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'2010 Degrees'
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Mark Walker, 'Non-Death, Non-Objectivity (details)', Mixed, August 2010. Photo: Mark Walker. Courtesy: The artist. Non-Death, Non-Objectivity (details)
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Holly Hewerdine, Emma Phillips, 'Blue scarf', 2010. Photo: Emma Phillips.
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Alice Lynch, 'Memory Box 1', papier-mache, paper, wire, cotton, 2009. Photo: Alice Lynch.
The blogs, the reviews and the listings all packaged up for you plus more
Degrees unedited is a free service for all creative students during their BA or MA studies: being one of a-n's 'unedited' sites, any of its registered users can upload and contribute to its ongoing content.
Finding its beginnings during 2005, the site now covers most of the UK's universities and colleges. However there is still breadth for other institutions to get involved: this is where you students come in, without your valued input the site would cease to function. Thankfully we do have input, which is varied and ever more interesting as each academic year progresses and we have a lot to offer in return.
The blogs
The unedited blogs give great opportunity for insight in to art practice during studentship. They make for an interesting read just as much as providing a platform for your debate and supportive or critical cross-institutional comment.
As Degrees unedited's focus is largely your journey through to degree show season, its important to get started early with the blogs. Even if this means starting your own unedited personal journalistic story in your second, first or even foundation/portfolio prep year.
Also, you won't be sought after straight away if you write something profound, Degrees unedited is about mutual appreciation of other students and the commonality in circumstance you may or may not share. It's a chance to broaden your network, explore, collaborate, invite and work with people nationally.
Go to Degrees unedited blogs »
FAQ for blogs »
The listings
The what's on section of Degrees unedited is designed to give students a chance to professionally advertise their exhibitions and degree show projects online for free. Degrees unedited is about widening the spectrum of student artists' activity and our listings section is a really good place to start.
The facility to upload your listing is there all year round too not just in degree show season. Go to Degrees unedited shows »
FAQ for uploading listings »
The reviews
Like some people have said: Art School may not just be for artists, its for writers, historians, theoreticians and critics alike and Degrees unedited it here to help you hone in on what your good at, whether it be writing about your own work or the presentation of others.
The reviews section allows students to be creative as well as critical within their peer group. It also encourages you to develop your own opinions and start visiting private views and events in your area, giving you a reason to get sociable and start asking questions that people in the professional world might be afraid to ask. Go to Degree show reviews »
FAQ for uploading reviews »
Social networking possibility
Degrees unedited is also making full use of Facebook and Twitter to advocate student artists' activity. By using our platform here you're officially within the fold and get just as much of a push through our tweeting and Facebook messages. However, to make full use of this it's a good idea to get your own Twitter account and also to join the Facebook group.
e-bulletins
If you're registered with Degrees unedited through contributing to its content you get a fully tailored e-bulletins covering relevant and new content for all users.
Blogger profiles
Putting our users at the editorial focus these profiles focus more tightly on a particular students practice. Some students have seen it as a form of alternative tutorial exercise, but the best thing is you can have published content on the site to refer to on your CV. Read on »
Degrees 2010 and beyond
Every year, around May, a-n Magazine collates the student voice and the ads team at a-n work hard to offer discounted publishable adverts for degree shows. The result is the annual Degrees publication and content from Degrees unedited gets published too. See annual publications »
If your are not already a registered user and would like to contribute your own ideas and content for the site during study or otherwise then click here and get involved: register for FREE »
Or go here for a little more information: Join in details »
First published: a-n.co.uk September 2009
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