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Founders behind charity exhibition Hysterical share how they build community through activist art

Creative Boom

The origin story of Hysterical is a friendship fairy tale for the digital age: creators Bee Illustrates and Eliza Hatch fostered a friendship online, navigating their growing social media platforms as queer, feminist creators. They're meant to be thrown on golf courses supplied by the people most likely to oppose [abortion]," Eliza explained.

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Toronto’s DesignTO Goes Digital: A Guide to 2021’s Must-Sees

Azure Magazine

Thanks to a number of digital interventions, the 11th annual DesignTO – Canada’s largest design festival – is still a go for 2021. Appropriately enough, the theme for this year is “Distanced and Digital.”. Take a look below to read up on the DesignTO events and exhibitions that we’re looking forward to the most.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

So we've brought together all the best physical and digital shows for you to enjoy this summer. Yes, there were some physical shows last summer (see our 2021 roundup for details), but that wasn't the case for all, by any means. And if you're exhibiting yourself, we wish you the very best of luck!

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Scotty Gillespie on unusual requests, ghostly ceramics and the joy of using humour in art

Creative Boom

An illustrator based in South West England, Scotty Gillespie creates work that is bright and optimistic, celebrating inclusivity, playfulness and tenderness and spanning digital illustration, ceramics, animation, and design. I said yes and ended up with my first little exhibition," Scotty tells us. "I It's a real social event for me.

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The 2021 Design Week graduate show guide

Design Week

University of Brighton – digital showcase. University for the Creative Arts – digital showcase. University of Hertfordshire – digital showcase. The university will again be celebrating its design students online in 2021, with a dedicated virtual platform for visitors to explore students’ work.

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Weishan Yang is a multimedia artist with a love of horror fiction, ghosts and spontaneity

Creative Boom

Working across installation, sculpture, video, and digital drawing, London and Hangzhou-based Weishan Yang is a polymath of sorts. Distilling a bubbly, metallic and techy aesthetic throughout her creations, you'll often find Weishan in her studio – sketching a doodle, building a 3D model or putting together a digital collage.

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V&A goes virtual ahead of Alice in Wonderland themed exhibition

Creative Review

We’ve seen a whole raft of virtual exhibitions, events and other digital experiments in response to the pandemic. HTC Vive has also announced two additional at-home VR experiences inspired by the exhibition. ” Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser opens at the V&A on March 27 2021.