Its that time of year again.

Yes that right, its that time of year again. Whilst mums and dads queue up for hours in the shops buying their little darlings their new uniform our SOTA artists have been slaving away over that dreaded word that all third year students fear..... the dissertation. As well as offering many challenges the dissertation gives our artists the chance to explore and work through their ideas as an artist, many producing work at the same time allowing personal growth and understanding. With a final show at the end of this year I can not wait to see what the SOTA team produce and look forward to the start of term. See you all in the Autumn.

SOTA, the Final Exhibition.

I would like to start by saying a big well done to all Level 2 BA Fine Art. Their show was fantastic. With an outstanding level work which rivaled any contemporary art show, Portsmouth University Students have finished the semester with a fantastic end to the year and we wish all the exhibiting artists the best of luck for the third year.

I would just like to say a big thank you to all those who exhibited, who came to the show and those who helped organize it.
The hanging committee did a fantastic job squeezing all the various shaped art work into the Eldon building. A big well done to the Refreshment team, Dani Darby and her mum for cooking and preparing all the food.

I would like to say a thank you to our tutors Jacqui Mair and Ken Devine who have been fantastically supportive this year with the show and realizing our ambitions. A big thank you to Nicholas Forbes for all his hard work, the exhibition wouldn't have happened with out him. Well done for Johnny Hamer for getting the band last minute and for all his hard work.

Finally well done to the SOTA team. The exhibition was exciting and pushed the boundaries of contemporary art as well as raising the bar on the level of work expected from an undergrad show.

I for one am extremely excited about this group of artists and am very much looking forward to seeing what they do next.

StateOfTheArt T-Shirt Printing.

Yesterday was a busy day for all clothes shops that sold white shirts. Whilst the StateOfTheArt team grabbed anything they could get their hands on to print logos for advertising, the website team have added artists pictures to the website where you will be able to read an individual statement written by the artist them self as well as see a picture of their individual work. We have done this to offer an interesting insight into the creative minds of our artists as well as a sneak preview of their upcoming work. I for one am very excited. I would also like to take the time to say a big thank you to Robert Knox who kindly printed all the shirts for us!

Best Wishes from StateOfTheArt

StateOfTheArt Music and Auction at UoP

StateOfTheArt Live Music and Auction at the UPSU

StateOfTheArt had a successful and very entertaining night last night at Portsmouth University's Union. Unfortunately I do not have the amount we raised yet but I for one had an excellent time and know the bar did very well! A big thank you to Johnny Hammer, Tina Signorelli and Nicholas Forbes who did a lot last night to help the night run smoothly as well as the bands who did us a big favor and played excellently. I really enjoyed last night and have some pictures for you all to enjoy. Also the advert for the StateOfTheArt shall be up very soon!

Best Wishes to all,
Take care from the StateOfTheArt team

Live music and Auction Friday the 23rd of April.

COME TO OUR UNION, LOCATED CAMBRIDGE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH.
£1.50 in advance, or £2.00 on the door. Live bands, DJ's & cheap drinks all night.


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HAPPY EASTER from STATE OF THE ART!

After a not so relaxing two weeks it appears the State of the Art Team are straight back into the thick of it all, raising another £70.00 to add to the budget, as well as £10.00 from people guessing how many sweets have been lovingly crammed into a jar (which if you are lucky enough to win you also get to keep the jar). If you wish to enter the sweet competition it is still open to Friday to 7pm at the music night at the Union.

Tickets for the live music night at the University of Portsmouth Union will be available for £1.50 in advance or £2.00 on the door. With a promise of great music from DJ YoNick and DJ Johnny as well as local bands it will be a great night with lots to look forward too as well as plenty of cheap drinks. We also promise to have cheaper drinks than the Kraken, choose wisely! :p

We look forward to seeing you all soon and hope you all had a great Easter! Directions to the Union can be found below, The Union is located on Cambridge Road, next to the library, opposite where the Reg used to be.


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Best Wishes,
STATE OF THE ART

Fund Raising,

State of The Art has got off to a successful start, raising an exciting amount of £402.15 so far for the kitty, but as well as donating our own money, we have been doing various fund raisers! With a second cake sale raising £90.00 which isn't half bad considering the lack of student loan or over draft left. Also, a big thank you to all those who donated on the walk, I heard the non-students where the most generous! With a big well done to all those who dressed up in the bad weather who were brave enough to walk around Portsmouth in the rain, and especially a Happy Birthday to Johnny who did this as far as I am aware, hung over from Birthday celebrations!

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New Posters.

Here is some exciting work produced by Robert Knox and Liz Illingworth, the heart of the advertising team! With an exciting twist on the original posters, you can see them dotted all around Eldon. Also, coming soon, the advert filmed by the CCi will be added to the website! Keep your eyes peeled for more exciting and new stuff. Also the pictures from the latest cake sale, fancy dress walk and paint-a-thon!
Best Wishes from BA FINE ART YEAR 2.

Jumble Sale.

Portsmouth University's BA FINE ART Level 2 are off to a good start raising money for the end of year show. So far with a successful cake sale and a £110.00 raised at the Jumble Sale last Tuesday State of The Art should be a great success and I for one are very looking forward to it. The Jumble Sale gave the people of Eldon and any lost visitors a chance to pick up a bargain or a present for Mothers Day. I however came away with a book and a teeny tiny cup and saucer which I am sure I will be able to find a use for one day. With the Paint-a-thon and a Fancy Dress walk coming up we look forward to seeing more of you as we attempt to raise money for State of The Art. Here are the pictures for the Jumble Sale, enjoy!

Cake Sale

The cake sale was a big success for the State of the Art team raising an exciting £160 to put towards the end of year show. With many more exciting fund raising events to look forward too it seems that this year is going to be a busy but interesting semester. Here are some pictures of the Cake Sale. I would like to take the time to say a big thank you to all those who kindly spent their own spare time making yummy home made cakes as well as all the people who came and bought them!

Action!

Our very own TV advert was filmed today with various interviews from some of the featuring artists. The show will be live from 12pm this Friday. You will be able to catch it on blip tv and on the TVs around campus and will be repeated at 1pm and 4pm from Monday to Friday. The nearest one being the one located in Eldon cafe. Here are some of our production photos.

Tomorrow in the Eldon Foyer is our cake sale! Come and buy some home made delicious sweet treats! We look forward to seeing you there!

We are up on our boards and surfing the web!

It would appear that the Fine Art students of Portsmouth University would make excellent surfers as we launch our brand spanking new website.

http://www.stateoftheartportsmouth.org.uk

Enjoy!!

State of the Art Designs.

Images and statement by Liz Illingworth.

State of the Art.

'State of the Art is the upcoming contemporary art show from level two Fine Art students at the University of Portsmouth.

The new and exciting show will offer a variety of styles and mediums which will push the boundaries of contemporary art varying from painting, installations, sculpture and film etc.

With a high level of hard work and talent from the students there will be plenty to see and engage your self in. We look forward to seeing you at our public show!'

With a brilliant and exciting new logo finalised by our own Liz Illingworth it would seem the end of year show is already well underway. With a promising selection of events such as advertising on the University's of Portsmouth own Radio and TV station it would seem there is no stopping us as we prepare for our show!!!

With various dates to save to your diary's,

• A cake sale (all lovingly hand made) in the Eldon Foyer at 12 o'clock on March the 2ND.
• A jumble sale on March the 9Th at 12 o'clock in the Eldon Foyer. Come and pick up a bargain!
• A paintathon to be auctioned off. A date TBC. Watch this space for a date.
• State of the Arts live music and auction to be held at Portsmouth University’s very own Union on April the 23^rd from 7pm to 11pm.
• Acoustic Night from 7pm to 11pm on Saturday, May the 8^Th at the Eldon Arms.

We look forward to seeing you there!