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2022 Creative 2022 2022///Wheeler WheelerCampus, Kingsway
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Welcome to Creative Campus, Kingsway Creative Campus, Kingsway is a specialist creative arts campus located only a short 25-minute walk away from the main Exton Park site. Housing an array of outstanding art, design and performance-based facilities, it is the ideal learning environment for students studying within the Department of Art and Design and the Department of Music, Media and Performance. Creative Campus, Kingsway is home to the following subject areas:
Art and Design Design MA Fine Art MA Arts and Media MRes
Music, Media and Performance Dance MA Drama MA Popular Music MA Arts and Media MRes
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Course and Subject Information Art and Design Art and Design Course Name
Session Type
Time
Room
Intro to postgraduate study in Art and Design
Subject Talk
12:15 - 12:30
Kingsway, Room CKW013
Design
Subject Talk and Q&A
12:30 - 13:00
Kingsway, Room CKW013
Fine Art
Subject Talk and Q&A
12:30 - 13:00
Kingsway, Room CKW020
Postgraduate Research
Subject Talk and Q&A
13:00 - 13:15
Kingsway, Room CKW013
Music, Media and Performance Music, Media and Performance Course Name
Session Type
Time
Room
Dance
Subject Talk and Q&A
12:15 - 13:00
Kingsway, Room CKW211
Drama
Subject Talk and Q&A
13:00 - 13:45
Kingsway, Room CKW211
Popular Music
Subject Talk and Q&A
12:15 - 13:00
Kingsway, Room CKW133
The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.
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Specialist Facilities Art and Design As a student within the Department of Art and Design, you are invited to explore and advance your subject in specialist studios and workshop Within our specialist studios, students can of traditional and cutting-edge facilities and technologies. We provide a broad range of traditional art school and physical making facilities including darkroom and photography studios, printmaking, stop-motion animation, textiles, book binding and sculpture, alongside digital focused outputs, laser cutting, 3D printing and prototyping, inkjet and c-type digital printing, computerised fabric and augmented reality – all designed to help you develop your signature style.
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Music, Media and Performance As a student in the Department of Music, Media and Performance, you are encouraged to explore and advance your subject using our impressive range of facilities and performance studios, both during and outside your studies. It is important to us that students have the correct facilities to practise and perform, as such, studios include sound-proofed rehearsal spaces, equipped with the latest technology for recording and live sound, as well as four fullyequipped rehearsal and performance studios, an outdoor performance space, and a smaller indoor space for more intimate performances. Creative Campus, Kingsway has open access computer suites, study areas and lending library, the popular student social hub and Dining @ Wilds café with its own Starbucks outlet and performance space included.
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I would proudly say that the course has helped me massively in my career. I have been made an unconditional offer to further my study in teaching through a PGCE at Greenwich University. I could not have done this without the help and support of my lecturers. Evangeline Hartley Drama MA
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Getting to Exton Park Blacon
Walking from
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Creative Campus, Kingsway to Exton Park
Creative Campus, Kingsway to Exton Park
- 25-minute walk
- 5-minute drive (Sat Nav CH1 4BJ)
Exit the Campus at the main entrance
Exit the Campus
Turn right onto Kingsway Road West
Turn right onto Kingsway Road West
Continue forward on Kingsway Road West
At the crossroad turn right onto Newton Lane
At the end of Kingsway Road West, turn left onto Brook Lane Continue on Brook Lane for approximately ½ mile At the roundabout take the 1st exit (left) onto Liverpool Road Continue forward on Liverpool Road until reaching a pedestrian crossing After crossing, on the right you will see Hollybank Building Walk down Hollybank drive towards Parkgate Road The main entrance (E) of Exton Park will be directly opposite
Then turn left onto Brook Lane and continue for approx. ½ mile Liverpool Road/A5116 and continue forward into the right-hand lane Turn right after the George and Dragon pub onto Northgate Street/A5116 Stay in the left hand lane until reaching the Exton Park entrance (E) on your left A shuttle bus service is available throughout the day, departing from the front of Creative Campus, Kingsway, and from the exit of Exton Park
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