School of Design gets behind international conference
Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design, in partnership with STUDIO (The Faculty of Architecture and Design student representative group) and the Computer Graphics Programme, is sponsoring the 2013 Semi-Permanent festival to be held in Wellington in October.
A creative platform highlighting the best in contemporary art and design—from graphic design, film, art, illustration, web design, photography, visual effects, animation, graffiti, motion graphics and more—Semi-Permanent is one of the largest events of its type in Australasia.
In addition to an exciting roster of international speakers, the event encompasses exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties.
With annual conferences hosted in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, and Brisbane, plus events in Los Angeles, Portland, New York, London, Perth, Hong Kong and Stockholm, Semi-Permanent is a truly global platform.
This year’s Wellington event will be held at the Embassy Theatre. The School of Design and STUDIO are collaborating with Semi-Permanent organisers to develop a number of hands-on workshops that will allow students to engage with new methods of creative exploration.
“Semi-Permanent is a great opportunity for architecture and design students to get in contact with key figures from their fields and their wider interests,” says Margaret Petty, Head of the School of Design.
Zach Challies, president of STUDIO, looks forward to the opportunities the weekend will provide.
“The workshops are an invaluable tool for expanding and improving the skill sets and methods of the students who attend them. The conference itself will be a blast, as will exploring Wellington to visit the installations created by the conference speakers,” he says.
For more information visit http://semipermanent.com/event/wellington-2013