with guest speaker Richard Shenton of the Media Archive for Central England
Artists from the University of Lincoln, UK, have been delving deep into two historic archive collections to source inspiration for a pair of new exhibitions, which will open to the public this summer. The Tennyson Research Centre and Media Archive for Central England (MACE) have each been a catalyst for a diverse range of artworks.* The artists have been granted unique access to these valuable resources as part of a project to discover imaginative new ways of presenting historic materials.
Located on the University of Lincoln’s Brayford Pool Campus, MACE holds a 70,000 strong collection of film, tape and digital material showcasing the history of the Midlands. In 2013 it became the first UK facility of its kind to achieve the National Archive Service Accreditation. Accidents Need Not Happen is an exhibition inspired by MACE which will take place in the University of Lincoln’s newest gallery space, Project Space Plus, from Wednesday 25th June – Friday 11th July.
It will include artwork created by postgraduate students from the University of Lincoln’s MA Fine Art programme, with MA Contemporary Curatorial Practice students curating the exhibition. Artists and academics from across the University’s School of Art and Design will also present their work.
You are invited to the private view of Accidents Need Not Happen, from 6pm-7:30pm at Project Space Plus, with guest speaker Richard Shenton of the Media Archive for Central England.
*Some One Had Blunder’d, an exhibition inspired by Lincolnshire poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, runs at The Collection’s Courtyard gallery from Thursday 3rd – Saturday 26th July.