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DUET: THE SLADE REVISITS UCL’S ART COLLECTIONS

Date: 7 May - 6 June | Time: 1 - 5pm | Location: UCL Art Museum South Cloisters University College London WC1E 6BT | Price: Free | Age group: All |

The 5th annual Slade/UCL Art Museum collaboration began with an invitation to today's artists to develop their own practices while exploring and responding to art from the past. With the Museum's vast collections of award-winning works by Slade alumni as well as works by revered Old Masters situated only minutes away from the artists' studios, this collaboration presents a unique opportunity for a dialogue across time through which to explore new ideas.

02076792540 | college.art@ucl.ac.uk

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IT'S ELEMENTAL! UCL MUSEUMS TREASURE HUNT

Date: 17 May | Time: 6:30-8:30pm | Location: Chadwick lecture theatre, Chadwick Building, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT | Price: Free | Age group: Adults |

Hunt up a storm of objects related to the four elements in UCL Museums. Solve the clues to discover the rocks formed in the fires of the planet, the animals that glide through the air, the treasures dug from the earth and the water(colours) of art. There are prizes to be won by the team who solves and collects all the elements and locates every artifact required from art, geology, Egyptian archaeology and zoology. The event is followed by a free drinks reception and a private view of the Grant Museum of Zoology. This event is part of Museums at Night and is free, there is no need to book.

020 3108 2052 (Grant Museum) and 0207 679 4138 (Petrie Museum) | d.veall@ucl.ac.uk

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LIFE AND DEATH DRAWING

Date: 18 May 2013 | Time: 6-9pm | Location: UCL Art Museum, South Cloisters, University College London, WC1E 6BT | Price: Free | Age group: Adults |

Artists and scientists take a variety of approaches to drawing the human figure. They may draw from live models, from anatomical or skeletal models or from specimens.

In the Life and Death Drawing workshop, we question how the nature of the model affects the practice of drawing and the understanding of drawings itself? Join us to practice your drawing skills by sketching from a life model, from anatomical models and from other works of art in this evening workshop facilitated by Dr Chiara Ambrosio, Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science.

The class is suitable for adults of all levels, from beginners to more confident artists. All materials are provided.

FREE, BOOKING IS REQUIRED

http://lifedeathdrawing.eventbrite.co.uk

Part of Museums at Night

02076792540 | college.art@ucl.ac.uk

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SLADE COLLABORATION IN CONVERSATION: EUNICE TSANG AND ROSE SHAWE-TAYLOR

Date: 21 May | Time: 1-2pm | Location: UCL Art Museum, South Cloisters, University College London, WC1E 6BT | Price: Free | Age group: All |

The Duet artists participating in the 5th annual Slade/UCL Art Museum collaboration talk about their influences and the people who have been instrumental in helping them shape their practice.

Eunice Tsang talks with Rose Shawe-Taylor, Head of History of Art at Wellington College, about the influence of the medieval aesthetic on contemporary art.