- Students to work with local business and
community groups - Official launch of GSA’s Highlands and
Islands Creative Campus to be held on 20 January
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| Eva Brandt is among the leading international design experts heading to Forres for Winter School 2017 |
Further
details of the GSA’s 2017 Winter School were announced today, 12 January. The
two week event, which will see leading design academics and students gather at
the GSA’s new Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, near Forres, from 16-27
January.
details of the GSA’s 2017 Winter School were announced today, 12 January. The
two week event, which will see leading design academics and students gather at
the GSA’s new Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, near Forres, from 16-27
January.
It includes a programme of lectures, workshops, research and joint
projects with local businesses and communities. The theme for event is
Innovation from Tradition, which sets out to explore how past tradition can
inspire future ways of working and, in particular, the role that design can
play.
projects with local businesses and communities. The theme for event is
Innovation from Tradition, which sets out to explore how past tradition can
inspire future ways of working and, in particular, the role that design can
play.
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| International Winter School 2016. Around 100 students from across the globe will take part in Winter School 2017 |
Around
100 people will take part including guest speakers from Portugal, Italy, the
US, India and Singapore. Postgraduate students from the GSA’s Masters students
on Design Innovation Communication Design programmes, will be joined by
students from Koln International School of Design (KISD), and KADK (The Royal
Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture and Conservation). The GSA
cohort includes students on the new Master of Design Innovation courses based
at the Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, as well as PhD students and
Master of Research student based in the north of Scotland.
100 people will take part including guest speakers from Portugal, Italy, the
US, India and Singapore. Postgraduate students from the GSA’s Masters students
on Design Innovation Communication Design programmes, will be joined by
students from Koln International School of Design (KISD), and KADK (The Royal
Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture and Conservation). The GSA
cohort includes students on the new Master of Design Innovation courses based
at the Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, as well as PhD students and
Master of Research student based in the north of Scotland.
A dozen local businesses
and community groups will be involved in Winter School 2017 including Knockando Woolmill, Pluscarden Abbey, Piping At Forres,
TSI Moray/FACT, the Altyre Estate, the Elgin CCC project, the Burghead Clavie,
Forsyths, the Ballindalloch Estate, Findhorn Bay Arts, Findhorn Foundation
(Young People Working Group), and Johnstons of Elgin.
and community groups will be involved in Winter School 2017 including Knockando Woolmill, Pluscarden Abbey, Piping At Forres,
TSI Moray/FACT, the Altyre Estate, the Elgin CCC project, the Burghead Clavie,
Forsyths, the Ballindalloch Estate, Findhorn Bay Arts, Findhorn Foundation
(Young People Working Group), and Johnstons of Elgin.
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| Group session at 2016 Winter School. Participants in 2017 Winter School will use group sessions to develop their ideas following presentations by and visits to local businesses and community groups |
In the
first week, students will hear presentations from businesses across Moray and
will visit the companies’ sites to see their processes first hand. These talks
will provide inspiration to the students as they explore the wider themes of
Winter School. Students will then carry out their group projects over the
fortnight will be expected to present their findings and ideas back to academic
experts and the businesses and community leaders.
first week, students will hear presentations from businesses across Moray and
will visit the companies’ sites to see their processes first hand. These talks
will provide inspiration to the students as they explore the wider themes of
Winter School. Students will then carry out their group projects over the
fortnight will be expected to present their findings and ideas back to academic
experts and the businesses and community leaders.
“Winter
School is an opportunity for international students and design experts to come
together to address issues that have both a local and international resonance,” says Dr Gordon
Hush, Acting Director of the GSA’s Institute of Design Innovation. “The ongoing work being undertaken
researchers based at the GSA’s Highlands and Island’s Creative Campus brings
together academics with local businesses and communities. We are particularly
pleased that this year a dozen local businesses and community groups will also
be involved in Winter School. Their participation will enable the students to
develop ideas which are firmly rooted in the local context, but which have
wider international applications.”
School is an opportunity for international students and design experts to come
together to address issues that have both a local and international resonance,” says Dr Gordon
Hush, Acting Director of the GSA’s Institute of Design Innovation. “The ongoing work being undertaken
researchers based at the GSA’s Highlands and Island’s Creative Campus brings
together academics with local businesses and communities. We are particularly
pleased that this year a dozen local businesses and community groups will also
be involved in Winter School. Their participation will enable the students to
develop ideas which are firmly rooted in the local context, but which have
wider international applications.”
Professor
Eva Brandt, of KADK, said: “What I
especially love about Winter School is that it is an opportunity for reflection
and learning, for teachers and students alike. It is a special chance for
educators from three different European institutions to join forces and for
students to collaborate in cross-disciplinary teams on a specific project. It is
seldom that such opportunities for sharing practice occur. We are grateful to The Glasgow School of Art for making
this happen.”
Eva Brandt, of KADK, said: “What I
especially love about Winter School is that it is an opportunity for reflection
and learning, for teachers and students alike. It is a special chance for
educators from three different European institutions to join forces and for
students to collaborate in cross-disciplinary teams on a specific project. It is
seldom that such opportunities for sharing practice occur. We are grateful to The Glasgow School of Art for making
this happen.”
Professor Philip Heidkamp, of KISD, said: “GSA Winter School in Forres is a fantastic chance
to work in international design teams from different cultural and educational
backgrounds on a shared topic. I am looking forward to seeing different
stakeholders of civil society, culture and economy being part of this
participatory process.”
to work in international design teams from different cultural and educational
backgrounds on a shared topic. I am looking forward to seeing different
stakeholders of civil society, culture and economy being part of this
participatory process.”
Winter
School is an example of GSA’s particular method of learning and teaching. It
offers an opportunity to examine the role of design in addressing contemporary
challenges. The pioneering event helps to build collaborative relationships
with design schools, business agencies and communities, as well as providing a
boost to the local economy.
School is an example of GSA’s particular method of learning and teaching. It
offers an opportunity to examine the role of design in addressing contemporary
challenges. The pioneering event helps to build collaborative relationships
with design schools, business agencies and communities, as well as providing a
boost to the local economy.
The GSA
also announced today that the official launch of its new Highlands and Islands
Campus on the Altyre Estate would take place on 20 January.
also announced today that the official launch of its new Highlands and Islands
Campus on the Altyre Estate would take place on 20 January.
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