Reception and Exhibition: 3rd September, 2008

A reception will be held at The Poly in Falmouth, a short walk from the Woodlane Campus on Wednesday 3 September from 7.30 until 10.00 pm. Transport will be provided from the Tremough Campus.

Wine and canapés will be provided by a company specializing in locally sourced foods.

There will be an opportunity to view the exhibition Re-imagining Cornwall: Networks & Narratives in The Poly’s newly refurbished galleries.

The exhibition will display a range of work responding to the theme ‘Networks of Design’ from historical and theoretical perspectives, with an emphasis on design in Cornwall and the South West. Including designed objects, photograph, drawings and text, topics will range from an exploration of networks of popular culture in design (Odeon cinemas and the seaside, for instance), to networks of transport and tourism (railway posters), industry (mining and fishing), and craft (Leach and others). New design solutions will be represented by the work of postgraduate students and contemporary design practitioners who engage with the world of design, ideas, ideologies, concepts, technologies and social interactions.

Conference dinner: 4th September, 2008

THE CONFERENCE DINNER IS NOW FULL

The conference dinner will be held at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, in Falmouth, on the evening of Thursday 4 September. Doors will be open from 7pm for drinks and an opportunity to view the award-winning museum. The hot buffet dinner will commence at 8pm. A sample menu will be available on the site soon. Please indicate on the conference booking form if you would like to attend. Numbers are limited to 100. A coach will be available to transport delegates who are attending the dinner from Tremough campus at 6.45pm.

Excursions: 3rd September, 2008

There is a choice of excursions beginning on the morning of Wednesday 3 September. If you could like to attend any of these please indicate your preference on the conference booking form, where you will find details of costs for the individual trips. Numbers are limited to 25 per trip. Please note that delegates can attend only one trip as they run concurrently.

Falmouth: a guided tour of the Maritime Museum, Falmouth, followed by a river boat trip to Trelissick House to view the gardens and collection of Spode China. The excursion will end with a guided tour of the new sustainable Jubilee Wharf building on the riverside at Penryn, designed by award-winning architect Bill Dunster (www.zedfactory.com). Refreshments will be available at Jubilee Wharf’s café, which serves a wide selection of locally sourced organic products.

St. Ives & Penzance: a guided tour of the newly refurbished Leach Pottery, St Ives, a privately owned Modernist house at Sancreed, and the Jubilee Pool in Penzance (an excellent example of a Modernist inspired Lido), ending up at Penlee House Museum (collections of arts and crafts, Newlyn School painting, and photography). Refreshments will be available in Penlee house café and gardens. TRIP FULL

Excursions organised by the 2005 Group, MA Twentieth Century Art & Design: Histories & Theories alumni group. Specialists will be on hand to speak about the architecture, museums, galleries and collections en route.