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Dates announced for annual Brighton graduate show

Published 2 April 2013

Event 1-12 June 2013

This summer more than 15,000 visitors are expected to visit the biggest showcase of architecture, fine art, design, film and performance anywhere in the south-east. After years of creative and critical study, over 500 final-year graduates from the Faculty of Arts will show their work at the annual University of Brighton Faculty of Arts Graduate Show.

This free public show will fill the university's city centre Grand Parade and Pavilion Parade buildings. Works will be sold and graduates receive commissions, as visitors search out those destined to follow the footsteps of alumni such as fashion designer Julien Macdonald OBE or Turner Prize winners such as Keith Tyson and Rachel Whiteread CBE.

Following the popularity of the event in previous years, this year's opening times have been extended, now giving visitors almost two weeks to explore, examine and engage with the work and the graduates behind it. There will be a range of live performances, static works and interactive exhibitions.

Graduates featured in recent shows have already become recognised names, such as Kyle Bean, Illustration BA(Hons) whose work has been commissioned by Selfridges, Diesel and the New York Times; Fred Butler, Fashion Design BA(Hons), whose fashion accessories have been worn by Lady Gaga and Sigur Ros; and Jade Pybus, Performance and Visual Art Music BA(Hons) whose compositions have featured in a Ford Focus advert and on NME's website.

Some of the Faculty's upcoming graduates are already making their mark. Designer Emma Whiting recently featured on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme discussing her groundbreaking design and craft work.

Puma images emerge on these shoes as they age – a design by final year student Emma Whiting, Design and Craft BA(Hons)

The 2013 exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 1 June and close on Wednesday 12 June at the Faculty of Arts, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY.

Grand Parade:
Thursday & Friday 10am–8pm
Saturday & Sunday 12–5pm
Monday to Wednesday 10am–6pm

Pavilion Parade
(History of Art and Design courses) open 10am–4pm Monday-Friday, 12–5pm Saturdays and closed Sundays

Specific show times may vary. Please note this event is free.

For a preview of the work and to recommend favourite exhibits follow us on Twitter @artsbrighton and share your views using the hashtag #gradshow13.