Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR)

CFAR provides a coherent and ambitious programme around Fine Art research. It exists to encourage and support interdisciplinary, cross-School and inter-Institutional research initiatives in a supportive environment that encourages research activity at all levels. Groups and individuals within the centre have secured over £250K and the centre is home to four Readers and a Professor.

CFAR's research interests include painting, sculpture, printmaking, time-based and performance, new media, art history and aesthetics.

More on CFAR. 

TRIPS (Tuesday Research in Progress Seminars)
4.00 p.m, S317 South Block, Howard Gardens

A series of seminars on current research within Fine Art at Cardiff School of Art and Design. All welcome. Enquiries, contact Clive Cazeaux: ccazeaux@uwic.ac.uk

17 March
Critical mass: the shape and direction of CFAR's research. Responding to Dr Emma Posey's report on CFAR. Sharepoint link from Nicola Brown.

24 March
Aesthetics as ecology Clive Cazeaux

28 April
CFAR participation in WIRAD emerging researcher symposium. See www.wirad.ac.uk for further details.

5 May
Locating practice in a framework of art, science and transgression: Jan Bennett

12 May
On Kandinsky: Chris Short

19 May
Biting Machine Project: Paul Granjon

2 June
Title TBC CFAR funding recipient TBC

16 June
A snowball's chance in New York: reflections on data collection in the Big Apple: John Hammersley