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Embedding Artwork

The image of the North Sea oil industry has been completely reassessed by a group of talented art students who spent time working offshore to capture and experience the environment for themselves.

Weaver Award winners

A historic North-East trade body last night hosted an award presentation in honour of the talented students at Gray’s School of Art.

Daniel Sutherland

Writing in the Press and Journal, Daniel Sutherland, Academic Strategic Lead at Gray’s, discusses the hot topic of plastic waste and potential design solutions to the global issue.

Eugene Schlumberger, The Future is Now the Past no. 20, 2019

Gray’s School of Art is set to host its second annual research conference, when artists and art researchers will descend on campus to deliver a series of lectures and presentations.

David Blyth and Hilary Nicoll

A group of ten artists, all staff at Gray’s School of Art, are set to host a brand new exhibition in Aberdeen, highlighting the work of those who inspire the next generations of creatives in the North-east.

Science on a Postcard

A chance encounter at an airport provided the impetus for a new business which would help break down the stereotypes associated with scientists and see creativity and science join forces.

Prolong bag

Prolong is a fashion brand with sustainability at its core. It is the idea that existing items of clothing, which are no longer in use, can be transformed into completely new products and provides a solution to a major problem of sustainability in the fashion industry.

Lynn Shaw

Dancing Along the Borderline is a creative business, run by Lynn Shaw, which was founded to act as a representative for those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), primarily using the arts as a catalyst to contribute to changing the often-stigmatised misrepresentations of the disorder.

Creative Accelerator

A group of ten creatives, who have spent the last 12 weeks on RGU Creative Accelerator, will mark the end of the programme with a special exposition, showcasing their enhanced businesses to the public.

Fi Loveday

Creating an enhanced visitor experience at museums and galleries through the creation of an interactive app has been the focus of Master’s in Product Design student, Fi Loveday.

Matthew Wilcock's ceramics

A major highlight in the North-east’s cultural calendar, Gray’s School of Art MA Degree show returns this week, with 19 students exhibiting work which reflects on society, technology and the change which is occurring in our everyday lives.

Augmented Fashion VR

A multi-disciplinary research team from RGU’s fashion and computing schools are working with Shanghai academics to educate consumers about the craftsmanship, heritage and value of traditional fashion and textile products towards sustainability, both in the UK and in China.

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