Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz and Pixar founder Alvy Ray Smith head up the list of VIP guests attending this year’s Dundee Degree Show.
The exhibition, which will be open to the public from May 21 to 29 at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), attracts thousands of visitors each year.
The Degree Show celebrations will begin two days earlier when Susan, a DJCAD graduate, and Alvy appear in Dundee to meet students and take in the exhibition during a special associates reception and preview night.
Susan last year’s winner of one of the most prestigious and controversial art awards will talk to students about her work in the Dalhousie Building from 3-4pm on Thursday followed by a lecture by Alvy from 5pm to 6pm.
While Susan’s talk is a students-only event, some free tickets to Alvy Ray Smith’s lecture are available to the public from www.buyat.dundee.ac.uk.
Alvy is a pioneer of computer graphics who co-founded animation giant Pixar. A showreel of work from students on the animation programme at DJCAD will precede his talk.
Last year’s Degree Show was viewed by around 10,000 visitors and it is thought the show raised around £1.5 million for the local economy.
For more information visit www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/degreeshow