{"id":10265,"date":"2023-04-24T12:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=10265"},"modified":"2023-04-25T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:30:38","slug":"tob1s-last-hurrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2023\/04\/24\/tob1s-last-hurrah\/","title":{"rendered":"TOB1’s Last Hurrah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students from the Reading School of Art are holding the final ever Art Degree Show in the TOB1 building this spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Titled \u2018The Epilogue\u2019 this last ever degree show to be held in TOB1 (the current Reading School of Art<\/a> building) marks the end of an era. The School will be shortly moving to a new site on the Whiteknights campus to facilitate the development of new buildings at its current location.<\/p>\n

But as all good things must come to an end, the School of Art has decided to celebrate in style. In order to fully commemorate the building, history and legacy of the current art department, they are determined that this show goes out with a bang.<\/p>\n

\"EloiseFinal-year student, Eloise Lifton, said: \u201cThe Degree Show is the unique end point of the educational journey of the art student; it is the finale to an extensive amount of hard work and perseverance by students since they started at the Reading School of Art three or four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Final Year Degree Show is delivered through funding raised by art students throughout the year in preparation. Donations go towards producing the publication catalogue for the art show, marketing, production of handmade merchandise and other administrative costs. Eloise said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us and helped to make this show a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Watch this video to find out more about the art students\u2019 fundraising efforts:<\/p>\n