What Next? Dorset at Arts University Bournemouth and Online
Join us for the first What Next Dorset meeting of 2024 at Arts University Bournemouth or online.
Focusing on opportunities for graduates and students in Dorset
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2024
Time: 2:30 - 5pm in-person, 3-4:30pm online
Location: F005 conference centre, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH or online via Zoom
Please note, there are just a few parking spaces available at Arts University Bournemouth and so we recommend car sharing or using public transport.
In-person Schedule
2.30-3pm : Arrival and refreshments
3-4.30pm: What Next? Dorset meeting with speaker Paul Gough
4.30pm: Tour of the latest exhibition at TheGallery with Curator Violet M McClean
How to Join
If you’d like to attend in-person, please book your space via our Google Form.
If you’d like to attend online via Zoom, you can find the link in the What Next? Dorset Facebook Group or join the What Next? Dorset mailing list for meeting announcements and links via email.
Special Guest: Paul Gough
This month we’re pleased to be joined by Paul Gough, Vice Chancellor of Arts University Bournemouth.
Paul Gough is a British academic, writer, painter, broadcaster and the current Principal and Vice Chancellor of Arts University Bournemouth. As a painter, Gough has exhibited globally is represented in several permanent art collections – including the National Arts Collection Fund, the Imperial War Museum, London; Canadian War Museum, and the National War Memorial, New Zealand.Gough was elected an Academician of the Royal West of England Academy in 2000.
Gough is a regular media commentator on the street artist Banksy. In 2022, a short film alleging Gough was the street artist went viral over TikTok, receiving more than two million views.
His most recent exhibitions have been in Melbourne, Australia, London, and Wellington, New Zealand. He was selected to exhibit in The Art of Creative Research NIE Gallery, Singapore in January 2023.
About What Next? Dorset
What Next? Dorset is a space to share, debate and take action on issues facing the local and national culture sector. Open to everyone working in and connected to the creative and culture sector in Dorset.
We meet in-person monthly and all meeting information and updates are shared through the Facebook group and mailing list.