Apr 

lecture 

This exhibition showcases the final year production work in 

photography, video, radio and multimedia produced by students 

graduating from the BA Hons Media Studies and Production and 

the BA Hons Interactive Media Arts. 

The show provides graduating students with a platform to share 

their work with others and provides members of the public with 

an indication of the direction of future developments in this field 

as demonstrated by the creativity of some of the Province’s most 

promising young media talent. 

End of Year Show 

School of Media, Film and Journalism 

The Riverside Theatre 


Free admission. For opening times 

contact (028) 7032 3232. For information 

contact the Cultural Development Office 


Fri 7 May––Fri 11 Jun 

exhibition


Children, Media and Culture: 

A View From Northern Ireland 

1.30pm 

The Barmouth Coffee Bar 




Office on (028) 7032 4449 


Professor Máire Messenger 

Davies marks the launch of her 

new book, Children, Media 

and Culture, by reviewing 

the research and some of 

the academic and public 

controversies on which the 

book draws. She will also look 

back over some of the projects 

on children, the media and 

culture conducted with local 

children by Ulster’s Centre for 

Media Research, including the 

international study on what 

makes children laugh, Is that 

funny anywhere else? and 

What do children want 

from the BBC? 

Wed 12 May 

film&media 

The Little Box of Wonders 

Mon 24 May, 11.00am & 7.30pm 

Foyle Arts Building, Magee campus 

Thurs 27 May––Sat 29 May, 7.30pm 

10.30am on Fri 28 May 

3.00pm on Sat 29 May 

Belfast Children’s Festival, Belfast 

Admission: Foyle Arts Building £4/£2 children. 

Tickets from the Cultural Development Office 

on (028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk 

Belfast Children’s Festival £6/£5 children. 

Tickets from www.belfastchildrensfestival.com 

or (028) 9033 4455 

As part of Young at Art’s Belfast 

Children’s Festival, the School 

of Creative Arts has been invited 

to present The Little Box of 

Wonders, an originally devised 

performance, created by staff 

and students in Drama, Dance 

and Music. The performance is 

aimed at 6-8 year old children 

but will delight adults and 

the rest of the family too. 

Developed from workshops with 

local school children, it explores 

what happens when you start 

with an opened box and add 

theatre, dance, live music and 

a lot of imagination! 



Mon 24 May & 

Thurs 27 May––Sat 29 May 

drama

This conference will bring together word and image, as well 

as literary scholarship, art history and theory, art practice, 

curatorial practice, museology, and visual culture, in order to 

address the interrelationship between word and image and 

display. 

The questions addressed will include: how does the 

art exhibition function as mediator of literature? Which 

approaches to word and image are specific to curators or 

museum practitioners? How are competencies acquired, 

and how do policies and funding structures enable work in 

this field? The use of text and writing in and surrounding 

exhibitions will be investigated. 

The conference aims to (in)form a network that will 

investigate literary art exhibitions. 

Keynote Speaker 

Professor WJT Mitchell, University of Chicago 

Displaying Word & Image 

IAWIS Focus Conference 


Contact Dr Karen Brown or 

Dr Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes 

displayingWandI@ulster.ac.uk 

Fri 4 Jun––Sun 6 Jun 

lecture 

This third concert of the 2009/10 season given in association 

with the Friends of the Ulster Orchestra again features the Szgeti 

Quartet. On this occasion they will perform Haydn’s Quartet in D, 

Opus 20, No. 4 and Ravel’s elegant String Quartet. Following on 

from their Magee performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in 2009 

and of the Horn Quintet in March 2010, the Quartet complete their 

programme with his delightful and catchy Oboe Quartet, played 

by the orchestra’s first oboist Christopher Black. 

This concert is generously supported by James Doherty Meats. 

Ulster Orchestra 

Chamber Concerts 

8.00pm 


Magee campus 



Office on (028) 7137 5456 


Sun 6 June 

music

Feedback 

Creative Think Tank Day 

10.00am––4.00pm 

Foyle Arts Building 

Magee campus 

Admission by invitation only. 

Contact Sandie Fisher, 

Feedback Project Manager 

on s.fisher@ulster.ac.uk 

Feedback is a groundbreaking new 

project designed specifically for 

students on performing arts courses 

at FE colleges exploring ways in which 

social media can be used to enhance 

and assist creativity. The project, 

which started in February 2010, has 

been delivered by Satellite, the 

University of Ulster’s dance outreach 

team, in partnership with artists 

from Assault Events, the University 

of Ulster’s resident dance company. 

This innovative project has involved 

a series of music, dance and creative 

technology workshops as well as 

creative online participation using 

online social media. This session will 

bring all the participating FE colleges 

together to share and develop their 

experience and create more work 

they can share online. The project 

culminates at the end of June with 

the launch of an online Facebook 

archive exhibition. 



Mon 7 Jun 

dance 

The annual show will have work on display by graduating students 

from a spectrum of disciplines spanning sculpture and painting to 

fashion and ceramics. It is an important date in the arts-world diary. 

Not only does it offer a chance to appreciate some of the best upand-coming 

artists, but it also signals the emerging trends amongst 

our most talented practitioners. 

The exhibition gives professionals from the creative industries as 

well as the public a first glimpse of flourishing talent and provides 

a platform for our brightest stars before they step out into the 

commercial world. 


10.00am––8.00pm 


Free admission. For information 

contact the Cultural Development 

Office on (028) 9026 7285 


Tues 8 Jun––Sat 19 Jun 

art&design

The Ulster Festival of Art and Design is the only Festival of its type in 

Ireland. It was created in 2008 as a complement to the University of 

Ulster’s successful and highly visible degree shows which attract significant 

audiences. In its short lifespan, the Festival has built a strong following. 

It’s programme includes talks, workshops, screenings, performances, 

residencies, collaborations and exhibitions all related to art and design– 

encompassing a broad range of disciplines including photography, 

ceramics, architecture, fashion, painting, product design, visual 

communication and textile art. 

The Festival places the utmost importance on producing events of the 

highest quality, attracting artists and designers of international repute and 

continues to assert its growing reputation for excellence in creativity and 

innovation. 

www.ulsterfestival.com 

Ulster Festival of 

Art & Design 


For further information contact 


Office on (028) 9026 7285 


Tues 8 Jun––Sat 19 Jun 

art&design 

The talk will explore Pasolini’s critique of modern Italian 

culture and examine its relevance to today’s Europe. 

Dr. Stefano Colangelo lectures in Italian at the University 

of Bologna. He has published three books on modern 

poetry and has lectured at the Sorbonne, Freie Universitat 

Berlin, Brown University in the United States and Senshu 

University Tokyo. 


Pasolini: The legacy 

Dr. Stefano Colangelo 

7.30pm 

82D23 




on (028) 9026 7285 or 


Thurs 10 Jun 

lecture

The Design End of Year Show at Magee showcases a diverse 

range of 2D, 3D and 4D design work by final year students 

from both the BDes Design and Communication and the BSc 

Multimedia Computing and Design courses. The Degree show is 

a great opportunity for students to celebrate their achievements 

and for companies to sample, and perhaps employ, the next 

generation of designers. The exhibition opens with a private 

view from 7pm on Friday 11 June. 


Foyle Arts Building 

Magee campus 

Free admission. For opening times 

contact the Cultural Development 

Office on (028) 7137 5456 or 


Fri 11 Jun ––Fri 18 Jun 

art&design 

An exhibition featuring film, video, animation, interactive websites, 

photography and more produced by University of Ulster graduates 

in film, media and journalism, those shortlisted for an award from the 

Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy and winners of a province-wide 

competition for secondary level schools. Prize-winning work is selected by 

leading figures in the media industry and awards will be presented at an 

opening Awards Ceremony attended by industry professionals. This will be 

a showcase of some of the most promising media talent emerging from 

Northern Ireland. 

The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy is one of only 22 licensed 

centres of excellence for creative media in the UK. It is led by the University 

of Ulster, School of Media, Film and Journalism and includes relevant 

courses from Belfast Metropolitan College, Northwest Regional College, 

Derry City and Southern Regional College. 



Ulster Media Show ‘10 

Conor Lecture Theatre & Foyer 


Free admission. Attendance at the 

Awards Ceremony is by invitation. 

For opening times contact the 


028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Wed 23 Jun––Sat 26 Jun 

exhibition

Tel: (028) 9026 7285 

t.kerr@ulster.ac.uk 

Tel: (028) 7032 4449 


Tel: (028) 7137 5658 

n.pearce@ulster.ac.uk 

Belfast & Jordanstown 


82C24, Belfast campus 

University of Ulster 

York Street 

Belfast 

BT15 1ED 

Coleraine 


F129, Coleraine campus 


Cromore Road 

Coleraine 

BT52 1SA 

Magee 


MF228, Magee campus 


Northland Road 

Londonderry 

BT48 7JL 

www.culture.ulster.ac.uk 

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