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The latest issue of Diegesis is out now!

The magazine is produced by BA(Hons) Film and Television Studies students and features undergraduate writers from across the Faculty of the Creative Industries. Click here to read the latest issue and back issues for free.  

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Re:So Boutique Wins National Award

Re:So boutique, an innovative retail/education partnership between Southampton Solent University and The Marlands Shopping Centre has received national recognition from the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) at their annual awards ceremony.

The project’s achievements were awarded a BCSC Purple Apple Marketing Merit award for Community Relations at an Awards ceremony, which took place in London last month. 

“We are absolutely thrilled to receive such a prestigious industry award,” says Lisa Mann, Programme Leader for the BA(Hons) Fashion Management with Marketing course.

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Enliven Fashion Project

The ENLIVEN Fashion Project is an exciting annual event in Eastleigh supported by internationally acclaimed designers including Philip Treacy OBE, Wayne Hemmingway MBE, Mia Nisbet and Chris Liu. The project provides a platform for new talent in fashion design and also works with the local charity sector to create a one-of-a-kind 'upcycled' fashion collection using clothing, fabrics and other items sourced from local charity shops. There will be a town centre fashion trail during the first two weeks of June 2013 in the lead up to an extravaganza at The Point on Saturday 22nd June which will feature four catwalk shows, live photography shoots, a fashion and crafts market, live DJs and much more! Follow the journey of the ENLIVEN Fashion Project and discover new creative talent working in fashion, textiles and design. 

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Michael Craig-Martin: Alphabet

A Hayward Touring Exhibition

20 June - 13 July 2013

     Michael Craig-Martin (b.1941) is one of the most influential British artists of recent decades. In his recent series, Alphabet, he has produced 26 screen-prints in which the letters of the alphabet are overlaid with everyday objects such as a book, a glass of water or an umbrella.

Created in his signature style, these visually arresting images are set against a background of vivid monochrome colours. Throughout his career Craig-Martin has explored the aesthetic and linguistic character of everyday, designer and iconic ‘art-historical' objects, which he has realised through a variety of media including paintings, sculpture, prints and computer animations. In this series Craig-Martin plays with the idea of the ABC children’s primer. Instead of a direct 'A is for Apple', 'B is for Ball', the relationship between the letter and image depicted is not instantly obvious and requires some guesswork.

Over the past decade, Craig-Martin’s practice has embraced digital technology. He has used a computer to create an image bank of everyday objects employed in large-scale wall drawings and paintings. He drew upon this resource to create Alphabet, which was then produced using traditional screen printing methods.

Southampton Solent University Solent Showcase

Sir James Matthews Building, Above Bar, Southampton SO14 7NN

T: 02380 319120  E: showcase@solent.ac.uk   Facebook: Showcase

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Invite to the School of Art and Design's 2013 Illustration Show

Click here to visit the course's tumblr blog and have a look at the amazing art work students created this year. 

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Photography Students' Work on Source Online

We're very proud to announce the inclusion of a number of our BA Photography students in the Source Magazine Graduate Photography Online 2013! "Very well done to the group of students who have worked hard on this initiative." -Mandy Lee Jandrell, BA(Hons) Photography Course Leader.

Click here to see the students' photography on Source Magazine.

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Southampton Fashion Week Recap

The Southampton Fashion Week has -sadly- now come to an end!

Have a look at our favourite SFW moments and let us know if you enjoyed the shows and events as much as we did! Fashion Conference:  Southampton’s fashion conference was a business to business event that aimed to help the growth of local businesses and independent retailers from the Southampton area.

Click here to see Southampton Fashion Conference's photos. 

Contemporary Show: Southampton Fashion Week’s contemporary show included sheer fabrics and contemporary designs with an injection of culture and vibrant colours alongside dance and music acts from all genres!

Click here to see the Contemporary Show's photos.

Aspire Magazine & Careers Event:

Aspire magazine is a publication designed to helping you realise who you want to be. It includes interviews from industry professionals explaining their journey to give you an insight into the opportunities open to you from completing the Fashion Management & Marketing course. Be inspired to obtain your dream career with Aspire.

Click here to see the Aspire Magazine & Careers Event's photos.  

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(Re)Introducing Audio Addict

Audio Addict is a music magazine/website that is produced by students on BA(Hons) Popular Music Journalism. Audio Addict has just  enjoyed a highly successful fifth year in existence with the production of two printed editions, seven digital editions, a web presence that receives 25,000 unique hits per month and a popular Audio Addict branded regular club night!

Click here for the Audio Addict Website or here for the Digital Magazine

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Fine Art Degree Show

You are warmly invited to the preview of "Insolent Art" on Friday 14th June 2013, at Southampton Solent University, Below Bar Studios.

Insolent Art is the must see degree show exhibition that brings together the exciting works of 28 up and coming artists, celebrating the completion of their three years study at Southampton Solent University and their emergence into their professional artistic careers. 

Opening hours:

Sat 15th - 10am - 5pm

Mon 17th - 10am - 7pm

Tue 18th - 10am - 7pm

Wed 19th - 10am - 5pm

Thurs 20th - 10am - 4pm

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The Daily Eco praises our final-year BA(Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing students for bringing Southampton Fashion Week to life! 

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Students Fashion Management Gallery Show

Don't miss out on the final year students' Fashion Management Gallery Show!  Thursday, 16th May, 18:30, at Unit 55 - top floor  at the Marlands Shopping Centre. After Show drinks at Re:So until 19:30.

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2nd Year BA(Hons) Photography Students' Exhibition

Year 2 BA Photography students would like to invite you to an opening of their group show 'Recollections' on Thursday 16 May from 17:00 - 19:30 in the photography studios of the Media Academy (JM Building floor 0). 

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Calling All FCIS 3rd Years

You are about to leave us for an exciting future.

We hope we 've helped prepare you for that future - and we 'd like to know how you get on once you 've left.

That's why we 'll be sending you a Destination Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey at the end of the year. The survey results are widely publicised, and provide a good indication of how you and your fellow graduates are doing after university.

so wether you 've been working, blogging, freelancing or hunting the perfect job, when the survey turns up please take a couple of minutes to fill it out.

In the meantime, our Facebook and LinkedIn groups are only a click away. Let us know how you 're getting on in the big wide world, but keep an eye out in December for the DLHE survey.  All the best SSU

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The Politics of Women in Turkish Cinema

The next Solent Screen Research Talk will feature a discussion based on the politics of women in Turkish cinema from our delightful guest speaker Dr Eylem Atakav. 

Eylem is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia. She is the editor of Directory of World Cinema: Turkey (Intellect, 2013) and is currently working on two co-edited collections Women and Contemporary World Cinema and From Smut to Soft Core: 1970s and World Cinema.  She is on the editorial board of Sine/Cine: Journal of Film Studies and is currently researching the representation of ‘honour’ based violence in the media. Shealso blogs for the Huffington Post (UK), Newstatesman and Auteuse Theories and is, most importantly, a Solent graduate.

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Third Year Final Performances

You are cordially invited to Third Year final performances by BA(Hons) Performance students in Studio Solent (JM315) over the next two weeks. Tickets, available on the door, are £5.00 and £3.00. All performances start at 7.00pm.

There are two different shows being performed, as follows: Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May PANDORA A devised physical theatre piece which uses the myth of Pandora as its starting point. Who opened the box, and was it a woman or a man? Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th May THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA by Anthony Neilson A dark tragi-comedy which explores the strange fantasies of a descent into Dissociative Disorder.

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Southampton Fashion Week

The Southampton Fashion Week is almost here! 

Southampton Fashion Conference:

Southampton’s fashion conference is a business-to-business event that aims to help the growth of local businesses and independent retailers from the Southampton area, while it is also targeting the  high number of local students who study a creative course and would like to increase their fashion related knowledge.

The event will take place on the 21st of May, between 13:00' and 15:00.   Some of the speakers who will give individual speeches on their areas of expertise, take part in debates and finally answer questions are:   

Kalee Hewlett (Stylist and presenter)

Simon Glazing (Winner of cosmopolitans male blogger of the year 2011)


Boo Attwood (Stylist)


Sarah Jones (Visual Merchandiser - SKJ limited)

Geoff Quin  (CEO -  ™ lewin)


Colin Temple (Director - Schuh)


Ted Polhemus (Fashion Writer and Photographer

Jason Kemp (CEO - mystylesearch.com)

Jheanelle Feanny- (Stylist)

The The event is sponsored by Eye Kandy Cosmetics.

 The Southampton Fashion Week fashion show will follow the conference at 19:30' and it will include sheer fabrics and contemporary designs with an injection of culture and vibrant colours alongside dance and music acts.  Click here to buy your tickets NOW! Follow the event on facebook and twitter!  Are you excited? We know we are!! 

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Brian Tufano Gives Guest Lecture

BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Brian Tufano visited Solent recently to share his insight and advice on his decade’s long career in the industry. Tufano was interviewed about his films and career in front of an audience of Film and TV students by Solent Visiting Fellow Briggy Smale, perhaps best known for her time on Radio One. Click here for the whole story.