Archive for October, 2011

Creative roles in London 2012 Ceremonies up for grabs

  The University of the Arts London casts its students into the world with an arsenal of creative skills – and the Ceremonies team needs them. London 2012 is currently hiring for some covetable, creative and niche positions to help … Continue reading

Sculptor Jeff Lowe creates large-scale work for Olympic festival

Internationally acclaimed sculptor Jeff Lowe studied at Saint Martins School of Art from 1971-1974. He was recently chosen to exhibit a large-scale sculpture in Berkeley Square as part of the City of Westminster’s celebration of the London 2012 Olympic and … Continue reading

An interview with playwright Alex Bulmer

Alex Bulmer graduated from LCC’s MA Screenwriting course in January and has since been inundated with major projects to pack into her schedule. Two of these are linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as part of the … Continue reading

MA Screenwriting student commissioned to write two plays as part of Cultural Olympiad

Alex Bulmer, who graduated from MA Screenwriting at LCC this year, has been commissioned to write a play, Breathe, for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Another play, The Garden, will be hosted at the … Continue reading

Photography graduate in London 2012-related exhibition

LCC recently reported on ABC Dip Photography graduate Matt Thompson‘s involvement in a project with Image17 that presents an exhibition in conjunction with the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read about the show, Taking Part, and an interview with Matt Thompson … Continue reading

CSM’s Lin Cheung has designed the London 2012 Paralympic Medals

Lin Cheung is the Senior Lecturer in BA Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins who has designed the Paralympic medals for London 2012. While we were delighted to announce this exciting news at last month’s UAL staff gathering, today we … Continue reading

Calling All Business Entrepreneurs

Pitching the Games as ‘not not only the greatest sporting event in the world, but also the biggest corporate networking event’, The Training Gateway and the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE), along with UK Trade and Investment and … Continue reading

Coubertin Olympic Awards – Essay Competition

The annual Coubertin Olympic Awards student essay competition is open for submissions from student teams of two to four people. Students are asked to examine how ethics, business and sport can interact in the 21st century and can win up … Continue reading

The Role of Drawing in the Olympics – Research Opportunity

CCW is offering an unusual and dynamic research opportunity for anyone looking to engage with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from a unique angle. The CCW Rootstein Hopkins Doctoral Bursary in the role of drawing in the Olympic … Continue reading