Materials workshop with the Bristol Materials Network and MAKERS
Join us for a practical and informative session focusing on materials.
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 07 November 2024
11:30 - 13:30 - Location
- 4Z002 (School of Engineering), Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Kat Corbett kat.corbett@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
- Think differently about materials through playful and tactile exploration.
- Discover how building materials literacy can enhance your knowledge and understanding of material properties, uses and environmental impact.
Hands-on workshop activities and informal discussion
Through a series of different activities, you’ll have the chance to explore the different sensory and tactile properties of materials and consider how they could be used in different ways.
You’ll also be introduced to innovative and exciting new recycled and bio-based materials currently in development within industry.
Pop-up artists’ books handling exhibition
Be inspired by a range of examples of artists using materials in unique and interesting ways: artists’ books employ materials and processes that are embedded in how practitioners articulate their bodies and senses to engage with materials, equipment and presses to develop their work.
Feel free to handle the work and ask any questions.
Registration and tickets
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Location
4Z002 (School of Engineering)
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK
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