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News 25 April 2018

Welcome to the new look Arts and Culture website. To coincide with the University of Exeter’s new Arts and Culture Strategy we’ve refreshed the way we signpost our cultural activities. Read more about the strategy here

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Durational Events

Exhibition
30 Mar – 2 Jun 2019, 10:00 – 17:00 Extreme Imagination: Inside the Mind's Eye
1. Extreme Imagination: inside the mind’s eye explores the minds eye through the work of 22 artists with aphantasia (no inner visual imagery) and hyperphantasia (its opposite).
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Exhibition
12 Apr – 9 May 2019, 17:00 Wave Energy Harvesting

This is a collaboration that artistically presents mathematical and engineering research outcomes related to ocean wave and wind energy extraction (through the use of wave and wind energy converters).

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Festival
28 Apr – 13 Jun 2019 ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival

¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival brings the best new cinema from Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America to the UK.
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Actvities Exhibition
13 May – 14 Jun 2019, 09:00 – 17:00 Deep Materialism and Care-taking

Deep Materialism and Care-taking: a Study of Material Relationships for the 21st Century; an exhibition exploring the human use and abuse of the material world.

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April

Conference
Wed 24 Apr 2019, 10:00 – 16:45 Certaine Wytches Conference: Persecution and Possibility

A symposium which explores the historic witches of Exeter and beyond as well as the concept of the witch in modern culture, through the medium of presentations given by artists and academics. This event accompanies the Certaine Wytches Fear, Myth & Magic exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
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Film
Sun 28 Apr 2019, 16:00 – 17:30 Memorias de un Hombre en Pijama (Memories of a Man in Pyjamas) (12A)

Paco, a 40-something bachelor from Barcelona, finally sees his childhood dream come true: a job working from home in his pyjamas. Part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival tour 2019..

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May

Panel Discussion
Thu 2 May 2019, 16:00 – 18:00 The Role of Production in the Creative Economy: Producing Events, Festivals and Live Art

No. 5 in the Creative Entrepreneurship Panel Series: a discussion on the viable business models of events management, festivals and production in the arts and the wider impact of events on the strategic development of cities and the reputations gained by locations after organising or hosting these events.

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Film
Thu 2 May 2019, 20:00 Alanis (18)

A superbly well-told tale of a young mother working as a prostitute in Buenos Aires. Includes an introduction and question and answer session led by PhD candidate Delphi May. Part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival.

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Lecture
Thu 9 May 2019, 17:30 – 18:30 “Where are you from?” Performing IntegrAsian

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Jerri Daboo of the Department of Drama explores the story of the establishment of the South Asian diaspora communities in Britain through changing cultural forms and practices, with particular examples from theatre, television, and popular culture.

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Film
Tue 14 May 2019, 19:30 Petra (15)

Auteur filmmaker Rosales brings the atmosphere of Greek tragedy to contemporary Spain in this portrait of a broken family suffering the consequences of secrets, lies and violence. Part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival tour 2019..

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Lecture
Tue 21 May 2019, 17:30 – 18:30 How Could a Loving God Create Nature So Red in Tooth and Claw?

In his inaugural lecture, Professor Christopher Southgate of the Department of Theology and Religion discusses how Christian thought needs to change in response to the suffering and extinction that is intrinsic to a Darwinian world.

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Film
Wed 22 May 2019, 19:00 Quién Te Cantará (Who will Sing to You) (12A)

Dive down the rabbit hole into an enigmatic hall of mirrors featuring a beloved singer and her talented fan. This is part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival.
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Talk
Thu 30 May 2019, 18:00 Evaporating Black Holes and Hawking's Points

In this talk, award-winning scientist Sir Roger Penrose focuses on recent ground-breaking observations of anomalous points in the very early universe that appear to be sources of vast amounts of energy.
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June

Film
Thu 13 Jun 2019, 19:00 – 21:00 El Mundo Sigue (Life Goes On)

Two sisters, with an extreme case of sibling rivalry, each try to find success, love and status in 1960s Madrid. Part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival tour 2019.

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