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Green Making | Materials | Objects exhibition in The Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth. Dyed rainbow thread hung up on a grey wall, under the thread is jars containing thread and dye.

Encouraging people to explore relationships with everyday objects and the environment

University of Plymouth news: Comedian Alex Horne, curator and broadcaster Kathleen Soriano, designer Professor Sebastian Conran, and chef Tony Singh MBE are among those to submit items for the Green Making | Materials | Objects exhibition

Uthsara Dissanayake

“There’s nothing like being by the sea” – meet the international student who travels the world and calls Plymouth home

University of Plymouth - “There’s nothing like being by the sea” – meet the international student who travels the world and calls Plymouth home

Film still from A Matter of Life and Death (1946, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger)

Season of films to celebrate enduring filmmakers is coming to Plymouth's arts scene

University of Plymouth news: A major UK-wide celebration of one of the greatest and most enduring filmmaking partnerships: Michael Powell (1905-1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988) is coming to Plymouth.

Steinway Piano in Levinsky Hall, Roland Levinsky Building

Musica Viva launches new season

Internationally acclaimed performers are bringing everything from Beethoven to Gershwin to the University of Plymouth’s latest Musica Viva season 2023-2024.

Roland Levinsky Building

Dive into our arts programme for 2023-24

University of Plymouth's Arts Institute launches new season to inspire, challenge and entertain. Find out more about the public arts programme and centrepiece exhibition, Ocean.

Himmelbilder / Skies of Dawn (Credit: Heidi Morstang)

Exhibition aims to celebrate the connection between lives and landscapes

University of Plymouth news: A new exhibition showcases the work of Dr Heidi Morstang, Associate Professor in Photography and an award-winning photographer and filmmaker.

Big planets and shining stars galaxy in space - stock photo

Festival of research and discovery comes to Plymouth

The University of Plymouth is for the first time taking part in FUTURES2020 on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November 2020, as part of European Researchers’ Night

Kehinde Wiley Narrenschiff, 2017. Installation view: Kehinde Wiley:
In Search of the Miraculous, solo exhibition, Stephen Friedman Gallery
(2017–2018). Copyright Kehinde Wiley.
Courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Mark Blower. 

American portrait painter Kehinde Wiley heads packed programme of public arts for the University of Plymouth

The Arts Institute announces its new programme of public arts events for 2020/21, headed by world-renowned portrait painter Kehinde Wiley.

Ancient Mariner Big Read

Unique releases mark conclusion of Coleridge classic for the 21st century

The Ancient Mariner Big Read - commissioned by The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth - has come to a conclusion with the release of two new versions of the 200-year-old literary classic

Music making

Top tips: Music for the lockdown

University of Plymouth academics suggest some of the best listens to help improve your mood during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iceberg sunset in Antarctica.

A metaphor for our modern times?

Professor of Marine Zoology John Spicer suggests Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner could teach us a lesson or two about the way we treat our environment today.

Ancient Mariner Big Read

Stars, arts and science combine for digital retelling of Coleridge classic

The Ancient Mariner Big Read – commissioned by The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth – brings together renowned public figures, artists and scientists to retell The Rime of the Ancient Mariner for a modern audience