Goldsmiths' Alumni Blog
Valeria Vescina (MA Creative Writing, 2012) and Amy Sackville (MA Creative Writing, 2008) were invited back to campus to speak at the Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre on the topic of ‘Fiction and History’ with reference to their novels. Valeria recently wrote about this experience, which you can read on her blog:
Xavier Velastin (MA Sonic Arts, 2016) is a bipedal simian, best described as an electroacoustic composer, pianist, computer musician, theatre sound designer or sound poet, depending on when and where you happen to see him. He is of Chilean descent, born in London, and lives in Leeds. [whalesong] runs from Wednesday, 1 August to Saturday, 4 August, 9-10pm… Read more Guest Post: Listening to Whales
Book Launch: Learning and Teaching British Values by Sadia Habib Date: Thursday, 30 November 2017 Time: 4.30-6.30pm Location: Rooms 109 & 110, Ground Floor, Margaret McMillan Building On Thursday 30 November, Sadia Habib will be speaking about her book, ‘Learning and Teaching British Values’ at a joint event with her esteemed colleague from the Department of… Read more Guest Post: Book Launch by Sadia Habib
Hear from your Alumni Ambassadors about what Around the World in 7 Days means to them and the local alumni community. Every year for one week in May, Alumni Ambassadors host an event as part of the award-winning series, Around the World in 7 Days. The flagship series takes place between 19 and 26 May… Read more What do your Alumni Ambassadors have to say?
On Thursday 8 September 2016, Goldsmiths welcomed back to campus a small group of alumnae who studied teaching training at Goldsmiths in the 1950s. The group, who met while living together at Grove Hall from 1954 to 1956, have been meeting for the last 26 years and were celebrating 60 years since they left Goldsmiths.… Read more Back to Goldsmiths (after graduating 60 years ago)
This year’s Telegraph Hill Festival attracted thousands of visitors to engage with the local community in and around the New Cross Gate area. Over 16 days in March/April, 125 events ranging from concerts, art shows and open studios to talks, workshops and open gardens were organised by local volunteers and performers to inspire the community to get involved, celebrate and have… Read more Supported by the Annual Fund: Sharing Stories
The Raindance Film Festival is the largest and most important independent film festival in the UK. This year’s Raindance Film Festival will take place from 21 September to 2 October 2016 in Central London (Piccadilly Circus), screening 100 feature films and over 150 short films. Palace of Fun produced by George Stocks (BA English, 2013)… Read more Raindance Film Festival screens alumni film
sounddelivery presents Being the Story, a one-day event celebrating the power of thought-provoking storytelling. The event held on Friday, 16 September 2016 at Conway Hall, London features the stories of 10 inspirational individuals that will spark conversations, challenge perceptions and provoke ideas. The line up of speakers includes a social entrepreneur, filmmaker, blogger, campaigner and photojournalist –… Read more Being the Story
Supported by the Annual Fund: Kathy Rae Huffman Archive The Goldsmiths Annual Fund is proud to support recipient Stephanie Moran to bring part of curator Kathy Rae Huffman’s archive to the heart of the local community and provide a platform for less well-represented areas of recent Art History. Stephanie was awarded £1,500 from the Goldsmiths Annual… Read more Kathy Rae Huffman Archive
Goldsmiths Reunite: Around The World In 7 Days showcases the scale of our global community and provides a collective experience for all those taking part – from Alumni Ambassadors who plan the events locally to all those who attend and extend their local network with like-minded alumni. On Saturday, 21 April the Warden, Patrick Loughrey,… Read more Around The World In 7 Days
