1PM - 2PM, LONDON TIME, MARCH 30
Distinguished Speakers
Stephen Felmingham: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Becky Dodman-Wainwright: Course Leader, Postgraduate Studies, Lecturer. BA Hons Textile Design.
Jason Hirons: MA Subject Tutor & Co-Course Leader for Postgraduate Studies
Dan Baker: Senior International Officer
Join our upcoming webinar to discover the MA Fine Art at Arts University Plymouth and explore an exciting new international collaboration with Vedica Art Studios and Gallery. This session will introduce how the course supports ambitious artists to develop a critically engaged, research-led practice, while opening up opportunities for global exposure and dialogue. We’ll discuss how partnerships like Vedica connect students to international art contexts, including curatorial insight, exhibition possibilities and industry networks. You’ll also hear from postgraduate course leaders about studio culture, critical support and pathways into professional practice. Whether you’re looking to expand your artistic voice or position your work within a global contemporary art landscape, this is an opportunity to see how AUP can support your next step.
Vedica Art Studios and Gallery reserves the right to decline registration forms at its sole discretion.
Previous webinars
Talk on GLOBAL SURREALISM
27th February 2026
Lorna Alice Moira DILLON
Assistant Professor, Academy of Visual Arts
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
9:00 PM - 10 PM, Hong Kong Time, 27th February 2026
1: 00 PM - 2:00 PM, London Time, 27th February 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, New York Time, 27th February 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Santiago Time, 27th February 2026
Lorna Alice Moira DILLON
Talk on GLOBAL SURREALISM:
Lorna will speak about the multiple strands of Surrealism that have developed over the last century and their relevance to artists today. Thinking through a multiplicity of mediums and techniques, and thinking about surrealism as a multiple phenomenon, the talk will be of interest to artists who may be intuitively creating surrealist aesthetics. The talk will discuss the origins of the cannon in Europe, Latin American Surrealism, Afro-Surrealism and Asian Surrealism. The idea is to synthesize the sometimes intertwined, sometimes heterogeneous facets of a variety of surrealist movements.
Webinar by Louise Sharland and Charlie Bowyer
Louise Sharland
Careers Advisor Arts University Plymouth
BA Hons with English and Creative Writing The Open University
MA Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) The University of East Anglia
Post Graduate Certificate in Careers Education Information and Guidance in Higher Education (University of Warwick).
Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Louise is an experienced Employability and Careers Advisor with over fifteen years of practice across secondary, higher, and adult education, as well as within the charity sector supporting individuals affected by homelessness and incarceration. Holding a postgraduate qualification in Careers Information, Education and Guidance in Higher Education from the University of Warwick, she adopts a person-centred, research-informed approach that has earned her Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. At Arts University Plymouth, she delivers one-to-one guidance and designs curriculum-embedded sessions on professional development for creative practitioners. Alongside her advisory work, Louise is a novelist with an MA in Creative Writing (Crime) from the University of East Anglia and the author of The Lake, My Husband’s Secrets, and Vengeance Street, bringing narrative insight to her commitment to empowering artists to realise their personal and professional ambitions.
Louise Sharland​​
Webinar
What is 'good enough?'
This webinar supports visual artists in clarifying what “good enough” means within their own practice without relying on external validation or approval. It explores how to recognise completion without overworking, how to stand confidently in one’s own assessment of the work, and how to communicate about art with clarity rather than neediness. Participants are guided in developing a strong personal 'cover story' for their work, one that is grounded, concise, and self-trusting, alongside practical strategies for responding to criticism in ways that preserve creative authority, emotional steadiness, and professional integrity.
Time & Date: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, London Time, 21st January 2026