The Gane Trust, in partnership with the Architecture Centre and Arnolfini present a lecture by Rik Nys, senior director of award winning David Chipperfield Architects. Having worked with David Chipperfield for the last 20 years, Rik Nys been involved in all of the practice's projects, including museum projects such as the Stirling Prize winning Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach and most recently the Museum Folkwang in Essen. In conjunction with Museum Show Part 2 this lecture will focus on some the key museums designed and completed by the practice.

Vircomm Summit 2012 is a one-day conference for online community professionals, to be held on February 9th at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. As befits such a venue, Vircomm Summit 2012 aims to bring together like-minded people for an intense day of discovery, innovation, and inspiration in the online community management arena.

Brought to you in association with e-mint*, Vircomm Summit 2012  will cover topics such as - Marketing Communities Online, Community Social Networking, User Behaviour, Community Administration, Community Technical Topics, Legal and Regulatory Discussions – with keynote speakers, expert panel discussions and networking opportunities. The conference will culminate in a relaxed social soiree.

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Matt Stokes' practice stems from a long-term inquiry into subcultures, particularly focusing on how music acts as a catalyst for groups to form, shaping and influencing people's lives and identities. His works are often made by immersing himself in a setting through which collaborations with informal communities arise. After collecting information related to their histories and values, Stokes produces artworks that depart from this research and take on a life of their own, through films, installations and events.

S Mark Gubb is a British artist who works across a range of media incorporating sculpture, video, sound, installation and performance. The subjects for his work are drawn from the social and political culture he grew up in; an equal fascination with things he finds so great and so terrible about the world we live in. This often takes the form of a re-evaluation and re-interpretation of contemporary culture and history, provoking us to consider our contribution to the world we live in. He will talk about his practice and new commission in Bristol.