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Atrium Studios next Jelly meet up is on Thursday 28 January at 8.00am-9.30am.

Jelly meetups are a FREE international phenomenon which offers freelancers, home workers, artists and people who run their own small businesses the opportunity to meet up and work in a shared environment. Jelly is about meeting new people, working socially and collaborating. Working from home can be lonely Jelly aims to bring people together in a relaxed, informal, working environment to maximise creativity and minimise the isolation that being your own boss can bring. Jelly is not about pitching and selling it’s about a mixture of work, conversation, sharing ideas and passing on tips and help.

Atrium Studios aim to re enforce this concept by offering the opportunity to talk to someone with different skills that may be able to help solve a business problem or help develop an idea. This advice is FREE and will be offered in informal 10 minute chats to try and help. The following skills will be available at the Jelly between 8.00am–9.30am:

Social Media

WordPress

Animation

CMS / Software / Online Business Advice

Project Management

E Commerce

Marketing

Graphic Design

E-News

Exhibition Management

The Atrium is also delighted to welcome the New Anglian Growth Hub to the Jelly who will be available for general business advice

You are invited to join us just for between 8.00am–9.30am for breakfast or you can stay and work with us all day. Jellies are FREE so all you need to bring is your laptop and some work and we will provide a table, wifi, coffee and company within a creative environment.

Jelly is a casual work event where everyone's invited. It's for anyone who'd like to work alongside other creative people in a welcoming environment. Please feel free to pass this on to others you think maybe interested.

Carol Gant project Coordinator for the Atrium says,

‘Working from home can be lonely so we are opening our doors once a month to give people the opportunity to enjoy our creative shared space whilst working alongside others, and maybe find ways to collaborate with each other.’

Marcel Larose from, Smartalec Media says,

‘This is an ideal opportunity for an established small businesses or a start-up to get essential tips,  advice or guidance whilst spending quality time with others in an informal setting.

Many business owners find it difficult to make informed decisions  on aspects of their business such as IT, funding or marketing,  as they do not know who to trust or simply cannot afford specialist advice, and in the worst case end up wasting time and money.

I have learnt from making a few mistakes in business over the past 12 years .. but you don't have to!’

If you would like to stay and work with us for the day please contact Carol on 01473 338654

To register please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atrium-studios-jelly-tickets-19382371194 

For any further information, please contact Carol Gant on 01473 338654.

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The new look to the Atrium Studios at UCS

We have desk and studio space available in a shared creative environment at only £30 per week which includes all utilities, business rates and wifi.

To see our new look to our websitre and the studios please visit www.ucs.ac/uk/Publicart/atriumstudios #freelance

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Jelly at the Atrium

First ‘Jelly’ meet up takes place at the Atrium Studios at University Campus Suffolk

 The Atrium Studios’ first ‘Jelly’ meet up has taken place at University Campus Suffolk (UCS).

A Jelly is a regular co-working event for freelancers, artists, people who work from home and those who run their own small businesses work in a shared environment.

Hannah CatchLove is a graphic designer and has her own company ‘Catchlove Create’, she said “I was looking for a networking event and I came across on twitter and thought the Jelly sounded really good, lots of creative people and I liked the idea of it being informal.”

“I moved to Suffolk from Kent in March and I’ve found working at home really lonely and I don’t know anyone being new to the area. I wanted to come out and meet people and I think the idea of having a desk in a creative space with lots of other people is a really great idea, it’s a day out of the house and an opportunity to be collaborative with other people. I met Rob who is part of The Atrium, he is also a graphic designer with lots of contacts in Suffolk and gave me some useful advice about setting up.”

Carol Gant, Arts Curator for the School of Arts and Humanities and project coordinator for the Atrium Studios said “Our Jelly events are free and it is about meeting new people, working socially, collaboration and trying to combat some of the isolation that working by yourself can bring. It’s a mixture of work, conversation, sharing ideas and passing on tips and help. The aim is to provide a meeting space for like – minded people to bring their laptop and work together, exchange ideas and help each other.”

Oliver Squirrel is the founder of a ground-breaking online platform for the creative arts called ‘Pop my mind’. He said “I just moved into the Atrium Studios about a month ago and have taken on our first full time employee, Lauren Berry who went to UCS. I’ve made a lot of connections and it’s a vibrant place to be. Previously I worked on all my projects from home, when you are working home alone it can be isolating and not very invigorating so to be here amongst other creative souls is interesting especially for us as our product is an online platform, a piece of tech, in the arts sector. I think that’s what perfect about the Atrium it’s a real mix of tech and hands on creative arts.”

“At the Jelly I’ve already met a lot of different people from all different industries like marketing, PR, design; all of which could be of benefit to us. Pop my mind is an online platform for creative arts so essentially we’ve got a community of artists, illustrators, photographers, creative writers, poets, costume designers, dancers, anything remotely creative and the idea of Pop my mind is that we challenge our community to create work in response to each other’s work so you have artists responding to sound, musicians responding to poetry, poets responding to film so really it’s a springboard for brand new work. Most other platforms just host your existing portfolio but we are kind of, we want to become the internet’s creative spark, something that galvanising new work and be cutting edge. They then upload it to the platform, the main metric of our platform is called a ‘pop’ so your piece of creativity would earn a ‘pop’ each time something you’ve made has inspired something else so that’s really a unique feeling we can offer the community when your work has been reimagined as something else especially when it jumps media so for instance I’ve made a little bit of poetry I have uploaded and that has since been converted into music, artwork, video so you can see it snowball.

“I would encourage people to come out and see what The Atrium and the Jelly sessions are all about. It’s a very invigorating space, there’s such a variety of skillsets and experiences here just within this one room. We’ve only been here less than a month but I’ve lost count of the connections its lead onto both with the university and externally as well.”

 The aim is for the Jelly events to take place monthly from the New Year. They will include an ‘Atrium Fix’, an opportunity to talk to advisors who may be able to help solve a problem or help develop an idea whether it be about Social Media, WordPress, Animation, CMS, Software, Online Business Advice, Project Management, E Commerce, Marketing and Graphic Design, E-News and Exhibition Management.

 If you are intersted in finding out more about the studios or the Jelly events please email [email protected] 

You can find out more about Hannah’s or Olivers work at www.catchlovecreate.co.uk and www.popmymind.com

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The Atrium Studios are now in their new space at University Campus Suffolk. If you are interested in working in a creative shared environment then email Carol at [email protected]. We currently have desk and studio space available #suffolkchamber #freelance     

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Atrium Studios are moving into a new space at University Campus Suffolk. We will have a new affordable shared creative work space with artists bays and desk spaces. If you are interested in joining us please contact [email protected] and be part of this new creative community 

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SIMS

If you have an interest in search engine optimisation and internet marketing in any way, shape of form you need to be a part of this popular group which meets at the Atrium Studios.

We meet monthly in Ipswich, providing an opportunity to further develop your internet marketing knowledge, network and hear about the latest developments.

We welcome businesses who want to learn more and gain access to professionals who can debunk the jargon and help them understand their own SEO and web data.

This group exists to share knowledge, network and explore internet marketing.

The Atrium Studios are proud to support this very successful group who are providing a free service  for local businesses

Follow the link to find out what talks are coming uphttp://www.meetup.com/suffolk-internet-marketing-seo-sem-specialists/ 

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Freudian Sheep

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Business talk

School of Business, Leadership & Enterprise 2013/14 Lecture Series

The School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise is pleased to announce the following lecture in their 2013/14 Lecture Series programme and you are invited to attend:

  Mark Parker, Visiting Senior Fellow in International Insurance Services, will present: ‘Employability – an MD’s view’

  Date: Wednesday 12 February 2014

Venue: W602, UCS Waterfront Building, Ipswich

Registration and refreshments: FREE ADMISSION from 4.00pm

More information: www.ucs.ac.uk/Events or www.ucs.ac.uk/business

To register: please contact Gwenda Palmer [email protected] or telephone [phone].

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The Festival of the Beats

Fri 31 Jan 2014 - Fri 07 Feb 2014

at 9:00am - 5:00pm

Ipswich Town Hall

The Festival of the Beats is a three day festival heading to Ipswich Town Hall on 31st January to 2nd February 2014.

The festival will celebrate the beat generation through poetry, exhibitions,  music, talks, film and much more. The artists involved in the festival are both traditional, renown artists and contemporary, local artists, who have all been inspired by the original “Beat Generation.

The Beat Generation was originally coined in America, and made famous the likes of Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. The scene soon spread round the world, making fame for others including Michael Horowitz and Barry Miles from the UK.

During this festival we aim to provide the majority of events for free, keeping in with true “Beat Culture”, which will enable everyone to find something which interests them, so why don’t you come along and see what you can discover. We are bringing the festival to Ipswich as a homage to Orwell Gallery and Books, which was previously in Upper Orwell Street in the 1960′s/70′s and was the only shop in the area where beat literature could be obtained and enjoyed.

Why not email us [email protected] or join our Facebook group or Twitter feed @festivalofbeats to find out more.

Look out for our fringe events in the run up to the festival so you can begin to experience the “Beat Generation” with us.

The Beats Festival is the initiative of artist Paul Fisk who is also a memebr of the Atrium Studios. 

Headlining: Michael Horovitz and Vanessa Vie

Supported by a collection of local performers including:

Compere: Michael Horovitz

Poetry: Jim Brown, Joe Runnacles, Anthony Wooding and Anni Meehan

Music: Breezers Jazz Quartet

The bar will be open for refreshments from 7pm and throughout the evening

Purchase tickets for this event for only £10.00 each 

You can get tickets via the page on Events here or on the night

http://www.festivalofthebeats.com/

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Connect Talk 28 November, Lecture Theatre 5,UCS

Juan Valiente

Paul Fisk Director of the Festival of the Beats' introduces Juan Valiente who will be talking about his residency at the studios, abstract art and the upcoming Beats Festival.

Admission free everyone welcome

To book a place please email Carol on [email protected]

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The connect meetings are starting again on the 7 November 6pm Lecture Theater 5, in the West Building, UCS. Come along and find out about a new arts company in Ipswich

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Ahoy there! It's the Maritime Festival this weekend. Why not come down to the waterfront and visit our exhibition in the UCS Waterfront Building and join in the badge making workshop. Everyone's welcome. 

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We're all looking forward to the new Art Ahoy exhibition, coming up soon! 

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Creative Media Showcase

The School of Arts and Humanities are delighted to host the 7th Creative Media Showcase in the UCS Waterfront Building on the 19 June.  

The Creative Media Showcase is aimed at students in Years 10 - 13 who are interested in a wide range of art and design areas. The event will give students, and their teachers, the opportunity to experience interactive workshops whilst working with professionals from the media industry and UCS staff and students. Workshops in previous years have included Photography, Computer Games Design, Interior Architecture and Graphic Design.

The 2013 Creative Media Showcase will also give students the opportunity to learn about careers in the media industry.

The showcase will be offered as a half-day experience from 10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm. If you would like to bring a group from your school/college or attend as an individual, please contact Carol Gant on [email protected] 

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New Exhibition up at Gallery One

The New Atrium member’s wall exhibition

Gallery One is now open

Exhibiting member

The Sketch Busker

21st May to 8th June 2013

  (Cafe/ exhibition is open Tues to Sat 10am-5pm, Fri until 9pm)

The Town Hall Galleries, Cornhill, Ipswich

Also new exhibitions by Love One and Snobs Coffee

          Snobs Coffee, Atrium Studios, Love One, Suffolk Crafts Society 

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Last of the Connect Talks!

Come along tonight for the last in the current series of our Connect Talks. The wonderful Cameron Hawke Smith and Colin Whyles from Suffolk Poetry Society will be here at 6pm in Lecture Theatre 5, The West Building, UCS. 

They'll be talking about the history of Suffolk Poetry Society, the state of poetry in Suffolk today and give a short reading. So if you consider yourself a poetry buff or just fancy the sound of it come along. All welcome for the talk and the nibbles and drinks afterwards.

If you're worried about the end of the Connect Talks, don't be! They'll be back in the Autumn.