Current Students and Staff

Testing Ground (Exhibition)

• 12 May 2025 - 6 June 2025
• 12pm-2pm (weekdays only)
• Martin Hall Gallery
• Event website

About this event

This exhibition brings together five artists selected to take part in the national Artists Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) artist residency scheme in the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University. The work on display showcases a selection of their diverse projects ongoing since October 2024. The artists include Jessica Mason, Theo Miller, Andrew North, Jamie Seymour and Ruby Waage Townsend.

During their time at Loughborough, Jessica, Theo, Andrew, Jamie, and Ruby have worked in a variety of settings and interacted with a range of practitioners and researchers. They have collaboratively designed this exhibition, as part of a process of reflection on the work they have produced and where it might lead them.

AA2A (Artists Access to Art Colleges) provides artists and designer-makers with access to workshops, equipment and expertise in host universities and colleges across the UK, offering them the opportunity to develop their work by undertaking a period of research or realising a project. It also aims to benefit students by supporting interaction with practising artists and providing them with information on self-employment, bridging the gap between studying and building a creative career. It is funded by Arts Council England and the host institutions.

Lboro Lates

There will be a special late night opening on Friday 23 May from 6pm-9pm as part of Lboro Lates. This event invites residents and visitors to the local area to explore Loughborough's thriving cultural scene with a variety of events taking place across the town.

Accessibility

There is step-free access into the gallery via a ramp and side door, which the exhibition invigilator can open for you. If you require the invigilator’s assistance, then please alert them on arrival by calling to them or waving at them – the entrance to the gallery is fully glazed and the main entrance door should be open to make this possible. For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Martin Hall on AccessAble.

If you have any specific access requirements, then please contact LUArts@lboro.ac.uk in advance of your visit and they will do their best to accommodate them.